heart Crossword Puzzles

Cardiorespiratory System 2022-03-23

Cardiorespiratory System crossword puzzle
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  1. chamber of the heart that first receives oxygenated blood as it returns from the lungs
  2. System that consist of the lungs and airways
  3. Makes up about 55% of our blood and mainly consists of water
  4. the smallest of blood vessels that form a network between veins and arteries
  5. vein that brings deoxygenated blood from the lower half of your body back to the heart
  6. primary organ of the respiratory system
  7. Something your blood must do so you don’t bleed out when you have a small scrape or scratch
  8. chamber of the heart that first receives deoxygenated blood
  9. chamber of the heart responsible for pushing oxygenated blood out of the heart and into the aorta
  10. another name for warm blooded, meaning these animals burn more calories to regulate body temperature
  11. colorless, cell fragments that help with blood clotting
  12. process our mitochondria perform to make ATP
  13. large flat muscle in the middle or our body that helps our lungs inhale and exhale
  14. Blood cells that make up about 45% of our blood and carry oxygen
  15. oxygenated blood leaves the heart by way of this large artery
  16. protein responsible for helping red blood cells transport oxygen
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  1. System that consist of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
  2. oxygenated blood travels from the lungs to the heart using this blood vessel
  3. airway composed of cartilage rings, that stretches from the larynx to the bronchioles of the lungs
  4. deoxygenated blood leaves the heart by this to go to the lungs
  5. Vein wall can be described as this when compared to an artery
  6. Shape of healthy red blood cells, this shape allows them to carry oxygen
  7. System that consist of the heart, blood, and blood vessels
  8. vein that brings deoxygenated blood from the upper half of your body back to the heart
  9. another name for cold blooded, meaning these animals don’t need to work as hard to regulate body temperature
  10. Blood cells that protect our body against foreign materials
  11. Artery wall can be described as this when compared to a vein
  12. responsible for bringing blood from the rest of your body back to your heart
  13. responsible for taking blood away from your heart to the rest of your body
  14. ATP is made from this and glucose
  15. Organ whose sole responsibility is to pump blood
  16. chamber of the heart responsible for pushing deoxygenated blood out of the heart and into the pulmonary artery

32 Clues: ATP is made from this and glucose • primary organ of the respiratory system • System that consist of the lungs and airways • process our mitochondria perform to make ATP • Organ whose sole responsibility is to pump blood • colorless, cell fragments that help with blood clotting • System that consist of the heart, blood, and blood vessels • ...

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE 2016-11-21

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE crossword puzzle
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  1. Secreted by the kidney's in response to raise blood pressure
  2. The pressure in the aorta that MUST be overcome in order for blood to eject from the left ventricle.
  3. The degree to which the fibers in the myocardial stretch prior to contraction.
  4. Aldosterone antagonist potassium-sparing diuretic that blood aldosterone effects on the heart.
  5. What class of medications relieve symptoms of HF by reducing preload and decreasing the workload of the heart?
  6. Cardiac ________ occurs when the heart can no longer handle work load.
  7. Heart's response to pump enough blood to the body.
  8. Side of the heart that is affected when blood backs into extremities
  9. ______ Inotropic agents are drugs that increase the heart's contractility.
  10. Which condition can cause damage to nerves and blood vessels overtime, weakening the heart?
  11. Which side of the heart is affected when blood backs into the lungs?
  12. Failure of what organ is closely associated with chronic HTN, CAD, and Diabetes?
  13. Substance secreted from the heart that detects whether an MI was present.
  14. HF medication used to decrease fluid volume, causing an increase in urination.
  15. In heart failure, what part of the heart weakens causing blood to not properly eject to the rest of the body?
  16. Difficulty breathing when laying down
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  1. ______ Inotropic agents are drugs that decrease the heart's contractility
  2. Which chronic condition overworks the heart resulting in a greater risk of heart failure?
  3. Most common loop diuretic used to remove fluid from the body.
  4. difficulty breathing
  5. Which edema makes the patient feel as if he is suffocating and increased anxiety?
  6. Ultrasound that shows the heart's movement, structure and function
  7. Cardiac _______ occurs when the myocardium becomes weakened and the heart can not pump blood effectively.
  8. What electrolyte should HF patient's restrict?
  9. Pituitary gland releases this hormone in response to low blood volume.
  10. The strength of the contraction of the heart.
  11. Renin causes this to be produced in order for blood pressure to rise
  12. The _____ effect occurs when there is a change in the heart's contractility
  13. Primary drug (inhibitors) used for high risk HF patients that decrease blood pressure and blood volume.
  14. ACE Inhibitors do what to the veins in order to decrease pulmonary congestion and peripheral edema?

30 Clues: difficulty breathing • Difficulty breathing when laying down • The strength of the contraction of the heart. • What electrolyte should HF patient's restrict? • Heart's response to pump enough blood to the body. • Secreted by the kidney's in response to raise blood pressure • Most common loop diuretic used to remove fluid from the body. • ...

Heartbreaker 2023-06-22

Heartbreaker crossword puzzle
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  1. Largest artery, carries blood to the branching arteries to the rest of the body
  2. Lower chamber of the heart
  3. Inner layer of the heart lining the chambers
  4. Middle muscular layer of the heart
  5. carry blood into the heart from the lower part of the body
  6. Carry blood toward the heart
  7. Valve leading to the Aorta
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  1. Valve between the right atrium and ventricle
  2. carry blood into the heart from the upper part of the body
  3. Upper chamber of the heart
  4. Sac like membrane surrounding the heart
  5. is Muscular organ that pumps blood around the body
  6. Valve leading to the pulmonary arteries
  7. Valve between the left atrium and ventricle
  8. Carry blood away from the heart

15 Clues: Upper chamber of the heart • Lower chamber of the heart • Valve leading to the Aorta • Carry blood toward the heart • Carry blood away from the heart • Middle muscular layer of the heart • Sac like membrane surrounding the heart • Valve leading to the pulmonary arteries • Valve between the left atrium and ventricle • Valve between the right atrium and ventricle • ...

General terms 2017-03-28

General terms crossword puzzle
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  1. presence of partition
  2. condition of a blood clot
  3. chest
  4. inflammation around the heart
  5. presence of heart muscle
  6. white blood cell
  7. formation of red blood cell
  8. pressure pertaining to the contraction phase of the heart cycle
  9. clear blood cell
  10. instrument used to examine
  11. condition of excessive blood pressure
  12. swelling that contains blood
  13. pressure pertaining to the relaxation phase of the heart
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  1. many blood cells
  2. type of white blood cell with one large nucleus
  3. condition of low blood pressure
  4. hardening of the arteries
  5. condition of slow heart
  6. instrument used to examine the chest
  7. refers to disease producing

20 Clues: chest • many blood cells • white blood cell • clear blood cell • presence of partition • condition of slow heart • presence of heart muscle • condition of a blood clot • hardening of the arteries • instrument used to examine • formation of red blood cell • refers to disease producing • swelling that contains blood • inflammation around the heart • condition of low blood pressure • ...

Week 9 2017-03-28

Week 9 crossword puzzle
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  1. chest
  2. condition of low blood pressure
  3. white blood cell
  4. condition of excessive blood pressure
  5. refers to disease producing
  6. hardening of the arteries
  7. condition of slow heart
  8. instrument used to examine the chest
  9. condition of a blood clot
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  1. pressure pertaining to the contraction phase of the heart cycle
  2. pressure pertaining to the relaxation phase of the heart
  3. instrument used to examine
  4. many blood cells
  5. formation of red blood cell
  6. swelling that contains blood
  7. inflammation around the heart
  8. clear blood cell
  9. presence of heart muscle
  10. type of white blood cell with one large nucleus
  11. presence of partition

20 Clues: chest • many blood cells • white blood cell • clear blood cell • presence of partition • condition of slow heart • presence of heart muscle • hardening of the arteries • condition of a blood clot • instrument used to examine • formation of red blood cell • refers to disease producing • swelling that contains blood • inflammation around the heart • condition of low blood pressure • ...

Body Systems 2020-10-22

Body Systems crossword puzzle
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  1. muscle this muscle looks smooth
  2. bone hard outside part of bone
  3. carry blood to heart
  4. continuation of airflow below the larynx
  5. what coordinates muscle movements
  6. cortex what sends signals to nerves
  7. protects the heart and lungs
  8. biggest part of respiratory system
  9. two sides of brain
  10. back of nose and mouth
  11. framework of a protein called
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  1. carries blood to body
  2. contains voice box
  3. nervous system brain and spinal cord
  4. pounds how much the brain weighs
  5. carry blood away from heart
  6. protects the brain
  7. outer layer of cerebrum
  8. blood what does the heart do
  9. muscle muscle found in heart

20 Clues: contains voice box • protects the brain • two sides of brain • carry blood to heart • carries blood to body • back of nose and mouth • outer layer of cerebrum • carry blood away from heart • protects the heart and lungs • blood what does the heart do • muscle muscle found in heart • framework of a protein called • bone hard outside part of bone • muscle this muscle looks smooth • ...

20 Disorders Chapters 10 & 11 2023-02-07

20 Disorders Chapters 10 & 11 crossword puzzle
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  1. fluid leaking into lung tissue
  2. decrease in serous fluid
  3. abnormal increase in the number of erythrocytes
  4. circulation is inadequate to meet tissue needs
  5. bone marrow becomes cancerous
  6. unusual heart sounds
  7. bleeders disease
  8. lack of adequate blood supply
  9. oxygen-deprived heart cells may die
  10. heart beating at its own rate
  11. crushing chest pain
  12. heart attack or coronary
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  1. insufficient number of circulating platelets
  2. clot in an unbroken blood vessel
  3. thrombus breaking away from the vessel wall
  4. standing for long periods of time
  5. shuddering of the heart muscle
  6. small purplish blotches
  7. bacterial infection of the endocardium
  8. lacking blood

20 Clues: lacking blood • bleeders disease • crushing chest pain • unusual heart sounds • small purplish blotches • decrease in serous fluid • heart attack or coronary • bone marrow becomes cancerous • lack of adequate blood supply • heart beating at its own rate • fluid leaking into lung tissue • shuddering of the heart muscle • clot in an unbroken blood vessel • ...

Cardiovascular 2023-10-05

Cardiovascular crossword puzzle
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  1. surgical repair of a blood vessel
  2. one who studies blood
  3. excision of a vein
  4. excision of the plug
  5. one who studies the heart
  6. deficiency of blood
  7. narrowing off the blood vessels
  8. state of a plug
  9. disease of the heart muscle
  10. condition of a slow heart
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  1. inflammation of the valve
  2. originating in the blood
  3. pertaining to the narrowing of the aorta
  4. excessive flow of blood
  5. hardening of the fatty plaque
  6. inner lining of the heart
  7. abnormal condition of a blood clot
  8. inflammation of the heart
  9. visual exam of a blood vessel
  10. tumor composed of blood vessels

20 Clues: state of a plug • excision of a vein • deficiency of blood • excision of the plug • one who studies blood • excessive flow of blood • originating in the blood • inflammation of the valve • inner lining of the heart • one who studies the heart • inflammation of the heart • condition of a slow heart • disease of the heart muscle • hardening of the fatty plaque • visual exam of a blood vessel • ...

Cardiovascular Crossword 2022-04-06

Cardiovascular Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. small arteries
  2. narrowing
  3. Superior chambers of the heart, blood enters here
  4. faster than normal heart rate
  5. main artery leaving the heart
  6. high blood pressure
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  1. pertaining to the lungs
  2. small vein
  3. inflammation of a vein
  4. pertaining to the heart
  5. The outer covering of the heart
  6. slower than normal heart rate
  7. relating to an artery or arteries
  8. no heart activity
  9. relating to a vein or veins

15 Clues: narrowing • small vein • small arteries • no heart activity • high blood pressure • inflammation of a vein • pertaining to the lungs • pertaining to the heart • relating to a vein or veins • slower than normal heart rate • faster than normal heart rate • main artery leaving the heart • The outer covering of the heart • relating to an artery or arteries • ...

Darian Naylor Unit 4 2018-04-11

Darian Naylor Unit 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. smaller branches of veins
  2. muscle tissue that is only found in one organ of the body
  3. contraction of the smooth muscle in blood vessels, retains heat
  4. inner layer of blood vessels
  5. largest artery, carries oxygenated blood
  6. muscle tissue that doesn't have any striations or disks
  7. smaller branches of arteries that go into capillaries
  8. atria is filling with blood, longest phase of cardiac cycle
  9. muscular organ for pumping blood
  10. blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  11. blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart
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  1. where gas exchange occurs
  2. circulation of deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs to get oxygenated before it goes back to the heart
  3. ultrasound test that allows for pictures of the heart
  4. shortest phase of the cardiac cycle
  5. relaxed tunica media to dissipate heat
  6. receives blood as it returns to the heart to complete the cycle
  7. layer of blood vessels that is made up of connective tissue
  8. the hearts natural pacemaker
  9. pulse taken at artery in the neck
  10. consistent high heart rate
  11. pump blood out of the body to start a new cycle

22 Clues: where gas exchange occurs • smaller branches of veins • consistent high heart rate • the hearts natural pacemaker • inner layer of blood vessels • muscular organ for pumping blood • pulse taken at artery in the neck • shortest phase of the cardiac cycle • relaxed tunica media to dissipate heat • largest artery, carries oxygenated blood • ...

Cardiovascular System 2021-11-04

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. Swollen or dilated veins
  2. Acute myocardial infarction
  3. Test used to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage
  4. Thin inner layer that lines each chamber of the heart
  5. Suffix meaning process of freeing or destroying
  6. When an artery has a weakened wall causing it to swell
  7. Diabetes mellitus
  8. A test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and heart vessels
  9. Complete stopping of the heart
  10. Condition when the pericardial sac around the heart becomes inflamed
  11. Procedure where x-ray dye is injected into blood vessels to diagnose conditions
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  1. Test that records the electrical activity of the heart
  2. Test used to evaluate how well the the cardiovascular system works
  3. Muscular layer that contrast to pump blood
  4. Outer layer of the heart
  5. Wall dividing the right and left atria from eachother
  6. Coronary care unit
  7. around
  8. Wall dividing the right and left ventricles from eachother
  9. Hardening of the arteries due to a build up of fat on the walls of the arteries
  10. Prefix meaning slow
  11. Root word meaning dilated vein
  12. Coronary artery bypass graft
  13. Dyspnea on exertion
  14. Prefix meaning fast

25 Clues: around • Diabetes mellitus • Coronary care unit • Prefix meaning slow • Dyspnea on exertion • Prefix meaning fast • Swollen or dilated veins • Outer layer of the heart • Acute myocardial infarction • Coronary artery bypass graft • Root word meaning dilated vein • Complete stopping of the heart • Muscular layer that contrast to pump blood • Suffix meaning process of freeing or destroying • ...

Circulatory System 2022-03-29

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. pumps oxygenated blood from lungs to the body.
  2. protected pathway for structures traversing from the neack into abdomen.
  3. keeps the heart pumping blood around the body.
  4. supply blood to the heart muscle.
  5. deliver blood to the organs and tissues in your body.
  6. one of the simplest and fastest tests to evaluate the heart.
  7. ensure proper response to cardiac cell injury.
  8. network of fibers that recieve conductive signals.
  9. transmit oxygen-depleted, carbon dioxide-rich blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.
  10. stops bleeding and repairs damage.
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  1. four heart valves open and close in response to pressure changes that occur in the ventricles.
  2. holds the heart in place and helps it work properly.
  3. carry oxygen-rich blood from your heart to your body.
  4. transfer blood from your lungs to your tissues
  5. help the body fight infection and othe diseases.
  6. return low-oxygen blood from your liver to the heart.
  7. increases blood flow to the tissues in the body.
  8. prevent blood from flowing back into the ventricles.
  9. helps in the transportation of fatty acids.
  10. carries blood away from your heart to the rest of your body.

20 Clues: supply blood to the heart muscle. • stops bleeding and repairs damage. • helps in the transportation of fatty acids. • pumps oxygenated blood from lungs to the body. • transfer blood from your lungs to your tissues • keeps the heart pumping blood around the body. • ensure proper response to cardiac cell injury. • help the body fight infection and othe diseases. • ...

Cardiovascular Health 2024-04-06

Cardiovascular Health crossword puzzle
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  1. the transportation system for blood
  2. occurs when a part of the heart does not get the blood flow it needs
  3. blood pressure
  4. vessel
  5. swollen or dilated veins
  6. test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
  7. hardening
  8. electrocardiogram
  9. coronary artery bypass graft
  10. blood
  11. used to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage
  12. pumps blood through the blood vessels and lungs
  13. instrument used to measure pressure; blood pressure cuff
  14. high blood pressure; increased pressure in the blood vessels
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  1. a portable ECG machine that a patient wears over a few days; monitors and records heart activity
  2. semilunar valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
  3. a condition in which an artery’s wall is weakened, causing it to swell
  4. complete stopping of the heart
  5. automated external defibrillator
  6. a semilunar valve on the left side between the left ventricle and left aorta
  7. a test to evaluate how well this system is functioning
  8. have thin walls and carry blood toward the heart
  9. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  10. chest
  11. disease

25 Clues: blood • chest • vessel • disease • hardening • blood pressure • electrocardiogram • swollen or dilated veins • coronary artery bypass graft • complete stopping of the heart • automated external defibrillator • the transportation system for blood • atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease • pumps blood through the blood vessels and lungs • have thin walls and carry blood toward the heart • ...

The Circulatory System 2023-11-07

The Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. fluid that blood is made up of
  2. complex protein
  3. valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
  4. smooth layer of cells that lines the inside of blood vessels
  5. red blood cells
  6. white blood cells
  7. thickest and muscular middle layer
  8. carry blood away from the heart
  9. lower chamber of the heart
  10. blood vessel that connects arterioles with venules
  11. a brief period of rest
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  1. a period of ventricular contraction
  2. double-layered membrane that covers the outside of the heart
  3. fragments or pieces of cells
  4. blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
  5. valve between the left ventricle and aorta
  6. upper chamber of the heart
  7. tissue that flows through the circulatory system
  8. muscular wall that separates the heart

19 Clues: complex protein • red blood cells • white blood cells • a brief period of rest • upper chamber of the heart • lower chamber of the heart • fragments or pieces of cells • fluid that blood is made up of • carry blood away from the heart • thickest and muscular middle layer • a period of ventricular contraction • muscular wall that separates the heart • ...

Heart and Flow of Blood 2023-06-28

Heart and Flow of Blood crossword puzzle
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  1. bottom right chamber of the heart
  2. bottom left chamber of the heart
  3. valve between the left atrium and ventricle
  4. large vein going to the heart
  5. largest artery leading from the heart
  6. top right chamber of the heart
  7. the color of de-oxygenated blood
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  1. blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
  2. a term for veins leading from the lungs
  3. organ that pumps all the blood through the body
  4. the color of oxygenated blood
  5. smallest veins that carry blood
  6. top left chamber of the heart
  7. blood vessel carrying blood to the heart
  8. valve between the right atrium and ventricle

15 Clues: the color of oxygenated blood • top left chamber of the heart • large vein going to the heart • top right chamber of the heart • smallest veins that carry blood • bottom left chamber of the heart • the color of de-oxygenated blood • bottom right chamber of the heart • largest artery leading from the heart • a term for veins leading from the lungs • ...

The Heart Crossword 2018-03-08

The Heart Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Upper chamber of the heart
  2. A baby with "bluish" skin due to lack of oxygen
  3. Wall that seperates the chambers of the heart
  4. Pectoris Heart pain
  5. The pressure when your heart is contracting
  6. Lower chamber of the heart
  7. A vessel that brings blood away from the heart
  8. Fatty substance
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  1. High blood pressure
  2. An instrument used to measure blood pressure
  3. Hardening of the blood vessel
  4. The pressure when your heart is at rest
  5. A vessel that brings blood back to the heart
  6. The main artery of the heart that brings blood from the lower to upper changer
  7. Something you are born with

15 Clues: Fatty substance • High blood pressure • Pectoris Heart pain • Upper chamber of the heart • Lower chamber of the heart • Something you are born with • Hardening of the blood vessel • The pressure when your heart is at rest • The pressure when your heart is contracting • An instrument used to measure blood pressure • A vessel that brings blood back to the heart • ...

Human Transport Crossword 2017-03-15

Human Transport Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Chamber of the heart with the thickest walls
  2. The atrioventricular valves found at the right side of the heart
  3. Device used to measure pulse
  4. Blood vessel carrying oxygenated blood away from the heart
  5. Blood vessels responsible for delivering oxygen to body tissues on a cellular level
  6. Fragments of cells that assist in blood clotting
  7. Stage of a heart beat when heart muscles contract
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  1. White blood cell with a large, round nucleus
  2. A small branch of an artery leading into capillaries
  3. Circulation where blood passes through the heart twice in one circuit
  4. A pair of valves consisting of three cusps that prevents the flow of blood back into the heart
  5. Cells in the blood that transport oxygen
  6. Blood vessel that transports oxygenated blood to the heart
  7. The expansion and contraction of the artery caused by the ejection of blood from the left side of the heart
  8. White blood cell with a lobed nucleus
  9. Stage of the cardiac cycle when heart muscles relax
  10. Small veins that branch out from capillaries

17 Clues: Device used to measure pulse • White blood cell with a lobed nucleus • Cells in the blood that transport oxygen • White blood cell with a large, round nucleus • Chamber of the heart with the thickest walls • Small veins that branch out from capillaries • Fragments of cells that assist in blood clotting • Stage of a heart beat when heart muscles contract • ...

Human Transport Crossword 2017-03-15

Human Transport Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Device used to measure pulse
  2. Chamber of the heart with the thickest walls
  3. Blood vessels responsible for delivering oxygen to body tissues on a cellular level
  4. White blood cell with a lobed nucleus
  5. Fragments of cells that assist in blood clotting
  6. A pair of valves consisting of three cusps that prevents the flow of blood back into the heart
  7. The atrioventricular valves found at the right side of the heart
  8. White blood cell with a large, round nucleus
  9. Stage of the cardiac cycle when heart muscles relax
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  1. Small veins that branch out from capillaries
  2. Stage of a heart beat when heart muscles contract
  3. Blood vessel carrying oxygenated blood away from the heart
  4. Circulation where blood passes through the heart twice in one circuit
  5. Cells in the blood that transport oxygen
  6. A small branch of an artery leading into capillaries
  7. The expansion and contraction of the artery caused by the ejection of blood from the left side of the heart
  8. Blood vessel that transports oxygenated blood to the heart

17 Clues: Device used to measure pulse • White blood cell with a lobed nucleus • Cells in the blood that transport oxygen • Small veins that branch out from capillaries • Chamber of the heart with the thickest walls • White blood cell with a large, round nucleus • Fragments of cells that assist in blood clotting • Stage of a heart beat when heart muscles contract • ...

Cardiovascular System 2022-11-19

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries.
  2. Lower tip of the heart.
  3. Relaxation phase of the heartbeat. (From Greek diastole, dilation)
  4. Muscular middle layer of the heart.
  5. Largest type of blood vessel; carries blood away from the heart to all parts of the body.
  6. Largest artery in the body.
  7. Gas (waste) released by body cells, transported via veins to the heart
  8. Small artery
  9. Two common carotid arteries located on each side of the neck branch from the aorta and provide blood to head, neck and brain
  10. Valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle; bicuspid valve.
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  1. Smallest type of blood vessel.
  2. Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart.
  3. Record of the electrical activity of the heart. The electricity is represented by waves or defl ections called P, QRS, or T.
  4. Blood vessels that branch from the aorta and carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle.
  5. One of two upper chambers of the heart.
  6. Innermost lining of blood vessels.
  7. Inner lining of the heart.

17 Clues: Small artery • Lower tip of the heart. • Inner lining of the heart. • Largest artery in the body. • Smallest type of blood vessel. • Innermost lining of blood vessels. • Muscular middle layer of the heart. • One of two upper chambers of the heart. • Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart. • Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries. • ...

Transportation 2020-08-14

Transportation crossword puzzle
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  1. pumping organ of circulation.
  2. carried oxygen & carbon dioxide by.
  3. immunity cells in blood.
  4. number of chambers in the heart.
  5. carried by RBC.
  6. blood collected from lungs to distribute.
  7. heart shape.
  8. lower chambers called.
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  1. location of the heart in the chest.
  2. upper chambers called.
  3. blood which collected from body to heart.
  4. fluid connective tissue.
  5. heart size.
  6. oxygenated blood.
  7. Deoxygenated blood.
  8. transportation of food,O2,CO2&nitrogenous wastes.

16 Clues: heart size. • heart shape. • carried by RBC. • oxygenated blood. • Deoxygenated blood. • upper chambers called. • lower chambers called. • fluid connective tissue. • immunity cells in blood. • pumping organ of circulation. • number of chambers in the heart. • location of the heart in the chest. • carried oxygen & carbon dioxide by. • blood which collected from body to heart. • ...

CARDIOVASCULAR UNIT 2014-02-07

CARDIOVASCULAR UNIT crossword puzzle
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  1. lower part of heart
  2. types, O A B AB
  3. group of heart cells in the atria, adjusts heart to meet oxygen needs
  4. Center, sympathetic innervation of the periphery causing vasoconstriction – Relaxation (vasodilatation) due to inhibition (or withdraw) of the VMC
  5. blood cells, Helps fights disease, produced in bone marrow, larger than but not as many as red blood cells, live longer-months or years
  6. a cardiovascular diseased cause by the buildup of fatty material in the arteries
  7. Liquid part of blood, caries nutrients, waste, and chemical messengers
  8. upper part of heart
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  1. hollow muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body
  2. carry blood away from heart
  3. a one way door which doesn't allow blood to back flow-V shaped-
  4. narrow blood vessels that are one cell thick so nutrients, oxygen and waster can diffuse through, connects arteries and veins
  5. system blood heart blood vessels
  6. carry blood to the heart
  7. a cardiovascular disease contributed with high blood-pressure
  8. located in the carotid arch and the aortic arch of the heart. Baroreceptors tell whether the pressure is increased or decreased in the system and sends signals to the brain.
  9. blood cells, picks up oxygen from lungs and carry it to body cells, produced on bone marrow, contain hemoglobin- iron-containing protein that helps red blood cells carry oxygen, pick up waste from blood cells and carries it away, no nuclei live about 120 days
  10. Acceleratory Center, sympathetic innervation of the heart causing increase in heart rate and contraction
  11. Alternating expansion and relaxation of artery walls

19 Clues: types, O A B AB • lower part of heart • upper part of heart • carry blood to the heart • carry blood away from heart • system blood heart blood vessels • Alternating expansion and relaxation of artery walls • hollow muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body • a cardiovascular disease contributed with high blood-pressure • ...

Rachel Paolucci Unit 4 2018-04-15

Rachel Paolucci Unit 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. usually carry deoxygenated blood
  2. deoxygenated blood into right atrium
  3. muscle wall the heart
  4. large chambers of heart
  5. oxygenated veins
  6. outer most layer of a blood vessel
  7. inner layer of blood vessel
  8. middle layer of a blood vessel
  9. valve between left ventricle and aorta
  10. closest to tunica intima
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  1. often called a pulse
  2. arteries that supply blood for the heart
  3. small chambers of heart
  4. deoxygenated artery
  5. muscle only in the heart
  6. valve between right ventricle and pulmonary artery
  7. valve between right atrium and right ventricle
  8. largest artery
  9. sinoatrial and atrioventricular
  10. valve between left atrium and left ventricle

20 Clues: largest artery • oxygenated veins • deoxygenated artery • often called a pulse • muscle wall the heart • small chambers of heart • large chambers of heart • muscle only in the heart • closest to tunica intima • inner layer of blood vessel • middle layer of a blood vessel • sinoatrial and atrioventricular • usually carry deoxygenated blood • outer most layer of a blood vessel • ...

The Circulatory System 2018-11-12

The Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Carrier of nutrients and oxygen
  2. Bright red blood
  3. Important organ
  4. These clot at an injury site
  5. A long name for a heart attack
  6. Body fat measurement
  7. fight infections
  8. a Sphygmomanometer measures your ______________
  9. Chamber for blood COLLECTION
  10. Important vessel deep in skin
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  1. Chamber for blood RELEASE
  2. Dark red blood
  3. A chemical inside red blood cells
  4. Disease with fatty deposits
  5. Valve is unable to open properly
  6. Heart Stops
  7. The main reason for coronary heart disease
  8. Heart speed
  9. Inside diameter
  10. A fluid that makes up 50% of your body
  11. A blood vessel that can be seen through your skin

21 Clues: Heart Stops • Heart speed • Dark red blood • Important organ • Inside diameter • Bright red blood • fight infections • Body fat measurement • Chamber for blood RELEASE • Disease with fatty deposits • These clot at an injury site • Chamber for blood COLLECTION • Important vessel deep in skin • A long name for a heart attack • Carrier of nutrients and oxygen • Valve is unable to open properly • ...

Cardiovascular System 2024-03-22

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sever constricting pain or pressure in the chest
  2. Little veins
  3. Within
  4. Carries oxygenated blood away from the heart
  5. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  6. Inflammation of the inner layer of the heart muscle
  7. Slow
  8. Above, excessive
  9. Bad,abnormal,painful
  10. This is the main artery that carries blood away from the heart
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  1. Atrioventricular
  2. Condition in which the atria beat more rapidly than the ventricles
  3. Condition of plaque buildup in the arteries
  4. Acute coronary syndrome
  5. Carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
  6. Below, excessive
  7. Cardiac care unit
  8. Fast heartbeat
  9. Rising of the blood
  10. Arteries carry blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs

20 Clues: Slow • Within • Little veins • Fast heartbeat • Atrioventricular • Below, excessive • Above, excessive • Cardiac care unit • Rising of the blood • Bad,abnormal,painful • Acute coronary syndrome • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation • Carry deoxygenated blood to the heart • Condition of plaque buildup in the arteries • Carries oxygenated blood away from the heart • ...

Unit 5 Activity 2 2024-11-15

Unit 5 Activity 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. weakening of a wall
  2. electrical activity monitor
  3. automatic external defibrillator
  4. high blood pressure
  5. suffix meaning to view
  6. inflammation of heart wall
  7. wall between atria
  8. hypertension
  9. hardening of arteries
  10. suffix meaning growth
  11. heart attack
  12. basic metabolic panel
  13. used in x-rays to look at vessels
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  1. wall between ventricles
  2. actuate myocardial infarction
  3. outer layer of the heart wall
  4. blood pressure cuff
  5. used to listen to heart
  6. membrane that lines the heart chambers
  7. suffix meaning rupture
  8. prefix meaning around
  9. portable ECG
  10. membrane that contracts to pump blood
  11. coronary artery bypass graft
  12. prefix relating to blood vessels

25 Clues: hypertension • portable ECG • heart attack • wall between atria • weakening of a wall • blood pressure cuff • high blood pressure • prefix meaning around • hardening of arteries • suffix meaning growth • basic metabolic panel • suffix meaning to view • suffix meaning rupture • wall between ventricles • used to listen to heart • inflammation of heart wall • electrical activity monitor • ...

Cardiovascular System 2023-09-20

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. Tiny blood vessels that connect arteries and veins
  2. test A test that measures the heart's response to physical exertion, often using exercise or medications, to assess its overall function and identify any potential problems.
  3. The muscular organ responsible for pumping blood throughout the body
  4. Coronary artery disease.
  5. Denoting to fatty deposits
  6. Referring to the heart
  7. Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to various parts of the body
  8. A test that records the electrical activity of the heart, helping to detect abnormal rhythms or other cardiac abnormalities.
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  1. Blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart from different parts of the body
  2. Referring to a cell
  3. Myocardial infarction (heart attack).
  4. A test that uses sound waves to create images of the heart, allowing doctors to evaluate its structure and function.
  5. Hypertension (high blood pressure).
  6. catheterization A procedure where a thin tube is inserted into a blood vessel and guided to the heart to collect diagnostic information, measure pressures, or perform interventions.
  7. Relating to fatty deposits
  8. ultrasound A test that uses sound waves to evaluate blood flow through the arteries and veins, helping to identify blockages or abnormalities.
  9. A fluid connective tissue that carries oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and other substances throughout the body
  10. Relating to blood vessels
  11. Electrocardiogram.
  12. Congestive heart failure.

20 Clues: Electrocardiogram. • Referring to a cell • Referring to the heart • Coronary artery disease. • Relating to blood vessels • Congestive heart failure. • Relating to fatty deposits • Denoting to fatty deposits • Hypertension (high blood pressure). • Myocardial infarction (heart attack). • Tiny blood vessels that connect arteries and veins • ...

Cardiovascular 2024-05-27

Cardiovascular crossword puzzle
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  1. body system composed of the heart, blood, and blood vessels
  2. bring blood flow back to the heart
  3. thin layer of tissue lining the interior of each heart chamber
  4. Cardiac cycle of relaxation and filling
  5. small diameter vessels derived from arteries that supply blood to organs
  6. the nerve that supplies the parasympathetic nervous system
  7. Node that is faster than the faster SA node at 70 A.P/min
  8. node specialized pacemaker cells in the right atrium near the superior vena cava
  9. discovers heart valve disease when performed
  10. Neurotransmittersused by the parasympathetic nervous system
  11. type of valve that does not fully open
  12. Abnormal heart sounds
  13. Mechanoreceptors sensitive to changes in both mean arterial pressure and pulse pressure
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  1. blood vessels that connect arteries to veins
  2. Type of tissue that separates the atria from ventricles
  3. Substances moving independently down their concentration gradient
  4. pores that allow the flow of plasma
  5. without these valves skeletal muscles would squeeze blood away and towards the heart
  6. The rhythmic electrical generated by the heart
  7. where prostaglandins are produced
  8. Cardiac cycle of contraction and emptying
  9. allows for vasodilation of the coronary vessels
  10. Heart rate and stroke volume
  11. Chambers on the left pumps oxygen-rich blood
  12. Which vein has a high oxygen concentration in the blood
  13. Number of values in the heart

26 Clues: Abnormal heart sounds • Heart rate and stroke volume • Number of values in the heart • where prostaglandins are produced • bring blood flow back to the heart • pores that allow the flow of plasma • type of valve that does not fully open • Cardiac cycle of relaxation and filling • Cardiac cycle of contraction and emptying • blood vessels that connect arteries to veins • ...

Structures of the Heart 2024-11-06

Structures of the Heart crossword puzzle
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  1. tip of hearts left ventricle
  2. largest artery
  3. large vein that carries deoxygenated blood
  4. chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood
  5. valve that is between upper and lower left chambers
  6. sac that surrounds the heart
  7. heart valve that controls blood flow from left ventricle
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  1. large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from lower body to the heart
  2. valve that separates right atrium and ventricle
  3. carries oxygen poor blood from heart to lungs
  4. receives oxygenated blood
  5. hearts main pumping chamber
  6. pumps oxygen poor blood to a certain valve
  7. blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from heart to lungs
  8. carries oxygen rich blood from lungs to the heart
  9. largest vein of the heart

16 Clues: largest artery • receives oxygenated blood • largest vein of the heart • hearts main pumping chamber • tip of hearts left ventricle • sac that surrounds the heart • pumps oxygen poor blood to a certain valve • large vein that carries deoxygenated blood • carries oxygen poor blood from heart to lungs • valve that separates right atrium and ventricle • ...

The Heart Crossword 2018-03-07

The Heart Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A vessel that brings blood away from the heart
  2. Something you are born with
  3. Pectoris Heart pain
  4. The pressure when your heart is contracting
  5. Fatty substance
  6. Upper chamber of the heart
  7. High blood pressure
  8. Wall that seperates the chambers of the heart
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  1. The main artery of the heart that brings blood from the lower to upper changer
  2. Lower chamber of the heart
  3. A vessel that brings blood back to the heart
  4. The pressure when your heart is at rest
  5. An instrument used to measure blood pressure
  6. Hardening of the blood vessel
  7. A baby with "bluish" skin due to lack of oxygen

15 Clues: Fatty substance • Pectoris Heart pain • High blood pressure • Lower chamber of the heart • Upper chamber of the heart • Something you are born with • Hardening of the blood vessel • The pressure when your heart is at rest • The pressure when your heart is contracting • A vessel that brings blood back to the heart • An instrument used to measure blood pressure • ...

Circulatory System 2021-10-19

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. High blood pressure
  2. Carry blood to the heart
  3. The main part of the circulatory system
  4. carry blood away from the heart
  5. The top compartments / rooms of the heart
  6. Have a person remain __ when they have a heart attack
  7. Blood ______ - amount of blood against valves
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  1. you should do this to have a healthy heart
  2. Control blood flow
  3. Carries blood throughout the heart
  4. When a vessel is completely blocked
  5. How fast or slow you heart is beating
  6. The lower compartments/rooms of the heart
  7. Blood stops flowing to part of the brain
  8. Use this method when someone has a stroke

15 Clues: Control blood flow • High blood pressure • Carry blood to the heart • carry blood away from the heart • Carries blood throughout the heart • When a vessel is completely blocked • How fast or slow you heart is beating • The main part of the circulatory system • Blood stops flowing to part of the brain • The lower compartments/rooms of the heart • ...

cardiovascular system 2023-06-25

cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
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  1. Partition or wall dividing a cavity
  2. Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries.
  3. Relaxation phase of the heartbeat.
  4. Small vein
  5. Inner lining of the heart.
  6. Largest artery in the body.
  7. Record of the electrical activity of the heart.
  8. Smallest type of blood vessel.
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  1. Contraction phase of the heartbeat.
  2. Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart.
  3. Muscular middle layer of the heart.
  4. One of two lower chambers of the heart.
  5. Lower tip of the heart.
  6. Abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves
  7. One of two upper chambers of the heart.

15 Clues: Small vein • Lower tip of the heart. • Inner lining of the heart. • Largest artery in the body. • Smallest type of blood vessel. • Relaxation phase of the heartbeat. • Partition or wall dividing a cavity • Contraction phase of the heartbeat. • Muscular middle layer of the heart. • One of two lower chambers of the heart. • One of two upper chambers of the heart. • ...

Rehumatic heart disease 2023-11-28

Rehumatic heart disease crossword puzzle
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  1. Name the test used to confirm a recent streptococcal infection in the body.
  2. What is the surgical option for severe valve damage in Rheumatic Heart Disease?
  3. In Rheumatic Heart Disease, the heart valves may develop these abnormal growths.
  4. Name one long-term complication of Rheumatic Heart Disease.
  5. Which demographic, particularly age group, is most commonly affected by Rheumatic Heart Disease?
  6. What term is used to describe the scarring and thickening of heart valves in Rheumatic Heart Disease?
  7. The inflammation of which part of the heart is a key feature of Rheumatic Heart Disease?
  8. The mitral valve is commonly affected in Rheumatic Heart Disease. True or false?
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  1. O (ASO) Which antibody is associated with Rheumatic Heart Disease?
  2. A streptococcal infection, specifically caused by which bacteria, can lead to Rheumatic Heart Disease?
  3. Anti-inflammatory drugs are commonly prescribed for managing Rheumatic Heart Disease. True or false?
  4. What is the primary cause of Rheumatic Heart Disease?
  5. What type of fever often precedes the development of Rheumatic Heart Disease?
  6. Rheumatic Heart Disease is more prevalent in certain socio-economic conditions. True or false?
  7. The Jones Criteria are used for diagnosing Rheumatic Heart Disease. True or false?
  8. Which echocardiogram technique is often used to assess heart valve damage in Rheumatic Heart Disease?
  9. What is the first line of treatment for streptococcal infections to prevent Rheumatic Heart Disease?

17 Clues: What is the primary cause of Rheumatic Heart Disease? • Name one long-term complication of Rheumatic Heart Disease. • O (ASO) Which antibody is associated with Rheumatic Heart Disease? • Name the test used to confirm a recent streptococcal infection in the body. • What type of fever often precedes the development of Rheumatic Heart Disease? • ...

cardiovascular 2023-11-14

cardiovascular crossword puzzle
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  1. occurs when a part of the heart doesn't get the blood flow it needs.
  2. automated external defibrillator
  3. vessel
  4. -manometer, instrument to measure pressure.
  5. largest artery
  6. meaning muscle
  7. inflammation
  8. discharge
  9. deep vein thrombosis
  10. portable ECG machine
  11. test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
  12. the outer layer
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  1. walk on a treadmill or ride a bicycle to increase how hard the heart is working.
  2. using x-ray dye and a tiny tube called a catheter
  3. hardening of the arteries
  4. muscle
  5. meaning between heart
  6. coronary artery bypass graft
  7. before/from orin front of
  8. the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle
  9. state or condition of
  10. coronary artery disease
  11. complete stopping of the heart
  12. rupture
  13. endo-, meaning inner or within

25 Clues: muscle • vessel • rupture • discharge • inflammation • largest artery • meaning muscle • the outer layer • deep vein thrombosis • portable ECG machine • meaning between heart • state or condition of • coronary artery disease • hardening of the arteries • before/from orin front of • coronary artery bypass graft • complete stopping of the heart • endo-, meaning inner or within • ...

BODY SYSTEMS 2023-11-14

BODY SYSTEMS crossword puzzle
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  1. common name for bottom muscles
  2. bones protecting the heart
  3. shoulder blade is the common name of this bone
  4. force of which blood is pumping in and out of your heart
  5. the bone protecting the brain
  6. another name for the spine
  7. the system that is responsible for blood around the body
  8. a function of the skeletal system
  9. system involving sending messages from the brain to the body
  10. blood vessels that carry blood to the heart
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  1. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  2. common name for stomach muscles
  3. system dealing with the heart
  4. hip is the common name of this bone
  5. the smallest blood vessels
  6. how hard the heart is working
  7. large bone in the leg
  8. attach muscle to muscle
  9. common name for shoulder muscle
  10. attach bones to muscles

20 Clues: large bone in the leg • attach muscle to muscle • attach bones to muscles • bones protecting the heart • the smallest blood vessels • another name for the spine • system dealing with the heart • how hard the heart is working • the bone protecting the brain • common name for bottom muscles • common name for stomach muscles • common name for shoulder muscle • ...

Biology 2024-04-28

Biology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. aids in blood clotting
  2. connects the pharynx to your stomach
  3. connects your throat to your lungs
  4. make up the nerves in the nervous system.
  5. joint example is the neck.
  6. system in charge of waste removal.
  7. site of exchange for carbon dioxide and oxygen
  8. carry blood to the heart
  9. system in charge of movement.
  10. carries blood from the heart to the body
  11. system in charge of transport.
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  1. attaches muscles to bone
  2. ball-and-socket-joint
  3. bottom chambers of the heart
  4. the space between 2 neurons.
  5. where 2 bones meet.
  6. carries blood away from the heart
  7. system in charge of control.
  8. top chambers of the heart
  9. tiny finger-like projections that absorb digested food
  10. system in charge of gas exchange
  11. muscle that makes up the heart
  12. reaction to a stimulus

23 Clues: where 2 bones meet. • ball-and-socket-joint • aids in blood clotting • reaction to a stimulus • attaches muscles to bone • carry blood to the heart • top chambers of the heart • joint example is the neck. • bottom chambers of the heart • the space between 2 neurons. • system in charge of control. • system in charge of movement. • muscle that makes up the heart • ...

Cardiorespiratory System 2018-02-09

Cardiorespiratory System crossword puzzle
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  1. Blood cells that protect our body against foreign materials
  2. colorless, cell fragments that help with blood clotting
  3. chamber of the heart responsible for pushing oxygenated blood out of the heart and into the aorta
  4. primary organ of the respiratory system
  5. airway composed of cartilage rings, that stretches from the larynx to the bronchioles of the lungs
  6. vein that brings deoxygenated blood from the lower half of your body back to the heart
  7. System that consist of the lungs and airways
  8. System that consist of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
  9. Shape of healthy red blood cells, this shape allows them to carry oxygen
  10. oxygenated blood travels from the lungs to the heart using this blood vessel
  11. Makes up about 55% of our blood and mainly consists of water
  12. large flat muscle in the middle or our body that helps our lungs inhale and exhale
  13. Artery wall can be described as this when compared to a vein
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  1. responsible for bringing blood from the rest of your body back to your heart
  2. protein responsible for helping red blood cells transport oxygen
  3. ATP is made from this and glucose
  4. Something your blood must do so you don’t bleed out when you have a small scrape or scratch
  5. responsible for taking blood away from your heart to the rest of your body
  6. process our mitochondria perform to make ATP
  7. chamber of the heart that first receives oxygenated blood as it returns from the lungs
  8. chamber of the heart responsible for pushing deoxygenated blood out of the heart and into the pulmonary artery
  9. deoxygenated blood leaves the heart by this to go to the lungs
  10. Vein wall can be described as this when compared to an artery
  11. Organ whose sole responsibility is to pump blood
  12. vein that brings deoxygenated blood from the upper half of your body back to the heart
  13. the smallest of blood vessels that form a network between veins and arteries
  14. System that consist of the heart, blood, and blood vessels
  15. Blood cells that make up about 45% of our blood and carry oxygen
  16. chamber of the heart that first receives deoxygenated blood
  17. another name for cold blooded, meaning these animals don’t need to work as hard to regulate body temperature
  18. another name for warm blooded, meaning these animals burn more calories to regulate body temperature
  19. oxygenated blood leaves the heart by way of this large artery

32 Clues: ATP is made from this and glucose • primary organ of the respiratory system • process our mitochondria perform to make ATP • System that consist of the lungs and airways • Organ whose sole responsibility is to pump blood • colorless, cell fragments that help with blood clotting • System that consist of the heart, blood, and blood vessels • ...

Cardiovascular System Crossword 2023-11-29

Cardiovascular System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Regulates the flow of blood between the right ventricle and the pulmonary arteries
  2. Receives deoxygenated blood from the cephalic and thoracic regions
  3. Tiny vessel responsible for providing oxygen and nutrients to tissues, and taking CO2 and waste away from the tissues.
  4. The lower chamber of the heart that contains deoxygenated blood
  5. Large vessels that carry oxygenated blood AWAY from the heart.
  6. Regulates the flow of blood between the left atrium and left ventricle
  7. The inner most layer of the heart that lines all chambers and valves
  8. A drop in pressure due to the relaxation of the heart as it is filling with blood.
  9. The movement of blood from the heart through blood vessels to the rest of the body and back to the heart
  10. Transports oxygenated blood to the whole body
  11. Cardiac pacemaker that regulates the contraction of the atria.
  12. Type of granulocyte that fights parasitic infections.
  13. The upper chamber of the heart that contains oxygenated blood
  14. Transports deoxygenated blood from right ventricle to lungs
  15. The movement of blood between the heart and the lungs
  16. The lower chamber of the heart that contains oxygenated blood
  17. ECG wave(s) that occurs when the AV node depolarizes both atria causing them to contract.
  18. The number of times the heart beats per minute.
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  1. Transports oxygenated blood from lungs to the left atrium
  2. Type of granulocyte that uses phagocytosis to ingest and destroy pathogens.
  3. Small vessel that takes CO2 and waste away from the capillary bed.
  4. Small vessel that transports oxygenated blood into the capillary bed.
  5. The fluid matrix that makes up 55% of blood composition.
  6. Regulates the flow of blood between the right atrium and right ventricle
  7. Large vessel that transports deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
  8. Extensions of the bundle branches that are embedded in the ventricles.
  9. The upper chamber of the heart that contains deoxygenated blood
  10. The middle layer of heart tissue that contains the muscular part of the heart.
  11. Receives deoxygenated blood from the rest of the body
  12. Type of granulocyte that responds to allergens by releasing histamine.
  13. The sac (ziplock bag) that encloses the heart to provide moisture and protection.
  14. The amount of blood pumped by each ventricle in ONE minute.
  15. ECG wave(s) that occurs as atria repolarize, and ventricles depolarize causing a ventricular contraction.
  16. The amount of pressure exerted on the arteries during systole and diastole.
  17. Type of agranulocyte that can transform into a macrophage and ingest multiple pathogens.
  18. Pressure exerted by the contraction of the heart muscle.
  19. Specialized nerve fibers that receive signals from the pacemaker and transfer the electrical signal to the AV branches.
  20. Red blood cell responsible for transporting oxygen to the body's tissues.
  21. Regulates the flow of blood between the left ventricle and the aorta
  22. ECG wave(s) that appears when ventricles become repolarized, signaling the end of a heart beat.
  23. The outer most layer of the heart.
  24. Tiny cell fragments (platelets) that are responsible for clotting damaged blood vessels to prevent blood loss.

42 Clues: The outer most layer of the heart. • Transports oxygenated blood to the whole body • The number of times the heart beats per minute. • Receives deoxygenated blood from the rest of the body • Type of granulocyte that fights parasitic infections. • The movement of blood between the heart and the lungs • The fluid matrix that makes up 55% of blood composition. • ...

Circulatory System Puzzle 2022-03-25

Circulatory System Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. allows blood to flow from the left ventricle to the aorta and prevents blood from flowing backward
  2. returns deoxygenated blood from the myocardium to the right atrium
  3. receiving rooms for the blood
  4. Receives blood returning to the heart from the superior and inferior vena cava
  5. a hollow part or cavity in an organ.
  6. the membrane that surrounds the heart
  7. the left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins.
  8. the main artery of the body
  9. allows blood to return from the capillary beds to drain into the larger blood vessels, the veins.
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  1. a rhythmically recurrent contraction
  2. a serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart.
  3. the triangular wall of cardiac tissue that separates the left and right ventricles
  4. fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
  5. a rhythmically recurrent expansion
  6. the muscular tissue of the heart
  7. the thin, smooth membrane which lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
  8. A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart from tissues and organs in the body
  9. protects the heart
  10. the body cavity that holds the heart
  11. These strong, muscular blood vessels carry oxygen-rich blood from your heart to your body

20 Clues: protects the heart • the main artery of the body • receiving rooms for the blood • the muscular tissue of the heart • a rhythmically recurrent expansion • a rhythmically recurrent contraction • the body cavity that holds the heart • a hollow part or cavity in an organ. • the membrane that surrounds the heart • ...

Cardiovascular 2024-08-23

Cardiovascular crossword puzzle
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  1. This is the thick muscular layer of the heart
  2. This diagnostic exam provides information about the heart's electrical conduction system
  3. This ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs
  4. This is the medical term for chest pain
  5. A palpable vibration that feels like the purring of a cat
  6. This valve separates the right ventricle from the pulmonary artery
  7. This heart sound is caused by the closing of the semilunar valves
  8. Period of time that the heart ventricles contract
  9. This valve separates the left ventricle from the aorta
  10. Use this side of your stethoscope to hear low pitched sounds
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  1. This is known as your "good" cholesterol
  2. This heart murmur configuration starts soft and gets louder
  3. This type of murmur is congenital and sends blood through an abnormal hole in the heart
  4. This is where the blood enters the heart from the upper and lower parts of the body
  5. This valve separates the right atrium from the right ventricle
  6. This landmark is located at the third intercostal space, left of the sternal border
  7. Also known as the pacemaker of the heart
  8. This is the name of the valve that separates the left atrium from left ventricle
  9. This is known as your "bad" cholesterol
  10. Period of time that the heart muscle relaxes
  11. This heart sound is caused by the closing of the atrioventricular valves

21 Clues: This is known as your "bad" cholesterol • This is the medical term for chest pain • This is known as your "good" cholesterol • Also known as the pacemaker of the heart • Period of time that the heart muscle relaxes • This is the thick muscular layer of the heart • Period of time that the heart ventricles contract • This ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs • ...

Cardiovascular System 2022-01-04

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. cancer of white blood cells
  2. vena cava receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heart
  3. upper chamber of the heart
  4. valve valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle; bicuspid valve
  5. systolic pressure 120
  6. Smallest blood vessels
  7. caused by loss of blood or low iron in red blood cells
  8. diastolic pressure 80
  9. valve valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle
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  1. iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen
  2. help blood clot
  3. vena cava carries blood from lower regions of the body to right atrium
  4. A hereditary disease where blood does not clot to stop bleeding
  5. Lower chambers of the heart
  6. disease A general term for all diseases of the heart and blood vessels.
  7. Liquid part of blood
  8. Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
  9. pressure The blood pressure generated by the heart during contraction.--top number
  10. artery Carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
  11. carry blood away from the heart

20 Clues: help blood clot • Liquid part of blood • systolic pressure 120 • Smallest blood vessels • diastolic pressure 80 • upper chamber of the heart • cancer of white blood cells • Lower chambers of the heart • carry blood away from the heart • Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart • caused by loss of blood or low iron in red blood cells • ...

CV System Review 2024-04-18

CV System Review crossword puzzle
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  1. These small fibers are found at the end of the conduction system
  2. A medical term for the rest period between contractions
  3. The "I" in MI; a term for the dead tissue
  4. The largest artery in the body
  5. The name for the electrical system in the heart
  6. The "V" in Vtach & Vfib
  7. abnormally slow heart rate
  8. Heartbeat you can feel; abbreviated as "P"
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  1. "Myocardial" pertains to the heart --
  2. The last "A" in AAA
  3. The "D" in AED
  4. The pacemaker of the heart
  5. The term for inflammation around the heart
  6. Normal -- Rhythm; the "S" in NSR
  7. The arteries around the heart; the "C" in CABG
  8. Abnormally fast heart rate
  9. A medical term for contraction
  10. The bundle of __ located after the AV node

18 Clues: The "D" in AED • The last "A" in AAA • The "V" in Vtach & Vfib • The pacemaker of the heart • Abnormally fast heart rate • abnormally slow heart rate • The largest artery in the body • A medical term for contraction • Normal -- Rhythm; the "S" in NSR • "Myocardial" pertains to the heart -- • The "I" in MI; a term for the dead tissue • The term for inflammation around the heart • ...

Cardiovascular Vocabulary (1.2.5) 2024-04-16

Cardiovascular Vocabulary (1.2.5) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The largest artery in the body, carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle of the heart to the rest of the body.
  2. The blood vessels that supply oxygen to the heart's tissues.
  3. Chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava.
  4. A lower chamber of the heart where blood exits.
  5. The bottom of the heart where it comes to a point.
  6. A vessel that returns blood—typically deoxygenated—to the heart.
  7. Chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.
  8. The valve situated at the opening of the right atrium of the heart into the right ventricle. It consists of three triangular membranous flaps.
  9. The transport system of the body responsible for carrying oxygen and nutrients to the body and carrying away carbon dioxide and other wastes; composed of the heart, blood vessels, and blood.
  10. A major artery that branches from the arch of the aorta.
  11. Muscles located in the ventricles that attach to the cusps of the tricuspid and mitral valves via the chordae tendinae.
  12. The thickest chamber and is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to tissues all over the body.
Down
  1. The series of vessels that bring oxygenated blood from the heart to tissues and return deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart.
  2. A one-way valve by which blood leaves the heart through arteries. The valve prevents blood from returning into the right ventricle.
  3. Fibrous chords that attach to the tricuspid and mitral valves.
  4. A valve in the heart that guards the opening between the left atrium and the left ventricle; prevents the blood in the ventricle from returning to the atrium. Also called bicuspid valve.
  5. The largest vein in the human body, it returns blood to the right atrium of the heart from body parts below the diaphragm.
  6. The chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the lungs.
  7. An upper chamber of the heart where blood enters.
  8. A type of vessel that carries blood from the heart through the body; part of the circulatory system.
  9. The ear-like extensions of the atria.
  10. A body structure that temporarily closes a passage or orifice, or permits movement of fluid in only one direction.
  11. Part of the circulatory system in which deoxygenated blood moves from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs (through arteries) to become oxygenated and then returns to the left side of the heart (through veins).
  12. The blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium.
  13. The second largest vein in the human body. It returns blood to the right atrium of the heart from the upper half of the body.
  14. One of four valves in the heart, separates the left ventricle and the aorta, and functions to prevent blood from flowing back into the left ventricle.

26 Clues: The ear-like extensions of the atria. • A lower chamber of the heart where blood exits. • An upper chamber of the heart where blood enters. • The bottom of the heart where it comes to a point. • Chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs. • A major artery that branches from the arch of the aorta. • ...

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE 2016-11-21

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ______ Inotropic agents are drugs that increase the heart's contractility.
  2. Pituitary gland releases this hormone in response to low blood volume.
  3. In heart failure, what part of the heart weakens causing blood to not properly eject to the rest of the body?
  4. Which chronic condition overworks the heart resulting in a greater risk of heart failure?
  5. ACE Inhibitors do what to the veins in order to decrease pulmonary congestion and peripheral edema?
  6. The strength of the contraction of the heart.
  7. Which condition can cause damage to nerves and blood vessels overtime, weakening the heart?
  8. Aldosterone antagonist potassium-sparing diuretic that blood aldosterone effects on the heart.
  9. What electrolyte should HF patient's restrict?
  10. Renin causes this to be produced in order for blood pressure to rise
  11. Primary drug (inhibitors) used for high risk HF patients that decrease blood pressure and blood volume.
  12. Most common loop diuretic used to remove fluid from the body.
  13. The pressure in the aorta that MUST be overcome in order for blood to eject from the left ventricle.
  14. Secreted by the kidney's in response to raise blood pressure
  15. Substance secreted from the heart that detects whether an MI was present.
  16. Failure of what organ is closely associated with chronic HTN, CAD, and Diabetes?
Down
  1. HF medication used to decrease fluid volume, causing an increase in urination.
  2. Side of the heart that is affected when blood backs into extremities
  3. Which edema makes the patient feel as if he is suffocating and increased anxiety?
  4. Cardiac _______ occurs when the myocardium becomes weakened and the heart can not pump blood effectively.
  5. What class of medications relieve symptoms of HF by reducing preload and decreasing the workload of the heart?
  6. Ultrasound that shows the heart's movement, structure and function
  7. Which side of the heart is affected when blood backs into the lungs?
  8. Difficulty breathing when laying down
  9. Cardiac ________ occurs when the heart can no longer handle work load.
  10. Heart's response to pump enough blood to the body.
  11. The degree to which the fibers in the myocardial stretch prior to contraction.
  12. ______ Inotropic agents are drugs that decrease the heart's contractility
  13. The _____ effect occurs when there is a change in the heart's contractility
  14. difficulty breathing

30 Clues: difficulty breathing • Difficulty breathing when laying down • The strength of the contraction of the heart. • What electrolyte should HF patient's restrict? • Heart's response to pump enough blood to the body. • Secreted by the kidney's in response to raise blood pressure • Most common loop diuretic used to remove fluid from the body. • ...

Circulatory System 2016-12-02

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. muscle that pumps blood
  2. carries blood to the body
  3. carries blood back to the heart
  4. system system that circulates blood through the heart
  5. lower heart chambers
  6. oxygenate blood
Down
  1. blood cells fight disease
  2. the smallest vessel
  3. stops blood clots
  4. blood cells carry oxygen
  5. upper heart chambers
  6. what the cells need to grow and develop
  7. where the blood goes
  8. largest artery in the heart
  9. Cava largest vein in the heart

15 Clues: oxygenate blood • stops blood clots • the smallest vessel • upper heart chambers • where the blood goes • lower heart chambers • muscle that pumps blood • blood cells carry oxygen • blood cells fight disease • carries blood to the body • largest artery in the heart • Cava largest vein in the heart • carries blood back to the heart • what the cells need to grow and develop • ...

Unit 5 2023-11-15

Unit 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. intensive care unit
  2. inner or within
  3. implantable cardioverter defibrillator
  4. instrument to measure pressure
  5. chest viewing instrument
  6. heart inflammation
  7. electro, cardio, graphy
  8. emergency room
  9. emergency department
  10. process of recording
  11. chest compressions
  12. hypertension
  13. upon, heart
Down
  1. history of
  2. surgical puncture to remove fluid
  3. instrument to measure pressure
  4. wall between left & right septum
  5. pressure
  6. inject dye into vessels
  7. excessive pressure
  8. top portion of heart
  9. weakend wall
  10. bottom portion of heart

23 Clues: pressure • history of • upon, heart • hypertension • weakend wall • emergency room • inner or within • excessive pressure • heart inflammation • chest compressions • intensive care unit • top portion of heart • emergency department • process of recording • inject dye into vessels • electro, cardio, graphy • bottom portion of heart • chest viewing instrument • instrument to measure pressure • ...

The Heart (and other stuff) 2015-01-20

The Heart (and other stuff) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A compound that can maintain a constant pH
  2. Chambers located at the top of the heart
  3. Specialised muscle fibres that conduct electrical impulses
  4. The result of oxygen and haemoglobin
  5. Prevents valves from turning inside out
  6. A type of white blood cell activated as part of the immune system
  7. Caused by restricted blood flow to the heart
  8. The stage of the heart cycle in which heart muscle must contract to pump blood
  9. red fluid that flows through our bodies
  10. Red blood cells
Down
  1. Inefficient pumping of the heart
  2. Tissue that lines the inside of a blood vessel
  3. An attraction
  4. The patch of tissue that initiates the heart beat
  5. The wall that separates the atria from the ventricles
  6. The concentration of oxygen
  7. Small air sacs in the lungs
  8. The term that states that the heart can cause its own electrical impulses
  9. The effect of carbon dioxide concentration on the affinity of haemoglobin for oxygen
  10. A structural fibrous protein
  11. Allows red blood cells to have a larger surface area
  12. The sequence of events making up one heart beat
  13. Oxyhaemoglobin must release oxygen for this to happen
  14. This bathes the cells of individual tissues

24 Clues: An attraction • Red blood cells • The concentration of oxygen • Small air sacs in the lungs • A structural fibrous protein • Inefficient pumping of the heart • The result of oxygen and haemoglobin • Prevents valves from turning inside out • red fluid that flows through our bodies • Chambers located at the top of the heart • A compound that can maintain a constant pH • ...

Creative Study Guide Chapter 9 2021-03-03

Creative Study Guide Chapter 9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. upper right or left chamber of the heart
  2. circle or crown
  3. surgical repair of a heart valve
  4. drug that lowers blood pressure
  5. high blood pressure
  6. compression of a part that causes narrowing
  7. a stationary blood clot
  8. decreased blood flow to tissue caused by obstruction or constriction of a blood vessel
  9. lower right or left chamber of the heart
  10. tiny vessels that join arterioles and venules
  11. joining of two blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other
  12. heart muscle
  13. membrane forming the outer layer of the heart
Down
  1. profuse sweating
  2. vein
  3. low blood pressure
  4. resting; resting state of a myocardial cell
  5. small vessels that receive blood from the arteries
  6. vessel
  7. thickening; loss of elasticity and calcification (hardening) of arterial walls
  8. membrane lining the cavities of the heart
  9. vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the arterioles
  10. device that delivers the electrical stimulus in defibrillation
  11. drug that counteracts cardiac arrhythmia
  12. drug that reduces serum fat and cholesterol
  13. plugging; an obstruction or a closing off
  14. normal blood pressure
  15. chest
  16. muscle
  17. vessels that carry blood to the heart from the venules

30 Clues: vein • chest • vessel • muscle • heart muscle • circle or crown • profuse sweating • low blood pressure • high blood pressure • normal blood pressure • a stationary blood clot • drug that lowers blood pressure • surgical repair of a heart valve • upper right or left chamber of the heart • drug that counteracts cardiac arrhythmia • lower right or left chamber of the heart • ...

cardiovascular system 2020-11-05

cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. monitor/ a portable ECG machine that the patient wears over a few days
  2. rupture
  3. instrument used to measure pressure
  4. arrest/ complete stopping of the heart
  5. a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  6. apart or through
  7. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  8. skin
  9. ventricular tachycardia
  10. uses an ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
  11. myocardial infarction
Down
  1. vena cava/ major vein in your upper body
  2. a condition in which an artery has a weekend wall causing it to swell
  3. valve/ lies between the lower right heart chamber and the pulmonary artery
  4. veins/ swollen and dilated veins
  5. deep vein thrombosis
  6. an instrument used to listen for the sounds of the heart
  7. high blood pressure
  8. x ray dye is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like aneurysms
  9. pulse
  10. surgical puncture to remove fluid
  11. implantable cardioverter defibrillator
  12. septum/ the wall of the tissue that separates the right and left atria of the heart
  13. blood vessels that deliver oxygen rich blood from the heart to the tissues of the body
  14. innermost layer of tissue that lines the chambers of the heart

25 Clues: skin • pulse • rupture • apart or through • high blood pressure • deep vein thrombosis • myocardial infarction • ventricular tachycardia • veins/ swollen and dilated veins • surgical puncture to remove fluid • instrument used to measure pressure • arrest/ complete stopping of the heart • implantable cardioverter defibrillator • atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease • ...

Cardiovascular System 2021-11-02

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. history of
  2. complaint of
  3. type of blood vessel that return deoxygenated blood from your organs back to your heart
  4. as needed
  5. Damage to the brain from interruption of its blood supply
  6. monitor with a portable ECG machine
  7. organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system
  8. uses heart rate data to predict and prevent heart disease
  9. instrument to measure pressure
  10. increased pressure in the blood vessels
  11. type of muscle tissue that forms the heart
  12. status post
  13. process of cutting
Down
  1. carry oxygen and nutrients away from your heart, to your body's tissues
  2. checks how your heart's chambers and valves are pumping blood through your heart
  3. they perform the exchange of materials between the blood and tissue cells
  4. slow
  5. plug or blockage
  6. diagnostic test that uses x-rays to take pictures of your blood vessels
  7. when the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  8. condition is caused by fat, like cholesterol, building up on the walls of the arteries
  9. condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon
  10. inflammation
  11. inner
  12. nothing to be taken by mouth

25 Clues: slow • inner • as needed • history of • status post • complaint of • inflammation • plug or blockage • process of cutting • nothing to be taken by mouth • instrument to measure pressure • monitor with a portable ECG machine • increased pressure in the blood vessels • type of muscle tissue that forms the heart • when the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed • ...

Cardiovascular Crossword 2022-10-28

Cardiovascular Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an imaging method that uses x-rays to create detailed pictures of the heart and its blood vessels.
  2. surgical removal
  3. Cardiovascular disease
  4. smallest blood vessels in the body
  5. Percutaneous coronary intervention
  6. affects the valve from blood flowing the right direction
  7. uses sound waves to produce images of your heart
  8. fast
  9. uses a magnetic field and computer-generated radio waves to create detailed images of the organs and tissues in your body.
  10. they are blue and purple
  11. main pump for blood through body
  12. middle
  13. A disease that can result from inadequately treated strep throat or scarlet fever.
Down
  1. Cerebrovascular accident
  2. An acquired or hereditary disease of heart muscle, this condition makes it hard for the heart to deliver blood to the body, and can lead to heart failure.
  3. Damage or disease in the heart's major blood vessels.
  4. circulate blood through out the body
  5. placed on the chest to record the heart's electrical signals
  6. two
  7. a lab analysis of things that may be found in your blood
  8. transport of oxygen rich blood
  9. study of
  10. A circulatory condition in which narrowed blood vessels reduce blood flow to the limbs.
  11. Heart Failure
  12. American Heart Association

25 Clues: two • fast • middle • study of • Heart Failure • surgical removal • Cardiovascular disease • Cerebrovascular accident • they are blue and purple • American Heart Association • transport of oxygen rich blood • main pump for blood through body • smallest blood vessels in the body • Percutaneous coronary intervention • circulate blood through out the body • ...

Cardiovascular Terms 2023-02-10

Cardiovascular Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ballooning of arterial wall
  2. smaller vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood to heart
  3. sac surrounding the heart
  4. abnormal heart rhythm
  5. slow heartbeat
  6. brief discharge of electricity applied to chest for dysrhythmias
  7. largest veins in body
  8. abbreviation for high density lipoprotein
  9. thin, flexible tube inserted in radial or femoral artery (no spaces)
  10. lab test for cholesterol and triglycerides (no spaces)
  11. fast heartbeat
  12. abbreviation for hypertension
  13. arteries and veins are bypassed to the coronary artery around blockages (abbreviation)
  14. measurement of electricity of the heart
  15. xray image of blood vessels after contrast injection
Down
  1. heartbeat felt through walls of arteries
  2. abbreviation for deep vein thrombosis
  3. inflammation of inner lining of heart
  4. device to measure blood pressure
  5. structure that allows blood flow to move only one way
  6. myocardial ischemia usually resolved by administration of nitroglycerin
  7. heart muscle
  8. abbreviation for low density lipoprotein
  9. pertaining to the heart
  10. pacemaker of the heart (no spaces)
  11. smallest blood vessel in body
  12. abbreviation for Acute Myocardial Infarction
  13. abbreviation for Automated External Defibrillator
  14. enlargement of vessels
  15. carries oxygen-rich blood to body

30 Clues: heart muscle • slow heartbeat • fast heartbeat • abnormal heart rhythm • largest veins in body • enlargement of vessels • pertaining to the heart • sac surrounding the heart • ballooning of arterial wall • smallest blood vessel in body • abbreviation for hypertension • device to measure blood pressure • carries oxygen-rich blood to body • pacemaker of the heart (no spaces) • ...

Cardiovascular System 2023-05-18

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. abbreviation for coronary artery bypass graft
  2. an abnormal condition in which a clot develops in a blood vessel
  3. swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in your body's tissues
  4. narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel
  5. infection or inflammation of the heart valves or of the lining of the heart
  6. abbreviation for premature ventricular contraction
  7. abbreviated HTN
Down
  1. an apparatus which stimulates the heart muscle to contract to normal sinus rhythm
  2. Abnormal rapidity of the heart
  3. x-ray visualization of the internal anatomy of the heart and blood vessels after introducing a radiopaque substance
  4. hardening of the arteries caused by a collection of fatty deposits within the arteries
  5. abbreviated AV
  6. area of dead tissue (necrosis) caused by decreased blood flow to that part of the body
  7. a graphic record of the electrical action of the heart as reflected from various angles to the surface of the skin
  8. localized abnormal dilation of a blood vessel, usually an artery
  9. abbreviation for coronary heart disease
  10. feelings of having rapid, fluttering or pounding heartbeats.
  11. abbreviated SA
  12. decreased supply of oxygenated blood to a body part or organ
  13. inflammation of the heart

20 Clues: abbreviated AV • abbreviated SA • abbreviated HTN • inflammation of the heart • Abnormal rapidity of the heart • abbreviation for coronary heart disease • narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel • abbreviation for coronary artery bypass graft • abbreviation for premature ventricular contraction • feelings of having rapid, fluttering or pounding heartbeats. • ...

Body Systems 2015-06-11

Body Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name for blood vessels that carry blood to the heart
  2. Excretes sweat as part of the excretory system
  3. Name for blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  4. The top chamber in the heart
  5. Name for the vena cava that comes from the bottom half of the body
  6. Carries blood from the lungs back to the heart
  7. Tiny air sac in the lungs
  8. Part of the digestive system
  9. Bring in oxygen and exchange carbon dioxide. Part of the respiratory and excretory systems
  10. Holds urine before it is excreted
Down
  1. Name for the vena cava that comes from the top half of the body
  2. Longest part of the digestive system
  3. The bottom camber in the heart
  4. Smallest blood vessel. Only one cell thick
  5. Name for the wind pipe after it branches off towards the left and right lung
  6. Name of the major vein that returns blood to the heart
  7. Major artery that carries blood away from the heart
  8. Filter blood and create urine. Part of the excretory system
  9. Part of the circulatory system. Pumps blood

19 Clues: Tiny air sac in the lungs • The top chamber in the heart • Part of the digestive system • The bottom camber in the heart • Holds urine before it is excreted • Longest part of the digestive system • Smallest blood vessel. Only one cell thick • Part of the circulatory system. Pumps blood • Excretes sweat as part of the excretory system • ...

Heart of Science 2017-01-09

Heart of Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pointy region of the heart (4)
  2. the heart is composed of this type of muscle (7)
  3. carry blood away from the heart (8)
  4. this structure connects the cusps of the AV valves to the ventricles (7 8)
  5. these ensure there is no backflow of blood (6)
  6. these superior and inferior vessels enter the right atrium (5,5)
  7. these arteries carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs (9)
  8. how many chambers does the heart have? (4)
  9. the pulmonic and aortic valves are also known as _________ valves (9)
  10. what do the ventricles do while the atria contract? (5)
Down
  1. return blood to the heart (5)
  2. region of heart where great vessels enter and leave (4)
  3. pulmonary veins enter the left ________ (6)
  4. smallest branching blood vessel forming a network (9)
  5. the ___________ arteries supply blood to the heart muscle itself (8)
  6. the heart is located within the _________ (11)
  7. bloods from the right atrium flows into the right ________ (9)
  8. type of blood the pulmonary veins are carrying (10)
  9. where the coronary veins drain into (5)
  10. vessel where oxygenated blood leaves the heart (5)
  11. the ________ (5) atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava
  12. what is the name of the valve that prevent backflow of blood into the right atrium when the right ventricle contracts? (9)
  13. the ________ (4) ventricle is the hardest working cardiac chamber and therefore has the thickest myocardium

23 Clues: return blood to the heart (5) • pointy region of the heart (4) • carry blood away from the heart (8) • where the coronary veins drain into (5) • how many chambers does the heart have? (4) • pulmonary veins enter the left ________ (6) • the heart is located within the _________ (11) • these ensure there is no backflow of blood (6) • ...

Cardiovascular System 2024-05-25

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. vessels that help maintain blood pressure and flow in your body
  2. prevents the av valves from everting during ventricle contractions
  3. when net pressure is negative and the flow is going into capillaries
  4. external tissue layer of the heart inside a membrane
  5. middle layer and main layer of the heart walls
  6. abnormal heart sounds
  7. small fibers of specialized cells that help perform synchronized contractions
  8. smallest vessels that are formed when arterioles branch
  9. channel blood back to the heart
  10. mechanism for maintaining fluid balance between the blood and extracellular space
  11. record of electrical activity in the heart
Down
  1. regulated by sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system
  2. amount of blood pumped out of the chamber with each individual contraction
  3. when net pressure is positive consists of fluid removal
  4. an autoimmune disease triggered by streptococcal bacteria that leads to stenosis
  5. groups of specialized cardiac muscle cells
  6. a thin layer of smooth tissue that lines the inside of the heart
  7. represents ventricle depolarization
  8. stiff and narrow valve that doesn't open completely
  9. rhythmic electric activity of heart muscle
  10. main artery in the body
  11. channel blood away from the heart
  12. protective sac around the heart
  13. mechanoreceptor sensitive to changes in pressure and rely information to brain
  14. represents av node delay
  15. ensures one way flow of blood

26 Clues: abnormal heart sounds • main artery in the body • represents av node delay • ensures one way flow of blood • protective sac around the heart • channel blood back to the heart • channel blood away from the heart • represents ventricle depolarization • groups of specialized cardiac muscle cells • rhythmic electric activity of heart muscle • ...

cardiovascular system 2022-09-08

cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Arteries, veins and capillaries.
  2. Two.
  3. Ventricular fibrillation.
  4. What distributes oxygen filled blood to the body?
  5. Using sound waves to produce images of the heart.
  6. Branch off from arteries
  7. Pertaining to.
  8. Electrophysiology.
  9. Electrodes and a recording device to track the hearts rhythm.
  10. Coronary artery disease.
  11. Heart failure.
Down
  1. Oxygen poor blood.
  2. Biggest organ in the cardiovascular system.
  3. When a blood supply to the brain is cut off.
  4. Caused by high blood pressure or sudden injury.
  5. A test that records the electrical activity of the heart.
  6. Removal.
  7. Vascular closure device.
  8. Electrocardiogram.
  9. Heart.
  10. Caused by viruses, bacteria and fungi.
  11. Detailed images of the organs and tissue in your body.
  12. Diagnostic imaging procedure that uses x-rays.
  13. Electrical impulses in the heart aren't working properly.

24 Clues: Two. • Heart. • Removal. • Pertaining to. • Heart failure. • Oxygen poor blood. • Electrocardiogram. • Electrophysiology. • Vascular closure device. • Branch off from arteries • Coronary artery disease. • Ventricular fibrillation. • Arteries, veins and capillaries. • Caused by viruses, bacteria and fungi. • Biggest organ in the cardiovascular system. • ...

The Circulatory System 2023-02-13

The Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. part of the immune system
  2. small chamber in the heart
  3. without oxygen
  4. the largest artery
  5. the circuit that takes blood to/from the lungs
  6. Organ that pumps blood
  7. part of the blood involved in clotting
  8. vessels that carry blood to the heart
  9. large chamber in the heart
  10. the circuit that takes blood to/from the body
  11. Organ where oxygen enters the body
Down
  1. percentage of red blood cells in the body
  2. the "water" of the blood
  3. the heart, blood, and vessels
  4. a waste gas that is expelled through the lungs
  5. protein that carries oxygen
  6. vessels that carry blood from the heart
  7. molecule that cells need to get energy
  8. flaps that stop blood from going backwards
  9. contained oxygen
  10. tiny vessels where oxygen is dropped off

21 Clues: without oxygen • contained oxygen • the largest artery • Organ that pumps blood • the "water" of the blood • part of the immune system • small chamber in the heart • large chamber in the heart • protein that carries oxygen • the heart, blood, and vessels • Organ where oxygen enters the body • vessels that carry blood to the heart • part of the blood involved in clotting • ...

med term 2023-11-28

med term crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - means Veins
  2. -Cardiovascular disease
  3. -record the heart's activity during daily activities.
  4. -heart not pumping blood as well as it should
  5. -sound waves to create detailed images of the heart
  6. - networks of small vessels that perfuse tissues.
  7. -often involve walking on a treadmill
  8. -you lie on a table inside a doughnut-shaped machine
  9. - records the electrical signals
  10. - means “little vessel
  11. -cover a variety of different abnormalities
Down
  1. - means Blood
  2. - means Aorta
  3. -tissue found in the heart
  4. - vessels that return blooEpithelial tissue
  5. - pumps blood through the system.
  6. - any abnormal rhythm of the heart
  7. -Electrocardiogram
  8. - tops the list of cardiovascular diseases in the United States
  9. -means “heart,”
  10. -Percutaneous coronary intervention
  11. - vessels that deliver blood to tissues.
  12. - due to problems with blood flow
  13. -Drug-eluting stent
  14. - Bare metal stent

25 Clues: - means Blood • - means Aorta • - means Veins • -means “heart,” • -Electrocardiogram • - Bare metal stent • -Drug-eluting stent • - means “little vessel • -Cardiovascular disease • -tissue found in the heart • - pumps blood through the system. • - due to problems with blood flow • - records the electrical signals • - any abnormal rhythm of the heart • -Percutaneous coronary intervention • ...

Circulatory System Crossword 2022-10-21

Circulatory System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Divides heart chambers
  2. Carry blood away from the heart
  3. Relating to arties that supply to the heart
  4. Smallest blood vessels
  5. Return blood to the heart
  6. consists of 3 cusps
  7. A large trunk artery
Down
  1. 2 inferior heart chambers
  2. 1 of the 5 blood components
  3. Relating to the heart and vessels
  4. A red liquid in the body
  5. Fluid lost by blood
  6. Relating to lungs
  7. 2 superior heart chambers
  8. Above

15 Clues: Above • Relating to lungs • Fluid lost by blood • consists of 3 cusps • A large trunk artery • Divides heart chambers • Smallest blood vessels • A red liquid in the body • 2 inferior heart chambers • 2 superior heart chambers • Return blood to the heart • 1 of the 5 blood components • Carry blood away from the heart • Relating to the heart and vessels • ...

your heart 2021-11-01

your heart crossword puzzle
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  1. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  2. a straw colored liquid
  3. what arterioles branch off into
  4. blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
  5. what arteries branch off into
  6. the flow of blood between the heart and everything but the lungs
  7. upper chamber of the heart
  8. these transport oxygen to other cells of the body
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  1. these carry blood from capillary networks to veins
  2. slippery membrane that covers the heart
  3. the transport of blood back and forth between the heart and lungs
  4. study of the heart
  5. lower chamber of the heart
  6. cell pieces that form clots

14 Clues: study of the heart • a straw colored liquid • lower chamber of the heart • upper chamber of the heart • cell pieces that form clots • what arteries branch off into • what arterioles branch off into • slippery membrane that covers the heart • blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart • these transport oxygen to other cells of the body • ...

Heart Healthy 2022-05-30

Heart Healthy crossword puzzle
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  1. Whole-_ bread is better for you than white sliced bread.
  2. Trans fat is found in packaged or _ foods, such as potato chips and cookies.
  3. You should _ on a regular basis for a healthy lifestyle.
  4. _ is found in animal foods such as eggs, lobster, and dairy products.
  5. You should not use alcohol or _ products because they can cause damage to the heart.
  6. Deep breathing and meditations are ways to reduce _.
  7. You should eat 20 to 30 grams of _ each day for healthy bowels.
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  1. _ fats and omega-3 fats are the healthy fats.
  2. _ fat is found in meats, such as bacon and hamburger.
  3. You should contact your _ before taking any new medications or supplements.
  4. Omega-3 is found in _ as well as walnuts and flaxseed.
  5. You should maintain your _ with diet and exercise.
  6. Limit unhealthy fats by choosing _ meats.
  7. A heart healthy diet is low in fat and low in _.

14 Clues: Limit unhealthy fats by choosing _ meats. • _ fats and omega-3 fats are the healthy fats. • A heart healthy diet is low in fat and low in _. • You should maintain your _ with diet and exercise. • Deep breathing and meditations are ways to reduce _. • _ fat is found in meats, such as bacon and hamburger. • Omega-3 is found in _ as well as walnuts and flaxseed. • ...

Heart Keywords 2019-12-18

Heart Keywords crossword puzzle
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  1. The heart is a double one of these.
  2. Blood passes before leaving each chamber of the heart. These prevent the backward flow of blood
  3. Where blood gets pumped to get rid of deoxygenated blood and fill up on oxygen
  4. Main artery that carries blood away from your heart to the rest of your body
  5. Carries deoxygenated blood from the body
  6. The type of blood that comes from the lungs to the heart ready to be sent around the body
  7. Solely pumps blood to the lungs
  8. The thickest of the heart's chambers and is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to tissues all over the body
  9. Another word meaning heart, used in the medical field
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  1. Responsible for carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the left atrium of the heart
  2. Carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs
  3. The type of blood that's returned to the heart before going back to the lungs.
  4. Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it down into the left ventricle which delivers it to the body.
  5. Receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the vena cava and pumps it into the right ventricle

14 Clues: Solely pumps blood to the lungs • The heart is a double one of these. • Carries deoxygenated blood from the body • Another word meaning heart, used in the medical field • Carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs • Main artery that carries blood away from your heart to the rest of your body • ...

Heart Failure 2024-07-17

Heart Failure crossword puzzle
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  1. Side effects: dry cough, hyperkalaemia, fatigue (and 1st line drug)
  2. NT-proBNP level where the patient is seen within 2 weeks
  3. The most common cause of right HF
  4. Side effects: bradycardia, hypotension, fatigue, dizziness (and 2nd line drug)
  5. Classification system for HF
  6. What can be used if there is reduced ejection fraction and symptoms aren't controlled with ACEi or BBs
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  1. Breathlessness when lying flat
  2. One of the most common causes of HF
  3. A failure of the heart to generate sufficient cardiac output to meet the demands of the body
  4. What can be used instead of an ACEi if its not tolerated
  5. First line blood test for HF
  6. When patients wake suddenly at night with severe SOB, cough and wheeze (abbreviated answer)
  7. Mneumonic for the first line medical management for HF
  8. Average age for HF

14 Clues: Average age for HF • First line blood test for HF • Classification system for HF • Breathlessness when lying flat • The most common cause of right HF • One of the most common causes of HF • Mneumonic for the first line medical management for HF • NT-proBNP level where the patient is seen within 2 weeks • What can be used instead of an ACEi if its not tolerated • ...

The Heart 2024-09-12

The Heart crossword puzzle
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  1. The innermost layer of the heart
  2. The lower left chamber of the heart
  3. The layer of the heart wall that is made up of muscle
  4. The blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
  5. The blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body
  6. The valve between the left ventricle and the aorta
  7. The wall of heart muscle tissue that separates the right from the left side of the heart
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  1. This is the type of blood that pumps from the left side of the heart to the rest of the body
  2. The upper left chamber of the heart
  3. The outermost layer of the heart
  4. This is the type of blood that pumps through the right side of the heart to the lungs
  5. This is the term that indicates that the heart pumps both sides at the same time, completely separate from one another
  6. The upper right chamber of the heart
  7. The lower right chamber of the heart

14 Clues: The innermost layer of the heart • The outermost layer of the heart • The upper left chamber of the heart • The lower left chamber of the heart • The upper right chamber of the heart • The lower right chamber of the heart • The valve between the left ventricle and the aorta • The layer of the heart wall that is made up of muscle • ...

Heart Health 2024-09-29

Heart Health crossword puzzle
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  1. Fruits, vegetables, and limited processed foods
  2. How hard your blood presses on your blood vessels
  3. When blood flow to the heart is blocked
  4. Symptom for heart attack and heart failure
  5. When the heart is an ineffective pump
  6. Habit that is harmful to your heart
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  1. What can block blood flow to the heart
  2. Blood pressure of 162/97
  3. Should be done yearly to watch heart health
  4. Recommended 30-60 minutes, 5-7 days a week
  5. Heart rate of 50
  6. Pressure, squeezing, or pain near your heart
  7. Blood vessels do this with age
  8. Blood pressure of 118/79

14 Clues: Heart rate of 50 • Blood pressure of 162/97 • Blood pressure of 118/79 • Blood vessels do this with age • Habit that is harmful to your heart • When the heart is an ineffective pump • What can block blood flow to the heart • When blood flow to the heart is blocked • Recommended 30-60 minutes, 5-7 days a week • Symptom for heart attack and heart failure • ...

Circulatory system 2022-05-26

Circulatory system crossword puzzle
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  1. protect you when an unwanted substance enters your body.
  2. The cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ such as a blood vessel or the intestine.
  3. where red blood cells and white blood cells are created.
  4. moves blood between the heart and the rest of the body.
  5. it is made of 90% H2O and 10% solutes.
  6. produce antibodies.
  7. carries blood from the head, neck, arms, and chest.
  8. to prevent and stop bleeding.
  9. carry a large volume of blood from the heart to the kidneys.
  10. comes from the lungs to the heart and from the heart to the body.
  11. it is part of the heart and is responsible to pump the oxygenated blood to the body.
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  1. fight bacteria.
  2. takes deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
  3. receives blood from the veins and forces it into a ventricle or ventricles.
  4. a process during which blood passes twice through the heart during one complete cycle.
  5. carries blood to away from the heart to the body.
  6. take blood to the heart.
  7. movement of substances from high to low concentration.
  8. separates the ventricles and allows for proper blood flow through the heart.
  9. A thin tube that carries lymphatic fluid and white blood cells through the lymphatic system.
  10. is the smallest blood vessel known.
  11. is the 4 chambered muscular pump.
  12. a group of cells that have similar structure and that function together as a unit.
  13. a molecule that contains the biological instructions that make each species unique.

24 Clues: fight bacteria. • produce antibodies. • take blood to the heart. • to prevent and stop bleeding. • is the 4 chambered muscular pump. • is the smallest blood vessel known. • takes deoxygenated blood to the lungs. • it is made of 90% H2O and 10% solutes. • carries blood to away from the heart to the body. • carries blood from the head, neck, arms, and chest. • ...

CNHP Chapter 9 Crossword Puzzle 2020-07-02

CNHP Chapter 9 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. abnormal heart sound that mimics the gait of a horse
  2. drug that counteracts cardia arrhythmia
  3. tiny vessels that join arterioles and venules
  4. drug that lowers blood pressure
  5. x-ray image of the aorta
  6. drug that increases the secretion of urine
  7. joining of two blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other
  8. to hold back blood
  9. inflammation of the pericardium
  10. thickening, loss of elasticity, and hardening of arterial walls
  11. record obtained by angiography
  12. heart muscle
  13. compression of a part that causes narrowing
  14. drug that increases the force of myocardial contractions in the heart
  15. profuse sweating
  16. a clot carried in the bloodstream
  17. device that delivers the electrical stimulus in defibrillation
  18. a widening
  19. several kinds of irregularity
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  1. large artery that is the main trunk of the arterial system branching from the left ventricle
  2. vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the arterioles
  3. abnormal dilation of the bronchi with accumulation of mucus
  4. to stuff into
  5. slow heart rate
  6. restoration of a fast of irregular heart rate to a normal rhythm
  7. any of several kinds of irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat
  8. limping
  9. membrane lining the cavities of the heart
  10. high blood pressure
  11. irregular contractions of the heart
  12. inflammation of myocardium
  13. upper right or left chamber of the heart
  14. small vessels that receive blood from the arteries
  15. term for disease of the heart muscle
  16. plugging
  17. inflammation of a vein
  18. to expand
  19. normal blood pressure

38 Clues: limping • plugging • to expand • a widening • heart muscle • to stuff into • slow heart rate • profuse sweating • to hold back blood • high blood pressure • normal blood pressure • inflammation of a vein • x-ray image of the aorta • inflammation of myocardium • several kinds of irregularity • record obtained by angiography • drug that lowers blood pressure • inflammation of the pericardium • ...

JCrilly - The Cardiovascular System 2023-10-20

JCrilly - The Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
  2. a prefix that means many
  3. a root word that means heart
  4. the largest artery in the body that carries blood as the main branch down the center of the body
  5. a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon
  6. a prefix that means fast
  7. a test used to record the electrical activity of the heart, which helps check heart rhythm
  8. a tool used to listen for the sounds of the heart, lungs, and intestines
  9. a root word that means blood vessel
  10. a suffix that means pressure
  11. a complete stopping of the heart
  12. a condition in which there is increased pressure in the blood vessels
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  1. an abbreviation that means blood pressure
  2. an abbreviation that means history of
  3. an abbreviation that means echocardiogram
  4. a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  5. a fist-sized organ that pumps blood throughout your body
  6. a procedure where contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like stenosis or aneurysms
  7. have thick walls and carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart
  8. an abbreviation that means beats per minute
  9. swollen and dilated veins
  10. a tool used to measure blood pressure
  11. have thin walls and carry oxygen-poor blood toward the heart
  12. any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules
  13. an abbreviation that means coronary artery bypass graft

25 Clues: a prefix that means many • a prefix that means fast • swollen and dilated veins • a root word that means heart • a suffix that means pressure • a complete stopping of the heart • a root word that means blood vessel • an abbreviation that means history of • a tool used to measure blood pressure • an abbreviation that means blood pressure • ...

Circulatory System 2013-11-28

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Stops you bleeding.
  2. Arteries go in what direction?
  3. The arteries that supply the heart with oxygen.
  4. An open space in a building.
  5. Different way of saying circulatory.
  6. The two at the bottom.
  7. The vein and artery that are wrong.
  8. Blue blood.
  9. Three parts.
  10. Two parts.
  11. The center-piece.
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  1. The largest of its kind.
  2. Red blood.
  3. Policing the heart.
  4. Not enough iron in the blood.
  5. Big and scared of the heart.
  6. Creator of Steam (gaming platform, not heated water).
  7. Thicker than its opposite.
  8. Towards the heart.
  9. How many hearts do you have?
  10. Partly moon.

21 Clues: Red blood. • Two parts. • Blue blood. • Three parts. • Partly moon. • The center-piece. • Towards the heart. • Stops you bleeding. • Policing the heart. • The two at the bottom. • The largest of its kind. • Thicker than its opposite. • An open space in a building. • Big and scared of the heart. • How many hearts do you have? • Not enough iron in the blood. • Arteries go in what direction? • ...

Cardiovascular System Crossword 2022-11-04

Cardiovascular System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. coronary artery bypass graft
  2. high blood pressure
  3. coronary artery disease
  4. cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  5. coronary computed tomography angiogram
  6. rupture
  7. where the pericardial sac is inflamed
  8. electrocardiogram
  9. magnetic resonance imaging
  10. beats per minute
  11. the largest artery carries blood away from heart
  12. congestive heart failure
  13. clot
  14. a double layered sac that encloses the heart
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  1. artery has a weakened wall which swells
  2. acute myocardial infarction
  3. thin inner layer of the heart
  4. destruction
  5. middle layer that contracts to pump blood
  6. coronary artery disease
  7. before or in front of
  8. premature ventricular contraction
  9. behind or backwards
  10. echocardiogram
  11. thick walls that carry blood away from the heart

25 Clues: clot • rupture • destruction • echocardiogram • beats per minute • electrocardiogram • high blood pressure • behind or backwards • before or in front of • coronary artery disease • coronary artery disease • congestive heart failure • magnetic resonance imaging • acute myocardial infarction • coronary artery bypass graft • thin inner layer of the heart • cardiopulmonary resuscitation • ...

Cardiovascular Professionals Week 2022-02-02

Cardiovascular Professionals Week crossword puzzle
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  1. ultrasound of the heart
  2. blood vessels that bring blood back to the heart
  3. part of the body in which the heart is located
  4. medical term for "passing out"
  5. blood vessels leaving the heart
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  1. high blood pressure
  2. organ that pumps blood
  3. pumping chambers of the heart
  4. fatty substance causing heart disease
  5. TEST, test conducted on a treadmill
  6. 24 hour heart monitor
  7. largest blood vessel in the body
  8. doctor who examines the heart
  9. machine that picks up heart's electrical signals

14 Clues: high blood pressure • 24 hour heart monitor • organ that pumps blood • ultrasound of the heart • pumping chambers of the heart • doctor who examines the heart • medical term for "passing out" • blood vessels leaving the heart • largest blood vessel in the body • TEST, test conducted on a treadmill • fatty substance causing heart disease • ...

Crossword Puzzle Circulatory System 2023-03-30

Crossword Puzzle Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. Thick middle layer of the heart wall
  2. transport oxygen-depleted blood from the upper extremities, head, and neck
  3. Layer forms both the inner wall of the pericardium
  4. Pumps it into the aorta and distributes the blood through smaller arteries
  5. The External layer formed by dense irregular connective tissue
  6. Between the walls of the serous pericardium
  7. Maintain the unidirectional flow of blood through the heart.
  8. Covering the outer surface of the heart
  9. transports oxygen-depleted blood from the thorax, abdomen, and lower extremities.
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  1. A fibrous sack that surrounds the heart.
  2. Gets deoxygenated blood from the body through veins, namely superior and inferior venae cavae
  3. Covering the inner surface of the heart wall
  4. A thin layer of serous membrane
  5. Gets oxygenated blood from the lungs via the pulmonary veins
  6. Pumps into the pulmonary artery and lungs to pick up oxygen-rich blood returning from the lungs
  7. The board end of the heart
  8. Helps the heart supply blood for itself
  9. A larger, elastic artery
  10. Maintain the unidirectional flow of blood through the heart
  11. The Sequence of events that occur in the heart with each beat

20 Clues: A larger, elastic artery • The board end of the heart • A thin layer of serous membrane • Thick middle layer of the heart wall • Helps the heart supply blood for itself • Covering the outer surface of the heart • A fibrous sack that surrounds the heart. • Between the walls of the serous pericardium • Covering the inner surface of the heart wall • ...

Circulatory and Respiratory Systems Vocabulary 2023-04-06

Circulatory and Respiratory Systems Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. part of the heart where blood enters
  2. system that carries oxygen and nutrients to cells
  3. having to do with the lungs
  4. a one-way door that keeps blood moving in one direction in the heart and in veins
  5. something the body doesn't need
  6. part of the heart where blood leaves
  7. large artery, carries all blood from the heart into the body
  8. as one variable changes, the other changes
  9. turn blood from liquid to solid where there in an injurt
  10. tiny blood vessel between arteries and veins
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  1. the part of blood that carries oxygen
  2. the part of blood that kills germs
  3. the part of blood that is liquid
  4. the part of blood that makes it clot
  5. system that bring oxygen into the body and takes carbon dioxide out
  6. large vein,brings all the blood from the body into the heart
  7. blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
  8. having to do with the heart
  9. blood vessel that takes blood from the heart to the body

19 Clues: having to do with the lungs • having to do with the heart • something the body doesn't need • the part of blood that is liquid • the part of blood that kills germs • part of the heart where blood enters • the part of blood that makes it clot • part of the heart where blood leaves • the part of blood that carries oxygen • as one variable changes, the other changes • ...

Circulatory System Review 2021-02-23

Circulatory System Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The largest blood vessel in the body
  2. Red blood cells contain _______ to carry oxygen to cells.
  3. These separate the chambers of the heart
  4. Artieries have (higher/lower) blood pressure than veins
  5. These cells fight infection.
  6. The organ that exchanges gases for the blood
  7. Heart disease can occur when blood vessels harden or ______ forms on the walls
  8. The part of the heart that receives blood from the veins
  9. The blood vessels that take blood to the body
  10. The ________ chambers of the heart hold oxygenated blood.
  11. The fluid that carries blood cells through the body
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  1. Blood is a type of _________ tissue
  2. The blood vessels that deliver oxygen to cells
  3. The part of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs or body
  4. The blood vessels that return blood to the heart
  5. The ___________ artery takes blood from the heart to the lungs
  6. The pump that drives the circulatory system
  7. Veins have ________ walls than arteries because of the difference in blood pressure
  8. The component of blood responsible for clotting

19 Clues: These cells fight infection. • Blood is a type of _________ tissue • The largest blood vessel in the body • These separate the chambers of the heart • The pump that drives the circulatory system • The organ that exchanges gases for the blood • The blood vessels that take blood to the body • The blood vessels that deliver oxygen to cells • ...

Heart Diseases Crossword! 2023-12-13

Heart Diseases Crossword! crossword puzzle
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  1. High blood cholesterol, high blood pressure & promotes injury to rye artery walls
  2. The heart skips beats / irregular beats
  3. a weakened area of a blood vessel ; can also cause a stroke
  4. exercise to maintain a healthy weight
  5. pressure force created when the heart pumps blood
  6. the increase of plaque build up in the artery walls
  7. a device implanted in the heart to stimulate normal heart contractions
  8. autoimmune action in the heart; some symptoms are swollen joints & skin rashes.
  9. a substance that can increase addiction but can also decrease the risk of developing diabetes
  10. Chest pain due to narrowed coronary arteries
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  1. blood pressure range that increases the risk for heart disease and stroke
  2. disease of the heart and blood vessels
  3. a drug that lowers hypertension/ high blood pressure
  4. certain food groups (fruits, vegetables) decrease the risk of CHD
  5. causes astherosclerosis
  6. Hardened deposits of fat
  7. hardening and thickening of the arteries
  8. decreases the risk of heart disease if you stay healthy & maintained
  9. caused by blocked or broken vessel(s) in the brain

19 Clues: causes astherosclerosis • Hardened deposits of fat • exercise to maintain a healthy weight • disease of the heart and blood vessels • The heart skips beats / irregular beats • hardening and thickening of the arteries • Chest pain due to narrowed coronary arteries • pressure force created when the heart pumps blood • caused by blocked or broken vessel(s) in the brain • ...

BODY SYSTEMS 2012-10-31

BODY SYSTEMS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. common name for bottom muscles
  2. bones protecting the heart
  3. shoulder blade is the common name of this bone
  4. force of which blood is pumping in and out of your heart
  5. the bone protecting the brain
  6. another name for the spine
  7. the system that is responsible for blood around the body
  8. a function of the skeletal system
  9. system involving sending messages from the brain to the body
  10. blood vessels that carry blood to the heart
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  1. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  2. common name for stomach muscles
  3. system dealing with the heart
  4. hip is the common name of this bone
  5. the smallest blood vessels
  6. how hard the heart is working
  7. large bone in the leg
  8. attach muscle to muscle
  9. common name for shoulder muscle
  10. attach bones to muscles

20 Clues: large bone in the leg • attach muscle to muscle • attach bones to muscles • bones protecting the heart • the smallest blood vessels • another name for the spine • system dealing with the heart • how hard the heart is working • the bone protecting the brain • common name for bottom muscles • common name for stomach muscles • common name for shoulder muscle • ...

Medical Terminology 2021-01-11

Medical Terminology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. infarction, heart does not get enough blood
  2. X-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing (stenosis) or aneurysms
  3. Electrocardiography
  4. enzymes, measures certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage
  5. build up of fat on the artery walls
  6. mitral valve prolapse
  7. carries the blood to the heart
  8. meaning vein
  9. uses ultrasound to look at the heart and the vessels
  10. automated external difibrillator
  11. it measures pressure
  12. arrest, heart stopped completely
  13. meaning artery
  14. carries the blood away from the heart
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  1. gives oxygen to the blood
  2. exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide
  3. ultrasonogram, it looks at the blood going through the blood vessels
  4. artery wall weakened
  5. hypertension
  6. artery disease
  7. meaning half
  8. pumps blood
  9. meaning lung
  10. veins, swollen and dialated veins
  11. meaning between

25 Clues: pumps blood • hypertension • meaning half • meaning vein • meaning lung • artery disease • meaning artery • meaning between • Electrocardiography • artery wall weakened • it measures pressure • mitral valve prolapse • gives oxygen to the blood • carries the blood to the heart • automated external difibrillator • arrest, heart stopped completely • veins, swollen and dialated veins • ...

Cardiovascular System 2022-03-11

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Caused by pooling of blood in the veins
  2. the innermost wall layer
  3. The pacemaker of the heart
  4. The valve that has two cusps
  5. the number of blood chambers
  6. Receives oxygen rich blood from an atrium
  7. the general color on diagrams of deoxygenated blood
  8. Receives oxygen rich blood from lungs
  9. The condition when blood flows back in the heart
  10. cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and bicuspid valve
  11. Receives oxygen poor blood from an atrium
  12. The strongest artery in the body
  13. The valve that is inferior to the pulmonary trunk
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  1. The oxygenated side of circulation
  2. the contracting wall layer of the heart
  3. Electrical current travels along the sides of the heart by the way of these structures
  4. The blood vessel that sends blood from the head and neck to the right atrium
  5. Heart chambers that constricts and sends blood throughout the body
  6. Blood vessels that provides the heart with oxygenated blood
  7. the membrane that tightly covers the external surface of the heart
  8. The valve that is between the right atrium and right ventricle
  9. The smallest blood vessels that transport gases
  10. Heart chambers that receive blood
  11. the rounded muscular projections attached to the chordae tendineae in the ventricles of the heart
  12. a double sac of serous membranes
  13. Receives oxygen poor blood from the vena cavae
  14. A dividing wall between ventricles
  15. the pointed end of the heart
  16. the general color on diagrams of oxygenated blood

29 Clues: the innermost wall layer • The pacemaker of the heart • The valve that has two cusps • the number of blood chambers • the pointed end of the heart • a double sac of serous membranes • The strongest artery in the body • Heart chambers that receive blood • The oxygenated side of circulation • A dividing wall between ventricles • Receives oxygen rich blood from lungs • ...

cardiovascular vocab 2022-01-28

cardiovascular vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is an abnormal blood-filled bulge of a blood vessel and especially an artery resulting from the weakening of the vessel wall
  2. Artery Disease, reduces blood flow through the coronary arteries to the heart and typically results in chest pain or heart damage
  3. a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body
  4. fraction, the ratio of the volume of blood the heart empties during systole to the volume of blood in the heart at the end of diastole expressed as a percentage usually between 50 and 80%
  5. or narrowing of the diameter of a bodily passage such as the heart or orifice
  6. arterie, either of two arteries that arise one from the left and one from the right side of the aorta immediately above the semilunar valves and supply the tissues of the heart itself
  7. Coronary Syndrome, characterized by sudden changes (such as an increase in the severity or length of anginal attacks or a decrease in the exertion required to precipitate an attack) especially when symptoms were previously stable
  8. pumping of fluid through an organ or tissue
  9. any of the tubular branching muscular and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
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  1. output, the volume of blood ejected from the left side of the heart in one minute
  2. the backward flow of blood through a defective heart valve
  3. Shock, shock resulting from the failure of the heart to pump an adequate amount of blood as a result of heart disease and especially heart attack
  4. diastolic volume, the amount of blood that is in the ventricles before the heart contracts
  5. systolic volume, the amount of blood
  6. wall tension, The thickness of the ventricular myocardium, is proportional to ventricular radius and intraventricular pressure.
  7. the middle muscular layer of the heart wall
  8. to become enlarged or widened
  9. gradient,The space rate of variation of pressure in a given direction
  10. tamponade, Mechanical compression of the heart by large amounts of fluid or blood within the pericardial space that limits the normal range of motion and function of the heart.
  11. any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart

20 Clues: to become enlarged or widened • systolic volume, the amount of blood • the middle muscular layer of the heart wall • pumping of fluid through an organ or tissue • a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body • the backward flow of blood through a defective heart valve • gradient,The space rate of variation of pressure in a given direction • ...

Cardiovascular Disorders 2019-03-22

Cardiovascular Disorders crossword puzzle
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  1. Acronym for the amount of resistance the heart has to overcome to pump blood to the body
  2. Acronym for the heart surgery that opens up pathways for multiple coronary arteries
  3. This is an acronym for procedures performed to open and allow for reperfusion of the coronary arteries
  4. A generic name for an abnormal heart beat
  5. This is the acronym for the syndrome that occurs when angina ceases to be stable
  6. If your blood pressure cuff is too small then you will have a falsely ______ reading
  7. I am the diagnostic test that allows you to view the visual structures of the heart and see how it is pumping
  8. I am the amount of blood that your heart begins with- I am an overall measure of how much fluid your body has onboard
  9. I am the type of angina that is not relieved with rest or nitroglycerin
  10. In this type of fibrillation the bottom of the heart is not properly contracting, they will not have a pulse
  11. This will restart the heart if you have no pulse but still have electrical activity
  12. I am the type of MI that has elevated cardiac biomarkers but no changes to EKG
  13. This can help to convert a patient out of an abnormal heart rhythm that still has a pulse
  14. If you have this kind of IV, you should not be taking a BP on the same arm
  15. This is the recommended diet for patients with cardiovascular disease
  16. The name for the latent syndrome that happens 1 to 8 weeks after an MI that includes a friction rub, fatigue, and joint pain
  17. I am a device that can be utilized to maintain electrical activity of the heart
  18. If your blood pressure cuff is too large then you will have a falsely ______ reading
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  1. I am the type of MI that has elevated cardiac biomarkers and ST elevation on EKG
  2. Complication that happens 2-3 days after MI, nurse will note ST elevation in all leads
  3. I am the cardiac biomarker that can tell you if cardiac damage is happening fast, but I stay elevated for a longer period of time
  4. I am the amount of resistance the heart has to overcome to push blood forward
  5. I am the rhythm when your heart rate is above 100
  6. I am the general name for the procedure that is used to visualize the inside of the heart and perform interventions
  7. I am the type of angina that gets better when you rest or take nitroglycerin
  8. I am the acronym for the diagnostic test that will tell you if the electrical pattern of your heart is abnormal
  9. An assessment finding common in right sided heart failure- signifies an accumulation of fluid
  10. I am the rhythm when your heart rate is below 60 bpm
  11. Acronym for the amount of blood pumped from the heart in one minute
  12. I am the type of test that can see how your heart handles being strained
  13. Acronym for the amount of blood pumped from the heart in one beat
  14. In this type of fibrillation the top of the heart is chaotic putting the patient at risk for hypotension and blood clots
  15. I am the cardiac biomarker that takes awhile to rise but I do not stay elevated for long
  16. Acronym for the percentage of blood ejected from the left ventricle with each contraction

34 Clues: A generic name for an abnormal heart beat • I am the rhythm when your heart rate is above 100 • I am the rhythm when your heart rate is below 60 bpm • Acronym for the amount of blood pumped from the heart in one beat • Acronym for the amount of blood pumped from the heart in one minute • This is the recommended diet for patients with cardiovascular disease • ...

Cardiovascular System 2023-01-26

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. obstruction in blood flow
  2. tissue around the heart
  3. inflammation inside the heart muscle
  4. surgical repair of vessel
  5. narrowing of the aorta
  6. disease of the heart muscle
  7. abnormally rapid heart rate
  8. hardening of the artery
  9. blood clots in the vascular system
  10. standing blood in vein
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  1. inflammation of a vein
  2. narrowing of blood vessels
  3. graph of electrical activity of heart
  4. abnormally slow heart rate
  5. white blood cell
  6. widening in a blood vessel

16 Clues: white blood cell • inflammation of a vein • narrowing of the aorta • standing blood in vein • tissue around the heart • hardening of the artery • obstruction in blood flow • surgical repair of vessel • narrowing of blood vessels • abnormally slow heart rate • widening in a blood vessel • disease of the heart muscle • abnormally rapid heart rate • blood clots in the vascular system • ...

Cardiovascular 2023-11-06

Cardiovascular crossword puzzle
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  1. Valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle; bicuspid valve.
  2. One of two lower chambers of the heart.
  3. Largest artery in the body.
  4. Inner lining of the heart.
  5. abdnormal heart rhythm
  6. Small vein.
  7. Partition or wall dividing a cavity.
  8. Contraction phase of the heartbeat.
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  1. Small artery.
  2. Record of the electrical activity of the heart.
  3. Gas that enters the blood through the lungs and travels to the heart to be pumped via arteries to all body cells
  4. Muscular middle layer of the heart.
  5. Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries.
  6. Relaxation phase of the heartbeat.
  7. Abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves
  8. Structure in veins or in the heart that temporarily closes an opening so that blood flows in only one direction.

16 Clues: Small vein. • Small artery. • abdnormal heart rhythm • Inner lining of the heart. • Largest artery in the body. • Relaxation phase of the heartbeat. • Muscular middle layer of the heart. • Contraction phase of the heartbeat. • Partition or wall dividing a cavity. • One of two lower chambers of the heart. • Record of the electrical activity of the heart. • ...

Human Body Systems Crossword 2023-04-25

Human Body Systems Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. bottom two chambers of heart which pump blood out
  2. top two chambers of the heart which recieve blood
  3. carry blood away from heart
  4. when two different blood types mix, the recieving body will trigger an immune response and the blood will become thick
  5. bottom muscle of the heart
  6. important component of blood clotting. they contain thromboplastin
  7. heart rate slows down
  8. protect body from infection and live in blood
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  1. transport oxygen through the body in blood
  2. heart rate speeds up
  3. 55% of blood. It carries nutrients,hormones, and proteins around the body
  4. carry blood towards heart
  5. nerve stress nerve which causes the heart to speed up
  6. blood clot which dislodges and travels to a new place and forms a blockage
  7. device which helps set heart rate
  8. middle muscle which separates the two sides of the hear

16 Clues: heart rate speeds up • heart rate slows down • carry blood towards heart • bottom muscle of the heart • carry blood away from heart • device which helps set heart rate • transport oxygen through the body in blood • protect body from infection and live in blood • bottom two chambers of heart which pump blood out • top two chambers of the heart which recieve blood • ...

Madison Thatcher Unit 4 2018-04-11

Madison Thatcher Unit 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. where gas exchange takes place
  2. muscle of the heart
  3. innermost layer of blood vessels
  4. atrioventricular node
  5. cut in top and bottom halves
  6. blood vessel in which the deoxygenated blood flows to the lungs
  7. sinoatrial node
  8. where blood enters the heart from the lungs
  9. pulse from the neck
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  1. when the charges return to a resting state
  2. main artery of the body
  3. complete cycle of pumping and filling
  4. first chamber of the heart where deoxygenated blood flows through
  5. pulse from wrist
  6. carry blood to the heart
  7. opening where blood flows between the right atrium and the right ventricle
  8. where all the deoxygenated blood from the upper body goes to the heart
  9. electrocardiogram
  10. carry blood away from the heart
  11. represents oxygen in blood on an EKG
  12. opening in blood vessels

21 Clues: sinoatrial node • pulse from wrist • electrocardiogram • muscle of the heart • pulse from the neck • atrioventricular node • main artery of the body • carry blood to the heart • opening in blood vessels • cut in top and bottom halves • where gas exchange takes place • carry blood away from the heart • innermost layer of blood vessels • represents oxygen in blood on an EKG • ...

Circulation and Excretion 2023-02-14

Circulation and Excretion crossword puzzle
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  1. Contraction of the heart
  2. Eliminate carbon dioxide through respiration
  3. muscle that pumps blood
  4. Relaxation of the heart
  5. Stores urine
  6. Transports urine out of the body
  7. Filter the blood
  8. Transports blood from the heart to the organs
  9. The __________ system transports oxygen, nutrients, and waste products
  10. The elimination of waste products from the blood
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  1. Toxic products that need to be eliminated
  2. Sweat __________ produce sweat
  3. Fragments of old cells that help stop bleeding
  4. Transports blood from the organs to the heart
  5. The __________ circuit takes blood around the heart and lungs
  6. Liquid substance that reaches every cell
  7. Transport urine to the bladder
  8. __________ blood cells transport oxygen
  9. Take blood into organs
  10. __________ blood cells protect from germs and disease
  11. The __________ circuit takes blood around the rest of the body

21 Clues: Stores urine • Filter the blood • Take blood into organs • muscle that pumps blood • Relaxation of the heart • Contraction of the heart • Sweat __________ produce sweat • Transport urine to the bladder • Transports urine out of the body • __________ blood cells transport oxygen • Liquid substance that reaches every cell • Toxic products that need to be eliminated • ...

Unit 5 Lab MT 2022-10-22

Unit 5 Lab MT crossword puzzle
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  1. thin walls to exchange oxygen, cardon dioxide, and nutrients
  2. patient walks on a treamill or rides bicycle to see heart activity
  3. meaning echocardiogram
  4. increased pressure in the blood vessels
  5. meaning blood pressure
  6. meaning operating room
  7. hardening of the arteries
  8. thick walls and carry blood away from the heart
  9. meaning emergency room
  10. meaning coronary artery bypass graft
  11. records heart activity
  12. small arteries
  13. procedure to see any vessel
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  1. artery wall weakened causing it to swell
  2. machine recording electrical activity in the heart
  3. meaning many
  4. veins swollen and dialated veins
  5. ultrasound to look at the heart and vessels
  6. meaning inner
  7. meaning outside of
  8. pericardial sac around the heart is inflammed
  9. meaning within
  10. keeps the blood flowing in one direction
  11. largest artery
  12. meaning between

25 Clues: meaning many • meaning inner • meaning within • largest artery • small arteries • meaning between • meaning outside of • meaning echocardiogram • meaning blood pressure • meaning operating room • meaning emergency room • records heart activity • hardening of the arteries • procedure to see any vessel • veins swollen and dialated veins • meaning coronary artery bypass graft • ...

The Heart Crossword 2018-03-07

The Heart Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The main artery of the heart that brings blood from the lower to upper changer
  2. Wall that seperates the chambers of the heart
  3. Lower chamber of the heart
  4. A vessel that brings blood back to the heart
  5. High blood pressure
  6. Something you are born with
  7. The pressure when your heart is contracting
  8. Hardening of the blood vessel
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  1. The pressure when your heart is at rest
  2. A vessel that brings blood away from the heart
  3. Fatty substance
  4. An instrument used to measure blood pressure
  5. A baby with "bluish" skin due to lack of oxygen
  6. Upper chamber of the heart
  7. Pectoris Heart pain

15 Clues: Fatty substance • High blood pressure • Pectoris Heart pain • Upper chamber of the heart • Lower chamber of the heart • Something you are born with • Hardening of the blood vessel • The pressure when your heart is at rest • The pressure when your heart is contracting • An instrument used to measure blood pressure • A vessel that brings blood back to the heart • ...

Heart of the Matter 2023-02-23

Heart of the Matter crossword puzzle
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  1. yellow, liquid part of blood
  2. the main cause of heart attack is blockage of these arteries
  3. blood cells fight infection
  4. upper chamber of the heart
  5. takes blood away from the heart
  6. irregular beating of the heart
  7. takes blood back to the heart
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  1. lower chamber of the heart
  2. blood picks up oxygen in the ______ (= pulmonary)
  3. largest artery in the body
  4. puts you at a higher risk for heart disease
  5. ________ disease is the #1 leading cause of death in the United States
  6. made in the bones
  7. largest artery in the body
  8. blood cells that carry oxygen
  9. directs the flow of blood through the chambers of the heart

16 Clues: made in the bones • lower chamber of the heart • largest artery in the body • upper chamber of the heart • largest artery in the body • blood cells fight infection • yellow, liquid part of blood • blood cells that carry oxygen • takes blood back to the heart • irregular beating of the heart • takes blood away from the heart • puts you at a higher risk for heart disease • ...

Cardiology 3 2024-10-02

Cardiology 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. Fatty substance linked to heart disease
  2. Cava Large vein that carries blood to the heart
  3. Procedure to widen narrowed blood vessels
  4. Wall dividing the heart chambers
  5. Inflammation of the heart muscle
  6. Relating to heart failure where fluid builds up
  7. Relating to both the atria and ventricles
  8. Device that regulates heartbeats
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  1. Monitor Device for continuous heart rhythm monitoring
  2. Tube inserted to keep arteries open
  3. Dissolution of a blood clot
  4. Artery Blood vessel supplying the heart muscle
  5. Procedure to restore normal heart rhythm
  6. Relating to the lungs and heart circulation
  7. Blockage in a blood vessel caused by a clot

15 Clues: Dissolution of a blood clot • Wall dividing the heart chambers • Inflammation of the heart muscle • Device that regulates heartbeats • Tube inserted to keep arteries open • Fatty substance linked to heart disease • Procedure to restore normal heart rhythm • Procedure to widen narrowed blood vessels • Relating to both the atria and ventricles • ...

Created By: 2024-01-19

Created By: crossword puzzle
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  1. uncoordinated shuddering of heart muscle
  2. red blood cells,transport 02 in blood
  3. heart muscle deprived of O2
  4. clogged coronary vessels
  5. constrict damaged blood vessel
  6. rapid heart rate(>100/beats/min)
  7. closing of AV valves
  8. iron-containing protein, binds to O2
  9. events of one heartbeat
  10. ventricles contract
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  1. fragments needed for clotting blood
  2. very slow heart rate
  3. lack of adequate blood supply to heart
  4. clot in unbroken blood
  5. contraction of ventricles
  6. low blood platelet count
  7. low blood platelet count
  8. abnormally shaped blood cells
  9. bone marrow becomes cancerous
  10. decreases in oxygen carrying ability of blood

20 Clues: ventricles contract • very slow heart rate • closing of AV valves • clot in unbroken blood • events of one heartbeat • low blood platelet count • low blood platelet count • clogged coronary vessels • contraction of ventricles • heart muscle deprived of O2 • abnormally shaped blood cells • bone marrow becomes cancerous • constrict damaged blood vessel • rapid heart rate(>100/beats/min) • ...

The Circulatory System 2024-01-21

The Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. The movement of blood between the heart and the lungs.
  2. A small, finger-like organ located at the junction of the small and large intestines.
  3. Small branches of arteries that lead to capillaries.
  4. A sudden disruption of blood flow to the brain.
  5. The protein in red blood cells that binds to oxygen and carries it to the tissues.
  6. The number of times the heart beats per minute.
  7. Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.
  8. The system that helps your body fight off infections and diseases; it includes nodes and vessels.
  9. Tiny cell fragments that help in blood clotting.
  10. An organ that filters and stores blood, removing damaged blood cells.
  11. The liquid part of the blood that carries nutrients, hormones, and waste products.
  12. Blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.
  13. Tiny blood vessels where the exchange of oxygen and nutrients occurs.
  14. The body's ability to maintain stable internal conditions despite external changes.
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  1. Blood cells that help the body fight off infections and diseases.
  2. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
  3. One of the two upper chambers of the heart.
  4. The body's transportation system that includes the heart and blood vessels.
  5. Blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen to all parts of the body.
  6. The force of blood against the walls of the arteries.
  7. Heart valves that prevent blood from flowing back into the heart.
  8. Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart.

22 Clues: One of the two upper chambers of the heart. • A sudden disruption of blood flow to the brain. • The number of times the heart beats per minute. • Tiny cell fragments that help in blood clotting. • Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart. • Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. • Small branches of arteries that lead to capillaries. • ...

Cardiovascular 2023-11-10

Cardiovascular crossword puzzle
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  1. Cholinergic receptors in the heart
  2. Decrease baroreceptor firing engages this branch of the autonomic nervous system
  3. These types of arteries buffer the large pressures generated by the heart
  4. Ventricular depolarization on an ECG
  5. These fibers spread the impulse through the ventricular free walls
  6. Small vessels that serve as the primary cite for gas and nutrient exchange
  7. Force of blood exerted on walls of blood vessels
  8. Do metabolites normally stimulate dilation or constriction?
  9. Force that must be overcome to push blood through the circulation
  10. Period of the cardiac cycle where the mitral valve closes and the
  11. Under normal circumstances this hormone causes dilation through β2 adrenergic
  12. Something that modulates heart rate can be said to modulate
  13. This mechanism couples intrinsic neuron activity with blood flow
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  1. These autonomic nerves are spread more diffusely throughout the heart
  2. Cholinergic receptors in the autonomic ganglia
  3. This mechanism couples metabolic activity with blood flow
  4. These ensure one-way flow in veins
  5. Time between atrial and ventricular depolarization
  6. Atrial depolarization on an ECG
  7. Frictional force of blood acting on the endothelium
  8. Mechanoreceptors located in the aortic arch
  9. Product of stroke volume and heart rate
  10. valve has yet to open
  11. Something that modulates cardiac contractility can be said to modulate
  12. The difference between end diastolic and end systolic volume
  13. Initial stretch of the heart prior to contraction
  14. direct blood back to the heart
  15. β1 adrenergic receptors are located in the
  16. Most muscular heart chambers
  17. direct blood away from the heart

30 Clues: valve has yet to open • Most muscular heart chambers • direct blood back to the heart • Atrial depolarization on an ECG • direct blood away from the heart • Cholinergic receptors in the heart • These ensure one-way flow in veins • Ventricular depolarization on an ECG • Product of stroke volume and heart rate • β1 adrenergic receptors are located in the • ...

EKG Rhythm Calculation 2023-03-03

EKG Rhythm Calculation crossword puzzle
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  1. a type of irregular heart rate caused by a early heart beat in the ventricles
  2. consistency between QRS's
  3. number of QRS complexes per minute
  4. the distance between QRS complexes
  5. when calculating the heart rate of a interrupted heart rhythm, _______ the interrupted heart beat
  6. method of measuring heart rate by counting the number of QRS's in a 10 second strip and multiplying it by 6
  7. method of measuring heart rate by counting the number of QRS's in a 6 second strip and multiplying it by 10
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  1. variation between R-R intervals
  2. a type of irregular heart rate caused by a gap between a otherwise regular heart rhythm
  3. method of measuring heart rate by memorizing the number of beats per minute depending the number of big boxes between QRS's
  4. number of P-waves per minute
  5. the six second strip method counts the _____ rate of the heart
  6. the speed to which the heart beats
  7. R-R intervals can vary up to _______ little boxes
  8. method of measuring heart rate by counting the number of little boxes between QRS's and dividing 1500 by that number

15 Clues: consistency between QRS's • number of P-waves per minute • variation between R-R intervals • the speed to which the heart beats • number of QRS complexes per minute • the distance between QRS complexes • R-R intervals can vary up to _______ little boxes • the six second strip method counts the _____ rate of the heart • ...

*HEART DISEASE* Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-14

*HEART DISEASE* Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Heart Disease - a condition that clogs coronary ________ with fatty, calcified plaques.
  2. Discomfort, pressure, heaviness, tightness, squeezing, or ____ in your chest or arm or below your breastbone are symptoms of a heart attack.
  3. Heart rhythms.
  4. Unusual fatigue, shortness of breath, nausea or vomiting, dizziness or lightheadedness are heart attack ___________.
  5. How many Americans have heart attacks each year, more than a __________?
  6. Blood carries fresh oxygen from the ______ and nutrients to the body's tissues.
  7. _______ Artery Disease - Narrowing of the arteries leading to the heart and heart attack.
  8. What pumps oxygen and nutrient-rich blood throughout your body to sustain life?
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  1. Elastic, muscular tubes that carry blood to every part of the body.
  2. The heart is part of what system?
  3. ________Disease is the leading cause of death in women over 40 years old.
  4. __________ or blockage of the arteries causes heart disease.
  5. Coronary _____ Disease that is the narrowing of the arteries.
  6. Heart ______ - when something blocks the blood flow to your heart so it can’t get the oxygen it needs.
  7. _________ are small, thin blood vessels that connect the arteries and the veins.
  8. The heart pumps 100,000 times per day, pumping five or six quarts of ______ each minute, or about 2,000 gallons per day.

16 Clues: Heart rhythms. • The heart is part of what system? • __________ or blockage of the arteries causes heart disease. • Coronary _____ Disease that is the narrowing of the arteries. • Elastic, muscular tubes that carry blood to every part of the body. • How many Americans have heart attacks each year, more than a __________? • ...

Cardiovascular System 2024-10-15

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. heart
  2. often caused by cholesterol, a waxy substance, that builds up inside the lining of the coronary arteries forming plaque
  3. plasma
  4. a computerized tomography scan that images x-ray technique to create detailed images of the body
  5. pumps blood through the system
  6. regulate the flow of blood into capillary beds
  7. blood pressure
  8. vessel
  9. vessels that return blood to the heart
  10. coronary artery bypass grafting
  11. networks of small vessels that perfuse tissues
  12. an imaging test that shows how blood goes to the heart at rest and during exercise
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  1. vessels that deliver blood to tissues
  2. aorta
  3. a condition that develops when your heart doesn’t pump enough blood for your body’s needs
  4. a long, thin, flexible tube inserted into a blood vessel
  5. occurs when a blood clot forms in one or more of the deep veins in the body
  6. artery
  7. uses sound waves to create pictures of the heart
  8. beats per minute
  9. a problem with your heart muscle that can make it harder for your heart to pump blood
  10. disease occurs when a valve narrows, leaks, or has other problems that affect blood flow
  11. a test that uses magnetic field and radiofrequency waves to create detailed pictures of your heart and arteries
  12. coronary artery disease
  13. atrial fibrillation

25 Clues: aorta • heart • artery • plasma • vessel • blood pressure • beats per minute • atrial fibrillation • coronary artery disease • pumps blood through the system • coronary artery bypass grafting • vessels that deliver blood to tissues • vessels that return blood to the heart • regulate the flow of blood into capillary beds • networks of small vessels that perfuse tissues • ...

The Circulatory System 2024-01-17

The Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. the circulation of blood to and from the lungs
  2. special blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the lungs
  3. the lower chambers of the heart
  4. cell responsible for holding on to oxygen or carbon dioxide in the blood
  5. the watery, fluid part of blood
  6. special blood vessel that brings deoxygenated blood to the lungs
  7. special blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart
  8. special blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the heart
  9. the circulation of blood through most of the body
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  1. blood vessel that carried blood back to the heart
  2. flaps of tissue in veins and the heart that prevent blood from flowing backwards
  3. cell responsible for fighting off infections in the body
  4. blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  5. tiny blood vessel that connects arteries to veins around the body
  6. the four-chambered organ responsible for pumping blood
  7. special blood vessel that brings deoxygenated blood to the heart
  8. the upper chambers of the heart

17 Clues: the lower chambers of the heart • the watery, fluid part of blood • the upper chambers of the heart • the circulation of blood to and from the lungs • blood vessel that carried blood back to the heart • the circulation of blood through most of the body • blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart • the four-chambered organ responsible for pumping blood • ...

cardiovascular vocab 2022-01-28

cardiovascular vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. arterie, either of two arteries that arise one from the left and one from the right side of the aorta immediately above the semilunar valves and supply the tissues of the heart itself
  2. the backward flow of blood through a defective heart valve
  3. the middle muscular layer of the heart wall
  4. Coronary Syndrome, characterized by sudden changes (such as an increase in the severity or length of anginal attacks or a decrease in the exertion required to precipitate an attack) especially when symptoms were previously stable
  5. output, the volume of blood ejected from the left side of the heart in one minute
  6. diastolic volume, the amount of blood that is in the ventricles before the heart contracts
  7. fraction, the ratio of the volume of blood the heart empties during systole to the volume of blood in the heart at the end of diastole expressed as a percentage usually between 50 and 80%
  8. gradient, The space rate of variation of pressure in a given direction
  9. constriction or narrowing of the diameter of a bodily passage such as the heart or orifice
  10. any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart
  11. a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body
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  1. Artery Disease, reduces blood flow through the coronary arteries to the heart and typically results in chest pain or heart damage
  2. wall tension, The thickness of the ventricular myocardium, is proportional to ventricular radius and intraventricular pressure.
  3. any of the tubular branching muscular and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
  4. to become enlarged or widened
  5. is an abnormal blood-filled bulge of a blood vessel and especially an artery resulting from the weakening of the vessel wall
  6. Shock, shock resulting from the failure of the heart to pump an adequate amount of blood as a result of heart disease and especially heart attack
  7. pumping of fluid through an organ or tissue
  8. tamponade, Mechanical compression of the heart by large amounts of fluid or blood within the pericardial space that limits the normal range of motion and function of the heart.
  9. systolic volume, the amount of blood

20 Clues: to become enlarged or widened • systolic volume, the amount of blood • the middle muscular layer of the heart wall • pumping of fluid through an organ or tissue • a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body • the backward flow of blood through a defective heart valve • gradient, The space rate of variation of pressure in a given direction • ...

10.7 cardiac system 2023-11-16

10.7 cardiac system crossword puzzle
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  1. biggest pathway away from the heart
  2. lamen, lemuel and even some hearts do this
  3. the upper chambers of the heart
  4. lower chambers of the heart
  5. heart contraction
  6. where oxygen and nutrition are transferred from the blood and waste is picked up
  7. inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
  8. transport blood away from the heart.
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  1. dysrhythmias
  2. prevents blood from flowing backward
  3. smallest area where blood is being transported away from heart
  4. smallest area where blood is being transported to heart, has valves
  5. transport blood to the heart, has valves.
  6. reaction of the heart

14 Clues: dysrhythmias • heart contraction • reaction of the heart • lower chambers of the heart • the upper chambers of the heart • biggest pathway away from the heart • prevents blood from flowing backward • transport blood away from the heart. • transport blood to the heart, has valves. • lamen, lemuel and even some hearts do this • inflammation of the inner lining of the heart • ...

Cardiovascular System Vocabulary 2024-02-08

Cardiovascular System Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the arterial blood pressure during ventricular relaxation (diastole).
  2. innermost layer of the serous pericardium that lines the surface of the heart, also called epicardium.
  3. the membranous sac enveloping the heart.
  4. a vessel carrying blood away from the tissues toward the heart.
  5. an abnormal, excessively rapid heart rate; over 100 beats per minute.
  6. visceral layer of a serous membrane that tightly hugs the external surface of the heart and is actually part of the heart wall
  7. the major systemic artery; arises from the left ventricle of the heart.
  8. a leakage of fluid into the air sacs and tissue of the lungs.
  9. minute artery
  10. the contraction phase of heart activity.
  11. arteries that branch off the aorta and supply the myocardium.
  12. slow heart rate, usually defined as a rate under 60 beats per minute.
  13. veins that drain the myocardium and empty into the coronary sinus.
  14. enlarged vessel that receives blood from the cardiac veins and empties into the right atrium.
  15. a vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
  16. discharging chambers of the heart
  17. the innermost lining of blood vessels made of endothelium on a basement membrane; the only layer forming a capillary wall.
  18. the middle layer of blood vessel walls containing smooth muscle and elastic fibers.
  19. the resistance to blood flow offered by the systemic blood vessels; a measure of the amount of friction encountered by blood.
  20. the mass of specialized myocardial cells in the wall of the right atrium
  21. system of blood vessels that carry blood to and from the lungs for gas exchange.
Down
  1. the region of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that houses the heart.
  2. a small vein.
  3. the pressure generated by the left ventricle during systole.
  4. the pressure exerted by blood against the inner walls of blood vessels.
  5. valves that prevent blood return to the ventricles after contraction
  6. large vein that carries blood from veins superior to the diaphragm back to the right atrium.
  7. the endothelial membrane lining the interior of the heart.
  8. the cardiac muscle layer of the heart wall.
  9. system of blood vessels that carries nutrient- and oxygen-rich blood to all body organs.
  10. outermost layer of blood vessel walls made of fibrous connective tissue.
  11. tendinous chords that anchor the flaps of the closed AV valves to prevent inversion and backflow of blood.
  12. the modified cardiac muscle fibers of the conduction system of the heart that carry impulses to the myocardium.
  13. two valves set between the atria and ventricles to prevent backflow; includes the mitral (bicuspid) on the left and the tricuspid on the right.
  14. large vein that carries blood from veins inferior to the diaphragm back to the right atrium.
  15. double-layered serous membrane deep to the fibrous pericardium; the layers secrete serous fluid to reduce friction as the heart beats.
  16. a local decrease in blood supply.
  17. loose-fitting sac surrounding the heart that anchors the heart to surrounding structures.
  18. organ system that distributes blood to all parts of the body.
  19. the fluid between the cells
  20. large artery connecting the right ventricle with the pulmonary arteries.
  21. outermost layer of the serous pericardium that lines the interior surface of the fibrous pericardium.
  22. a vessel that directly connects the arteriole and venule of a capillary bed.
  23. the broad, posterosuperior aspect of the heart where large vessels enter or leave the heart
  24. of relaxation of the heart during which it fills with blood.
  25. a volume of blood ejected by a ventricle during systole.
  26. the blood volume (in liters) ejected per minute by each ventricle.

47 Clues: a small vein. • minute artery • the fluid between the cells • a local decrease in blood supply. • discharging chambers of the heart • the membranous sac enveloping the heart. • the contraction phase of heart activity. • the cardiac muscle layer of the heart wall. • a vessel that carries blood away from the heart. • a volume of blood ejected by a ventricle during systole. • ...

Cardiovascular System 2023-12-03

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. intreventricular septum
  2. red artery blood color
  3. transport nutrients
  4. upper heart chambers
  5. vein
  6. two upper/lower
  7. heart
Down
  1. sac surrounding the heart
  2. heart muscle
  3. blood vessels
  4. small vessel
  5. angioplasty
  6. large artery
  7. coronary
  8. blood clot
  9. major blood vessel
  10. very large vein

17 Clues: vein • heart • coronary • blood clot • angioplasty • heart muscle • small vessel • large artery • blood vessels • very large vein • two upper/lower • major blood vessel • transport nutrients • upper heart chambers • intreventricular septum • sac surrounding the heart • red artery blood color