heart Crossword Puzzles

Mitchell Travis Unit 5 LAB 2021-01-15

Mitchell Travis Unit 5 LAB crossword puzzle
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  1. -Premature Atrial Contraction
  2. failure -A chronic condition in which the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should.
  3. -a condition in which the heart beats with an irregular or abnormal rhythm.
  4. catheterization -the insertion of a catheter into a chamber or vessel of the heart.
  5. monitoring -battery-powered medical device that measures your heart's activity, such as rate and rhythm.
  6. -prefix of heart
  7. -a tubular structure carrying blood through the tissues and organs; a vein, artery, or capillary.
  8. -standard two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and Doppler ultrasound to create images of the heart.
  9. -any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood toward the heart.
  10. -Ventricular tachycardia
  11. -prefix of vessel
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  1. -a tube that has an internal diameter of hairlike thinness.
  2. -test that measures your heart's electrical activity.
  3. -prefix of aorta
  4. -prefix of artery
  5. -any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed from the heart to all parts of the body.
  6. disease -one or more problems with the heart's structure that exist since birth.
  7. attack -A blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle.
  8. thrombosis -condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in a vein located deep inside your body.
  9. -Atrial fibrillation
  10. -Defibrillation threshold testing
  11. -a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
  12. -prefix of vein
  13. -Ventricular fibrillation
  14. test -cardiological test that measures the heart's ability to respond to external stress in a controlled clinical environment.

25 Clues: -prefix of vein • -prefix of aorta • -prefix of heart • -prefix of artery • -prefix of vessel • -Atrial fibrillation • -Ventricular tachycardia • -Ventricular fibrillation • -Premature Atrial Contraction • -Defibrillation threshold testing • -test that measures your heart's electrical activity. • attack -A blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle. • ...

cs 2024-07-28

cs crossword puzzle
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  1. This organ pumps life throughout your body.
  2. The main artery that carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart.
  3. The system that includes the heart and all the blood vessels.
  4. A protein in red blood cells that binds oxygen.
  5. A type of blood cell involved in clotting.
  6. These help control the direction of blood flow within the heart.
  7. The type of blood cell that carries oxygen to all parts of your body.
  8. The overarching system responsible for blood circulation and transport of nutrients.
  9. The smallest blood vessels where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged with cells.
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  1. A type of blood cell that helps your immune system fight infections.
  2. Lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out to the lungs and body.
  3. These vessels carry blood back to the heart.
  4. Found inside your bones, this tissue is crucial for producing blood cells.
  5. Any substance that provides the necessary elements for growth and health.
  6. The part of your heart that receives blood from the body or the lungs.
  7. The rhythmic beat felt when blood is pumped through the arteries.
  8. The main component of your circulatory system.
  9. A vital gas that blood cells transport to every part of your body.
  10. A type of blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart.
  11. The liquid part of your blood that carries important proteins and nutrients.

20 Clues: A type of blood cell involved in clotting. • This organ pumps life throughout your body. • These vessels carry blood back to the heart. • The main component of your circulatory system. • A protein in red blood cells that binds oxygen. • The system that includes the heart and all the blood vessels. • These help control the direction of blood flow within the heart. • ...

PHS - CIRCULATORY SYSTEM KMP 2022-04-01

PHS - CIRCULATORY SYSTEM KMP crossword puzzle
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  1. type of vessel returns blood to the heart
  2. fatty plaques on the walls of the arteries
  3. valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
  4. period of ventricular contraction
  5. malignant disease of the bone marrow
  6. type of vessel that might contain a valve to prevent the backflow of blood
  7. the average adult has 4-6 ___ of blood in their body
  8. largest artery
  9. dilated, swollen veins that have lost elasticity
  10. heart attack
  11. the period of rest, ventricular filling
  12. high blood pressure
  13. blood cell that contains hemoglobin
  14. valve exiting the right ventricle
  15. valve between the right atrium and right ventricle
  16. inherited disease that leads to prolonged bleeding
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  1. smallest veins
  2. ballooning out of an arterial wall
  3. blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  4. foreign substance in the bloodstream
  5. the liquid part of blood
  6. hardening or thickening of arterial walls
  7. type of blood cell that fights infection
  8. inflammation of a vein
  9. wall that separates the heart into left and right sides
  10. blood cell that assists in clotting
  11. blood returning from the body enters the right ___ (chamber of the heart)
  12. muscular layer of the heart
  13. double layer membrane surrounding the heart
  14. low number of erythrocytes or hemoglobin
  15. vessel that is one cell layer thick
  16. smallest arteries
  17. inner layer of the heart that allows for the smooth flow of blood
  18. valve the blood travels through exiting the left ventricle
  19. low blood pressure

35 Clues: heart attack • smallest veins • largest artery • smallest arteries • low blood pressure • high blood pressure • inflammation of a vein • the liquid part of blood • muscular layer of the heart • period of ventricular contraction • valve exiting the right ventricle • ballooning out of an arterial wall • blood cell that assists in clotting • vessel that is one cell layer thick • ...

The Cardiovascular System 2022-10-28

The Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. Abbreviation for "potassium chloride"
  2. Condition where the pericardial sac (around the heart) is inflamed.
  3. Carries blood towards the heart (plural)
  4. Prefix meaning around (dash included)
  5. Complete stopping of the heart (2 words)
  6. Condition where an artery swells due to a weakened wall
  7. Root word meaning plug or blockage (dash included)
  8. Suffix meaning narrowing (dash included)
  9. The largest artery in the body
  10. Portable ECG/EKG machine (2 words)
  11. Abbreviation for "hypertension"
  12. Where the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen occurs (plural)
  13. Medical term for high blood pressure
  14. Suffix meaning hardening (dash included)
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  1. A heart attack (2 words)
  2. Smaller arteries that meet the capillaries (plural)
  3. Root word meaning heart (dash included)
  4. Device placed in a patient's chest to help regulate heart beats
  5. Abbreviation for "atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease"
  6. Instrument used to check blood pressure
  7. Abbreviation for "coronary artery bypass graft"
  8. Suffix meaning written record (dash included)
  9. Procedure where x-ray contrast is injected into blood vessels to look at any vessel
  10. Instrument used to listen to the heart and other bodily sounds such as the lungs and intestines
  11. Abbreviation for "millimeters of mercury"
  12. Carries blood away from the heart (plural)
  13. Prefix meaning fast (dash included)
  14. Prefix meaning slow (dash included)
  15. Root word meaning pulse (dash included)

29 Clues: A heart attack (2 words) • The largest artery in the body • Abbreviation for "hypertension" • Portable ECG/EKG machine (2 words) • Prefix meaning fast (dash included) • Prefix meaning slow (dash included) • Medical term for high blood pressure • Abbreviation for "potassium chloride" • Prefix meaning around (dash included) • Root word meaning heart (dash included) • ...

Anatomy of the heart 2018-03-13

Anatomy of the heart crossword puzzle
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  1. Chordae tendinae anchor to these muscles
  2. The pulmonary artery carries this type of blood
  3. A valve having two valve leaflets
  4. prevents valve leaflets from everting
  5. This septum divides the left and right sides of the heart
  6. blood enters the heart into these chambers
  7. From the pulmonary artery the blood flows to this organ
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  1. These valves are found between the atria and ventricles
  2. This ventricle pumps blood at high pressure
  3. These valves are found in the blood vessels taking blood away from the heart
  4. This vein brings blood from the lungs to the left atria
  5. Forms the tip of the left venricle
  6. These chambers eject blood from the heart
  7. Carry blood away from the heart
  8. Bring blood back to the heart
  9. A valve having three valve leaflets
  10. Blood vessel taking blood away from the heart

17 Clues: Bring blood back to the heart • Carry blood away from the heart • A valve having two valve leaflets • Forms the tip of the left venricle • A valve having three valve leaflets • prevents valve leaflets from everting • Chordae tendinae anchor to these muscles • These chambers eject blood from the heart • blood enters the heart into these chambers • ...

Blood Vessels and Heart 2023-03-29

Blood Vessels and Heart crossword puzzle
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  1. Capillaries have very _____ walls.
  2. Veins take blood ________ the heart.
  3. Which side of the heart takes blood to the lungs?
  4. Which side of the heart is thicker?
  5. This blood vessel takes blood to each cell in the body.
  6. What word describes blood without oxygen?
  7. What is the name of the top chambers of the heart?
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  1. What is the name of the bottom chambers of the heart?
  2. Arteries have thick layers of elastic fibres and ________.
  3. Arteries carry blood at what type of pressure?
  4. Which blood vessel has a wide lumen?
  5. Arteries take blood _______ from the heart.
  6. What word describes blood with oxygen?
  7. What is the function of the circulatory system?
  8. Veins carry blood at what type of pressure?
  9. This blood vessel has valves.
  10. What is the name of the organ that pumps blood around your body?

17 Clues: This blood vessel has valves. • Capillaries have very _____ walls. • Which side of the heart is thicker? • Which blood vessel has a wide lumen? • Veins take blood ________ the heart. • What word describes blood with oxygen? • What word describes blood without oxygen? • Arteries take blood _______ from the heart. • Veins carry blood at what type of pressure? • ...

Medical Terminology - The Heart 2020-12-02

Medical Terminology - The Heart crossword puzzle
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  1. Study of disease/ treatment of the heart.
  2. Inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves.
  3. Specialist in the study of the heart.
  4. Record of muscle activity within the heart.
  5. Written record of the heart's electrical activity.
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  1. Abnormal rate of muscle contraction in the heart.
  2. Graphic outline of the heart muscle.
  3. Abnormally slow heartbeat.
  4. Toxicity that affects the heart.
  5. Innermost layer of tissue that lines the chambers of the heart.
  6. Instrument for recording muscle activity within the heart.
  7. Abnormally rapid heartbeat.
  8. Middle muscular layer of the heart.

13 Clues: Abnormally slow heartbeat. • Abnormally rapid heartbeat. • Toxicity that affects the heart. • Middle muscular layer of the heart. • Graphic outline of the heart muscle. • Specialist in the study of the heart. • Study of disease/ treatment of the heart. • Record of muscle activity within the heart. • Abnormal rate of muscle contraction in the heart. • ...

Cardio/Respiratory Crossword 2022-02-02

Cardio/Respiratory Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the act of breathing in gas to fill the lungs
  2. side of the heart that is oxygen-poor (blue)
  3. the gas that is exhaled by mammals
  4. blood vessels that connect veins and arteries
  5. major organs of the respiratory system
  6. a flap of cartilage at the top of the trachea that covers the opening of the windpipe
  7. windpipe of the respiratory system
  8. smaller branches of the major air passages that extend off of the trachea
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  1. involved in swallowing, breathing, and voice production
  2. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  3. the gas that is inhaled by mammals
  4. the number of chambers in the heart
  5. the act of breathing out gas to expel the lungs
  6. during inhalation, the thoracic cavity _____ in size
  7. many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for gas exchange
  8. blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart from the lungs
  9. during exhalation, the thoracic cavity _____ in size
  10. major air passages of the lungs which branch off of the trachea
  11. side of the heart that is oxygen-rich (red)
  12. the number of ventricles or atriums in the heart
  13. major organ of the cardiovascular system

21 Clues: the gas that is inhaled by mammals • the gas that is exhaled by mammals • windpipe of the respiratory system • the number of chambers in the heart • major organs of the respiratory system • major organ of the cardiovascular system • side of the heart that is oxygen-rich (red) • side of the heart that is oxygen-poor (blue) • the act of breathing in gas to fill the lungs • ...

Circulatory System 2021-02-10

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. The Circulatory System ___ nutrients, water, oxygen, and waste products around the body.
  2. Blood with oxygen.
  3. A small blood vessel that connects veins and arteries.
  4. Valves in this heart allow blood to flow in ___ direction.
  5. The liquid part of the blood that contains, nutrients, water, minerals, proteins, and sugar.
  6. The protein that allows oxygen to stick to a red blood cell.
  7. The number of liters of blood in the body.
  8. The heart is made of this type of muscle.
  9. The part of the blood that is responsible for clotting and forming a scab.
  10. The part of the blood that is responsible for carrying oxygen.
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  1. The part of the blood that fights off bacteria and viruses.
  2. The largest artery in the body.
  3. Blood without oxygen.
  4. Brings blood back to the heart.
  5. The place where nutrients enter the bloodstream.
  6. The number of chambers in the heart.
  7. The heart, blood vessels, and blood are all part of the ____ system.
  8. The heart is about the size of your ___.
  9. Carry blood AWAY from the heart.
  10. The place where oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide leaves the blood.

20 Clues: Blood with oxygen. • Blood without oxygen. • The largest artery in the body. • Brings blood back to the heart. • Carry blood AWAY from the heart. • The number of chambers in the heart. • The heart is about the size of your ___. • The heart is made of this type of muscle. • The number of liters of blood in the body. • The place where nutrients enter the bloodstream. • ...

UNIT 5 LAB 2021-06-09

UNIT 5 LAB crossword puzzle
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  1. The sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen caused by blockage of blood flow or rupture of an artery to the brain
  2. condition in which the heart beats with an irregular or abnormal rhythm
  3. implantable cardioverter defibrillator
  4. diabetes mellitus
  5. occurs when the heart muscle doesn't get enough blood
  6. two
  7. hardening of the arteries
  8. any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood toward the heart.
  9. each of the pair of organs situated within the rib cage, consisting of elastic sacs with branching passages into which air is drawn, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed.
  10. the muscular tissue of the heart.
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  1. catheterization
  2. study of
  3. Positron emission tomography
  4. refers to any condition affecting the heart
  5. Transthoracic echocardiogram
  6. plug or blockage
  7. a serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart.
  8. automated external defibrillator
  9. Transesophageal echocardiogram
  10. computerized tomography
  11. inflammation
  12. a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
  13. emergency department
  14. beyond or excess
  15. Electrocardiogram

25 Clues: two • study of • inflammation • catheterization • plug or blockage • beyond or excess • diabetes mellitus • Electrocardiogram • emergency department • computerized tomography • hardening of the arteries • Positron emission tomography • Transthoracic echocardiogram • Transesophageal echocardiogram • automated external defibrillator • the muscular tissue of the heart. • ...

Congestive Heart Failure 2019-02-01

Congestive Heart Failure crossword puzzle
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  1. Pressure in arteries when left ventricle contracts
  2. Tiny air sacs for gas exchange
  3. Rapid respiratory rate
  4. Listening to lung sounds
  5. Sweating
  6. Continuous positive airway pressure
  7. Medication that dilates blood vessels
  8. Carries blood away from heart
  9. Mechanical process of moving air in and out of lungs
  10. The exchange of gases during inhalation and exhalation
  11. Heart rate >100 bpm
  12. High blood pressure
  13. Carries blood to heart
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  1. Primary organs of respiratory system
  2. Shortness of breath
  3. "Water pill"
  4. Turning blue
  5. Lower chambers of the heart
  6. Clear airway, free from obstruction
  7. Low oxygen levels
  8. Reasons not to use a medication or treatment
  9. Enlargement of tissue
  10. Pressure in arteries when left ventricle at rest
  11. Pink, frothy
  12. Organ that pumps blood
  13. Tink blood vessel
  14. Fluid that carries oxygen and nutrients
  15. Fluid accumulating in tissue
  16. Upper chambers of the heart
  17. Gaseous element required for human life
  18. Aka crackles

31 Clues: Sweating • "Water pill" • Turning blue • Pink, frothy • Aka crackles • Low oxygen levels • Tink blood vessel • Shortness of breath • Heart rate >100 bpm • High blood pressure • Enlargement of tissue • Rapid respiratory rate • Organ that pumps blood • Carries blood to heart • Listening to lung sounds • Lower chambers of the heart • Upper chambers of the heart • Fluid accumulating in tissue • ...

Circulatory System 2023-03-28

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. delivers oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and other important substances to cells and organs in the body
  2. originate from the root of the aorta
  3. outer layer of the heart wall
  4. liquid portion of the blood
  5. specialized body fluid
  6. small colorless disk without a nucleus and is involved in clotting
  7. pump blood out of the heart and into either systemic or pulmonary circulation
  8. cell that helps fight infection and other diseases
  9. drain deoxygenated blood from the myocardium
  10. muscle layer of the heart
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  1. is the longest venous vessel of the heart
  2. fist-sized organ that pumps blood throughout the body
  3. acronym for red blood cells
  4. a hollow part or cavity in an organ
  5. Who am I
  6. has flaps that make sure blood flows in the right direction
  7. largest artery of the body
  8. thin-walled chambers that receive blood from the veins
  9. protection to the valves and heart chambers
  10. make up a major part of the circulatory system
  11. large vein that carries blood to the heart from other areas of the body

21 Clues: Who am I • specialized body fluid • muscle layer of the heart • largest artery of the body • acronym for red blood cells • liquid portion of the blood • outer layer of the heart wall • a hollow part or cavity in an organ • originate from the root of the aorta • is the longest venous vessel of the heart • protection to the valves and heart chambers • ...

Science 2023-10-30

Science crossword puzzle
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  1. main function of the lungs and the oxygen to the blood
  2. blood type that can be donated to other
  3. tiny hairs covering many body tissues
  4. system of organs including the lungs whose main function is to get oxygen to the blood
  5. carries blood away from the heart
  6. carry blood towards the heart
  7. yellowish liquid that carries the blood cells through the blood vessels
  8. tubes tubes entering the lungs
  9. sacs where exchanges of gases takes in place in the lungs
  10. back of the throat
  11. lower chamber in the heart that pushes out blood
  12. fight infection and diseases
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  1. system of the heart blood, and blood vessels
  2. pressure placed on the walls of the blood vessels
  3. stringy substance that helps form scabs
  4. artery taking blood from the heart to the body
  5. illness that causes fluid to settle in the lungs
  6. tube leading to the lungs
  7. muscle below lungs that expands the chest
  8. blood cell carries oxygen and nutrients to the cells
  9. tags on the cells
  10. vocal box
  11. upper chamber in the heart that receives blood

23 Clues: vocal box • tags on the cells • back of the throat • tube leading to the lungs • fight infection and diseases • carry blood towards the heart • tubes tubes entering the lungs • carries blood away from the heart • tiny hairs covering many body tissues • stringy substance that helps form scabs • blood type that can be donated to other • muscle below lungs that expands the chest • ...

Arrhythmia 2025-09-08

Arrhythmia crossword puzzle
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  1. Lifestyle change to help reduce arrhythmia burden
  2. Heart monitor worn for days to a month
  3. Test that records heart’s electrical activity
  4. Rapid heartbeat similar to AFib that may also cause stroke
  5. Ultrasound imaging of the heart
  6. Catheter procedure that destroys abnormal heart tissue
  7. Implantable device to keep slow heartbeat steady
  8. Doctors who specialise in treating heart rhythm disorders
  9. Most common arrhythmia, also called AFib
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  1. Type of arrhythmia that starts and stops suddenly, often during exercise
  2. Large vein used for EP study access
  3. Abnormal heartbeat pattern
  4. Stress test checks how the heart performs under this
  5. Alcohol or ___ should be limited as part of lifestyle changes
  6. Procedure that delivers a shock to restore normal rhythm
  7. A slow resting heart rate
  8. Small skipped beats originating in ventricles
  9. A rapid, uncoordinated heartbeat that can lead to stroke
  10. Device implanted to restart normal rhythm if it becomes dangerously fast
  11. A pounding heartbeat felt by patients

20 Clues: A slow resting heart rate • Abnormal heartbeat pattern • Ultrasound imaging of the heart • Large vein used for EP study access • A pounding heartbeat felt by patients • Heart monitor worn for days to a month • Most common arrhythmia, also called AFib • Test that records heart’s electrical activity • Small skipped beats originating in ventricles • ...

Biology Chapter 30, Sections 1-4 Vocab 2023-11-26

Biology Chapter 30, Sections 1-4 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. however, if a person has a blood pressure of 140/90 or higher for an extended period of time, that person is said to have this, or high blood pressure.
  2. In cases of severe blockage, a blood clot could close up the artery, leading to this.
  3. this close contact is accomplished by millions of microscopic blood vessels.
  4. flaps of tissue in the heart called this prevent blood from flowing backward.
  5. the clotting process depends on small fragments of blood cells called this that originate in the bone marrow.
  6. blood flows from the heart to the capillaries through a system of thick-walled blood vessels
  7. carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body and oxygen-depleted blood back to the heart.
  8. is a type of connective tissue made up of cells and liquid.
  9. blood returns from the capillaries to the heart through vessels
  10. have nuclei and mitochondria and are responsible for fighting infection and preventing the growth of cancer.
  11. the two lower chambers are called this, which pump blood out of the heart.
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  1. carry oxygen from the lungs to all the tissues of the body.
  2. fifty-five percent of the volume of blood is a solution called this.
  3. oxygen-rich blood flows through the branching arteries to the capillaries.
  4. narrowing of the arteries, a condition called this, results from plaque building up inside the artery wall.
  5. carries oxygen-depleted blood from the heart to the lungs and oxygen-rich blood back to the heart.
  6. if you could inspect the arteries of an older person, however, you might find a patchwork of cholesterol, calcium, and fat deposits, called this, adhering to the interior walls.
  7. while a teenager may not feel any symptoms of the disease, significant buildup of plaque can ultimately lead to this, illness of the heart and/or blood vessels.
  8. a more advanced stage of plaque buildup, called this, occurs when the deposits on the artery wall harden.
  9. a specific region of your heart muscle, known as this, sets the rate at which your heart contracts.
  10. the two upper chambers, which receive blood returning to the heart, are called
  11. blood is pumped through the body by this organ, a multi-chambered, muscular organ.
  12. If a blood clot forms in an artery going to the brain, it can cause this, damage to brain tissue resulting from blocked blood flow.
  13. once inside the lymphatic vessels, this collected fluid is called

24 Clues: carry oxygen from the lungs to all the tissues of the body. • is a type of connective tissue made up of cells and liquid. • blood returns from the capillaries to the heart through vessels • once inside the lymphatic vessels, this collected fluid is called • fifty-five percent of the volume of blood is a solution called this. • ...

The Circulatory System 2021-02-16

The Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. Type of blood cell that carries oxygen
  2. Number of chambers in the human heart
  3. Type of blood cell that is part of the immune system
  4. Lower chambers of the heart
  5. Only artery that carries deoxygenated blood
  6. Tiny vessels where gas exchange takes place
  7. Vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  8. Valve between right atrium and ventricle
  9. Upper chambers of the heart
  10. Straw colored liquid that is the major component of blood
  11. Valve between left atrium and ventricle
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  1. Node responsible for ventricle contraction
  2. Coordinated movement of the heart muscle
  3. Protein responsible for transport of oxygen
  4. Node responsible for contraction of atria Node responsible for atria contraction
  5. Vessels that carry blood to the heart
  6. Largest artery in the body
  7. Cell fragment involved in clotting

18 Clues: Largest artery in the body • Lower chambers of the heart • Upper chambers of the heart • Cell fragment involved in clotting • Number of chambers in the human heart • Vessels that carry blood to the heart • Type of blood cell that carries oxygen • Valve between left atrium and ventricle • Coordinated movement of the heart muscle • Valve between right atrium and ventricle • ...

10.7 Crossword Puzzle Amanda Erickson 2023-11-16

10.7 Crossword Puzzle Amanda Erickson crossword puzzle
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  1. This is used to record electrical changes in the heart muscle as it beats
  2. The middle layer of the heart wall
  3. The largest blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  4. The smallest type of blood vessels that are only one cell thick
  5. These arteries take blood to the head and neck
  6. The fibrous sac surrounding the heart
  7. The walls of the heart between the chambers are called this
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  1. These are the only veins in the body that carry oxygen rich blood back to the heart (2 words)
  2. Blood pressure is measured with this device
  3. The upper chambers of the heart
  4. This is responsible for initiating the beat of the heart (2 words)
  5. The lower chambers of the heart
  6. These blood vessels have thinner walls than arteries and carry blood toward the heart
  7. The smooth layer of cells that line the interior of the heart

14 Clues: The upper chambers of the heart • The lower chambers of the heart • The middle layer of the heart wall • The fibrous sac surrounding the heart • Blood pressure is measured with this device • These arteries take blood to the head and neck • The walls of the heart between the chambers are called this • The smooth layer of cells that line the interior of the heart • ...

Let's Keep It "Tickin" 2019-01-14

Let's Keep It "Tickin" crossword puzzle
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  1. ,___ in 9 deaths in 2009 included heart failure as contributing cause
  2. With an echocardiogram this is found and can determine severity of Heart Failure
  3. A blood pressure reading over 140/90 considered to be
  4. 5.7 million people diagnosed in the US with this
  5. Heart Failure that is caused by an intense, stressful event such as sudden death of a spouse
  6. ,most accurate weighing option for our patients
  7. ,women are more likely to develop heart disease 10 years earlier then white women
  8. ,type of heart failure that may have fluid back up into your abdomen, legs and feet, causing swelling.
  9. Over the counter medication that should be avoided for someone with Heart failure unless otherwise prescribed
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  1. A disease in which there is swelling and damage of the heart muscles, which may result in Heart Failure
  2. The most common modifiable risk factor for the development of Heart Failure
  3. Heart failure that can occur during the final month of pregnancy or up to 5 months after delivery is peripartum ________.
  4. Less then 10% of the new cases of heart failure found each year are due to
  5. If this is amount of pounds is gained in a week they need to contact doctor
  6. How often should someone with HF weigh themselves
  7. Salt alternative

16 Clues: Salt alternative • ,most accurate weighing option for our patients • 5.7 million people diagnosed in the US with this • How often should someone with HF weigh themselves • A blood pressure reading over 140/90 considered to be • ,___ in 9 deaths in 2009 included heart failure as contributing cause • ...

The Circulatory System 2022-05-15

The Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. Carries ______.
  2. The circulatory system is made up of blood ______.
  3. ________ circulation supplies blood to and provides drainage form the tissues of the heart.
  4. The _____ is a big artery that leaves the heart carrying oxygenated blood.
  5. Removes waste products like ____________.
  6. Arteries carry blood ____ from the heart.
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  1. The circulatory system provides cells with _________.
  2. _________ circulation is a short loop from the heart to the lungs and back again.
  3. The superior and inferior __________ are two large veins that lead into the heart.
  4. Veins carry blood __ the heart.
  5. A network of tiny blood vessels are called __________.
  6. The pulmonary ______ is a big ______ that comes from the heart.
  7. Blood returns to the heart through the pulmonary _____.
  8. Systemic circulation carries blood from the heart to all the other parts of the ____ and back again.
  9. ______ in the veins keep blood flowing in the correct direction.

15 Clues: Carries ______. • Veins carry blood __ the heart. • Removes waste products like ____________. • Arteries carry blood ____ from the heart. • The circulatory system is made up of blood ______. • The circulatory system provides cells with _________. • A network of tiny blood vessels are called __________. • Blood returns to the heart through the pulmonary _____. • ...

Heart Health Month 2025-01-31

Heart Health Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A lifestyle factor that can help reduce heart disease risk
  2. A vital organ for filtering blood and regulating water balance
  3. A bad habit that contributes to heart disease and lung cancer.
  4. a condition where the heart has trouble pumping blood effectively
  5. The primary organ that pumps blood
  6. A condition where ones blood pressure is too low
  7. What is the “bad” cholesterol that can lead to heart disease?
  8. What mineral helps regulate blood pressure?
Down
  1. Most common symptom of a heart attack
  2. The average heart is approximately the size of what?
  3. The largest artery in the body
  4. How many portions of fruits and vegetables should one have daily?
  5. A type of cholesterol that is beneficial for the heart
  6. A condition where ones blood pressure is too high
  7. The mineral that helps maintain normal heart rhythm

15 Clues: The largest artery in the body • The primary organ that pumps blood • Most common symptom of a heart attack • What mineral helps regulate blood pressure? • A condition where ones blood pressure is too low • A condition where ones blood pressure is too high • The mineral that helps maintain normal heart rhythm • The average heart is approximately the size of what? • ...

L6 Heart Failure: Pharmacological Actions and Effects 2024-09-19

L6 Heart Failure: Pharmacological Actions and Effects crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Loop diuretic that increases fluid excretion by inhibiting sodium reabsorption.
  2. Inhibitors Promotes glucose and sodium excretion to reduce fluid overload.
  3. Arterial vasodilator that reduces afterload in heart failure patients.
  4. Reduces heart rate by inhibiting the 'funny' current in the heart.
  5. Phosphodiesterase inhibitor that increases cardiac contractility.
  6. Increases cGMP and reduces myocardial remodeling.
  7. Blockers Reduces heart rate and blood pressure, improving heart failure outcomes.
  8. Beta-adrenergic agonist that increases cardiac output in acute heart failure.
Down
  1. Venous vasodilator that reduces preload in heart failure.
  2. Blocks angiotensin II receptors, reducing vasoconstriction.
  3. Increases intracellular calcium, improving cardiac contractility in heart failure.
  4. Potassium-sparing diuretic that blocks aldosterone receptors.
  5. Inhibitors Prevents the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II, reducing vasoconstriction.
  6. Inhibits neprilysin to reduce sodium retention and vasoconstriction.
  7. Blocks angiotensin II receptors, reducing the effects of RAAS in heart failure.

15 Clues: Increases cGMP and reduces myocardial remodeling. • Venous vasodilator that reduces preload in heart failure. • Blocks angiotensin II receptors, reducing vasoconstriction. • Potassium-sparing diuretic that blocks aldosterone receptors. • Phosphodiesterase inhibitor that increases cardiac contractility. • ...

ORGANS - The Heart 2016-04-27

ORGANS - The Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The heart sends ______ around your body.
  2. Blood delivers_______ to all cells in the body.
  3. The two top blood-filled areas.
  4. Carries blood back to the heart.
  5. Another name for "blood-filled areas."
  6. The heart is a _______.
  7. Carries blood from the heart.
  8. The two bottom blood-filled areas.
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  1. Tubes where blood moves.
  2. Controls blood flow as blood leaves the heart.
  3. A way to feel your heartbeat.
  4. Allows blood flow in the heart.
  5. Lets blood flow from the atria to the ventricles.
  6. The heart fills with blood before each __________.
  7. Muscles do this to squirt out blood.

15 Clues: The heart is a _______. • Tubes where blood moves. • A way to feel your heartbeat. • Carries blood from the heart. • The two top blood-filled areas. • Allows blood flow in the heart. • Carries blood back to the heart. • The two bottom blood-filled areas. • Muscles do this to squirt out blood. • Another name for "blood-filled areas." • The heart sends ______ around your body. • ...

Cardiovascular System Crossword_AT 2023-04-05

Cardiovascular System Crossword_AT crossword puzzle
Across
  1. veins that bring oxygenated blood to heart
  2. slow beating of the heart
  3. measures peripheral oxygen saturation in the blood
  4. largest artery in the body
  5. smallest blood vessels in the body
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  1. muscle of the heart
  2. weakening or bulge of the wall of a blood vessel
  3. largest part of the heart
  4. valve connecting left atrium and left ventricle
  5. Largest vein in the body
  6. fast beating of the heart
  7. valve that connects right atrium and right ventricle
  8. phase where heart muscles are contracted
  9. composed of pacemaker cells
  10. the loss of heart rhythm

15 Clues: muscle of the heart • Largest vein in the body • the loss of heart rhythm • slow beating of the heart • largest part of the heart • fast beating of the heart • largest artery in the body • composed of pacemaker cells • smallest blood vessels in the body • phase where heart muscles are contracted • veins that bring oxygenated blood to heart • ...

The heart structure 2020-04-27

The heart structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the inner wall of the pericardium
  2. lubricates the heart during contractions
  3. conntracts to push blood into ventricle
  4. deoxyenated blood leaves the right ventricle of the heart
  5. deoygenated blood returns via veins to the
  6. blockage of any arteries can cause a
  7. produces the electrial pulses that drive heart contractions
  8. the size of a fist
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  1. sudden loss of heart function
  2. the heart circulates blood through here
  3. contains the muscle that contracts
  4. a double walled sac
  5. oxygenated blood leaves the body via
  6. this and the tricuspid valve make up the atrioventricular
  7. separates the two sides of the heart

15 Clues: the size of a fist • a double walled sac • sudden loss of heart function • the inner wall of the pericardium • contains the muscle that contracts • oxygenated blood leaves the body via • separates the two sides of the heart • blockage of any arteries can cause a • the heart circulates blood through here • conntracts to push blood into ventricle • ...

The heart structure 2020-04-27

The heart structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the inner wall of the pericardium
  2. lubricates the heart during contractions
  3. conntracts to push blood into ventricle
  4. deoxyenated blood leaves the right ventricle of the heart
  5. deoygenated blood returns via veins to the
  6. blockage of any arteries can cause a
  7. produces the electrial pulses that drive heart contractions
  8. the size of a fist
Down
  1. sudden loss of heart function
  2. the heart circulates blood through here
  3. contains the muscle that contracts
  4. a double walled sac
  5. oxygenated blood leaves the body via
  6. this and the tricuspid valve make up the atrioventricular
  7. separates the two sides of the heart

15 Clues: the size of a fist • a double walled sac • sudden loss of heart function • the inner wall of the pericardium • contains the muscle that contracts • oxygenated blood leaves the body via • separates the two sides of the heart • blockage of any arteries can cause a • the heart circulates blood through here • conntracts to push blood into ventricle • ...

Blood Pumper 2022-06-22

Blood Pumper crossword puzzle
Across
  1. brings blood into the heart from upper parts of body
  2. upper chamber of the heart
  3. inner lining of blood vessels
  4. blood flow from the heart to body tissues then back
  5. contraction phase of the heartbeat
  6. abnormal swishing sound
  7. inner lining of the heart
  8. slow heartbeat
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  1. gas released by cells then exhaled from lungs
  2. lower chamber of the heart
  3. carries oxygen-poor blood to the lungs from the heart
  4. thin, delicate vessels
  5. valve between left atrium and left ventricle
  6. beat of the heart
  7. the color blood appears in veins from outside

15 Clues: slow heartbeat • beat of the heart • thin, delicate vessels • abnormal swishing sound • inner lining of the heart • lower chamber of the heart • upper chamber of the heart • inner lining of blood vessels • contraction phase of the heartbeat • valve between left atrium and left ventricle • gas released by cells then exhaled from lungs • the color blood appears in veins from outside • ...

RESPIRATORY and CIRCULATORY SYSTEM 2018-07-04

RESPIRATORY and CIRCULATORY SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Protects the respiratory organs
  2. Pumping organ of the body
  3. also called bicuspid valve
  4. carries blood towards the heart
  5. Muscle of the heart
  6. biggest artery
  7. Prevents the backflow of the blood
  8. channels the air towards the bronchi
Down
  1. divides the heart into chambers
  2. Receiving chamber
  3. where gas change occurs
  4. Pumping chamber
  5. Circulation of blood between lungs and heart
  6. carries blood away from the heart
  7. Carries oxygen to be transported through out the body

15 Clues: biggest artery • Pumping chamber • Receiving chamber • Muscle of the heart • where gas change occurs • Pumping organ of the body • also called bicuspid valve • Protects the respiratory organs • divides the heart into chambers • carries blood towards the heart • carries blood away from the heart • Prevents the backflow of the blood • channels the air towards the bronchi • ...

Cardiovasclar System vocabulary 2025-02-24

Cardiovasclar System vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Arteries a blood vessel that supplies blood to the heart.
  2. Red blood cells that contain protein, and is responsible for delivering oxygen towards tissues.
  3. Circulation carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle through arteries.
  4. abnormal heart, rhythms and can be mild to heart threatening.
  5. Blood this blood is the left side of the heart, high in oxygen, low in carbon dioxide is ready to transport to the body cells.
  6. Blood is then carried to the left side of the heart by pulmary veins.
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  1. The heart is a muscular,an organ often called the "pump of the body".
  2. Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart.
  3. System it consists the heart,blood vessels, and blood
  4. Sending blood to all the parts of the heart.
  5. Connects arteries with venules, the smallest veins.
  6. Carry's blood away from the heart.
  7. The flow through the circulatory system is often called a tisue
  8. Circulation transportation of de-oxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.
  9. Vessels it allows for a smooth blood flow of blood.

15 Clues: Carry's blood away from the heart. • Sending blood to all the parts of the heart. • Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart. • Connects arteries with venules, the smallest veins. • Vessels it allows for a smooth blood flow of blood. • System it consists the heart,blood vessels, and blood • Arteries a blood vessel that supplies blood to the heart. • ...

Chapter 13 puzzle 2021-12-13

Chapter 13 puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. area of tissue death in the heart muscle
  2. presence of pain in the chest
  3. chest
  4. recording of electric activity of the heart
  5. inflammation withen the heart
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  1. pertaining to heart strengthener
  2. surgical repair of vessels
  3. presence of partion
  4. instrument used to examine the chest
  5. condition of slow heart
  6. presence of heart muscle
  7. rapid or fast heart rate
  8. inflammation around the heart

13 Clues: chest • presence of partion • condition of slow heart • presence of heart muscle • rapid or fast heart rate • surgical repair of vessels • presence of pain in the chest • inflammation around the heart • inflammation withen the heart • pertaining to heart strengthener • instrument used to examine the chest • area of tissue death in the heart muscle • ...

AQA AL PE Cardiovascular system 2025-12-03

AQA AL PE Cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Muscular wall separating the left and right sides of the heart. (6)
  2. Valve between right atrium and right ventricle. (9)
  3. Artery carrying deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs. (9,6)
  4. Semilunar valve controlling blood flow into the pulmonary artery. (9,5)
  5. Upper chambers of the heart.(5)
  6. Molecule formed when oxygen binds to haemoglobin. (14)
  7. Vessel bringing oxygenated blood from lungs to the left atrium. (9,4)
  8. Valve between left atrium and left ventricle. (8)
  9. Blood returning to the heart through the veins. (6,6)
  10. Gradual rise in heart rate during steady-state exercise. (14)
  11. Contraction phase of the cardiac cycle. (7)
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  1. Branch of the autonomic nervous system that increases heart rate. (11)
  2. Relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle. (8)
  3. Lower chambers that pump blood to lungs or body. (9)
  4. The main artery leaving the left ventricle.(5)
  5. Heart muscle tissue.(10)
  6. Large vein returning deoxygenated blood to the right atrium. (4,4)
  7. System responsible for electrical impulses in the heart. (10)

18 Clues: Heart muscle tissue.(10) • Upper chambers of the heart.(5) • Relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle. (8) • Contraction phase of the cardiac cycle. (7) • The main artery leaving the left ventricle.(5) • Valve between left atrium and left ventricle. (8) • Valve between right atrium and right ventricle. (9) • Lower chambers that pump blood to lungs or body. (9) • ...

Medical 2026-03-14

Medical crossword puzzle
Across
  1. heart failure- can’t pump blood
  2. pressure monitor- a portable device
  3. is interrupted
  4. an instrument
  5. blood
  6. irregular heartbeat
  7. elevated blood pressure
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  1. or rapid
  2. monitor- records heart rhythm
  3. visualize blood vessels
  4. carries deoxygenated blood
  5. largest artery
  6. to heart
  7. relating to blood vessels
  8. tiny blood vessels
  9. meaning of blood
  10. carries oxygenated blood

17 Clues: blood • or rapid • to heart • an instrument • largest artery • is interrupted • meaning of blood • tiny blood vessels • irregular heartbeat • visualize blood vessels • elevated blood pressure • carries oxygenated blood • relating to blood vessels • carries deoxygenated blood • monitor- records heart rhythm • heart failure- can’t pump blood • pressure monitor- a portable device

Med Term practice Part 1 2023-08-30

Med Term practice Part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Gland tumor
  2. Between the lungs
  3. To view something small
  4. Heart and lungs
  5. The study of life
  6. Pertaining to around the heart
  7. Enlargement of the heart
  8. Within the heart
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  1. Resembling a gland
  2. Fast heart
  3. Slow heart
  4. The study of disease
  5. The study of the heart

13 Clues: Fast heart • Slow heart • Gland tumor • Heart and lungs • Within the heart • Between the lungs • The study of life • Resembling a gland • The study of disease • The study of the heart • To view something small • Enlargement of the heart • Pertaining to around the heart

Blood and Circulation 2025-01-14

Blood and Circulation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The main artery carrying oxygenated blood.
  2. Breathing
  3. Protein in red blood cells that binds to oxygen.
  4. The muscular organ that pumps blood.
  5. Blood passes through the heart twice.
  6. The fluid part of blood.
  7. Rhythmic contraction and relaxation of the heart.
  8. Vessels that carry blood back to the heart.
  9. Cells that carry oxygen.
  10. Vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
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  1. Pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
  2. Cells that fight infections.
  3. The liquid that carries nutrients.
  4. Tiny blood vessels connecting arteries to veins.
  5. Pumps oxygenated blood to the body.
  6. White blood cells that produce antibodies.
  7. Blood flow
  8. Cells that help in blood clotting.
  9. Prevents blood from flowing backward.

19 Clues: Breathing • Blood flow • The fluid part of blood. • Cells that carry oxygen. • Cells that fight infections. • The liquid that carries nutrients. • Cells that help in blood clotting. • Pumps oxygenated blood to the body. • The muscular organ that pumps blood. • Blood passes through the heart twice. • Prevents blood from flowing backward. • Pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs. • ...

Cardiovascular System 2015-07-16

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. swelling
  2. low blood pressure
  3. slow heart rate
  4. known as a heart attack
  5. Largest blood vessel in the body
  6. blood clot
  7. Carry blood to the heart
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  1. Carry Blood away from the heart
  2. signs and symptoms of: sweating,cyanosis,chest pain
  3. Abnormal heart beat
  4. high blood pressure
  5. Hypertension
  6. Temporary chest pain
  7. fast heart rate

14 Clues: swelling • blood clot • Hypertension • slow heart rate • fast heart rate • low blood pressure • Abnormal heart beat • high blood pressure • Temporary chest pain • known as a heart attack • Carry blood to the heart • Carry Blood away from the heart • Largest blood vessel in the body • signs and symptoms of: sweating,cyanosis,chest pain

Circulatory System: The Heart 2016-12-06

Circulatory System: The Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ventricle Which chamber makes up the apex of the heart
  2. Carry blood away from the heart
  3. Left____ artery carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs
  4. Which valve is in between the right atrium and the right ventricle
  5. How many valves are in the heart?
  6. Prevent backflow of blood in veins
  7. The circuit transports blood to and from all body tissues
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  1. Artery that carries blood to the res of the body
  2. Coverings of the heart
  3. The inferior chambers of the heart are known as
  4. The innermost layer of the heat wall is
  5. The ____ valve is between the left ventricle and left atrium
  6. The outermost layer of the heart wall is
  7. Deoxygenated blood enters the heart through the
  8. Carry blood towards the heart

15 Clues: Coverings of the heart • Carry blood towards the heart • Carry blood away from the heart • How many valves are in the heart? • Prevent backflow of blood in veins • The innermost layer of the heat wall is • The outermost layer of the heart wall is • The inferior chambers of the heart are known as • Deoxygenated blood enters the heart through the • ...

Cardiovascular System 2025-04-04

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. carries blood from the upper body into the heart
  2. middle layer of the heart wall
  3. carries blood from the lower body into the heart
  4. pumps oxygenated blood to the body
  5. a double serous membrane
  6. inner layer of the heart wall
  7. carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium
Down
  1. gets blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle
  2. pumps oxygen poor blood into the lungs for oxygenation
  3. carries deoxygenated blood from right ventricle to the lungs
  4. the largest artery in the heart
  5. the two upper chambers of the heart
  6. outside layer of the heart wall
  7. the two lower chambers of the heart
  8. receives blood from the body and pumps it to the right ventricle

15 Clues: a double serous membrane • inner layer of the heart wall • middle layer of the heart wall • the largest artery in the heart • outside layer of the heart wall • pumps oxygenated blood to the body • the two upper chambers of the heart • the two lower chambers of the heart • carries blood from the upper body into the heart • carries blood from the lower body into the heart • ...

cardiovascular system 2024-11-21

cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (Blood Pressure)
  2. (Congestive Heart Failure)
  3. or Organs
  4. (clot)
  5. (heart)
  6. Pressure Cuff (Sphygmomanometer)
  7. (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft)
  8. (Heart Rate)
  9. (vessel)
  10. (Myocardial Infarction)
  11. (blood condition)
Down
  1. Suffix, or Root Words
  2. Infarction (heart attack)
  3. (stopping or controlling)
  4. (ECG or EKG)
  5. Tools

16 Clues: Tools • (clot) • (heart) • (vessel) • or Organs • (ECG or EKG) • (Heart Rate) • (Blood Pressure) • (blood condition) • Suffix, or Root Words • (Myocardial Infarction) • Infarction (heart attack) • (stopping or controlling) • (Congestive Heart Failure) • (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) • Pressure Cuff (Sphygmomanometer)

Medical Terminology 2024-11-12

Medical Terminology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. heart
  2. pertaining to heart strengthener
  3. pertaining to heart strengthener
  4. condition of
  5. presence
  6. vessel
  7. surgical repair
  8. chest
  9. presence of
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  1. recording of electric activity of the heart
  2. slow
  3. condition of slow heart
  4. recording of
  5. presence of pain in the chest
  6. tightness with pain
  7. strength
  8. electric current or activity

17 Clues: slow • heart • chest • vessel • strength • presence • presence of • recording of • condition of • surgical repair • tightness with pain • condition of slow heart • electric current or activity • presence of pain in the chest • pertaining to heart strengthener • pertaining to heart strengthener • recording of electric activity of the heart

Cardiovascular ----------------------Weidert 2026-04-20

Cardiovascular ----------------------Weidert crossword puzzle
Across
  1. point of the heart
  2. directs blood flow around capillary beds
  3. blood clot most likely lodged in a vein
  4. elevated blood pressure
  5. moon shaped valves of the aorta or pulmonary artery
  6. "sped up" cardiac cycle
  7. where the SA node is found
  8. the muscle portion of the heart
  9. artery that runs posterior to the knee
  10. right AV valve
  11. hormone that causes vasoconstriction
  12. the abdominal aorta "splits" into this
  13. pulmonary vein empties here
  14. "sac" that the heart resides in
  15. vessel that travels back toward the heart
  16. artery to the kidney
  17. hormone that elevates BP by absorbing more water from kidneys
  18. largest artery in the body
  19. artery of the wrist where pulse is taken
  20. blood clot that is moving
  21. tool used to detect electricity in the heart
  22. allows the heart to bear
  23. vein that travels to the liver from the digestive system
  24. muscular part of the arteries and veins
  25. the inner lining of the heart- repels blood
  26. pumps to the pulmonary circuit
Down
  1. wraps around the ventricles to cause contraction
  2. space b/w lungs where the heart is
  3. the third branch off of the aorta
  4. blood pressure when the ventricles contract
  5. sounds heard when heart valves don't close properly
  6. major blood vessel to your head
  7. artery of the arm where blood pressure is typically taken
  8. travels to the lungs
  9. when the atria are depolarizing
  10. the "pause" between P and R it created here
  11. pacemaker of the heart
  12. slower than normal cardiac cycle
  13. location of the AV bundle and AV branches
  14. plaque build up in the coronary arteries
  15. heart attack
  16. blood pressure when ventricles are relaxed
  17. major artery down the middle of the back
  18. enters the right atrium
  19. chest pain
  20. tissue can become valves in larger veins
  21. strings on the cuspid valves
  22. vessel that travels away from the heart
  23. pumps to the systemic circuit
  24. when the ventricles are repolarizing
  25. major blood vessel to your arm and head
  26. vessel that is one cell thick and exchanges gases/fluids
  27. left AV valve

53 Clues: chest pain • heart attack • left AV valve • right AV valve • point of the heart • travels to the lungs • artery to the kidney • pacemaker of the heart • elevated blood pressure • "sped up" cardiac cycle • enters the right atrium • allows the heart to bear • blood clot that is moving • where the SA node is found • largest artery in the body • pulmonary vein empties here • ...

Cardiovascular System 2022-01-13

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the shape of the red blood cell is a sickle shape, which makes the red blood cells clump together
  2. a layer of cardiac muscle that makes up the middle of the heart
  3. blockage of the arteries, usually in the legs
  4. tissue death in the heart muscle resulting from an occluded (obstructed) coronary artery; heart attack
  5. white blood cell that is involved in fighting infection
  6. fibrous sac that encloses the heart
  7. a red blood cell that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from body tissues
  8. a blood clot that forms within a blood vessel and does not travel through the blood
  9. blood vessel that connects arterioles with venules
  10. abnormal sound heard during auscultation of the heart, such as a whooshing sound created by a valve not completely closing
  11. become abnormally dilated, due to interference with venous drainage or weakness of their walls
  12. four chambers, two upper (atria) and two lower (ventricles) through which blood flows through the heart
  13. vessels that convey blood; includes arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins
  14. yellowish liquid containing mostly water, which carries nutrients and hormones
  15. the innermost layer that lines the four chambers (two atria and two ventricles) and covers the valves of the heart
  16. a condition of low blood pressure
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  1. disease resulting from reduced blood flow from the heart; characterized by weakness, breathlessness, abdominal discomfort, and edema in the lower extremities
  2. related to the heart and blood vessels
  3. muscle contractions occurring due to electrical conduction
  4. inherited from one’s parents and determined by the presence or absence of an antigen found on the surface of the red blood cell
  5. major blood vessel
  6. flaps of tissue located between the heart chambers which allow the blood to flow only in one direction
  7. blood disorder caused by changes in a gene on the X chromosome
  8. inherited from one’s parents and determined by the presence or absence of an antigen found
  9. complete or partial loss of blood flow to brain tissue caused by blood vessel spasms
  10. a condition in which the arteries of the heart are narrowed, affecting the supply of oxygen and nutrients to heart muscle
  11. a cell fragment that helps form blood clots to repair injured blood vessels
  12. a cell that makes antibodies to mark and destroy invading pathogens
  13. antigen found in red blood cells
  14. blood disorder by a reduction in red blood cells
  15. a condition of low blood pressure
  16. locations to measure the number of the heartbeats
  17. the fluid and its suspended formed elements that are circulated through the heart, arteries,capillaries, and veins
  18. blood vessel that moves blood from body tissues toward the heart
  19. a distended and weak area in the wall of an artery
  20. a mass (most commonly a blood clot) that travels through the blood and can become lodged in a blood vessel and obstruct blood flow
  21. chest pain or discomfort; is characterized by a sensation of squeezing, pressure, heaviness, or tightness in the center of the chest
  22. abnormal heart rhythm

38 Clues: major blood vessel • abnormal heart rhythm • antigen found in red blood cells • a condition of low blood pressure • a condition of low blood pressure • fibrous sac that encloses the heart • related to the heart and blood vessels • blockage of the arteries, usually in the legs • blood disorder by a reduction in red blood cells • ...

Cardiac Rehab Puzzle 2023-01-31

Cardiac Rehab Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. minimally invasive surgical procedure that threads a balloon up through artery and when balloon is filled the plaque is pushed against artery wall leaving room for blood flow
  2. a condition that develops when your heart doesn't pump enough blood for your body's needs
  3. excessive sweating or perspiration that is not due to physical exertion or warm temperatures
  4. BORG scale; a way of measuring physical activity intensity level (RPE)
  5. a form of low blood pressure that happens when standing after sitting or lying down
  6. an abnormal bulge or ballooning in the wall of a blood vessel
  7. buildup of lipid plaques inside the coronary arteries that can block blood flow to the heart muscle; most common form of arteriosclerosis, associated with damage to the endothelial lining of the vessels and the formation of lipid deposits, eventually leading to plaque formation
  8. extra heartbeats in one of the heart's ventricles; disrupt the regular heart rhythm, sometimes causing a sensation of a fluttering or a skipped beat in the chest
  9. blue discoloration
  10. a condition marked by severe pain in the chest, often also spreading to the shoulders, arms, and neck, caused by an inadequate blood supply to the heart
  11. major surgical procedure that opens up chest and positions a blood vessel to bypass a clot (CABG)
Down
  1. the amount of O2 consumed at rest per unit of body weight for one minute; sitting is 1 (MET)
  2. a heart rate over 100 beats a minute
  3. a soft plaque in the coronary arteries may rupture which triggers formation of a blood clot that stops blood flow to the heart; A blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle (also known as a heart attack)
  4. shortness of breath
  5. irregular heartbeat that occurs when the electrical signals in the atria fire rapidly at the same time; causes the heart to beat faster than normal
  6. muscle pain as a result of not enough oxygen
  7. a blood clot that forms on the wall of a blood vessel or in the heart when blood platelets, proteins, and cells stick together
  8. records the electrical activity of your heart whilst you exercise
  9. slow heart rate; fewer than 60 beats a minute
  10. injury or death of tissue (as of the heart or lungs) resulting from inadequate blood supply especially as a result of obstruction of the local circulation by a thrombus or embolus
  11. a universal sign of ischemic chest pain, defined as an individual holding a clenched fist over the chest
  12. the sensation of breathlessness in the recumbent position, relieved by sitting or standing
  13. type of abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia); disorganized heart signals cause the ventricles to twitch or quiver uselessly
  14. thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of arterial walls
  15. pale, white

26 Clues: pale, white • blue discoloration • shortness of breath • a heart rate over 100 beats a minute • muscle pain as a result of not enough oxygen • slow heart rate; fewer than 60 beats a minute • an abnormal bulge or ballooning in the wall of a blood vessel • thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of arterial walls • ...

Cardiovascular Vocabulary Review 2024-02-05

Cardiovascular Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the pressure inside the arteries during the heartbeat when the heart is contracted. It is the top number in a blood pressure reading (three words)
  2. the part of an ECG when the atria contract (two words)
  3. a rapid quivering of the heart rather than a contraction
  4. a lipid found in animal products that can accumulate in the walls of arteries leading to atherosclerosis
  5. the valve that lies between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery (two words)
  6. one of the two arteries (left and right) that carries blood to the heart itself (two words)
  7. the valve between the right atrium and right ventricle (two words)
  8. also called good cholesterol (two words)
  9. any abnormal electrical activity in the heart
  10. one of the upper chambers of the heart
  11. when a person's body weight is 20% or more above the normal weight
  12. a slower than normal heartbeat
  13. the connection between the AV node in the right atrium and the ventricles (three words)
  14. also called bad cholesterol (two words)
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  1. the system of blood vessels carrying the blood from the heart to all parts of the body (except the lungs) and back again (two words)
  2. a medical condition in which the heart is enlarged
  3. a group of cells in the right atrium that establishes the heart rate and initiates the impulse (two words)
  4. conducting fibers that carry the electrical impulse from the left and right bundle branches to the heart muscle cells (two words)
  5. – a medical condition in which the blood pressure in arteries is too high
  6. a heart attack (two words)
  7. the part of an EKG when the ventricles repolarize (two words)
  8. a term describing hardening of the arteries
  9. group of cells found in the lower wall of the right atrium near the coronary sinus that delays the conduction of the electrical impulse (two words)
  10. the part of an EKG when the ventricles depolarize and contract (two words)
  11. the system of blood vessels carrying the blood from the heart to the lungs and back again (two words)
  12. a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  13. an accumulation of cholesterol and calcium in the walls of an artery
  14. a blood vessel that returns blood to the heart
  15. –found at the exit of the left ventricle; prevents backflow of blood from aorta back into the left ventricle (two words)
  16. also called the mitral valve (two words)
  17. heartbeat that is faster than normal

31 Clues: a heart attack (two words) • a slower than normal heartbeat • heartbeat that is faster than normal • one of the upper chambers of the heart • also called bad cholesterol (two words) • also called good cholesterol (two words) • also called the mitral valve (two words) • a term describing hardening of the arteries • any abnormal electrical activity in the heart • ...

Anesthesia Monitoring/CPR reading 2025-02-27

Anesthesia Monitoring/CPR reading crossword puzzle
Across
  1. phase of stage 3 anesthesia where the eyes are central, pupils are moderate/dilated, PLR is poor/absent, palpebral is absent, pedal is absent, and jaw tone is absent
  2. Guaifenesin, ketamine, and xylazine (or other Alpha 2)
  3. a device that measures the amount of CO2 that is in the air that is breathed in and out by the patient
  4. the pressure that remains in the arteries when the heart is in resting phase between contractions
  5. fibrillation with complete absence of recognizable QRS complexes (associated with cardiac arrest)
  6. the effort required to breathe
  7. heart rate decreases on expiration and increases on inspiration
  8. the blood pressure in the anterior vena cava that is used to assess blood return to the heart and heart function
  9. abnormally fast heart rate
  10. premature complex with more than one wide and bizarre QRS that are early (VPC)
  11. chaotic uncoordinated contraction. Undulating baseline with or without QRS complexes
  12. the degree of AV heart block where there are occasional missing QRS complexes
  13. the pressure caused by the contraction of the left ventricle as it propels blood through the systemic arteries (the type of pressure a doppler measures)
  14. the degree of AV heart block where there is abnormal rhythm-atrial and ventricular wave forms occur independently at random irregular P-R intervals
  15. the average pressure through the cardiac cycle (best indicator of blood perfusion to the internal organs)
  16. combination of cardiac and respiratory failure (CPA)
Down
  1. 3 or more VPC's in a row
  2. fibrillation with the absence of P waves, high heart rate, normal QRS with regular intervals in between
  3. the degree of AV heart block where there is prolonged P-R interval (normal in horses)
  4. delay/interruption in conduction of an electrical impulse through the AV node
  5. the heart rhythm where the heart rate is normal and the distance between successive heart beats is approximately equal
  6. abnormally slow heart rate
  7. phase of stage 3 anesthesia where the eyes are central, pupils are constricted, PLR is diminished, palpebral is present, pedal is present, and jaw tone is marked
  8. premature complex where there are closely following QRS complexes that interrupt the normal (P-waves may or may not be present)(SPC)
  9. supraventricular _______ has 3 or more SPC's in a row
  10. phase of stage 3 anesthesia where the eyes are ventromedial, the pupils are moderate, PLR is sluggish, palpebral is diminished/lost, pedal is absent, and jaw tone is moderate

26 Clues: 3 or more VPC's in a row • abnormally slow heart rate • abnormally fast heart rate • the effort required to breathe • combination of cardiac and respiratory failure (CPA) • supraventricular _______ has 3 or more SPC's in a row • Guaifenesin, ketamine, and xylazine (or other Alpha 2) • heart rate decreases on expiration and increases on inspiration • ...

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM 2014-03-11

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / The process of nutrients being transported throughout the body
  2. a System / Another name for circulatory system
  3. Respiration / Lactic acid produced as result of this process
  4. / Muscle that pumps blood
  5. / Red pigment present in blood
  6. / Disease caused by the raised patch of calcium over fats in blood vessels
  7. / Bottom hemisphere of the Heart
  8. Acids / These atoms join to form protein molecules
  9. / Fragments of Cells
  10. / Yellow liquid, present in blood , carries Co2
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  1. Cava / Unique Vessel that brings blood to the heart
  2. / Vessels that bring blood to the heart
  3. / Type of fat or organic molecule
  4. blood Cells / Ratio of these cells to red blood cells - 1:500
  5. system / System in which nutrients and waste products get transported through
  6. Blood Cells / Biconcave Discs
  7. / Thinnest Blood Vessels
  8. / Vessels that take blood away from heart
  9. / This disease in the coronary vessels of the heart
  10. / Largest Blood Vessel in the human body
  11. / Top hemisphere of Heart
  12. Vessels / Vessels that provide the heart's muscles with blood
  13. / Common, broken down Carbohydrate
  14. / The word used to describe the force of flowing blood
  15. Respiration / C6H12O6 + O2 -----> Co2 + H2O

25 Clues: / Fragments of Cells • / Thinnest Blood Vessels • / Muscle that pumps blood • / Top hemisphere of Heart • Blood Cells / Biconcave Discs • / Red pigment present in blood • / Bottom hemisphere of the Heart • / Type of fat or organic molecule • / Common, broken down Carbohydrate • / Vessels that bring blood to the heart • / Largest Blood Vessel in the human body • ...

CARDIAC MUSCLE 2019-12-11

CARDIAC MUSCLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The heart acts as a ________ to propel blood.
  2. Cardiac muscle fibers are ________ than skeletal muscle fibers.
  3. Cardiac muscle fibers also possess many mitochondria and _______.
  4. Pacemaker cells are ________ to other cardiac muscle cells, allowing them to pass along signals.
  5. Cardiac muscle tissue is one of the three types of _______ tissue.
  6. Exercise can __________ your cardiac muscle.
  7. Pacemaker cells control the ________ of your heart.
  8. cardiac muscle has __________.
  9. ________ muscle is found in the heart wall.
  10. Cardiac cells have only a _________ nucleus.
Down
  1. When a cardiac muscle cell contracts, the ________ filament pulls the actin filaments toward each other.
  2. _________ of cardiac muscle is pumping blood.
  3. Your nervous system sends _________ to pacemaker cells that prompt them to either speed up or slow down your heart rate.
  4. The heart acts as a pump to propel blood through the _______ vessels.
  5. This through specialized cells called _______ cells.
  6. Cardiac muscle cells also contain _________.
  7. Involuntary heart ________ also a function of cardiac muscle.
  8. Cardiac muscle cells appear striated or striped under a __________.
  9. Cells joined end-to-end with ________ disk in between.
  10. Cardiac cells have only a single _________.
  11. Cardiac muscle also called heart muscle or ________.
  12. The cell uses ATP to ______ this contraction.

22 Clues: cardiac muscle has __________. • Cardiac cells have only a single _________. • ________ muscle is found in the heart wall. • Cardiac muscle cells also contain _________. • Exercise can __________ your cardiac muscle. • Cardiac cells have only a _________ nucleus. • The heart acts as a ________ to propel blood. • _________ of cardiac muscle is pumping blood. • ...

Circulatory System 2021-02-10

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. Brings blood back to the heart.
  2. Blood with oxygen.
  3. The heart, blood vessels, and blood are all part of the ____ system.
  4. The largest artery in the body.
  5. The place where nutrients enter the bloodstream.
  6. The part of the blood that fights off bacteria and viruses.
  7. The heart is made of this type of muscle.
  8. The liquid part of the blood that contains, nutrients, water, minerals, proteins, and sugar.
  9. The number of liters of blood in the body.
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  1. The place where oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide leaves the blood.
  2. Blood without oxygen.
  3. The part of the blood that is responsible for clotting and forming a scab.
  4. The protein that allows oxygen to stick to a red blood cell.
  5. The number of chambers in the heart.
  6. The Circulatory System ___ nutrients, water, oxygen, and waste products around the body.
  7. A small blood vessel that connects veins and arteries.
  8. Valves in this heart allow blood to flow in ___ direction.
  9. The heart is about the size of your ___.
  10. Carry blood AWAY from the heart.
  11. The part of the blood that is responsible for carrying oxygen.

20 Clues: Blood with oxygen. • Blood without oxygen. • Brings blood back to the heart. • The largest artery in the body. • Carry blood AWAY from the heart. • The number of chambers in the heart. • The heart is about the size of your ___. • The heart is made of this type of muscle. • The number of liters of blood in the body. • The place where nutrients enter the bloodstream. • ...

Cardio/Resp Crossword 2023-01-31

Cardio/Resp Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the gas that is inhaled by mammals
  2. windpipe of the respiratory system
  3. major organ of the cardiovascular system
  4. involved in swallowing, breathing, and voice production
  5. the gas that is exhaled by mammals
  6. the act of breathing in gas to fill the lungs
  7. blood vessels that connect veins and arteries
  8. the number of chambers in the heart
  9. a flap of cartilage at the top of the trachea that covers the opening of the windpipe
  10. side of the heart that is oxygen-poor (blue)
Down
  1. the act of breathing out gas to expel the lungs
  2. many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for gas exchange
  3. major air passages of the lungs which branch off of the trachea
  4. blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart from the lungs
  5. the number of ventricles or atriums in the heart
  6. smaller branches of the major air passages that extend off of the trachea
  7. side of the heart that is oxygen-rich (red)
  8. during exhalation, the thoracic cavity _____ in size
  9. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  10. during inhalation, the thoracic cavity _____ in size
  11. major organs of the respiratory system

21 Clues: the gas that is inhaled by mammals • windpipe of the respiratory system • the gas that is exhaled by mammals • the number of chambers in the heart • major organs of the respiratory system • major organ of the cardiovascular system • side of the heart that is oxygen-rich (red) • side of the heart that is oxygen-poor (blue) • the act of breathing in gas to fill the lungs • ...

Cardio, Respiratory and Lymphatic Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-13

Cardio, Respiratory and Lymphatic Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The nose and the throat are in this part of the respiratory system
  2. Small vessels that carry blood from the arterioles to the venules
  3. The oxygen carrying protein in blood
  4. The exchange of gases between the body and the environment
  5. Consists of the heart, blood, and blood vessels
  6. Brings blood back from the lungs into the heart
  7. A clear fluid that contains water, fats, protein, and red blood cells and gets filtered through our body
  8. Blood type that can receive blood from anyone (AB+)
  9. A component of the blood that aids in clotting
  10. Muscle that separates the chambers of the heart
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  1. Carry blood back to the heart
  2. The + or - in your blood type
  3. This takes up 40-45% of the blood stream
  4. Primary function of this system is breathing
  5. Where the blood enters the heart
  6. Delivers oxygen, hormones, and nutrients to cells and carries waste away
  7. Carry blood away from the heart
  8. Fights infection, aids in the body's immune system, and takes oxygen to the body's cells
  9. The most vital organ in the body
  10. Located in your throat, also considered the voice box

20 Clues: Carry blood back to the heart • The + or - in your blood type • Carry blood away from the heart • Where the blood enters the heart • The most vital organ in the body • The oxygen carrying protein in blood • This takes up 40-45% of the blood stream • Primary function of this system is breathing • A component of the blood that aids in clotting • ...

Cardiovascular System 2023-05-28

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The left ventricle is inefficiently pumping blood
  2. The suffix for growth
  3. Coronary care unit
  4. The muscular tissue of the heart
  5. The wall between the right and left atria
  6. A bulging, weakened area in the wall of an artery
  7. Nothing by mouth
  8. Increased pressure in blood vessels
  9. Deep vein thrombosis
  10. A test to indicate muscle damage
  11. A portable device that continuously records the rhythm of the heart
  12. Swollen and dilated veins
  13. An arrhythmic,or irregular heartbeat
  14. Listens to the sound of organs
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  1. Uses an ultrasound to look at the heart and blood vessels
  2. The prefix for within
  3. The number of beats occurring in 60 seconds
  4. A test that monitors heart rate during exercise
  5. Complete stopping of the heart
  6. Dyspnea on exertion
  7. A test that records the heart's electrical activity and rhythm
  8. Carries blood away from the heart
  9. Inflammation of the pericardial sac
  10. The combining word for pulse
  11. The suffix for an instrument to measure pressure
  12. The smallest branch of veins
  13. The prefix for around
  14. The smallest arteries that are farthest from the heart
  15. The combining word for a fatty substance

29 Clues: Nothing by mouth • Coronary care unit • Dyspnea on exertion • Deep vein thrombosis • The suffix for growth • The prefix for within • The prefix for around • Swollen and dilated veins • The combining word for pulse • The smallest branch of veins • Complete stopping of the heart • Listens to the sound of organs • The muscular tissue of the heart • A test to indicate muscle damage • ...

UNIT 5 Lab 2023-11-03

UNIT 5 Lab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. irregularities in the heartbeat
  2. aorta
  3. Non-ST elevated myocardial infarction
  4. Acute myocardial infarction
  5. happens when any of the four valves in the heart don't open or close properly and interrupt blood flow
  6. plug or blockage
  7. any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body
  8. a nuclear scan that gives information about the flow of blood through the coronary arteries to the heart muscle
  9. the main artery of the body
  10. Cardiovascular disease
  11. a hollow part or cavity in an organ.
  12. Pumps blood through the body
  13. ST elevated myocardial infarction
  14. heart or crown
  15. muscle
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  1. an impairment of the heart's blood pumping function
  2. a noninvasive test that uses sound waves to evaluate your heart's chambers and valves, and how well it pumps
  3. when the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle is blocked or reduced.
  4. records the electrical activity of the heart
  5. myocardium gets stretched, thickened, or stiff.
  6. s done with medicine to help you relax
  7. vessels a tubular structure carrying blood through the tissues and organs
  8. Acute coronary syndromes
  9. monitor the heart while you walk on a treadmill or pedal a stationary bike.
  10. blood

25 Clues: aorta • blood • muscle • heart or crown • plug or blockage • Cardiovascular disease • Acute coronary syndromes • Acute myocardial infarction • the main artery of the body • Pumps blood through the body • irregularities in the heartbeat • ST elevated myocardial infarction • a hollow part or cavity in an organ. • Non-ST elevated myocardial infarction • s done with medicine to help you relax • ...

Circulation & Respiration Crossword 2023-10-08

Circulation & Respiration Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fluid that circulates in the circulatory system.
  2. Gas produced during respiration.
  3. Beat of the heart felt at arteries.
  4. The system involving the heart and blood vessels.
  5. Formation of blood cells.
  6. Blood vessel carrying oxygenated blood away from the heart.
  7. Liquid part of blood.
  8. Rhythmic contraction of the heart.
  9. Protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.
  10. Small artery.
  11. The movement of blood in the body.
  12. To add oxygen to.
  13. The very small air sacs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place
  14. Measurement of blood pressure during heartbeats.
  15. Tiny blood vessel where gas exchange occurs.
  16. Blood cells responsible for oxygen transport.
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  1. Essential gas for respiration.
  2. Pertaining to breathing.
  3. Relating to the lungs.
  4. Upper chamber of the heart.
  5. Cluster of alveoli in the lungs.
  6. Ratio of red blood cells to total blood volume.
  7. Windpipe connecting the throat to the lungs.
  8. Muscle aiding in breathing.
  9. Tube carrying air into the lungs.
  10. Organs for breathing and oxygen exchange.
  11. Process of breathing.
  12. Lower chamber of the heart.
  13. Blood vessel that returns deoxygenated blood to the heart.
  14. Largest artery in the body.

30 Clues: Small artery. • To add oxygen to. • Liquid part of blood. • Process of breathing. • Relating to the lungs. • Pertaining to breathing. • Formation of blood cells. • Upper chamber of the heart. • Muscle aiding in breathing. • Lower chamber of the heart. • Largest artery in the body. • Essential gas for respiration. • Gas produced during respiration. • Cluster of alveoli in the lungs. • ...

Circulatory/Respiratory Crossword 2024-01-24

Circulatory/Respiratory Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. high blood pressure
  2. only artery to carry deoxygenated blood
  3. people with high blood pressure should reduce this in their diet
  4. trachea is made out of rings of this to keep it open at all times
  5. muscles demand more of this when exercising
  6. largest artery
  7. also known as the voicebox
  8. the heart is made out of
  9. prevent backflow of blood
  10. clots blood
  11. usually carry deoxygenated blood
  12. fight infection
  13. heart weighs about
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  1. kind of blood that flows through veins
  2. lower chambers of the heart
  3. top number in a blood pressure reading
  4. place where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchange in the circulatory system
  5. circulatory system is made up of the heart, blood vessels and
  6. place where air is cleaned, moistened, and warmed before entering the lungs
  7. upper chambers of the heart
  8. blocked or broken blood vessel in the brain
  9. part of the red blood cell that carries oxygen
  10. place in the lungs where oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide
  11. direction arteries carry blood from the heart
  12. largest vein
  13. heart is the size of your
  14. prevents food from entering trachea
  15. bottom number in blood pressure reading

28 Clues: clots blood • largest vein • largest artery • fight infection • heart weighs about • high blood pressure • the heart is made out of • prevent backflow of blood • heart is the size of your • also known as the voicebox • lower chambers of the heart • upper chambers of the heart • usually carry deoxygenated blood • prevents food from entering trachea • kind of blood that flows through veins • ...

Congenital heart diseases 2022-03-23

Congenital heart diseases crossword puzzle
Across
  1. help detect heart defects
  2. aorta defects
  3. what colour shows oxygenated blood in drawings of the heart
  4. when a person is born with a disease we say it is
  5. increase in this lipids can result in patent ductus arteriousus
  6. most shunts are from which side
  7. what happens to the aorta in tetralogy of fallot
  8. a valve separating the right atrium and right ventricle
  9. a congenital connection between the great vessels that normally closes after birth allowing blood from the right side to the left side of the heart to mix
  10. the number of defects in tetralogy of fallot
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  1. in tetralogy of fallout what happens to the right ventricle
  2. these congenital defects allows oxygenated blood to mix with deoxygenated blood
  3. a heart doctor
  4. narrowing of heart valve
  5. this cord connects the foetus with the mother’s placenta
  6. the blue discolouration due to lack of oxygenated blood
  7. a valve separating the left atrium and left ventricle
  8. boot shaped image of heart is due to what disease (abbreviation)
  9. this ductus allows blood to move from pulmonary artery to aorta
  10. what is a palpable murmur called
  11. which ventricle works the least
  12. Most common heart defect (abbreviation)

22 Clues: aorta defects • a heart doctor • narrowing of heart valve • help detect heart defects • most shunts are from which side • which ventricle works the least • what is a palpable murmur called • Most common heart defect (abbreviation) • the number of defects in tetralogy of fallot • what happens to the aorta in tetralogy of fallot • when a person is born with a disease we say it is • ...

Importance of Heart Health 2025-10-02

Importance of Heart Health crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Small __________ like walking more, reducing salt, or drinking water can lower heart risk
  2. A sudden blockage of blood supply to the brain
  3. Signs like chest pain, dizziness, or shortness of breath are examples of __________
  4. Factors that increase a person’s chance of disease
  5. The “good” cholesterol that helps remove fat from the blood
  6. An unhealthy habit damages the lungs and narrows blood vessels, raising heart disease risk
  7. The “bad” cholesterol that can clog arteries
  8. Physical activity that strengthens the heart
  9. Another name for high blood pressure
  10. Another word for sugar found in the blood
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  1. Traits passed down from parents that can affect health
  2. Health checks that help catch risks early
  3. What the body needs to recover and recharge
  4. A condition where the body struggles to control blood sugar
  5. Healthy eating habits to protect your heart
  6. A broad term for conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels
  7. Having a parent or relative with heart disease means you have this
  8. Drinking too much of this can raise blood pressure when consumed too much
  9. Daily habits and routines that affect your health
  10. A blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle

20 Clues: Another name for high blood pressure • Health checks that help catch risks early • Another word for sugar found in the blood • What the body needs to recover and recharge • Healthy eating habits to protect your heart • The “bad” cholesterol that can clog arteries • Physical activity that strengthens the heart • A blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle • ...

Circulatory System 2026-03-30

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. found between the ventricles are arteries
  2. high blood pressure
  3. blood coming from the body enters here first through the superior and inferior vena cava
  4. used to transport oxygen through the blood
  5. the part of blood that consists mostly of water, proteins, gases, and nutrients
  6. animal with one atria and one ventricle
  7. vessels that exchange materials of the blood with the tissues
  8. found between the right atrium and ventricle
  9. a person with this blood type has anti-b antibodies in their blood
  10. everything that happens in a heartbeat
  11. help in clotting
  12. divides the ventricles
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  1. an element of blood type that is of concern during pregnancy
  2. animals with this have a pulmonary loop and a systemic loop
  3. relaxation of the heart chambers
  4. contraction of the heart chambers
  5. fluid found in the open circulatory system of insects
  6. pumping chambers of the heart
  7. pumps blood through the aorta
  8. found between the left atrium and ventricle
  9. carry blood to the heart
  10. carry blood away from the heart
  11. when vessels return to the heart without the blood having contact with cells or tissues
  12. receiving chambers of the heart

24 Clues: help in clotting • high blood pressure • divides the ventricles • carry blood to the heart • pumping chambers of the heart • pumps blood through the aorta • carry blood away from the heart • receiving chambers of the heart • relaxation of the heart chambers • contraction of the heart chambers • everything that happens in a heartbeat • animal with one atria and one ventricle • ...

Cardiovascular system 2022-05-03

Cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The innermost layer of the heart
  2. a condition in with the force of the blood against the artey wall are too high.
  3. a membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and outer surface of the heart.
  4. artery disease damage or disease in the heart's major blood vessels
  5. blood vessels that deliver oxygen rich blood from the heart to the tissues in the body
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  1. visceral fat deposit located between the heart and the pericardium.
  2. tiny bloods vessel with thin walls
  3. meaning or relating to heart
  4. a line graph that shows changes in the electrical activity of the heart over time.
  5. muscule that pumps blood.
  6. chronic disease of the heart cardiacischemia reduces the heart muscle ability to pump blood
  7. medical feild of study within internal medicine.
  8. the thickest layer of the heart wall
  9. pessure the force of blood pushing the walls of arteries as the heart pumps blood.

14 Clues: muscule that pumps blood. • meaning or relating to heart • The innermost layer of the heart • tiny bloods vessel with thin walls • the thickest layer of the heart wall • medical feild of study within internal medicine. • visceral fat deposit located between the heart and the pericardium. • artery disease damage or disease in the heart's major blood vessels • ...

Heart of the Matter 2023-11-15

Heart of the Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which is "stronger"... arteries or veins?
  2. Number of chambers in the heart.
  3. Enlarged heart.
  4. Thickest layer of the heart wall.
  5. The length of all of these is 60,000 miles.
  6. Wall that separates the two upper chambers.
  7. Layer unique to arteries.
Down
  1. Excessive amount of cholesterol in the blood.
  2. Arm cuff and hand bulb used for measuring blood pressure.
  3. The pacemaker of the heart.
  4. The mitral valve is also known as the ___ valve.
  5. You actually hear (not see) the sounds of the heart with this instrument.
  6. Expression the book used to describe the heart sounds (without hyphen).
  7. Prevents backflow of blood in the veins and heart.
  8. Oxygen-depleted blood enters this side of the heart.

15 Clues: Enlarged heart. • Layer unique to arteries. • The pacemaker of the heart. • Number of chambers in the heart. • Thickest layer of the heart wall. • Which is "stronger"... arteries or veins? • The length of all of these is 60,000 miles. • Wall that separates the two upper chambers. • Excessive amount of cholesterol in the blood. • ...

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 2023-06-24

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. specialized nervous tissue in the right atrium that begins at the heartbeat.
  2. smallest typeof blood vessel.
  3. largest artery in the body.
  4. largest blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  5. beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries.
  6. double layered membrane surrounding the heart
  7. instrument used to measure blood pressure.
  8. largest vein in the body
  9. abnormal swishing sound caused by improper heart valve closure.
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  1. muscular middle layer of the heart.
  2. artery artery carrying oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs
  3. relaxation phase of heartbeat.
  4. contraction phase of the heartbeat.
  5. one of the two lower chambers of the heart.
  6. record of the electrical activity of the heart.

15 Clues: largest vein in the body • largest artery in the body. • smallest typeof blood vessel. • relaxation phase of heartbeat. • muscular middle layer of the heart. • contraction phase of the heartbeat. • instrument used to measure blood pressure. • one of the two lower chambers of the heart. • double layered membrane surrounding the heart • ...

Term 2026-04-16

Term crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Term meaning ‘within the vein.
  2. Prefix meaning ‘above normal, excessive
  3. Prefix meaning ‘slow.
  4. First letter of this prefix (starts ‘tachy‑’) means ‘fast’; complete the full word in Down. Term meaning ‘abnormally fast breathing.
  5. Prefix meaning ‘around,’ used in term for the sac surrounding the heart.
  6. Prefix meaning ‘below normal, deficient’ (used in ‘glycemia’ for low blood sugar).
  7. Suffix meaning ‘urine condition.
  8. Term meaning ‘excessive urination.
  9. Term part meaning ‘fast,’ often used in heart and breathing terms.
  10. Suffix meaning ‘breathing.
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  1. First two letters of the root for ‘heart’ that appear in several cardiac terms. Term meaning ‘abnormally slow heart rate.
  2. Prefix meaning ‘within, inside,’ as in ‘within a vein.
  3. Prefix meaning ‘many, much,’ used in a term for excessive urination.
  4. Suffix meaning ‘inflammation,’ often seen after organ roots.
  5. Term meaning ‘inflammation around the heart.
  6. Root meaning ‘kidney,’ used with ‘‑itis’ to mean kidney inflammation.
  7. Root meaning ‘heart,’ as in slow or fast heart rate conditions.
  8. Prefix meaning ‘above normal, excessive.
  9. Prefix meaning ‘little, scant’ (used in ‘‑uria’ for decreased urine).
  10. Term meaning ‘under the skin’ (as in injections).

20 Clues: Prefix meaning ‘slow. • Suffix meaning ‘breathing. • Term meaning ‘within the vein. • Suffix meaning ‘urine condition. • Term meaning ‘excessive urination. • Prefix meaning ‘above normal, excessive • Prefix meaning ‘above normal, excessive. • Term meaning ‘inflammation around the heart. • Term meaning ‘under the skin’ (as in injections). • ...

Blood Pressure 2023-03-06

Blood Pressure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. carries blood away from the heart
  2. allows exchange of nutrients
  3. 120/80
  4. heart action, blood volume, peripheral resistance and blood viscosity
  5. largest artery
  6. low blood pressure
  7. connects artery to capillary
  8. relaxation of a chamber
  9. carries blood toward the heart
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  1. valve-like muscle
  2. high blood pressure
  3. veins lungs to the heart
  4. narrowing of blood vessel
  5. expanding blood vessel
  6. contraction of a heart chamber
  7. trunk leads to the lungs
  8. connects capillary to a vein

17 Clues: 120/80 • largest artery • valve-like muscle • low blood pressure • high blood pressure • expanding blood vessel • relaxation of a chamber • veins lungs to the heart • trunk leads to the lungs • narrowing of blood vessel • allows exchange of nutrients • connects artery to capillary • connects capillary to a vein • contraction of a heart chamber • carries blood toward the heart • ...

Cardiovascular disease 2014-03-07

Cardiovascular disease crossword puzzle
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  1. ...... medicines are given either to restore normal heart rhythm or prevent serious abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias).
  2. people with this disease may have other symptoms including general weakness.
  3. ...... relaxes and expands blood vessels, which helps protect the heart.
  4. in 2011, 21,500 Australians ...... because of cardiovascular disease.
  5. 3 letter name for the disease of the heart and blood vessels
  6. Angina, shortness of breath, pain in the chest and neck are all ...... ...... impacts on an individual's life
  7. consuming this should be avoided, or reduced.
  8. ...... ...... system agents reduce blood pressure by blocking the effects of the ...... ......
  9. Narrowing of blood vessels, heart attack, heart failure and ultimately death are all ...... ...... impacts on an individual's life
  10. ...... ...... medicines control blood cholesterol level.
  11. emotional, financial, day to day living and personal relationships are all ...... If you have cardiovascular disease
  12. approximately 30% of the people who die from heart disease each year are ......
  13. Family history, increasing age, alcohol, smoking, poor diet, high blood pressure and cholesterol, overweight and obesity, not enough fruit and vegetable consumption, and not enough physical activity are all ...... ...... for cardiovascular disease.
  14. the medicine commonly used to help reduce chest pain.
  15. ...... and shortness of breath are some other symptoms
  16. ...... may be very noticeable, but sometimes you can have the disease and not have any ......
  17. a low-fat, high-fibre ...... is recommended.
  18. too much of this should be avoided in your diet because it increases your chance of developing diabetes
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  1. ...... dilate heart blood vessels and reduce the work done by the heart.
  2. this disease is one of Australia's largest health problems.
  3. treatment for CVD includes cardiovascular ......
  4. ...... medicines increase water loss through urination.
  5. heart disease was considered to be a ......'s disease until they discovered woman also got cardiovascular disease.
  6. The number of Australians that die each day because of cardiovascular disease.
  7. heart disease affects 1.4 millions of ......
  8. you should avoid food containing saturated ......
  9. used to lower blood pressure.
  10. the best way of maintaining a healthy which reduces the risk of getting cardiovascular disease.
  11. 4 out of 5 people who die from cardiovascular disease are above the age of ...... ......
  12. also known as chest pain. The most common symptom which is experienced when the heart is not getting enough blood or oxygen
  13. ...... may also affect your risk of getting cardiovascular disease.

31 Clues: used to lower blood pressure. • treatment for CVD includes cardiovascular ...... • heart disease affects 1.4 millions of ...... • consuming this should be avoided, or reduced. • ...... ...... medicines control blood cholesterol level. • the medicine commonly used to help reduce chest pain. • ...

Paris Celestino Crossword 2024-11-21

Paris Celestino Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a tube that has an internal diameter of hairlike thiness
  2. this test uses ultrasound to look at blood going through the blood vessels to determined if they are narrowed or have a thrombus
  3. the hollow muscualr organ that pumps blood through the body of vertebrate animal by contracting and relaxing
  4. condition which the heart is not pumping from the left ventricle
  5. The build-up of fats, cholesterol, and other substances in and on the artery walls
  6. a portable ecg machine that the patient wears over a few days
  7. inflammation of the myocardium
  8. a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels
  9. a rare degenerative condition, of unknown cause, that affects the leg veins of young men
  10. what is the triangular wall of cardiac tissue that separates the left and right ventricle
  11. procedure to diagnose stenosis or aneurysms using contrast dye
  12. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to tissues and organs in the body
  13. a fast abnormal heart rhythm also known as (VT)
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  1. is a hospital ward specialized in the care of patients with heart attacks, unstable angina, and cardiac dysrhythmia
  2. a road map for the care of a patient and a necessary tool in following the nursing process
  3. tudies fluids, tissues, or organs taken from the body
  4. happens when the blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients from the heart to the rest of the body become thick and stiff
  5. a test to record the electrical signals in the heart
  6. a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart from tissues and organs in the body
  7. rupture of a blood vessel
  8. the location where surgical procedures are performed
  9. narrowing of the coronary arteries
  10. part of the heart doesn't get the blood flow it need due to a blockage
  11. a medical treatment thats used quick, low energy shocks to restore a regular heart rhythm
  12. condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell
  13. the cheSts is opened up and a blood vessel is taken from somewhere else in the body to replace a closed vessels on a heart, this is also called CABG
  14. point of maximum impose of the heart when felt during examination

27 Clues: rupture of a blood vessel • inflammation of the myocardium • narrowing of the coronary arteries • a fast abnormal heart rhythm also known as (VT) • a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels • a test to record the electrical signals in the heart • the location where surgical procedures are performed • tudies fluids, tissues, or organs taken from the body • ...

Cardiovascular system 2023-03-12

Cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of two pairs of vessels carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
  2. circulation Flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart.
  3. Instrument to measure blood pressure.
  4. Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart.
  5. of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries.
  6. Gas that enters the blood through the lungs
  7. artery Artery carrying oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs.
  8. Muscular middle layer of the heart.
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  1. Flow of blood from body tissue to the heart and then from the heart back to body tissues
  2. Valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle; bicuspid valve.
  3. Valve positioned between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.
  4. Heart rhythm originating in the sinoatrial node with a rate in patient
  5. Partition or wall dividing a cavity; such as between the right and left atria (interatrial septum) and right and left ventricles (interventricular septum).
  6. Specialized nervous tissue in the right atrium that begins the heartbeat.
  7. Abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves
  8. Pacemaker of the heart.

16 Clues: Pacemaker of the heart. • Muscular middle layer of the heart. • Instrument to measure blood pressure. • Gas that enters the blood through the lungs • Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart. • of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries. • Valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle; bicuspid valve. • ...

Cardiac Cycle and Cardiac Output (There Are Acrynoms) 2023-10-19

Cardiac Cycle and Cardiac Output (There Are Acrynoms) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The pressure in your arteries when the heart beats
  2. The passage of fluids (incl. blood) throughout the body.
  3. The amount of blood your heart pumps per minute. MAP is influenced/determined by this and systemic vascular resistance.
  4. Systole and diastole usually refer to what is happening in the _________
  5. Another word for high blood pressure.
  6. The pressure in your arteries when your heart rests between beats.
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  1. 2/3 of Diastole BP+1/3 Systole BP.
  2. The volume of blood pumped out of the left ventricle of the heart during each systolic cardiac contraction.
  3. The valve located on the left side with 2 cusps/flaps, also called the mitral valve.
  4. The outermost layer of the heart.
  5. When the heart muscles contracts and pump blood through the arteries and out of the heart. Helps determine blood pressure along with diastole.
  6. When the heart muscles relaxes to fill the chambers with blood. Helps determine blood pressure along with systole.
  7. The innermost layer of the heart.
  8. The middle layer of the heart.
  9. This valve has 3 cusps/flaps on the right side of the heart

15 Clues: The middle layer of the heart. • The outermost layer of the heart. • The innermost layer of the heart. • 2/3 of Diastole BP+1/3 Systole BP. • Another word for high blood pressure. • The pressure in your arteries when the heart beats • The passage of fluids (incl. blood) throughout the body. • This valve has 3 cusps/flaps on the right side of the heart • ...

Cardiovascular system overview3 2016-06-10

Cardiovascular system overview3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The cardiovascular system ______ blood and oxygen around your body. hint: a fancy word for move.
  2. The _______ separates the left side and right side of the heart.
  3. Ventricles __________ to force blood into your lungs and the body. This process is called Systole.
  4. The heart has __________ wiring that keeps it beating.
  5. Ventricles _______ to receive blood from the upper Atria chambers. This process is called Diastole
  6. _____ supply oxygen to the oxygen poor blood.
  7. _____ works like gates on a fence. They control blood flow into and out of the heart chambers.
  8. The ______ is a pump.
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  1. The lower chambers of the heart.
  2. Arteries and _____ are blood vessels.
  3. The heart and blood ______ together are your cardiovascular system.
  4. The upper chambers of the heart. Also called atria.
  5. _________ arteries nourishes your heart with oxygen rich blood on the surface of your heart. hint: starts with "C", ends with "y".
  6. The heart has _____ chambers.
  7. The septum protects oxygen poor ______ from mixing with oxygen rich _______.

15 Clues: The ______ is a pump. • The heart has _____ chambers. • The lower chambers of the heart. • Arteries and _____ are blood vessels. • _____ supply oxygen to the oxygen poor blood. • The upper chambers of the heart. Also called atria. • The heart has __________ wiring that keeps it beating. • The _______ separates the left side and right side of the heart. • ...

The Circulatory System 2013-10-10

The Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. 70-80bpm is the average... heart rate
  2. measured in bpm
  3. UK's biggest killer
  4. liquid which carries nutrients around the body
  5. pumps blood around the body
  6. carry blood to the heart
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  1. your heart has four of these
  2. your heart is the size of a...
  3. carry blood away from the heart
  4. what your heart rate is measured in
  5. used by doctors to listen to your heart
  6. type of tissue which makes up your heart
  7. organ which provides blood with oxygen

13 Clues: measured in bpm • UK's biggest killer • carry blood to the heart • pumps blood around the body • your heart has four of these • your heart is the size of a... • carry blood away from the heart • what your heart rate is measured in • 70-80bpm is the average... heart rate • organ which provides blood with oxygen • used by doctors to listen to your heart • ...

TB GCSE PE 2014-03-28

TB GCSE PE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The system that uses the lungs
  2. A contraction which uses the muscle but not the joint
  3. Carries blood away from the heart with oxygen
  4. Humans breathing apparatus
  5. Tension remains unchanged and the muscles length changes
  6. One cell blood vessels
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  1. Can cause raised blood pressure
  2. Muscle that pumps blood around the body
  3. The system that uses the heart
  4. The valve on the right side of the heart
  5. Can cause strokes and heart failure
  6. Carries oxygen-depleted blood towards the heart
  7. The largest artery
  8. The valve on the left side of the heart
  9. Where gaseous exchange happens

15 Clues: The largest artery • One cell blood vessels • Humans breathing apparatus • The system that uses the heart • The system that uses the lungs • Where gaseous exchange happens • Can cause raised blood pressure • Can cause strokes and heart failure • Muscle that pumps blood around the body • The valve on the left side of the heart • The valve on the right side of the heart • ...

The heart structure 2020-04-27

The heart structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. deoxyenated blood leaves the right ventricle of the heart
  2. a double walled sac
  3. sudden loss of heart function
  4. lubricates the heart during contractions
  5. the size of a fist
  6. separates the two sides of the heart
  7. produces the electrial pulses that drive heart contractions
  8. the inner wall of the pericardium
  9. this and the tricuspid valve make up the atrioventricular
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  1. the heart circulates blood through here
  2. contains the muscle that contracts
  3. conntracts to push blood into ventricle
  4. blockage of any arteries can cause a
  5. deoygenated blood returns via veins to the
  6. oxygenated blood leaves the body via

15 Clues: the size of a fist • a double walled sac • sudden loss of heart function • the inner wall of the pericardium • contains the muscle that contracts • blockage of any arteries can cause a • separates the two sides of the heart • oxygenated blood leaves the body via • the heart circulates blood through here • conntracts to push blood into ventricle • ...

The heart structure 2020-04-27

The heart structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the inner wall of the pericardium
  2. lubricates the heart during contractions
  3. conntracts to push blood into ventricle
  4. deoxyenated blood leaves the right ventricle of the heart
  5. deoygenated blood returns via veins to the
  6. blockage of any arteries can cause a
  7. produces the electrial pulses that drive heart contractions
  8. the size of a fist
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  1. sudden loss of heart function
  2. the heart circulates blood through here
  3. contains the muscle that contracts
  4. a double walled sac
  5. oxygenated blood leaves the body via
  6. this and the tricuspid valve make up the atrioventricular
  7. separates the two sides of the heart

15 Clues: the size of a fist • a double walled sac • sudden loss of heart function • the inner wall of the pericardium • contains the muscle that contracts • oxygenated blood leaves the body via • separates the two sides of the heart • blockage of any arteries can cause a • the heart circulates blood through here • conntracts to push blood into ventricle • ...

10.7 2023-11-24

10.7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries
  2. vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  3. a small artery
  4. valve located between the right atrium and the right ventricle
  5. largest vein in the body
  6. upper chambers of the heart
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  1. innermost lining of blood vessels
  2. inner lining of the heart
  3. lower chambers of the heart
  4. middle layer of the heart
  5. small vein
  6. The largest artery in the body
  7. relaxation phase of the heartbeat
  8. smallest type of blood vessel
  9. vessel that carries blood back to the heart

15 Clues: small vein • a small artery • largest vein in the body • inner lining of the heart • middle layer of the heart • lower chambers of the heart • upper chambers of the heart • smallest type of blood vessel • The largest artery in the body • innermost lining of blood vessels • relaxation phase of the heartbeat • vessel that carries blood back to the heart • ...

Cardiovascular System 2024-01-13

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large amount of blood cells
  2. condition of excessive iron
  3. low heart wall movements
  4. inflammation within heart
  5. surgical procedure of removing fluid from the area surrounding the heart
  6. procedure to widen a heart valve
  7. instrument used to measure blood pressure
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  1. excessive amount of cholesterol within blood
  2. low blood sugar
  3. condition of inflammation within heart
  4. procedure on a heart valve
  5. pertaining to atria and ventricles
  6. removing material that is blocking an artery
  7. disorder of deposits of abnormal protein
  8. artery and vein with the phrenic nerve in the area surrounding the heart

15 Clues: low blood sugar • low heart wall movements • inflammation within heart • procedure on a heart valve • large amount of blood cells • condition of excessive iron • procedure to widen a heart valve • pertaining to atria and ventricles • condition of inflammation within heart • disorder of deposits of abnormal protein • instrument used to measure blood pressure • ...

First Aid 2013-01-02

First Aid crossword puzzle
Across
  1. control centre of the body
  2. contains the spinal cord
  3. broken blood vessels under the skin caused by trauma
  4. reduces swelling
  5. aid giving treatment to injured patients
  6. the heartbeat felt on the body
  7. number of compressions performed during cpr followed by two breaths
  8. broken bone
  9. when someone touches a hot object
  10. used to secure a trauma dressing
  11. gas we need to survive
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  1. where oxygen and carbon dioxide is exchanged
  2. gives the body shape and movement
  3. use this to immobolize a fracture
  4. carries deoxygenated blood back to heart
  5. caused by burning
  6. organ that pumps blood
  7. patient's airway is blocked by foreign object
  8. protect the heart & lungs
  9. bodily fluid pumped by the heart
  10. carries oxygenated blood away from heart

21 Clues: broken bone • reduces swelling • caused by burning • organ that pumps blood • gas we need to survive • contains the spinal cord • protect the heart & lungs • control centre of the body • the heartbeat felt on the body • used to secure a trauma dressing • bodily fluid pumped by the heart • gives the body shape and movement • use this to immobolize a fracture • ...

Infinitesimalrechnung ist mein lieblingsfach 2024-02-21

Infinitesimalrechnung ist mein lieblingsfach crossword puzzle
Across
  1. queen mother of ashanti empire
  2. flows blood throughout body
  3. mrs kuhn
  4. top of the heart
  5. part of cell that controls what's passing
  6. basically growth hormone, fruits, germination, stem and leaf
  7. p(t)=Ae^kt
  8. away from heart
  9. bottom of heart
  10. cell division (roots+shoots)
  11. an equation with a derivative in it
  12. dp/dt=kP
  13. o2 poor
  14. regulates dormancy and abscission
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  1. surrounds cells/tissues to bring nooch+o2
  2. dp/dt=kP(1-P/L)
  3. slows stem growth thickens etc
  4. o2 rich
  5. when f'(x)=0
  6. chart of the slopes of a diffyq
  7. main artery in heart
  8. when a molecule of h20 breaks a chem bond
  9. return blood to heart
  10. how f'(x) is changing
  11. shoots

25 Clues: shoots • o2 rich • o2 poor • mrs kuhn • dp/dt=kP • p(t)=Ae^kt • when f'(x)=0 • dp/dt=kP(1-P/L) • away from heart • bottom of heart • top of the heart • main artery in heart • return blood to heart • how f'(x) is changing • flows blood throughout body • cell division (roots+shoots) • queen mother of ashanti empire • slows stem growth thickens etc • chart of the slopes of a diffyq • ...

Medical Terminology Chapter 9 Review 2020-12-11

Medical Terminology Chapter 9 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. profuse sweating
  2. closing or blockage of a passage
  3. blockage in a blood vessel
  4. the root meaning valve
  5. the root meaning aorta
  6. the root meaning heart (2)
  7. the root meaning vein (1)
  8. dilation of the aorta
  9. the root meaning septum
  10. blood clot
  11. the root meaning atrium
  12. the root meaning vein (2)
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  1. the root meaning ventricle
  2. the root meaning heart (1)
  3. abnormal heart beat
  4. blockage of blood flow to an organ
  5. pressure on heart while contracting
  6. the root meaning fatty plaque
  7. loss of blood
  8. bluish appearance to the skin
  9. rapid or irregular heartbeat
  10. pressure on heart while relaxing
  11. mass of matter present in the blood
  12. the root meaning vessel

24 Clues: blood clot • loss of blood • profuse sweating • abnormal heart beat • dilation of the aorta • the root meaning valve • the root meaning aorta • the root meaning septum • the root meaning atrium • the root meaning vessel • the root meaning vein (1) • the root meaning vein (2) • the root meaning ventricle • the root meaning heart (1) • blockage in a blood vessel • the root meaning heart (2) • ...

Cardiovascular System 2023-03-02

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. irregular heartbeat
  2. combining forms that means light
  3. an instrument used to measure blood pressure
  4. medication that helps dissolve blood clots
  5. medication used to prevent formation of blood clots
  6. suffix that means deficiency
  7. suffix that means pertaining to a blood condition
  8. a physician who specializes in heart diseases and conditions
  9. condition of plaque buildup in the arteries
  10. sac surrounding the heart
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  1. elevated blood pressure
  2. condition of diseased heart muscle
  3. slow heart rate
  4. medication that narrows blood vessels
  5. prefix that means against
  6. inflammation of the inner layer of the heart muscle
  7. combining form that means to enlarge or expand
  8. bluish discoloration of the skin
  9. radiograph test used to take pictures of the blood flow in arteries
  10. prefix that means fast

20 Clues: slow heart rate • irregular heartbeat • prefix that means fast • elevated blood pressure • prefix that means against • sac surrounding the heart • suffix that means deficiency • combining forms that means light • bluish discoloration of the skin • condition of diseased heart muscle • medication that narrows blood vessels • medication that helps dissolve blood clots • ...

Lower Respiratory Anatomy: Amelie Rey-Bear 2025-05-06

Lower Respiratory Anatomy: Amelie Rey-Bear crossword puzzle
Across
  1. production and maturation of immune cells
  2. causes contractions for respiration
  3. separates the superior lobe from the middle lobe
  4. in the left lung
  5. aids functioning of lungs
  6. protects the heart, lungs and vessels
  7. at the highest point of the lung
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  1. covers the lungs
  2. between the ribs
  3. transporting deoxygenated blood from the heart towards the lungs
  4. in the left side of the mediastinum
  5. at the lower part of the lungs
  6. facilitate gas exchange and oxygen transport
  7. divides the lungs into lobes
  8. in front of the heart, between the sternum and the heart
  9. protects the vital organs in the chest
  10. in the mediastinum
  11. in the left side of the thoracic cavity
  12. pumps blood throughout the body
  13. transports air between the nose/mouth and the lungs

20 Clues: covers the lungs • between the ribs • in the left lung • in the mediastinum • aids functioning of lungs • divides the lungs into lobes • at the lower part of the lungs • pumps blood throughout the body • at the highest point of the lung • in the left side of the mediastinum • causes contractions for respiration • protects the heart, lungs and vessels • ...

The Circulatory System 2024-03-20

The Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Universal blood recipients
  2. Period between the start of one heart beat and beginning of the next
  3. Carry blood away from the heart
  4. Thin outer layer
  5. Pressure of blood within arteries
  6. Functions to clot blood
  7. The receiving chambers
  8. Universal blood donor
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  1. Carry blood to the heart
  2. Smooth, thin, membrane lining
  3. Indicates number of heart beats per minute
  4. The heart muscle itself
  5. Divides the heart
  6. Controls blood flow

14 Clues: Thin outer layer • Divides the heart • Controls blood flow • Universal blood donor • The receiving chambers • The heart muscle itself • Functions to clot blood • Carry blood to the heart • Universal blood recipients • Smooth, thin, membrane lining • Carry blood away from the heart • Pressure of blood within arteries • Indicates number of heart beats per minute • ...

Body Systems 2018-04-04

Body Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A connective tissue made up of plasma, red blood cells, platelets, and white blood cells.
  2. A group of similar cells working together.
  3. Protects the organs and stores minerals that help your nerves and muscles work properly.
  4. Upper chambers in your heart.
  5. Make up your heart, blood, and blood vessels.
  6. A blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart.
Down
  1. A place where two or more bones meet.
  2. the way the body gains and uses oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide and water.
  3. A tiny blood vessel
  4. Lower chambers in your heart.
  5. circulation of blood between your heart and lungs
  6. circulation of blood between your heart and the rest of your body
  7. Made up of muscles that let you move.
  8. Chambers in your heart that are separated by flaplike structures
  9. Two or more tissues working together to do a job.
  10. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.

16 Clues: A tiny blood vessel • Lower chambers in your heart. • Upper chambers in your heart. • A place where two or more bones meet. • Made up of muscles that let you move. • A group of similar cells working together. • Make up your heart, blood, and blood vessels. • circulation of blood between your heart and lungs • Two or more tissues working together to do a job. • ...

Cardiovascular System 2022-03-30

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Natural pacemaker of the heart.
  2. Connective tissue that allows blood to pass through but not back.
  3. Blood clotting following injury.
  4. Heart muscle that can also produce electrical impulses.
  5. Transport O2.
  6. Caused by leaking valves. Whooshing sound.
  7. Double pump.
  8. Abnormally high RBC count.
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  1. Takes blood away from the heart.
  2. Tissue death will occur if blockage is not resolved quickly.
  3. Thickening of the heart muscle wall decreasing ventricular space
  4. Reduced RBC caused by low iron.
  5. Fluid connective tissue.
  6. Indicate relaxing and resetting of the ventricles.
  7. Important organ for maintaining blood supply. Filters out deformed and aging RBC's from circulation.
  8. Mesh wire placed to keep an artery open.
  9. Flow of blood from the heart to the rest of the body and back.
  10. Sound heard when tricuspids and mitral valves close.
  11. Mixture of H20, electrolytes, and proteins that help in transporting lipids, forming antibodies, and blood clotting.

19 Clues: Double pump. • Transport O2. • Fluid connective tissue. • Abnormally high RBC count. • Natural pacemaker of the heart. • Reduced RBC caused by low iron. • Takes blood away from the heart. • Blood clotting following injury. • Mesh wire placed to keep an artery open. • Caused by leaking valves. Whooshing sound. • Indicate relaxing and resetting of the ventricles. • ...

Cardiovascular System Crossword 2022-11-07

Cardiovascular System Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the outermost layer of the heart
  2. carries _________ and nutrients to the cell
  3. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  4. the innermost layer of the heart that provides a smooth surface for blood flow
  5. this cavity is where the heart is located
  6. tiny blood vessels where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the body and the blood cells
  7. blood vessels that bring blood back to the heart
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  1. the major organ of the cardiovascular system
  2. the thickest layer of the heart responsible for contracting the heart
  3. A protective layer of tissue that covers the heart
  4. the rounded point of the heart
  5. a word that refers to the heart
  6. the widest part of the heart

13 Clues: the widest part of the heart • the rounded point of the heart • a word that refers to the heart • the outermost layer of the heart • this cavity is where the heart is located • carries _________ and nutrients to the cell • the major organ of the cardiovascular system • blood vessels that bring blood back to the heart • A protective layer of tissue that covers the heart • ...

Cardiovascular System Crossword Puzzle 2025-05-06

Cardiovascular System Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Cava
  2. WBC
  3. composed of cardiac muscle tissue
  4. RBC
  5. Artery
  6. carries blood towards the heart
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  1. largest artery in the human body
  2. fluid-filled sac that surrounds your heart
  3. upper chambers of the heart
  4. Vein
  5. Lower chambers of the heart
  6. Platelet
  7. network between the arterioles and venules
  8. lines the inside chambers of the heart
  9. carries blood away from the heart

15 Clues: WBC • RBC • Cava • Vein • Artery • Platelet • upper chambers of the heart • Lower chambers of the heart • carries blood towards the heart • largest artery in the human body • composed of cardiac muscle tissue • carries blood away from the heart • lines the inside chambers of the heart • fluid-filled sac that surrounds your heart • network between the arterioles and venules

BIOLOGY TEST 2022-01-04

BIOLOGY TEST crossword puzzle
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  1. BIOLOGICAL TERM FOR RBC
  2. ARTERY THAT SUPPLIES OXYGENATED BLOOD TO THE HEART MUSCLES
  3. EXO-ENDOCRINE GLAND
  4. MUSCLES THAT MAKES UP THE HEART
  5. VALVE THAT IS PRESENT INBETWEEN THE RIGHT ATRIUM AND RIGHT VENTRICLE
  6. BREAKDOWN GLYCOGEN TO GLUCOSE
  7. RECEIVING CHAMBERS OF THE HEART
  8. HELPS IN BLOOD CLOTTING
  9. MEMBRANE THAT PROTECTS THE HEART
  10. HORMONE THAT LOWERS GLUCOSE LEVEL IN BLOOD
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  1. EMERGENCY HORMONE
  2. PROTEINS FOUND ON THE SURFACE OF THE RBC THAT IDENTIFIES BOOD GROUPS
  3. CONDITION OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
  4. BLOOD VESSEL THAT SUPPLIES OXYGENATED BLOOD TO ALL BODY PARTS
  5. NATURAL PACEMAKER OF THE HEART
  6. ARTERY THAT CARRIES DEOXYGENATED BLOOD
  7. HYPOSECRETION OF INSULIN
  8. FLUID THAT OCCUPIES THE SPACES BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL CELLS OF BODY
  9. MASTER GLAND
  10. HORMONE THAT REGULATES SALT AND WATER BALANCE

20 Clues: MASTER GLAND • EMERGENCY HORMONE • EXO-ENDOCRINE GLAND • HELPS IN BLOOD CLOTTING • BIOLOGICAL TERM FOR RBC • HYPOSECRETION OF INSULIN • BREAKDOWN GLYCOGEN TO GLUCOSE • NATURAL PACEMAKER OF THE HEART • MUSCLES THAT MAKES UP THE HEART • RECEIVING CHAMBERS OF THE HEART • CONDITION OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE • MEMBRANE THAT PROTECTS THE HEART • ARTERY THAT CARRIES DEOXYGENATED BLOOD • ...

Infinitesimalrechnung ist mein lieblingsfach 2024-02-21

Infinitesimalrechnung ist mein lieblingsfach crossword puzzle
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  1. queen mother of ashanti empire
  2. flows blood throughout body
  3. mrs kuhn
  4. top of the heart
  5. part of cell that controls what's passing
  6. basically growth hormone, fruits, germination, stem and leaf
  7. p(t)=Ae^kt
  8. away from heart
  9. bottom of heart
  10. cell division (roots+shoots)
  11. an equation with a derivative in it
  12. dp/dt=kP
  13. o2 poor
  14. regulates dormancy and abscission
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  1. surrounds cells/tissues to bring nooch+o2
  2. dp/dt=kP(1-P/L)
  3. slows stem growth thickens etc
  4. o2 rich
  5. when f'(x)=0
  6. chart of the slopes of a diffyq
  7. main artery in heart
  8. when a molecule of h20 breaks a chem bond
  9. return blood to heart
  10. how f'(x) is changing
  11. shoots

25 Clues: shoots • o2 rich • o2 poor • mrs kuhn • dp/dt=kP • p(t)=Ae^kt • when f'(x)=0 • dp/dt=kP(1-P/L) • away from heart • bottom of heart • top of the heart • main artery in heart • return blood to heart • how f'(x) is changing • flows blood throughout body • cell division (roots+shoots) • queen mother of ashanti empire • slows stem growth thickens etc • chart of the slopes of a diffyq • ...

Ch 11 Cardiovascular CrossWord 2021-02-10

Ch 11 Cardiovascular CrossWord crossword puzzle
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  1. The amount of blood pumped by the right atrium in one contraction
  2. A hollow part or cavity in an organ
  3. Commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flows decreases or stop to a part of the heart.
  4. Any tissue will always be lined by epithelial cells.
  5. Blood in the left common carotid artery receives blood
  6. The mediastinum is the central compartment of the thoracic cavity.
  7. Are located at the connections between the pulmonary artery and the right ventricle, and the aorta and the left ventricle.
  8. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the veins of the body: the left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary vein
  9. A membranous sheath enveloping or lining an organ.
  10. a double-walled structure, made up of an outer fibrous layer and an inner serous layer.
  11. Is the medical term for chest pain or discomfort due to coronary heart disease
  12. A small branch of an artery leading into capillaries
  13. Innermost layer of pericardium
  14. a small device thatś placed under the skin in your chest to help your heartbeat.
  15. your heart rate, or the number of times your heart beats in one minute.
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  1. A small vein, especially one collecting blood from the capillaries.
  2. Blood flowing across an abnormal valve
  3. another name for high blood pressure Is the medical term for high blood pressure.
  4. Colloquially known as the heart strings, are tendon-resembling fibrous cords of connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart.
  5. Any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body.
  6. Anterior to spine and left of midline
  7. The amount of force exerted against the artery walls as blood flows through the vessel
  8. Is something so small yet so crucial to life in all organisms.
  9. the medical term for low blood pressure.
  10. the stout wall separating the ventricles, the lower chambers of the heart, from one another.
  11. Is an aortic valve that only has two leaflets, instead of three.
  12. Is the term describes the amount of blood your heart pumps each minute.
  13. Lies between the two chambers on the right side of your heart.
  14. Involuntary and some have the ability to generate their own action potentials.
  15. Generated by blood flowing in and out of the heartś chambers
  16. The phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries.
  17. The stage of the heart cycle in which the heart muscle is relaxed, allowing the chambers to fill with blood .
  18. The tip of a pyramidal or rounded structure, such as the lung or heart.

33 Clues: Innermost layer of pericardium • A hollow part or cavity in an organ • Anterior to spine and left of midline • Blood flowing across an abnormal valve • the medical term for low blood pressure. • A membranous sheath enveloping or lining an organ. • Any tissue will always be lined by epithelial cells. • A small branch of an artery leading into capillaries • ...

Heart to Heart 2025-10-21

Heart to Heart crossword puzzle
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  1. , riruom a emia'l ej - arikahs
  2. , Dance and don't say a word
  3. ,Bruno Mars
  4. , The Shepard's Dog
  5. , Not Better
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  1. Bring it on Home to me
  2. , Tangled Up
  3. , Neon Jungle

8 Clues: ,Bruno Mars • , Tangled Up • , Not Better • , Neon Jungle • , The Shepard's Dog • Bring it on Home to me • , Dance and don't say a word • , riruom a emia'l ej - arikahs

Body Systems Review 2023-05-11

Body Systems Review crossword puzzle
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  1. After exercising your heart rate should...
  2. Which body system has the job of absorbing nutrients for your body?
  3. These protect the lungs.
  4. Living organisms that live in water use these to take in oxygen.
  5. The tiniest blood vessles that carry nutrients and oxygen.
  6. These begin the process of digestion.
  7. Arteries carry your blood __________ your heart
  8. The largest organ ON our bodies.
  9. Your veins carry blood ____________ your heart.
  10. The system that holds our bodies upright and moving.
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  1. Blood transports this throughout the body.
  2. The tube that connects the throat and nose to small tubes leading to the lungs.
  3. The part of your brain keeps you balanced.
  4. The largest structure of the body plan.
  5. The final chmaber of your heart.
  6. The smallest structure of the body plan.
  7. Which system has the job of absorbing oxygen for your body?
  8. Blood is primarily moved around the human body by the
  9. The blood always leaves the heart and travels directly to the...
  10. The stretchy sac that holds food.

20 Clues: These protect the lungs. • The final chmaber of your heart. • The largest organ ON our bodies. • The stretchy sac that holds food. • These begin the process of digestion. • The largest structure of the body plan. • The smallest structure of the body plan. • Blood transports this throughout the body. • After exercising your heart rate should... • ...

Unit 5 Activity 2 - Savannah Hinton W3 2023-11-09

Unit 5 Activity 2 - Savannah Hinton W3 crossword puzzle
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  1. cardiovascular disease
  2. a test that records the electrical signals in the heart.
  3. a device used to control an irregular heart rhythm.
  4. when your heart does not pump enough blood to your body.
  5. creates radio waves to take clear pictures of your body.
  6. outside of, without
  7. vessel
  8. sound waves that create images of internal body structure.
  9. the process of recording
  10. chest organ that pumps blood throughout your body.
  11. when brain blood flow is blocked or sudden bleeding in brain.
  12. diabetes mellitus
  13. ventricular tachycardia
  14. acute coronary syndrome
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  1. it takes dynamic xray pictures of your heart
  2. electricity
  3. excessive
  4. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body.
  5. chest pain or discomfort that keeps coming back.
  6. networks of small vessels that perfuse tissues.
  7. blood vessels that carry blood throughout your body.
  8. a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat.
  9. cane-shaped vessel that delivers oxygen-rich blood in the body.

23 Clues: vessel • excessive • electricity • diabetes mellitus • outside of, without • cardiovascular disease • ventricular tachycardia • acute coronary syndrome • the process of recording • it takes dynamic xray pictures of your heart • networks of small vessels that perfuse tissues. • chest pain or discomfort that keeps coming back. • chest organ that pumps blood throughout your body. • ...

Science 2023-10-30

Science crossword puzzle
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  1. stringy substance that helps form scabs
  2. sacs where exchanges of gases takes in place in the lungs
  3. carries blood away from the heart
  4. tubes tubes entering the lungs
  5. muscle below lungs that expands the chest
  6. system of organs including the lungs whose main function is to get oxygen to the blood
  7. blood type that can be donated to other
  8. artery taking blood from the heart to the body
  9. yellowish liquid that carries the blood cells through the blood vessels
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  1. blood cell carries oxygen and nutrients to the cells
  2. carry blood towards the heart
  3. main function of the lungs and the oxygen to the blood
  4. system of the heart blood, and blood vessels
  5. tube leading to the lungs
  6. vocal box
  7. pressure placed on the walls of the blood vessels
  8. fight infection and diseases
  9. tags on the cells
  10. upper chamber in the heart that receives blood
  11. back of the throat
  12. lower chamber in the heart that pushes out blood
  13. tiny hairs covering many body tissues

22 Clues: vocal box • tags on the cells • back of the throat • tube leading to the lungs • fight infection and diseases • carry blood towards the heart • tubes tubes entering the lungs • carries blood away from the heart • tiny hairs covering many body tissues • stringy substance that helps form scabs • blood type that can be donated to other • muscle below lungs that expands the chest • ...

Med Term Chapter 5 2023-12-11

Med Term Chapter 5 crossword puzzle
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  1. suffix meaning a mixture or blending
  2. combining form meaning white
  3. infarction heart attack
  4. medication that shows blood coagulation
  5. mature red blood cells
  6. blood poisoning caused by microorganisms and toxins in the blood
  7. blockage of a vessel by an embolus aplastic anemia marked by an absence of all formed blood elements
  8. combining form meaning aorta
  9. electric shock used to restore hearts rhythm
  10. hardening of arteries due to build up of plaque
  11. record of electrical activity of the heart
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  1. loss of normal heart beat rhythm
  2. balloon like enlargement of an artery
  3. inflammation of the inner lining of heart
  4. condition to control bleeding
  5. anemia marked by an absence of all formed bloood elements
  6. abnormally fast resting heart
  7. an agent that dissoves a thrombus
  8. combining form meaning artery or arteries
  9. abnormally slow resting heart rae
  10. episodes of severe chest pain
  11. suffix meaning blood or blood condition
  12. foreign object circulating
  13. combining form meaning clot

24 Clues: mature red blood cells • infarction heart attack • foreign object circulating • combining form meaning clot • combining form meaning white • combining form meaning aorta • condition to control bleeding • abnormally fast resting heart • episodes of severe chest pain • loss of normal heart beat rhythm • an agent that dissoves a thrombus • abnormally slow resting heart rae • ...

el system del circulatory 2024-02-06

el system del circulatory crossword puzzle
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  1. - The primary muscle used to breathe
  2. - The tube that food is meant to go down
  3. - The passageway for air from your nose and mouth to your lungs
  4. - The lower areas of the heart are called...
  5. - This is where gas exchange takes place at in the lungs
  6. - The valve that connects the left atrium and ventricle
  7. - The largest blood vessel in the body is the...
  8. - Arteries and veins that carry CO2-rich blood are called...
  9. - Cavities in the face that produce mucus to protect against infection
  10. - The upper areas of the heart are called...
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  1. - The main organ of the respiratory system
  2. - Where the vocal cords are
  3. - Tiny blood vessels
  4. - Carries blood to the heart
  5. - Carries blood away from the heart
  6. - the main organ in the circulatory system
  7. - Leaf-shaped structure that closes the glottis
  8. - Keeps food from going down the trachea when eating
  9. - The walls of the heart
  10. - The valve that carries blood to the aorta is called...

20 Clues: - Tiny blood vessels • - The walls of the heart • - Where the vocal cords are • - Carries blood to the heart • - Carries blood away from the heart • - The primary muscle used to breathe • - The tube that food is meant to go down • - The main organ of the respiratory system • - the main organ in the circulatory system • - The lower areas of the heart are called... • ...

VET Health 2024-11-10

VET Health crossword puzzle
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  1. instrument to examine the stomach or intestines
  2. Within the heart
  3. Abnormal condition of Joint pain
  4. kidney
  5. inflammation of the pharynx
  6. Flow, discharge
  7. pertaining to through the skin
  8. process of recording heart rate
  9. Puncturing and draining
  10. below normal
  11. Study of the heart
  12. Disease of many/multiple nerves
  13. Study of the nervous system
  14. self
  15. bladder
  16. Tumor, mass
  17. process of examining the stomach
  18. Condition, process
  19. pain
  20. Surgical repair
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  1. Cutting out, surgical removal, excision
  2. Inflammation of the tonsils
  3. Abnormal condition of difficulty speaking
  4. black
  5. disease of the heart muscle
  6. record of heart
  7. Prostate
  8. pertaining to behind the stomach
  9. Surgical incision into the skull
  10. instrument to record heart
  11. Abnormal condition of the inability to swallow
  12. Specialist in the stomach and intestines
  13. Condition of high blood glucose levels
  14. pertaining to below the liver
  15. examination of
  16. nerve
  17. brown
  18. liver
  19. bone
  20. Blood condition

40 Clues: self • bone • pain • black • nerve • brown • liver • kidney • bladder • Prostate • Tumor, mass • below normal • examination of • record of heart • Flow, discharge • Blood condition • Surgical repair • Within the heart • Study of the heart • Condition, process • Puncturing and draining • instrument to record heart • Inflammation of the tonsils • disease of the heart muscle • inflammation of the pharynx • ...

02/14/2022 American Heart Month 2022-02-11

02/14/2022 American Heart Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Is a risk factor for heart disease. A disorder involving excessive body fat that increases the risk of health problems.
  2. Lower chamber of the heart.
  3. Blood Pressure Is a risk factor for heart disease. Also known as hypertension. Describes when the force of blood flowing through your blood vessels is too high.
  4. Having too much of the bad version of this can lead to heart disease. A waxy, fat-like substance that can be found in all the cells in your body.
  5. Day of the week that statistics show is when most heart attacks occur.
  6. Blood flows through this to move from the heart to the body.
  7. Muscular organ that is roughly the same size as your fist.
  8. Getting 30 minutes of this per day, 5 days a week can help prevent heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes.
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  1. Is a risk factor for heart disease. A group of diseases that result in too much sugar in the blood (high blood glucose).
  2. Common over-the-counter medication that improves outcomes during a heart attack.
  3. An implanted device that helps regulate the heartrate.
  4. Connects upper chamber of the heart to the lower chamber.
  5. Saying goes "___ is the best medicine," Doing this often can promote healthier blood vessels and help prevent cardiovascular disease.
  6. An abnormal heart sound.
  7. Upper chamber of the heart.

15 Clues: An abnormal heart sound. • Lower chamber of the heart. • Upper chamber of the heart. • An implanted device that helps regulate the heartrate. • Connects upper chamber of the heart to the lower chamber. • Muscular organ that is roughly the same size as your fist. • Blood flows through this to move from the heart to the body. • ...

The Circulatory System 2022-11-01

The Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. The major muscle of the circulatory system.
  2. The aorta takes oxygenated blood to the ____________.
  3. The lower chambers of the heart.
  4. Oxygenated blood enters the heart through the _________________ vein.
  5. Which side of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood?
  6. Which chamber of the heart has a thinner muscle walls?
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  1. What is the largest blood cell?
  2. This prevents the backwards flow of blood in the heart.
  3. What type of blood vessel carries blood toward the heart?
  4. How many chambers does the heart have?
  5. The left ventricle pumps blood to the _____________.
  6. The pulmonary artery carries blood to the ___________.
  7. What separates the left side of the heart from the right side?
  8. The liquid portion of blood is called ______________.

14 Clues: What is the largest blood cell? • The lower chambers of the heart. • How many chambers does the heart have? • The major muscle of the circulatory system. • Which side of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood? • The left ventricle pumps blood to the _____________. • The aorta takes oxygenated blood to the ____________. • ...

Cardiology 2020-04-18

Cardiology crossword puzzle
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  1. heart rate
  2. painful purplish finger nodules
  3. (beat)lowest, most lateral palpable heart pulsation
  4. bluish discolouration
  5. method of listening to the heart
  6. (pulse)in aortic regurgitation
  7. fast heart rate
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  1. murmur heard after the first heart sound
  2. treatment for venous thromboembolism
  3. left sided heart valve
  4. additional sound on auscultation
  5. diagnosis of chest pain
  6. investigation
  7. device for cardiac arrhythmia

14 Clues: heart rate • investigation • fast heart rate • bluish discolouration • left sided heart valve • diagnosis of chest pain • device for cardiac arrhythmia • (pulse)in aortic regurgitation • painful purplish finger nodules • additional sound on auscultation • method of listening to the heart • treatment for venous thromboembolism • murmur heard after the first heart sound • ...

Circulatory vocab 2025-10-22

Circulatory vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Large vessel
  2. Low red blood cell count
  3. carry blood away from heart
  4. thickest wall of heart
  5. covering the myocardium
  6. forming a plug
  7. abnormal flow of blood
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  1. beating action of heart
  2. Heart beating slower than normal
  3. Heart isn't contracting properly
  4. chamber on left side of heart
  5. transports oxygen
  6. layer of heart

13 Clues: Large vessel • layer of heart • forming a plug • transports oxygen • thickest wall of heart • abnormal flow of blood • beating action of heart • covering the myocardium • Low red blood cell count • carry blood away from heart • chamber on left side of heart • Heart beating slower than normal • Heart isn't contracting properly

Circulatory System 2025-04-02

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. Force the blood through your system
  2. The movement of molecules
  3. The heart and blood vessels that circulate blood
  4. Pumps blood away from heart
  5. Carries blood away from heart
  6. It is red and flows through your veins
  7. It beats
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  1. Blood vessels located throughout your body
  2. The heart
  3. To move in a circle
  4. Transforms blood throughout the body
  5. A colorless and odorless gas
  6. Where blood exchanges oxygen and nutrients
  7. The movement of blood
  8. Upper chamber of the heart

15 Clues: It beats • The heart • To move in a circle • The movement of blood • The movement of molecules • Upper chamber of the heart • Pumps blood away from heart • A colorless and odorless gas • Carries blood away from heart • Force the blood through your system • Transforms blood throughout the body • It is red and flows through your veins • Blood vessels located throughout your body • ...

Cardiovascular System 2025-05-06

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. Where blood leaves the Right Ventricle
  2. Smallest Veins/Arteries
  3. Outer layer of the heart
  4. How blood enters the heart
  5. Inner layer of the heart
  6. Where blood enters the heart
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  1. Platelets
  2. White Blood Cells
  3. Where blood enters from the Lungs
  4. How blood leaves the heart
  5. Middle layer of the heart
  6. Red Blood Cells
  7. Where blood goes after the Vena Cava or the Pulmonary Vein
  8. Where blood goes after the Atrium
  9. Where blood enters the Left Ventricle

15 Clues: Platelets • Red Blood Cells • White Blood Cells • Smallest Veins/Arteries • Outer layer of the heart • Inner layer of the heart • Middle layer of the heart • How blood leaves the heart • How blood enters the heart • Where blood enters the heart • Where blood enters from the Lungs • Where blood goes after the Atrium • Where blood enters the Left Ventricle • ...

Chapter 13 puzzle 2021-12-13

Chapter 13 puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. area of tissue death in the heart muscle
  2. presence of pain in the chest
  3. chest
  4. recording of electric activity of the heart
  5. inflammation withen the heart
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  1. pertaining to heart strengthener
  2. surgical repair of vessels
  3. presence of partion
  4. instrument used to examine the chest
  5. condition of slow heart
  6. presence of heart muscle
  7. rapid or fast heart rate
  8. inflammation around the heart

13 Clues: chest • presence of partion • condition of slow heart • presence of heart muscle • rapid or fast heart rate • surgical repair of vessels • presence of pain in the chest • inflammation around the heart • inflammation withen the heart • pertaining to heart strengthener • instrument used to examine the chest • area of tissue death in the heart muscle • ...

Pathology ch. 4 review 2022-08-05

Pathology ch. 4 review crossword puzzle
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  1. Process using devices such as coils to clot off vessels
  2. Outer layer of connective tissue covering blood vessels or organs
  3. A local and temporary impairment of circulation caused by obstruction of circulation, and myocardial damage
  4. Lack of blood supply
  5. An abnormal opening between the right and left atria of the heart which allows mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood within the atria (3 words)
  6. Abnormal enlargement of the heart
  7. Outer layer of the heart
  8. Organ that acts as a pump to propel blood through-out the body and back for oxygenation
  9. Blood clot that commonly occurs in lower extremities when veins are injured or blood flow is slow
  10. Blood clot
  11. An abnormal heart sound resulting from disturbed or turbulent flow
  12. An opening in the septum between right and left atria of the fetal heart (2 words)
  13. Type of aneurysm as a result of a tear in the intimal lining of the artery, creating a false lumen within the media
  14. Contraction phase of the heartbeat
  15. Caused by a scarring of valve cusps that eventually Adhere to one another (2 words)
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  1. Muscular, middle layer of the heart
  2. Inner lining of the heart
  3. Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
  4. The internal tubular structure of the vessel
  5. Occurs when a blood cot forms or becomes lodged in a pulmonary artery (2 words)
  6. Pacemaker of the heart (2 words)
  7. Occurs when the heart is unable to propel blood at a sufficient rate and volume
  8. Inflammation of the walls of a vein
  9. A degenerative condition that affects the major arteries of the body, also know as hardening of the arteries
  10. Temporary vessel that is used during in utero life (2 words)
  11. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  12. Type of aneurysm that involves bulging of the entire circumference of the vessel wall
  13. Destruction of a blood clot
  14. Wire-mesh tube used to keep arteries open
  15. A localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery
  16. Microscopic vessel through that connect arteries and veins
  17. Relaxation phase of the heartbeat

32 Clues: Blood clot • Lack of blood supply • Outer layer of the heart • Inner lining of the heart • Destruction of a blood clot • Pacemaker of the heart (2 words) • Abnormal enlargement of the heart • Relaxation phase of the heartbeat • Contraction phase of the heartbeat • Muscular, middle layer of the heart • Inflammation of the walls of a vein • Wire-mesh tube used to keep arteries open • ...

Cardiovascular system key terms 2021-04-27

Cardiovascular system key terms crossword puzzle
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  1. cellular component of blood that helps defend the body against infection.
  2. the blood vessels that deliver oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the tissues of the body.
  3. Any of the tiny blood vessels that connect the smallest arteries to the smallest veins
  4. a thin sac that surrounds your heart.
  5. a type of blood vessel that return deoxygenated blood from your organs back to your heart.
  6. the upper chamber through which blood enters the ventricles of the heart
  7. The liquid portion of blood.
  8. The blood cell that carries oxygen, another name for Erythrocyte.
  9. The lining of the interior surface of the heart chambers.
  10. the passage of blood from the right side of the heart through arteries to the lungs where it picks up oxygen and is returned to the left side of the heart by veins
  11. valve a valve in the human heart between the left ventricle and the aorta.
  12. A type of blood cell that is made in the bone marrow and found in the blood.
  13. the visceral part of the pericardium that closely envelops the heart.
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  1. the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart, consisting of two triangular flaps of tissue, that prevents blood from flowing back into the atrium when the ventricle contracts
  2. a protective protein produced by the immune system in response to the presence of a foreign substance, called an antigen.
  3. the pressure of the blood within the artery produced primarily by the contraction of the heart muscle.
  4. a chamber of the heart which receives blood from a corresponding atrium and from which blood is forced into the arteries
  5. any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it
  6. is the dilation, or widening, of blood vessels.
  7. the largest blood vessel in the body.
  8. any of the small terminal twigs of an artery that ends in capillaries.
  9. reaction in which particles suspended in a liquid collect into clumps and which occurs as a response to a specific antibody.
  10. the process by which a blood clot is formed.
  11. a component of blood whose function is to react to bleeding from blood vessel injury by clumping
  12. A type of blood cell that is made in the bone marrow and found in the blood and lymph tissue

25 Clues: The liquid portion of blood. • a thin sac that surrounds your heart. • the largest blood vessel in the body. • the process by which a blood clot is formed. • is the dilation, or widening, of blood vessels. • The lining of the interior surface of the heart chambers. • The blood cell that carries oxygen, another name for Erythrocyte. • ...