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Across: 1. Carries oxygenated blood to the left atrium (9,4) 2. Supplies the gut with oxygenated blood (10,6) 3. Supplies the liver with oxygenated blood (7,6) 5. Chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs (5,9) 7. Prevents backflow of blood from arteries into ventricles (4,5,5) 8. Chamber of the heart that receives blood from the body (5,6) 9. General name for a thick-walled vessel carrying blood away from the heart (6) 10. Supplies the kidney with oxygenated blood (5,6) 11. Chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the body (4,9) 13. Chamber of the heart that receives blood from the lungs (4,6) 15. Carries deoxygenated blood to the left atrium (4,4) 16. One of a dense network of microscopic blood vessels (9) 17. General name for a thin-walled vessel carrying blood towards the heart (4)

Down: 1. Carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs (9,6) 4. Vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to heart muscle (8,6) 6. Removes deoxygenated blood from the liver (7,4) 12. Structure that prevents the backflow of blood from ventricle to atrium (1,1,5) 14. Carries oxygenated blood to the body (5)