heart Crossword Puzzles

Cardiovascular Crossword! 2025-05-08

Cardiovascular Crossword! crossword puzzle
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  1. Upper chamber of the heart that receives blood (think Latin word for entrance).
  2. Blood vessel that returns deoxygenated blood to the heart.
  3. Structure that prevents the backflow of blood in the heart and veins.
  4. A heart attack (put a dash between words)
  5. Arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscle (put a dash between words).
  6. A protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.
  7. Blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart.
  8. When your heartbeat is... out of rhythm.
  9. Tiny blood vessels where the exchange of gases and nutrients occurs.
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  1. The heart’s natural pacemaker; which initiates the heartbeat(put a dash between words).
  2. The force exerted by the heart in the pumping of blood. Can be high, normal, or low (put a dash between words).
  3. Lower chamber of the heart that pumps blood out.
  4. The liquid portion of blood that carries cells and nutrients. Sometimes people use it in spa treatments.
  5. A huge curved vessel that delivers oxygenated blood to the body (suuper big).
  6. Muscular tissue of the heart.

15 Clues: Muscular tissue of the heart. • When your heartbeat is... out of rhythm. • A heart attack (put a dash between words) • Lower chamber of the heart that pumps blood out. • A protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. • Blood vessel that returns deoxygenated blood to the heart. • Blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart. • ...

3.1.1 Crossword Puzzle 2025-04-28

3.1.1 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Liquid portion of blood that carries cells and nutrients
  2. Specialized muscle only found in the heart
  3. Body’s largest artery
  4. Oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells
  5. Next to Australia
  6. Circulates oxygen and nutrients through the body
  7. Lower heart chamber that pumps blood out
  8. Upper heart chamber receiving blood
  9. Muscle that never stops beating
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  1. Voluntary muscle type attached to bones
  2. A long journey
  3. Force that blood exerts on vessel walls
  4. Related to the heart and blood vessels
  5. What we inhale to survive
  6. South American rainforest
  7. Involuntary muscle found in organs like the intestines

16 Clues: A long journey • Next to Australia • Body’s largest artery • What we inhale to survive • South American rainforest • Muscle that never stops beating • Upper heart chamber receiving blood • Related to the heart and blood vessels • Voluntary muscle type attached to bones • Force that blood exerts on vessel walls • Lower heart chamber that pumps blood out • ...

3.1.1 Crossword Puzzle 2025-04-28

3.1.1 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Liquid portion of blood that carries cells and nutrients
  2. Specialized muscle only found in the heart
  3. Body’s largest artery
  4. Oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells
  5. Next to Australia
  6. Circulates oxygen and nutrients through the body
  7. Lower heart chamber that pumps blood out
  8. Upper heart chamber receiving blood
  9. Muscle that never stops beating
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  1. Voluntary muscle type attached to bones
  2. A long journey
  3. Force that blood exerts on vessel walls
  4. Related to the heart and blood vessels
  5. What we inhale to survive
  6. South American rainforest
  7. Involuntary muscle found in organs like the intestines

16 Clues: A long journey • Next to Australia • Body’s largest artery • What we inhale to survive • South American rainforest • Muscle that never stops beating • Upper heart chamber receiving blood • Related to the heart and blood vessels • Voluntary muscle type attached to bones • Force that blood exerts on vessel walls • Lower heart chamber that pumps blood out • ...

Cardiology Disorders 2022-07-26

Cardiology Disorders crossword puzzle
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  1. caused by right sided heart failure
  2. irregular heart beat
  3. odds for survival decrease by 10% every 1 minute without this
  4. a core pulse
  5. blood back flow through a valve in the heart
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  1. caused by left sided heart failure
  2. primary cause is a heart attack
  3. check this pulse anytime someone is unresponsive
  4. a peripheral pulse
  5. heart attack
  6. tissue death due to poor perfusion
  7. device to assist the heart in beating as a bridge to transplant
  8. aneurysm of the abdominal aorta

13 Clues: heart attack • a core pulse • a peripheral pulse • irregular heart beat • primary cause is a heart attack • aneurysm of the abdominal aorta • caused by left sided heart failure • tissue death due to poor perfusion • caused by right sided heart failure • blood back flow through a valve in the heart • check this pulse anytime someone is unresponsive • ...

EKG and diagnostic 2016-12-15

EKG and diagnostic crossword puzzle
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  1. irregular heart beat
  2. 3 leads that conduct electrical activity recorded on ECG
  3. carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
  4. exchange of materials between circulation and cells
  5. device that measures blood pressure
  6. an infection that is hidden, inactive or dormant
  7. pacemaker of the heart
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  1. carry oxygenated blood to the heart
  2. long-term viral disease
  3. rapid, strong, irregular heartbeat
  4. slow heart rate under 60 BPM
  5. checks for problems with the electrical activity of the heart
  6. contraction of the chambers of the heart

13 Clues: irregular heart beat • pacemaker of the heart • long-term viral disease • slow heart rate under 60 BPM • rapid, strong, irregular heartbeat • carry oxygenated blood to the heart • device that measures blood pressure • carry deoxygenated blood to the heart • contraction of the chambers of the heart • an infection that is hidden, inactive or dormant • ...

Medical terminolgy 2021-12-05

Medical terminolgy crossword puzzle
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  1. inflammation of the tissue surrounding the heart(pericardium)
  2. the study of the heart
  3. irregular heart beating pattern
  4. scan for heart and heart blood vessel
  5. heart or blood vessel
  6. restricted blood and oxygen to other part of body
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  1. electrical activity of the heart and heart rhythms
  2. heart muscle disease
  3. heart enlargement
  4. accumulation of fats in the blood.
  5. infection of the heart inner lining

11 Clues: heart enlargement • heart muscle disease • heart or blood vessel • the study of the heart • irregular heart beating pattern • accumulation of fats in the blood. • infection of the heart inner lining • scan for heart and heart blood vessel • restricted blood and oxygen to other part of body • electrical activity of the heart and heart rhythms • ...

The Circulatory System 2019-01-14

The Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. line of defence with non-specific responses such as the inflammatory response
  2. type 1; antibodies attach the cells of the pancreas; as a result, insulin is not produced
  3. disorder in which blood does not clot properly
  4. another name for red blood cell
  5. cancer of the white blood cells
  6. white blood cells attach nervous tissue in the brain and spinal cord
  7. virus that attacks the body’s white blood cells (Helper T cells)
  8. “ID tags” on the surface of cells
  9. procedure used to widen blocked arteries
  10. widening or bulging of the artery
  11. fluid between the cells of tissues
  12. pathway from heart to body and back to heart
  13. name of smallest artery
  14. cell fragment in the blood responsible for blood clotting
  15. node that generates nervous signals that cause the heart to contract
  16. interruption of blood flow to the brain
  17. proteins that recognize foreign substances and neutralize them
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  1. sticky threads that cling to a cut trapping red blood cells and forming a scab
  2. measure of blood pressure during ventricular contraction
  3. artery that takes oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body
  4. line of defence that is specific to a specific invading pathogen (specific antigen)
  5. hardening of arteries due to buildup of plaque
  6. pathway from heart to lungs and back to heart
  7. white blood cells attack the whole body
  8. line of defence with physical barriers such as skin and eyelashes
  9. another name for white blood cell
  10. measure of blood pressure as heart rests and refills
  11. vein that returns deoxygenated blood to the right atrium from the upper body
  12. name of fluid in lymph vessels
  13. valves that cause the “dub” sound of a heartbeat
  14. rate number of heart beats per minute
  15. valve separating the left atrium and left ventricle

32 Clues: name of smallest artery • name of fluid in lymph vessels • another name for red blood cell • cancer of the white blood cells • another name for white blood cell • “ID tags” on the surface of cells • widening or bulging of the artery • fluid between the cells of tissues • rate number of heart beats per minute • white blood cells attack the whole body • ...

Cardiovascular system 2022-10-04

Cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
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  1. The phase in which the heart contracts in the heart cycle
  2. The ability of a tissue to mechanically alter blood flow to match its metabolic demands
  3. Receiving chambers that pump blood into ventricles
  4. The straw-coloured liquid portion of the blood
  5. Chambers that release blood from the heart
  6. The rhythmic expansion and elastic recoil of a systemic artery after each contraction of the left ventricle
  7. White blood cells that help the body respond to infection and heal damaged tissue
  8. An antibody that causes agglutination
  9. Fibro-serous, fluid-filled sac that surrounds the heart.
  10. Blood type AB has both A and B ________
  11. Failure of the myocardium to contract
  12. Blood cells that work with plasma to form clot over an injury
  13. The causes of _____ may be haemorrhage, burns and dehydration
  14. The largest artery in the body that distributes oxygenated blood to all parts of the body
  15. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  16. A condition in which veins become enlarged and twisted due to increased blood pressure
  17. Production of red blood corpuscles, begins in red bone marrow
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  1. A disorder in which heart rate increases above normal
  2. The process in which formed elements of the blood develop
  3. Cells that play a role in defence by producing antibodies
  4. The process by which red blood corpuscles are broken down
  5. Cancer of the blood forming tissue
  6. Microscopic vessels that connect arterioles to venules
  7. The coronary arteries supply blood to the
  8. Sinoatrial nodes work as a primary _________ of the heart
  9. A blood vessel that coveys blood from tissues back to heart
  10. Narrowing of the blood vessels
  11. A ________________ is used to measure blood pressure
  12. A receptor that detects pressure in the vessels
  13. The study of the heart and diseases associated with it

30 Clues: Narrowing of the blood vessels • Cancer of the blood forming tissue • An antibody that causes agglutination • Failure of the myocardium to contract • Blood type AB has both A and B ________ • The coronary arteries supply blood to the • Chambers that release blood from the heart • The straw-coloured liquid portion of the blood • ...

Figure Me Out! 2023-10-08

Figure Me Out! crossword puzzle
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  1. a type of circulation that specifically refers to the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle itself
  2. Cavity, the area in the nose that is lined with mucus membranes
  3. one of the four chambers of the heart and is responsible for pumping oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body
  4. the area at the back of the throat that is covered by the pharyngeal tonsils
  5. carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the cells
  6. hair like structures found on the surface of cells
  7. one of the four chambers of the heart and is responsible for pumping oxygen-rich blood to the lungs
  8. process of breathing in air
  9. largest artery in the human body
  10. the wind pipe
  11. liquid part of the respiratory system
  12. a circular fold of cartilage that covers the larynx and closes off the airway when food or liquid is being swallowed
  13. a type of circulation that refers to the flow of oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body's tissues and organs
  14. pumping chambers of the heart
  15. allows gas exchange in lungs
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  1. finer subdivisions of the bronchi
  2. branching tubes that connects the trachea to the lungs
  3. a thick and sticky fluid that is produced by the mucous membranes
  4. a type of circulation that refers to the flow of blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen and release carbon dioxide
  5. the act of breathing
  6. pumps the blood throughout the body
  7. liquid component of blood
  8. a dome-shaped muscle located beneath the lungs and between the chest cavity.
  9. carries deoxygenated blood to the heart
  10. receiving chambers of the heart
  11. the smallest blood vessels in the body
  12. the uppermost part of the wind pipe
  13. carries the blood throughout the body
  14. the process of breathing out air
  15. are organs that are found in the chest and are responsible for the exchange of gases

30 Clues: the wind pipe • the act of breathing • liquid component of blood • process of breathing in air • allows gas exchange in lungs • pumping chambers of the heart • receiving chambers of the heart • largest artery in the human body • the process of breathing out air • finer subdivisions of the bronchi • pumps the blood throughout the body • the uppermost part of the wind pipe • ...

Cardiovascular Crossword 2025-12-10

Cardiovascular Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the vital fluid circulating in our bodies
  2. relating to the lungs.
  3. another term for platelet.
  4. the yellowish, liquid component of your blood, making up about 55% of its volume, that carries red blood cells, white blood cells
  5. an irregular heartbeat
  6. muscular, elastic blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to supply oxygen and nutrients to the body's tissues and organs
  7. the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries.
  8. a red blood cell that is typically a biconcave disc without a nucleus.
  9. a one-way valve in the heart that controls blood flow between the right atrium and right ventricle
  10. System your body's transport network that pumps oxygen
  11. any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
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  1. a vital part of the immune system that defend the body against infection and disease
  2. refers to the heart's mitral valve, a two-leaflet valve between the left atrium and left ventricle that controls blood flow
  3. the membrane enclosing the heart, consisting of an outer fibrous layer and an inner double layer of serous membrane.
  4. valve a crucial heart valve located between the left ventricle and the aorta
  5. a hollow part or cavity in an organ
  6. the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood
  7. blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood from the body's tissues back to the heart
  8. iron-rich protein in red blood cellsatrium
  9. the muscular tissue of the heart.
  10. the thin, smooth membrane which lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves
  11. a dividing wall or partition in anatomy, most commonly referring to the nasal septum

22 Clues: relating to the lungs. • an irregular heartbeat • another term for platelet. • the muscular tissue of the heart. • a hollow part or cavity in an organ • the vital fluid circulating in our bodies • iron-rich protein in red blood cellsatrium • System your body's transport network that pumps oxygen • a red blood cell that is typically a biconcave disc without a nucleus. • ...

TRANSPORT IN HUMANS & ANIMALS SET 1 2025-08-31

TRANSPORT IN HUMANS & ANIMALS SET 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. PRODUCES ANTIBODIES/LARGE NUCLEUS WITH LITTLE CYTOPLASM
  2. ENSURES BLOOD FLOWS INTO LEFT VENTRICLE
  3. TRANSPORT DEOXYGENATED BLOOD FROM THE HEART TO THE LUNGS
  4. OCCURS BECAUSE SLUGGISH BLOOD FLOW THAT CAUSES CLOTTING FACTORS TO ACCUMULATE
  5. ENSURES BLOOD FLOWS INTO RIGHT VENTRICLE
  6. BLOOD-LIKE NUTRITIOUS LIQUID FOUND IN INVERTEBRATES
  7. SOUND PRODUCED WHEN TRICUSPID & BICUSPID VALVE CLOSE
  8. THREADLIKE PROTEIN FIBER THAT FORMS NETWORK
  9. MAIN PACEMAKER IN HEART
  10. TRANSPORTS OXYGENATED BLOOD FROM THE LUNGS TO THE HEART
  11. DOES NOT ALLOW BLOOD TO FLOW BACK INTO VENTRICLES
  12. CONTAINS HEPARIN THAT PREVENTS BLOOD CLOTTING
  13. HAEMOLYMPH FLOWS BACK INTO HEART THROUGH TINY OPENINGS
  14. BLOOD CLOT TRANSPORTED BY BLOOD FLOW
  15. SYSTEM WHERE BLOOD FLOWS IN ONE DIRECTION
  16. A TYPE OF ANTICOAGULANTS
  17. AN IRON ATOM THAT BINDS THE OXYGEN
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  1. OXYGEN DIFFUSES INTO THE TISSUES
  2. AN ACTIVATOR FORMED WHEN PLATELETS COAGULATE
  3. HEREDITARY ILLNESS CAUSED BY LACK OF CERTAIN CLOTTING FACTORS
  4. CONTAINS FIBRINOGEN,ALBUMIN,GLOBULIN
  5. AN INACTIVE PROTEIN IN BLOOD CLOTTING
  6. THE BIGGEST LEUCOCYTE/SPHERICAL SHAPED NUCLEUS
  7. A CELL THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN NUCLEUS & HAS BICONCAVE DISC
  8. TRANSPORT OXYGENATED BLOOD TO HEART TISSUES
  9. ELECTRICAL IMPULSE FROM HERE SPREAD THROUGH THE BUNDLE OF HIS & PURKINJE FIBERS
  10. TRANSPORTS BLOOD TO THE LUNGS
  11. TRANSPORTS OXYGENATED BLOOD TO BODY TISSUES
  12. AN ACTIVE PLASMA PROTEIN THAT ACTS AS AN ENZYME
  13. AIDS CONVERSION OF PROTHROMBIN TO THROMBIN
  14. HEART CONTRACT & RELAXES WITHOUT RECEIVING IMPULSE FROM NERVOUS SYSTEM
  15. RELEASES ENZYMES THAT FIGHT INFLAMMATION & ALLERGY REACTION
  16. MAIN VEIN TRANSPORTS DEOXYGENATED BLOOD BACK TO THE HEART
  17. SEPARATES LEFT PART OF THE HEART FROM THE RIGHT PART
  18. COMBINATION OF OXYGEN & HAEMOGLOBIN
  19. SOUND PRODUCED SEMILUNAR VALVES CLOSE
  20. SOLUBLE PROTEIN
  21. MAIN BLOOD ARTERY TRANSPORT TO THE WHOLE BODY
  22. TRANSPORT DEOXYGENATED BLOOD AWAY FROM HEART TISSUES
  23. INGEST BACTERIAL CELLS & DEAD CELLS BY PHAGOCYTOSIS
  24. AIDS CONVERSION OF PROTHROMBIN TO THROMBIN

41 Clues: SOLUBLE PROTEIN • MAIN PACEMAKER IN HEART • A TYPE OF ANTICOAGULANTS • TRANSPORTS BLOOD TO THE LUNGS • OXYGEN DIFFUSES INTO THE TISSUES • AN IRON ATOM THAT BINDS THE OXYGEN • COMBINATION OF OXYGEN & HAEMOGLOBIN • CONTAINS FIBRINOGEN,ALBUMIN,GLOBULIN • BLOOD CLOT TRANSPORTED BY BLOOD FLOW • AN INACTIVE PROTEIN IN BLOOD CLOTTING • SOUND PRODUCED SEMILUNAR VALVES CLOSE • ...

Heart and Lungs 2016-05-10

Heart and Lungs crossword puzzle
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  1. prevents blood from flowing back into the atrium when ventricle contracts
  2. The little air sacs in the lung that
  3. pumps blood into the aorta
  4. receives blood from the vena cava
  5. bring blood from lungs into heart
  6. wind pipe
  7. The small rings that hold up your wind so that it doesnt collapse
  8. The small tubes that branch off into your lungs
  9. The two big tubes that lead into your lungs
  10. carries oxygentaed blood from heart to the body
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  1. when you swallow, it stops luquid/food from going into your lungs
  2. carries de-oxygentaed blood from the body to the lungs
  3. pumps blood into the pulmonary artery
  4. What you need to help you sing
  5. receives the blood from the pulmonary vein
  6. takes blood from heart into lungs
  7. connects nose and mouth to the oesophagus
  8. the vein of muscle dividing the two sides of your heart

18 Clues: wind pipe • pumps blood into the aorta • What you need to help you sing • takes blood from heart into lungs • receives blood from the vena cava • bring blood from lungs into heart • The little air sacs in the lung that • pumps blood into the pulmonary artery • connects nose and mouth to the oesophagus • receives the blood from the pulmonary vein • ...

Tell-tale Heart 2017-11-27

Tell-tale Heart crossword puzzle
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  1. the first word of the story
  2. but over-acuteness of the sense
  3. there was none
  4. number of the crucial night
  5. opposite of wise in this story
  6. he undoes the lantern ____________
  7. forcefully
  8. The officers were ______________
  9. the way the narrator smiles after having pulled the bed on to the old man
  10. there was none
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  1. his sense of hearing
  2. pretend
  3. the feeling the narrator recognizes in the old man
  4. the old man had a _______ eye
  5. old-fashioned for "listening"
  6. laughed quietly
  7. another word for charm, dignity
  8. how the narrator proceeds
  9. My manner had _____________ them

19 Clues: pretend • forcefully • there was none • there was none • laughed quietly • his sense of hearing • how the narrator proceeds • the first word of the story • number of the crucial night • the old man had a _______ eye • old-fashioned for "listening" • opposite of wise in this story • but over-acuteness of the sense • another word for charm, dignity • The officers were ______________ • ...

The Tell Heart 2013-01-30

The Tell Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To recur or visit often, especially as a ghost
  2. To conceal one's true feelings or intentions
  3. lytte
  4. give insult
  5. to gossip or reveal something
  6. skærpe
  7. sans
  8. formål
  9. a meat eating bird
  10. hinde
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  1. skarp
  2. undfange, opstå
  3. forfærdelig
  4. an assumption
  5. (vb.) forurette, skade
  6. to look like
  7. (her) vrede, forbitrelse
  8. to be slow or find something boring

18 Clues: sans • skarp • lytte • hinde • skærpe • formål • forfærdelig • give insult • to look like • an assumption • undfange, opstå • a meat eating bird • (vb.) forurette, skade • (her) vrede, forbitrelse • to gossip or reveal something • to be slow or find something boring • To conceal one's true feelings or intentions • To recur or visit often, especially as a ghost

Have a heart 2026-01-29

Have a heart crossword puzzle
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  1. Who I am to you
  2. Happy day!
  3. A Rose by any other name might be found here with her doctor.
  4. Might be bowling, might be a tire. Where to look next.(1)
  5. "Get a ___" (Pool goer, Honeymoon). Also where to look next.(2)
  6. Who you are to me
  7. Our pretty little girl
  8. The color of coffee and a good detective
  9. A place to keep socks or a child with a crayon and a wall(3)
  10. Pet name, for us, our favorite word
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  1. What one wears on their sleeve.
  2. A quote from She
  3. Might be a Hollow place or something in your eyes
  4. She puts the Coffee in Coffee, Coffee, Coffee!
  5. Our big boy
  6. How you like your weekends, Shh!
  7. Darby and Joan are down here.
  8. Where you're going when its time

18 Clues: Happy day! • Our big boy • Who I am to you • A quote from She • Who you are to me • Our pretty little girl • Darby and Joan are down here. • What one wears on their sleeve. • How you like your weekends, Shh! • Where you're going when its time • Pet name, for us, our favorite word • The color of coffee and a good detective • She puts the Coffee in Coffee, Coffee, Coffee! • ...

Cardiovascular (Circulatory) System 2025-05-06

Cardiovascular (Circulatory) System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
  2. Carries blood TO the heart
  3. These are synthesized in red marrow and help to clot blood
  4. a vein carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
  5. the thin, smooth membrane which lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
  6. the artery carrying blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.
  7. These are larger than erythrocytes and there are 5 types of them
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  1. the middle muscular layer of the heart wall
  2. the main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system. In humans it passes over the heart from the left ventricle and runs down in front of the backbone.
  3. It is a chamber of the heart which receives blood from an atrium and from which blood is forced into the arteries
  4. This is a large vein that carries deoxygenated blood into the heart
  5. Carries blood AWAY from the heart
  6. the membrane enclosing the heart, consisting of an outer fibrous layer and an inner double layer of serous membrane.
  7. They are each of the two upper cavities of the heart from which blood is passed to the ventricle
  8. These are disk shaped and made of hemoglobin

15 Clues: Carries blood TO the heart • Carries blood AWAY from the heart • the middle muscular layer of the heart wall • These are disk shaped and made of hemoglobin • These are synthesized in red marrow and help to clot blood • These are larger than erythrocytes and there are 5 types of them • This is a large vein that carries deoxygenated blood into the heart • ...

Respiratory and Circulatory System 2020-02-27

Respiratory and Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Liquid part of blood
  2. "Windpipe"
  3. Blood vessel that takes blood AWAY from the heart
  4. Branching at the end of the trachea
  5. Molecule in red blood cells that binds with oxygen molecules
  6. Small branching within the lungs
  7. Air sacs involved in gas exchange between the lungs and the blood
  8. Side of the heart that is carrying deoxygenated blood
  9. Small pieces of cells that help in clotting
  10. Type of blood cell involved in immunity
  11. Muscular organ involved in the pumping of blood
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  1. Gas that is inhaled
  2. Muscular flap the separates air/trachea from food/esophagus
  3. Type of blood cell that contains hemoglobin
  4. Gas that is exhaled
  5. Blood vessel that takes blood TOWARDS the heart
  6. Side of the heart that is carrying oxygenated blood
  7. Small blood vessels that connect veins and arteries
  8. "Voicebox"

19 Clues: "Windpipe" • "Voicebox" • Gas that is inhaled • Gas that is exhaled • Liquid part of blood • Small branching within the lungs • Branching at the end of the trachea • Type of blood cell involved in immunity • Type of blood cell that contains hemoglobin • Small pieces of cells that help in clotting • Blood vessel that takes blood TOWARDS the heart • ...

Daily Test Transport System 2025-09-01

Daily Test Transport System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Transport soluble protein is the function of
  2. Transport water and mineral salt
  3. 55% of the blood contain of
  4. Colourless is the characteristic of
  5. The movement of molecules from higher concentration to lower concentration
  6. One of the components of circulatory system
  7. Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
  8. Transport oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
  9. Pump deoxygenated blood to the lungs
  10. One of the components of 45% of the blood
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  1. Blood clotting is the function of
  2. Root hairs absorb water from soil by
  3. Transport deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
  4. Plant need... to transport nutrients
  5. ventricle Pump oxygenated blood to the body
  6. Smallest blood vessels where exchange of gases occurs
  7. Transport food
  8. Receives deoxygenated blood from the body
  9. Transport deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart
  10. Transport oxygenated blood from the heart to the body

20 Clues: Transport food • 55% of the blood contain of • Transport water and mineral salt • Blood clotting is the function of • Colourless is the characteristic of • Root hairs absorb water from soil by • Plant need... to transport nutrients • Pump deoxygenated blood to the lungs • Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs • Receives deoxygenated blood from the body • ...

cardiac terminologies 2024-03-21

cardiac terminologies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A medicine that prevents blood clotting; also known as a blood thinner
  2. A sac-like protrusion from a blood vessel or the heart, often resulting from a weakening of the vessel wall or heart muscle
  3. The elimination or removal of tissue, often used to treat abnormal heart rhythms
  4. Heart Disease: Heart disease that arises after birth, usually due to infection or fatty deposits in the heart’s arteries
  5. The inability to speak, write, or understand language due to brain injury or disease
  6. The ring around a heart valve where the valve leaflet merges with the heart muscle
  7. A nonsurgical technique that temporarily inflates a tiny balloon inside an artery to treat diseased arteries
  8. Cachexia: Muscle and weight loss caused by severe heart disease, related to depressed cardiac output in end-stage heart failure
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  1. (or Dysrhythmia): An abnormal heartbeat
  2. An antiarrhythmic medicine used to treat irregular heart rhythms.
  3. The largest artery in the body, responsible for receiving oxygenated blood from the heart and delivering it to the body and brain
  4. (Angina Pectoris): Chest pain that occurs when an area of the heart muscle does not receive enough oxygen-rich blood
  5. Arrest: The stopping of the heartbeat, often associated with coronary heart disease.
  6. Valve: The valve that regulates blood flow from the heart into the aorta2.
  7. An x-ray technique that visualizes the coronary arteries by injecting dye

15 Clues: (or Dysrhythmia): An abnormal heartbeat • An antiarrhythmic medicine used to treat irregular heart rhythms. • A medicine that prevents blood clotting; also known as a blood thinner • An x-ray technique that visualizes the coronary arteries by injecting dye • Valve: The valve that regulates blood flow from the heart into the aorta2. • ...

The Cardiovascular System 2021-03-24

The Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. arrest stop, police!
  2. do you smell something burning?
  3. testing the dreaded treadmill
  4. gatorade please!
  5. toward the heart
  6. similar sounding to a popular weight loss procedure
  7. Botched: The tv show
  8. the past
  9. the result of yelling into tunnel
  10. catheterization you're putting that where?!
  11. monitor like an mp3 player for heart health
  12. branches
  13. vena cava upper extremeties
  14. balloon
  15. clear!
  16. worried about meeting her parents
Down
  1. one way street
  2. no rhythm
  3. kids favorite "toy" to play with while mom gets medicine
  4. most people think with this
  5. can be emotional or physical
  6. related to the biggest artery in the heart
  7. not the kind of plaque on your teeth
  8. contrast
  9. recovery

25 Clues: clear! • balloon • the past • branches • contrast • recovery • no rhythm • one way street • gatorade please! • toward the heart • Botched: The tv show • arrest stop, police! • most people think with this • can be emotional or physical • vena cava upper extremeties • testing the dreaded treadmill • do you smell something burning? • the result of yelling into tunnel • ...

Cardiovascular Crossword Emily 2025-10-19

Cardiovascular Crossword Emily crossword puzzle
Across
  1. unsteady rhythm
  2. blockage of blood flow to the heart
  3. fast
  4. unable to pump blood as well as it should
  5. study of
  6. structural tissue
  7. x-ray of the heart and lungs
  8. drumbeat
  9. leaky/narrow pipes
  10. slow
  11. inflammation
  12. Right bundle branch block
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  1. magnetic fields for images of the heart and lungs
  2. largest artery in the body
  3. ultrasound that uses sound waves to create images
  4. above/excessive
  5. device used to listen ti internal body sounds(heartbeats)
  6. test for heartbeats
  7. blockages in blood vessels caused by fatty deposits
  8. carries oxygenated blood throughout the body
  9. cardiovascular disease
  10. spiderwebs
  11. Ventricular tachycardia
  12. blood pressure
  13. Left bundle branch block

25 Clues: fast • slow • study of • drumbeat • spiderwebs • inflammation • blood pressure • unsteady rhythm • above/excessive • structural tissue • leaky/narrow pipes • test for heartbeats • cardiovascular disease • Ventricular tachycardia • Left bundle branch block • Right bundle branch block • largest artery in the body • x-ray of the heart and lungs • blockage of blood flow to the heart • ...

Final Exam Crossword Puzzle 2025-12-12

Final Exam Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Circulatory fluid (hint: it's red)
  2. Organ that controls the body
  3. Prefix meaning disease
  4. Pumps blood
  5. Allows body movement
  6. General well-being
  7. Organs for breathing
  8. Skeletal system pieces
  9. Medical care
  10. Healthcare provider
  11. Patient prioritization (who's first?)
  12. Breathing body system
  13. Largest organ in the body
  14. Swelling
  15. Amount of medication
Down
  1. Testing facility
  2. Smallest unit of matter
  3. Study of body parts
  4. Study of body part functions
  5. Carries blood away from heart
  6. Basic unit of life
  7. Outpatient medical facility
  8. Nerve cell
  9. Relating to the heart
  10. Transmits electrical signals
  11. Infectious agent
  12. Group of similar cells
  13. Heart, lungs, etc.
  14. Heartbeat measurement
  15. Form of Treatment

30 Clues: Swelling • Nerve cell • Pumps blood • Medical care • Testing facility • Infectious agent • Form of Treatment • Basic unit of life • General well-being • Heart, lungs, etc. • Study of body parts • Healthcare provider • Allows body movement • Organs for breathing • Amount of medication • Relating to the heart • Breathing body system • Heartbeat measurement • Prefix meaning disease • Skeletal system pieces • ...

Lower Respiratory Anatomy - Max "Boss Hog" Menius 2026-04-21

Lower Respiratory Anatomy - Max "Boss Hog" Menius crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lower left lung section
  2. divides left lung
  3. divides right lung
  4. middle right lung section
  5. immune gland
  6. breathing muscle
  7. top of lung
  8. air sacs
  9. bottom of lungs
  10. divides right lung
Down
  1. upper right top of lung
  2. gas exchange tubes
  3. food tube
  4. heart to lung
  5. lung to heart
  6. lung covering
  7. pumps blood
  8. upper left lung section
  9. air passage
  10. fluid space

20 Clues: air sacs • food tube • pumps blood • air passage • top of lung • fluid space • immune gland • heart to lung • lung to heart • lung covering • bottom of lungs • breathing muscle • divides left lung • gas exchange tubes • divides right lung • divides right lung • upper right top of lung • lower left lung section • upper left lung section • middle right lung section

cardio block 1 2021-07-19

cardio block 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sound of the semilunar valves closing
  2. what is the valve separating the left atrium and ventricle
  3. the sodium channels that will close during an action potential
  4. the low pressure chamber of the heart
  5. what plane of the heart does the ECG provide information for
  6. the part of the cardiac cycle that have the phases; isovolumic contraction and ventricular ejection
  7. cardiac muscle are incapable of having _____ of an action potential
  8. turbulent flow within the heart
  9. what side of the heart does the wigger's diagram show
  10. the sound of the AV valves closing
  11. this factor that affects the stroke volume is the end-diastolic volume
  12. what is the valve separating the right atrium and ventricle
  13. when the heart rate increases what happens to the duration of the cardiac cycle
  14. what occurs between the first and second heart sounds
  15. section of the wiggers diagram that shows the normal heart sounds
  16. is typically 60% and is calculated by stroke volume/end-diastolic volume
  17. the section between the P wave and the beginning of the Q (does not include the pwave)
  18. which ANS pathway predominates in the heart
  19. this is the intrinsic relationship between the end-diastolic volume and stroke volume (3-words)
Down
  1. the ecg wave(s) that represent ventricular depolarization
  2. this correlates with the plateau of the ventricular AP
  3. parasympathetic stimulation will do what to the PR interval
  4. relax or filling
  5. parasympathetic fibers will send signals to this receptor in the heart M2 and M3
  6. this factor that affects the stroke volume is termed the ANREP effect
  7. the part of the cardiac cycle that has phases: atrial systole, isovolumic relaxation, rapid influx and diastasis (2words)
  8. total volume of blood ejected by the heart PER MINUTE (2 words)
  9. total volume of blood ejected PER BEAT (2 words)
  10. this node/fibers are responsible for delaying the conduction impulse from the right ventricle allowing time for the atrium to empty the final amount of blood into the ventricle
  11. which side of the heart pumps blood to the lungs
  12. the ecg wave(s)that represents ventricular repolarization
  13. this adrengic receptor is found in the SA/AV node and myocardial cells and will increase HR, stroke volume and cardiac output (2 words)
  14. this factor that affects the stroke volume refers to the pumping ability of a ventricle
  15. this adrengic receptor is found in the arterioles and will cause vasodilation (2 words)
  16. the term for the heart valves opening less than normal
  17. the abnormal heart rate/beat
  18. the ecg wave(s) that represents atrial depolarization
  19. the shape in which the prongs are placed in an ecg
  20. the node where the normal pacemaker cells are located
  21. can be used to calculate HR and evaluate the heart rhythm
  22. what conduction system fibers discharge at a rate of 15-40x/min
  23. a presentation of a continuous murmur due to a defect in the closing of the ductus arteriosus

42 Clues: relax or filling • the abnormal heart rate/beat • turbulent flow within the heart • the sound of the AV valves closing • the low pressure chamber of the heart • the sound of the semilunar valves closing • which ANS pathway predominates in the heart • total volume of blood ejected PER BEAT (2 words) • which side of the heart pumps blood to the lungs • ...

Transport in Humans 2022-01-12

Transport in Humans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to prevent backflow of blood
  2. shape of red blood cells
  3. bottom half of the heart
  4. makes up most of blood
  5. a cause of coronary heart disease
  6. linking heart to kidneys
  7. involved in clotting
  8. process whereby materials are exchanged
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  1. one cell thick blood vessel
  2. blood vessel contain valves
  3. largest artery in the body
  4. top half of the heart
  5. linking heart to lungs
  6. blood vessel with thick muscular wall
  7. present in red blood cells to bind to oxygen

15 Clues: involved in clotting • top half of the heart • makes up most of blood • linking heart to lungs • shape of red blood cells • bottom half of the heart • linking heart to kidneys • largest artery in the body • one cell thick blood vessel • blood vessel contain valves • to prevent backflow of blood • a cause of coronary heart disease • blood vessel with thick muscular wall • ...

Circulatory System 2023-11-13

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When you record the blood flow in arteries
  2. Vessels surgical repair
  3. Carry deoxygenated blood.
  4. Yellowish plaque removal
  5. Muscle layer of the heart
  6. Inadequate oxygen in a part of the body
  7. Outermost protective layer of the heart
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  1. Smallest artery in your body
  2. When your heart starts beating abnormally
  3. Phase where the heart relaxes
  4. Refers to the atrium
  5. Smallest blood vessel
  6. Innermost lining of blood vessels
  7. Largest artery of the body
  8. Innermost layer of the heart

15 Clues: Refers to the atrium • Smallest blood vessel • Vessels surgical repair • Yellowish plaque removal • Carry deoxygenated blood. • Muscle layer of the heart • Largest artery of the body • Smallest artery in your body • Innermost layer of the heart • Phase where the heart relaxes • Innermost lining of blood vessels • Inadequate oxygen in a part of the body • ...

cardiovascular 2016-12-13

cardiovascular crossword puzzle
Across
  1. connects the arteries and veins
  2. transports blood away from the heart
  3. interacts with this system because in the bloodstream but also fight against infection.
  4. brings nutrient-depleted blood to the lungs and nutrient-rich blood back to the heart
  5. transport blood back to the heart
  6. main organ in the system and pumps blood
  7. hollow tubes for carrying blood
Down
  1. brings nutrient-rich blood to tissues and organs
  2. a fluid that transports nutrients and waste throughout the body
  3. to transport nutrients to cells
  4. arteries that surround the heart
  5. interacts with this system by receiving oxygen from the lungs
  6. interacts with this system by having blood cells made in bone marrow
  7. an involuntary muscle found in the heart
  8. structures within the heart that regulate blood flow

15 Clues: connects the arteries and veins • to transport nutrients to cells • hollow tubes for carrying blood • arteries that surround the heart • transport blood back to the heart • transports blood away from the heart • an involuntary muscle found in the heart • main organ in the system and pumps blood • brings nutrient-rich blood to tissues and organs • ...

Cardiovascular System 2023-06-14

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The circulation of blood through the vessels between the heart, the lungs, and back.
  2. Gas (waste) released by body cells.
  3. Vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.
  4. Lower chambers of the heart.
  5. Arteries, veins, and capillaries.
  6. Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart.
Down
  1. Three leaflets or cusps valve.
  2. Structure that prevents the backflow of blood and keeps the blood moving in one direction inside the veins.
  3. Muscular middle layer of the heart.
  4. Blood vessels with elastic walls to expand.
  5. Innermost layer of epithelial cells.
  6. Blood vessels that have walls with only one endothelial cell in thickness.
  7. Two common arteries located on each side of the neck.
  8. The beat of the heart that is felt through the walls of arteries.
  9. Lower tip of the heart.

15 Clues: Lower tip of the heart. • Lower chambers of the heart. • Three leaflets or cusps valve. • Arteries, veins, and capillaries. • Muscular middle layer of the heart. • Gas (waste) released by body cells. • Innermost layer of epithelial cells. • Blood vessels with elastic walls to expand. • Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart. • ...

Cardiac diseases 2023-12-09

Cardiac diseases crossword puzzle
Across
  1. purplish skin due to insufficient oxygen supply from blood
  2. an elevation of blood pressure
  3. the use of ultra sound to look at the heart and blood vessel
  4. a blood clot immobilized in the blood vessel
  5. relating to heart and blood vessel
  6. the percentage of red blood cell in blood
Down
  1. a highly irregular pulse rate
  2. the inflammation of the inner layer of the heart
  3. a low level of oxygen content in tissue
  4. the use of x-ray to look at the heart and blood vessel
  5. the inner layer of the heart
  6. a blood clot freely circulating in blood
  7. surgical insertion of a balloon to stretch open a narrowed artery e
  8. the study of the heart
  9. the main artery coming out from the heart

15 Clues: the study of the heart • the inner layer of the heart • a highly irregular pulse rate • an elevation of blood pressure • relating to heart and blood vessel • a low level of oxygen content in tissue • a blood clot freely circulating in blood • the main artery coming out from the heart • the percentage of red blood cell in blood • a blood clot immobilized in the blood vessel • ...

Unit 12 Crossword Puzzle 2013-05-23

Unit 12 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the heart is filling with blood.
  2. this is where the respiratory and digestive systems meet.
  3. keeps the beat of the heart.
  4. they carry blood towards the heart.
  5. the process of consuming oxygen and removing other gaseous metabolic wastes (ex: carbon dioxide) (two-words).
  6. another name for the ‘Wind Pipe’.
  7. these cells clot up when there is a hole in the blood vessel.
  8. in the systole stage the blood is ______ from the heart.
  9. another name for the ‘Voice Box’.
Down
  1. this is the measurement of the force of the blood pumped from the heart (two-words)
  2. the need for a circulatory and respiratory system is due to ____ animal body size.
  3. they carry blood away from the heart.
  4. the Respiratory System is most connected to what system.
  5. the ___ circulatory system is more efficient (open, closed).
  6. when the Diaphragm does what, do you breath in?
  7. clusters of air sacks.
  8. this is the fluid that makes up most of blood.
  9. the 'main' organ of the respiratory system are the...

18 Clues: clusters of air sacks. • keeps the beat of the heart. • the heart is filling with blood. • another name for the ‘Wind Pipe’. • another name for the ‘Voice Box’. • they carry blood towards the heart. • they carry blood away from the heart. • this is the fluid that makes up most of blood. • when the Diaphragm does what, do you breath in? • ...

21 Points of Circulation 2019-06-03

21 Points of Circulation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lies on the diaphragm and points to left lateral
  2. Dioxide Gas given off in the lungs (2 words)
  3. This vessel drains the head and upper extremities (3 words)
  4. Structure between right atrium and right ventricle (2 words)
  5. Heart muscle
  6. Main part of the low pressure pump system (2 words)
  7. Structure between the left atrium and left ventricle (2 words)
  8. Another word for the bicuspid valve
Down
  1. Smallest blood vessels (one cell thick)
  2. Receives oxygenated blood (2 words)
  3. Has four chambers and two sides
  4. One-way valve that directs oxygenated blood from the heart to the body (2 words)
  5. Takes blood from the left ventricle to all body systems
  6. Drains blood from the body and lower extremities (3 words)
  7. One-way valve that directs deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs (2 words)
  8. Gas absorbed in the lungs
  9. Divides the left heart from the right heart
  10. Structures where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged

18 Clues: Heart muscle • Gas absorbed in the lungs • Has four chambers and two sides • Receives oxygenated blood (2 words) • Another word for the bicuspid valve • Smallest blood vessels (one cell thick) • Divides the left heart from the right heart • Dioxide Gas given off in the lungs (2 words) • Lies on the diaphragm and points to left lateral • ...

Cardio and Blood Systems 2024-04-03

Cardio and Blood Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an acronym of a common heart condition caused by arterial plaque buildup
  2. rapid heart rate condition
  3. a condition where a person has a deficiency in all three major types of blood cells
  4. medical procedure for clearing blocked coronary arteries
  5. surgery to bypass blocked arteries
  6. a surgical incision or opening made into an artery
  7. surgical procedure to widen narrowed arteries
  8. the body’s process that stops bleeding
  9. Heart condition that causes narrowed arteries
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  1. medical procedure used to separate and collect white blood cells from the blood
  2. abnormal heart rhythm
  3. condition characterized by weakened heart pumping
  4. surgical procedure used to remove blood clots and arterial plaque from the inner lining of an artery
  5. process of platelet production in the bone marrow
  6. x-ray procedure to examine blood vessles
  7. an acronym that means a heart attack
  8. skin condition causing bluish hue from a lack of oxygen
  9. an abbreviation that also means high blood pressure

18 Clues: abnormal heart rhythm • rapid heart rate condition • surgery to bypass blocked arteries • an acronym that means a heart attack • the body’s process that stops bleeding • x-ray procedure to examine blood vessles • surgical procedure to widen narrowed arteries • Heart condition that causes narrowed arteries • condition characterized by weakened heart pumping • ...

Review for Jan. 6 2025-01-02

Review for Jan. 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. EKG test + image
  2. contraction + relaxation of heart
  3. sphygmomanometer
  4. unit of BP measurement
  5. EKG machine
  6. low BP
Down
  1. high BP
  2. insufficient blood flow to heart
  3. hollow interior of blood vessel
  4. number of chambers in heart
  5. fainting
  6. heart attack
  7. pumping heart chambers

13 Clues: low BP • high BP • fainting • EKG machine • heart attack • EKG test + image • sphygmomanometer • unit of BP measurement • pumping heart chambers • number of chambers in heart • hollow interior of blood vessel • insufficient blood flow to heart • contraction + relaxation of heart

Cardiovascular System 2022-11-18

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Smallest type of blood vessel
  2. Inner lining of the heart
  3. Measure of blood pressure
  4. Beating of heart
  5. One of two upper chambers of the heart
  6. Largest artery in the body
  7. Largest type of blood vessel
  8. Small artery
Down
  1. One of two vessels carrying oxygenated blood from lungs to heart
  2. Abnormal swishing sound
  3. Blood that is oxygen-poor
  4. Only time carries oxygen-poor blood from heart to lungs
  5. Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
  6. Relaxation phase of the heartbeat
  7. Gas that enters the blood through the lungs
  8. Dioxide Gas released by body cells

16 Clues: Small artery • Beating of heart • Abnormal swishing sound • Blood that is oxygen-poor • Inner lining of the heart • Measure of blood pressure • Largest artery in the body • Largest type of blood vessel • Smallest type of blood vessel • Relaxation phase of the heartbeat • Dioxide Gas released by body cells • One of two upper chambers of the heart • ...

CPCC--Week 7 EKG Review 2017-10-02

CPCC--Week 7 EKG Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Blood is collected back to the heart by the _____ system
  2. Fainting
  3. Third degree or ______ heart block
  4. The bottom of the heart is called the _____ surface
  5. Makes a spike before the QRS complex
  6. Catecholamine infusion
  7. The major gaseous waste product from heart circulation
  8. Drug of choice in bradycardia
  9. This valve is between left atrium and ventricle, makes S1
Down
  1. Ventricular contraction
  2. low blood pressure
  3. These arteries supply the heart with oxygenated blood
  4. Blood is pumped to the body through the _____ system
  5. swelling
  6. Mobitz I
  7. This valve is between left ventricle and aorta, makes S2

16 Clues: Fainting • swelling • Mobitz I • low blood pressure • Catecholamine infusion • Ventricular contraction • Drug of choice in bradycardia • Third degree or ______ heart block • Makes a spike before the QRS complex • The bottom of the heart is called the _____ surface • Blood is pumped to the body through the _____ system • These arteries supply the heart with oxygenated blood • ...

Lab exam 1 2024-02-15

Lab exam 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. final phase of cardiac cycle
  2. used to measure blood pressure
  3. Middle layer of heart wall
  4. also known as distributing arteries
  5. Also called the muscular layer of a vessle
  6. has non-oxygenated blood running back to heart
  7. Node that starts off the electrical impulse
  8. One of the parts of an erythrocyte
  9. Heart at rest
Down
  1. first layer of pericardium
  2. helps keep heart cells together during constant
  3. slow heart rate
  4. Artery used to measure pulse
  5. Least amount of white blood cells in body
  6. looks like squished circle under microscope
  7. how thick the blood is

16 Clues: Heart at rest • slow heart rate • how thick the blood is • first layer of pericardium • Middle layer of heart wall • final phase of cardiac cycle • Artery used to measure pulse • used to measure blood pressure • One of the parts of an erythrocyte • also known as distributing arteries • Least amount of white blood cells in body • Also called the muscular layer of a vessle • ...

Animal-focused Biology Crossword (5) 2021-06-16

Animal-focused Biology Crossword (5) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A pinched-off cytoplasmic fragment of a specialized bone marrow cell. Circulates in the blood and are important in blood clotting.
  2. A circulatory system consisting of a single pump and circuit, in which blood passes from the sites of gas exchange to the rest of the body before returning to the heart.
  3. A valve located at each exit of the heart, where the aorta leaves the left ventricle and the pulmonary artery leaves the right ventricle.
  4. A system of vessels and nodes, separate from the circulatory system, that returns fluid, proteins, and cells to the blood.
  5. The frequency of heart contraction (in beats per minute).
  6. A circulatory system consisting of separate pulmonary and systemic circuits, in which blood passes through the heart after completing each circuit.
  7. A decrease in the diameter of blood vessels caused by contraction of smooth muscles in the vessel walls.
  8. Blood pressure in the arteries during contraction of the ventricles.
  9. The volume of blood pumped per minute by each ventricle of the heart.
  10. The simple squamous layer of cells lining the lumen of blood vessels.
  11. A heart valve located between each atrium and ventricle that prevents a backflow of blood when the ventricle contracts.
  12. An organ located along a lymph vessel. Lymph nodes filter lymph and contain cells that attack viruses and bacteria.
  13. The stage of the cardiac cycle in which a heart chamber is relaxed and fills with blood.
  14. An ironcontaining protein in red blood cells that reversibly binds oxygen.
  15. The volume of blood pumped
Down
  1. The rhythmic bulging of the artery walls with each heartbeat.
  2. A hissing sound that most often results from blood squirting backward through a leaky valve in the heart.
  3. A recessively inherited human blood disorder in which a single nucleotide change in the a-globin gene causes hemoglobin to aggregate, changing red blood cell shape and causing multiple symptoms in afflicted individuals.
  4. A region of specialized heart muscle tissue between the left and right atria where electrical impulses are delayed for about 0.1 second before spreading to both ventricles and causing them to contract.
  5. Blood pressure in the arteries when the ventricles are relaxed.
  6. A region in the right atrium of the heart that sets the rate and timing at which all cardiac muscle cells contract; the pacemaker
  7. The alternating contractions and relaxations of the heart.
  8. The stage of the cardiac cycle in which a heart chamber contracts and pumps blood.
  9. The colorless fluid, derived from interstitial fluid, in the lymphatic system of vertebrates.
  10. A record of the electrical impulses that travel through heart muscle during the cardiac cycle.
  11. A blood cell that contains hemoglobin, which transports oxygen; also called a red blood cell.
  12. An increase in the diameter of blood vessels caused by relaxation of smooth muscles in the vessel walls

27 Clues: The volume of blood pumped • The frequency of heart contraction (in beats per minute). • The alternating contractions and relaxations of the heart. • The rhythmic bulging of the artery walls with each heartbeat. • Blood pressure in the arteries when the ventricles are relaxed. • Blood pressure in the arteries during contraction of the ventricles. • ...

Health and Fitness #2 2026-01-02

Health and Fitness #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Your health profile can _______ how healthy you are.
  2. Your ______ is a heart working muscle about the size of your fist.
  3. You can count how many times your hearts ______ every minute.
  4. If you want to _____ your health, you should work out.
  5. Your _____ are in your chest.
  6. Your ________ can tell you about your heart, lungs, and muscles.
  7. We need to ______ so we can be in good shape.
  8. You should ______ before you work out.
Down
  1. When my friends say something really funny, I _______.
  2. If you want to be ______, you should stretch.
  3. Seeing my favorite movie always makes me _______.
  4. I will not get healthy _______ eating right and working out.
  5. My mom was not happy with my grades and that made her _______.
  6. A good ______ will help stop you from hurting yourself before a work-out.
  7. If you want to have strong _______, you can lift weights.
  8. It is _____ how your heart works!
  9. You should take your ______ to know how fast your heart is beating.
  10. Your heart pushes ______ around your body.
  11. _______ people work out and eat foods that are good for their bodies.

19 Clues: Your _____ are in your chest. • It is _____ how your heart works! • You should ______ before you work out. • Your heart pushes ______ around your body. • If you want to be ______, you should stretch. • We need to ______ so we can be in good shape. • Seeing my favorite movie always makes me _______. • Your health profile can _______ how healthy you are. • ...

Cardiac & Peripheral Vascular Assessment 2022-09-16

Cardiac & Peripheral Vascular Assessment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. heart sound heard at 2nd ICS RSB
  2. lower left ventricle
  3. urinating during the night
  4. fainting
  5. ventricles are relaxed in this phase
  6. chest pain d/t myocardial ischemia
  7. coughing up blood
  8. description of pulse strength
Down
  1. valve separating left atria and ventricle
  2. the c in old carts
  3. dyspnea when laying down
  4. encases the heart
  5. a measurement to check for PAD
  6. high blood pressure
  7. upper part of the heart
  8. cardiac pacemaker
  9. result of turbulent blood flow in heart

17 Clues: fainting • encases the heart • cardiac pacemaker • coughing up blood • the c in old carts • high blood pressure • lower left ventricle • upper part of the heart • dyspnea when laying down • urinating during the night • description of pulse strength • a measurement to check for PAD • heart sound heard at 2nd ICS RSB • chest pain d/t myocardial ischemia • ventricles are relaxed in this phase • ...

The Circulatory system 2024-11-07

The Circulatory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pumps blood to nearby lungs
  2. cycle changes that occur in the heart during one heartbeat
  3. carries blood towards the heart
  4. ventricles and atria all relax
  5. red blood cells
  6. exchange of substances occurs between the blood in this and cells
  7. white blood cells
  8. strong muscular wall dividing the heart left and right
Down
  1. when the ventricles contract simultaneously
  2. thin membrane lines inside the heart
  3. flaps that prevent backflow of blood
  4. both atria are filled with blood and contract simultaneously
  5. prevent backflow of blood from ventricles into atria
  6. carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs
  7. carries blood away from the heart
  8. platelets
  9. strong contraction to pump blood throughout the whole body

17 Clues: platelets • red blood cells • white blood cells • pumps blood to nearby lungs • ventricles and atria all relax • carries blood towards the heart • carries blood away from the heart • thin membrane lines inside the heart • flaps that prevent backflow of blood • carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs • when the ventricles contract simultaneously • ...

Heart Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-10

Heart Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Between left ventricle and aorta,one of the valves, touched by oxygenated blood
  2. The "tippy-top" of the heart
  3. Bottom right portion of the heart and directly under the right atrium, Pumps low-oxygen blood back to the lungs
  4. In between the pulmonary artery and the right ventricle, One way gate where allows de-oxygenated blood reach the lungs
  5. Part of the aorta, found in between the ascending and descending aorta
  6. Also known as the "Mitral" valve, located between the left atrium and right ventricle controlling the blood flow
  7. Wall of muscular tissue dividing the left and right side of the heart
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  1. Upper left portion of the heart and directly above the left ventricle, Takes oxygenated blood to the left ventricle
  2. Upper right portion of the heart and directly above the right ventricle, Takes low-oxygen blood to the right ventricle
  3. Also known as the "Great Cardiac Vein" longest and largest vein outside the heart
  4. Outer tissue layer of the heart, compromised of elastic connective tissue, additional layer of protection
  5. Bottom left portion of the heart and under the left atrium, Pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body
  6. In between the right atrium and right ventricle,controls the blood flow between the two
  7. Both the superior and interior is along the right side of the heart and carries de-oxygenated blood into the place(s) where it gets re-oxygenated
  8. Found inside the four chambers of the heart, mostly thick, the tissue that makes your heart contract and expand, middle layer of the heart

15 Clues: The "tippy-top" of the heart • Wall of muscular tissue dividing the left and right side of the heart • Part of the aorta, found in between the ascending and descending aorta • Between left ventricle and aorta,one of the valves, touched by oxygenated blood • Also known as the "Great Cardiac Vein" longest and largest vein outside the heart • ...

Circulatory System 2022-10-23

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The colour used to represent oxygenated blood
  2. Vein, brings blood to the heart
  3. Carry blood to the heart
  4. The first chamber oxygenated blood enters in the heart
  5. Carry blood away from heart
  6. The second chamber oxygenated blood enters in the heart
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  1. The first chamber deoxygenated blood enters in the heart
  2. Blood vessel, one cell thick
  3. Artery, pumps blood away from heart
  4. The second chamber deoxygenated blood enters in the heart
  5. Pumps blood around the body
  6. Where gaseous exchange occurs

12 Clues: Carry blood to the heart • Pumps blood around the body • Carry blood away from heart • Blood vessel, one cell thick • Where gaseous exchange occurs • Vein, brings blood to the heart • Artery, pumps blood away from heart • The colour used to represent oxygenated blood • The first chamber oxygenated blood enters in the heart • ...

Cardiovascular 2024 2024-08-12

Cardiovascular 2024 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "the silent killer"
  2. nitric oxide causes this
  3. triggered by Angiotensin II
  4. the period of cardiac relaxation
  5. return blood to the heart
  6. pressure created by plasma proteins
  7. The pressure read when the first sounds are heard is ____ pressure
  8. an increased vessel diameter causes _____ resistance
  9. baroreceptors are ___ receptors
  10. most important factor stretching cardiac muscle (2 words)
  11. cardiac cell type that spontaneously depolarizes
  12. "exchange vessels"
  13. the pressure that the ventricles must overcome to eject blood
  14. left sided heart failure causes _____ congestion
  15. control blood pressure by altering blood volume
  16. allow electrical signal to move through heart cells rapidly (2 words)
  17. heart sounds occur when valves ____
  18. an influx of this creates the plateau phase of the contractile myocyte action potential
  19. an abnormal increase in the amount of interstitial fluid
  20. released from kidneys when BP declines
  21. carry blood away from the heart
  22. the pressure exerted by blood on capillary walls
  23. The ___ nervous system increases heart rate and contractility
  24. the period of cardiac contraction
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  1. vessels that pick up fluid from the interstitium
  2. the degree to which cardiac muscle cells are stretched just before they contract
  3. the primary pacemaker cells are located here (2 words)
  4. abbreviation for greatest volume of blood in the ventricle
  5. how respiratory gases cross capillary endothelia
  6. abnormally fast resting heart rate
  7. represents ventricular depolarization on an ECG
  8. right sided heart failure causes ____ congestion
  9. converts Angiotensin I to Angiotensin II
  10. when arterioles constrict, blood pressure ____
  11. resting heart rate slower than 60 beats/min
  12. the cardiovascular center is located here
  13. The ___ nervous system is dominant at the SA node
  14. respiration type the hear relies on
  15. shock caused by major blood or fluid loss
  16. HR x SV
  17. major determinants of systemic blood pressure
  18. keep cardiac myocytes from pulling apart during contraction

42 Clues: HR x SV • "exchange vessels" • "the silent killer" • nitric oxide causes this • return blood to the heart • triggered by Angiotensin II • baroreceptors are ___ receptors • carry blood away from the heart • the period of cardiac relaxation • the period of cardiac contraction • abnormally fast resting heart rate • pressure created by plasma proteins • ...

Cardiovascular system 2022-10-04

Cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The phase in which the heart contracts in the heart cycle
  2. The ability of a tissue to mechanically alter blood flow to match its metabolic demands
  3. Receiving chambers that pump blood into ventricles
  4. The straw-coloured liquid portion of the blood
  5. Chambers that release blood from the heart
  6. The rhythmic expansion and elastic recoil of a systemic artery after each contraction of the left ventricle
  7. White blood cells that help the body respond to infection and heal damaged tissue
  8. An antibody that causes agglutination
  9. Fibro-serous, fluid-filled sac that surrounds the heart.
  10. Blood type AB has both A and B ________
  11. Failure of the myocardium to contract
  12. Blood cells that work with plasma to form clot over an injury
  13. The causes of _____ may be haemorrhage, burns and dehydration
  14. The largest artery in the body that distributes oxygenated blood to all parts of the body
  15. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  16. A condition in which veins become enlarged and twisted due to increased blood pressure
  17. Production of red blood corpuscles, begins in red bone marrow
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  1. A disorder in which heart rate increases above normal
  2. The process in which formed elements of the blood develop
  3. Cells that play a role in defence by producing antibodies
  4. The process by which red blood corpuscles are broken down
  5. Cancer of the blood forming tissue
  6. Microscopic vessels that connect arterioles to venules
  7. The coronary arteries supply blood to the
  8. Sinoatrial nodes work as a primary _________ of the heart
  9. A blood vessel that coveys blood from tissues back to heart
  10. Narrowing of the blood vessels
  11. A ________________ is used to measure blood pressure
  12. A receptor that detects pressure in the vessels
  13. The study of the heart and diseases associated with it

30 Clues: Narrowing of the blood vessels • Cancer of the blood forming tissue • An antibody that causes agglutination • Failure of the myocardium to contract • Blood type AB has both A and B ________ • The coronary arteries supply blood to the • Chambers that release blood from the heart • The straw-coloured liquid portion of the blood • ...

Anatomy Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-25

Anatomy Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. transports blood with oxygen around the body
  2. difference between upper and lower numbers of blood pressure
  3. maintaining arterial pressure and tissue perfusion
  4. link cells and define border
  5. creates blood pressure and flow of blood
  6. allows oxygen and nutrients from the blood to move into organs and tissues
  7. holding chamber for blood going into the lungs and a pump for blood transportation
  8. allows ventricles to pump blood and atria to receive blood
  9. reduces pressure in thoracic cavity while inhaling to support venous return
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  1. regulates blood vessel diameter
  2. blood vessels that form a closed circuit between heart and lungs
  3. produces, transports, and excretes CSP
  4. period of relaxation of heart muscle, chambers filling with blood
  5. takes blood from heart and delivers it to different organs and brings it back dto the heart
  6. the amount of blood pumped into the heart in a minute
  7. time period between end of heart contraction to end of subsequent contraction
  8. pressure of blood within the arteries
  9. protect inner layers; supports the production of pericardial fluid
  10. returns blood from spleen and digestive tract to liver
  11. surgical connection between two structures

20 Clues: link cells and define border • regulates blood vessel diameter • pressure of blood within the arteries • produces, transports, and excretes CSP • creates blood pressure and flow of blood • surgical connection between two structures • transports blood with oxygen around the body • maintaining arterial pressure and tissue perfusion • ...

Acute Rheumatic fever 2022-04-20

Acute Rheumatic fever crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the anti-inflammatory given that starts with an “A”
  2. Fever that is caused by Streptococcus A called “S…..fever”
  3. What part of the body does Streptococcus A affect?
  4. What part of the heart is typically affected
  5. What is it called when a heart valve leaks
  6. What sort of Murmur is caused by Rheumatic fever
  7. What part of the body can rheumatic fever permanently damage?
  8. What test is used to measure electrical activity of the heart
  9. Where do the uncontrollable jerks typically occur?
  10. What type of immune reaction is rheumatic fever?
Down
  1. What causes the illness
  2. What type of Chorea is common in Rheumatic fever
  3. What is the name for the uncontrollable jerks that occur in rheumatic fever
  4. Common mode of transmission for Rheumatic fever
  5. What classification of drugs is used to treat Chorea
  6. What is the narrowing of a heart valve called
  7. Procedure done to take pictures of heart in motion
  8. What is the antibiotic given to treat strep bacteria
  9. What lesions appear on the skin
  10. What protein is looked for in the blood as a marker of inflammation?

20 Clues: What causes the illness • What lesions appear on the skin • What is it called when a heart valve leaks • What part of the heart is typically affected • What is the narrowing of a heart valve called • Common mode of transmission for Rheumatic fever • What type of Chorea is common in Rheumatic fever • What sort of Murmur is caused by Rheumatic fever • ...

Cardiovascular System 2024-05-13

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. A condition characterized by high blood pressure.
  2. The tiny blood vessels where gas exchange occurs in tissues.
  3. A fatty deposit in a blood vessel made of calcium.
  4. A condition where your body's temperature is below normal
  5. The name of the artery that supplies blood to the brain
  6. Medication used to increase heart rate, narrow blood vessels and increase blood pressure
  7. Muscles that contract without external stimuli
  8. Relaxes smooth vessels and dilates blood vessels - Treats angina
  9. A condition where the heart beats irregularly.
  10. The largest vein in the body.
  11. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading
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  1. A device used to measure blood pressure.
  2. The name of the valve that prevents backflow from the left ventricle back into the left atrium
  3. The muscular organ responsible for pumping blood throughout the body.
  4. The largest artery in the body.
  5. The upper chambers of the heart.
  6. The process by which blood cells stick together to form a clot.
  7. A procedure to visualize the inside of blood vessels.
  8. The wall of muscle that separates the right and left sides of the heart
  9. The lower chambers of the heart.
  10. The heart's natural pacemaker

21 Clues: The heart's natural pacemaker • The largest vein in the body. • The largest artery in the body. • The upper chambers of the heart. • The lower chambers of the heart. • A device used to measure blood pressure. • The bottom number in a blood pressure reading • Muscles that contract without external stimuli • A condition where the heart beats irregularly. • ...

Medical Terminology 2023-03-21

Medical Terminology crossword puzzle
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  1. a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell
  2. basic metabolic panel
  3. point of maximum impulse of the heart when felt during examination
  4. the muscular layer that contracts to pump blood
  5. smaller arteries
  6. cutting into
  7. hypertension
  8. uses x-ray dye and a catheter to show narrowing, aneurysms, collect samples, and detect pressure in the heart
  9. vital signs stable
  10. high blood pressure
  11. a wall/partition or septum
  12. swollen and dilated veins
  13. instrument used to measure pressure, blood pressure cuff
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  1. the thin inner layer that lines each chamber
  2. septum the wall between the right and left atria
  3. a double-layered sac
  4. uses ultrasound to look a blood going through blood vessels to determine if they are narrowed
  5. portable ECG machine that a patient wears over a few days, records heart activity to show a possible pattern in symptoms
  6. commonly referred to as a heart attack
  7. a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  8. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  9. across or through
  10. used to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage
  11. narrowing
  12. small

25 Clues: small • narrowing • cutting into • hypertension • smaller arteries • across or through • vital signs stable • high blood pressure • a double-layered sac • basic metabolic panel • swollen and dilated veins • a wall/partition or septum • commonly referred to as a heart attack • atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease • the thin inner layer that lines each chamber • ...

Medical Terminology 2023-03-21

Medical Terminology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell
  2. basic metabolic panel
  3. point of maximum impulse of the heart when felt during examination
  4. the muscular layer that contracts to pump blood
  5. smaller arteries
  6. cutting into
  7. hypertension
  8. uses x-ray dye and a catheter to show narrowing, aneurysms, collect samples, and detect pressure in the heart
  9. vital signs stable
  10. high blood pressure
  11. a wall/partition or septum
  12. swollen and dilated veins
  13. instrument used to measure pressure, blood pressure cuff
Down
  1. the thin inner layer that lines each chamber
  2. septum the wall between the right and left atria
  3. a double-layered sac
  4. uses ultrasound to look a blood going through blood vessels to determine if they are narrowed
  5. portable ECG machine that a patient wears over a few days, records heart activity to show a possible pattern in symptoms
  6. commonly referred to as a heart attack
  7. a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  8. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  9. across or through
  10. used to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage
  11. narrowing
  12. small

25 Clues: small • narrowing • cutting into • hypertension • smaller arteries • across or through • vital signs stable • high blood pressure • a double-layered sac • basic metabolic panel • swollen and dilated veins • a wall/partition or septum • commonly referred to as a heart attack • atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease • the thin inner layer that lines each chamber • ...

Mario Kart World Tracks 2025-06-19

Mario Kart World Tracks crossword puzzle
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  1. (Wii) Lightning 1 / Golden 4 / Moon 3 / Heart 5
  2. (3DS) Flower 2 / Cloud 2 / Heart 1
  3. Shell 2 / Moon 6 / Cloud 5
  4. (SNES) Special 2 / Golden 5 / Heart 4
  5. Mushroom 1 / Golden 2 / Cloud 3
  6. Banana 4 / Cloud 6
  7. (GCN) Banana 1 / Spiny 5 / Cherry 1
  8. Leaf 3 / Spiny 1
  9. (Wii) Lightning 3 / Moon 2 / Acorn 1
  10. Star 2 / Ice 2 / Spiny 2
  11. (N64) Flower 3 / Acorn 2
  12. Shell 4 / Special 3 / Ice 5 / Acorn 4 / Heart 6
  13. (DS) Flower 1 / Golden 1 / Cherry 6
  14. Mushroom 2 / Shell 3 / Ice 6 / Cloud 4
  15. (GCN) Banana 3 / Cherry 2
  16. (DS) Star 1 / Spiny 3 / Acorn 6
  17. Special 4
  18. Banana 2 / Spiny 4
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  1. (SNES) Shell 1 / Cherry 3
  2. Mushroom 3 / Cherry 5
  3. (DS) Flower 4 / Cloud 1 / Heart 2
  4. Leaf 1 / Ice 4 / Moon 5 / Acorn 5
  5. (N64) Lightning 2 / Golden 3 / Acorn 3
  6. Leaf 4 / Heart 3
  7. (Tour/Switch) Star 3 / Ice 1
  8. Leaf 2 / Ice 3 / Moon 4
  9. Special 1 / Golden 6
  10. (3DS) Star 4 / Spiny 6
  11. Lightning 4 / Moon 1
  12. Mushroom 4 / Cherry 4

30 Clues: Special 4 • Leaf 4 / Heart 3 • Leaf 3 / Spiny 1 • Banana 4 / Cloud 6 • Banana 2 / Spiny 4 • Special 1 / Golden 6 • Lightning 4 / Moon 1 • Mushroom 3 / Cherry 5 • Mushroom 4 / Cherry 4 • (3DS) Star 4 / Spiny 6 • Leaf 2 / Ice 3 / Moon 4 • Star 2 / Ice 2 / Spiny 2 • (N64) Flower 3 / Acorn 2 • (SNES) Shell 1 / Cherry 3 • (GCN) Banana 3 / Cherry 2 • Shell 2 / Moon 6 / Cloud 5 • ...

Unit 5, Activity 2 2026-01-29

Unit 5, Activity 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. medical imaging test that uses a small dose of electromagnetic radiation to produce images of the body's internal structures, primarily bones, teeth, and organs
  2. blood pressure
  3. what is the interventricular septum between?
  4. automated external defibrillator
  5. coronary artery bypass graft
  6. muscle that contracts to pump blood
  7. During this test, the patient lies still while several tabs with wires, called leads, are attached to the chest. The machine records the electrical activity of the heart.
  8. cutting into
  9. A test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
  10. atrioventricular
  11. hardening
  12. medical imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to create real-time pictures/videos
  13. A condition in which an artery has a weakened wall
  14. fast
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  1. high blood pressure
  2. artery
  3. outer layer of the heart
  4. condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  5. veins, swollen and dilated veins
  6. what is the interatrial septum between?
  7. self
  8. Pericardium, outer layer of the epicardium
  9. monitor, A portable ECG machine that the patient wears over a few days.
  10. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  11. infarction, heart attack
  12. lines each chamber of the heart

26 Clues: self • fast • artery • hardening • cutting into • blood pressure • atrioventricular • high blood pressure • outer layer of the heart • infarction, heart attack • coronary artery bypass graft • lines each chamber of the heart • veins, swollen and dilated veins • automated external defibrillator • muscle that contracts to pump blood • atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease • ...

McClellan Chapter 8 Cardiac MT 2026-01-22

McClellan Chapter 8 Cardiac MT crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ______ is inflammation of the inner lining of the heart and its valves
  2. In ___, enzymes that destroy blood clots are infused into the occluded vessel
  3. resembling a pulse
  4. widened blood vessel
  5. the most common type of heart disease, and the leading cause of death in the United States
  6. a microscopic vessel that joins the arterial system with the venous system
  7. _______ procedures are those that occur within the lumen of a vessel
  8. carries blood from the heart to all cells of the body
  9. forming a opening into the septum
  10. pertaining around the heart
  11. what does ECG or EKG stand for
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  1. abnormally slow heart rate, usually fewer than 60 beats per minute in a resting adult
  2. blood hemorrhages into the plaque and forms a clot
  3. enlargement of a atrium
  4. Narrowing of a vessel, especially the aorta
  5. prevents regurgitation of blood into the right ventricle from the pulmonary artery
  6. a muscular pump that propels blood to the entire body through a closed vascular network
  7. the largest artery of the body
  8. ________ is formed when fatty plaque builds up on the inner lining of arterial walls
  9. the Force exerted by blood against the arterial walls during two phases of a heartbeat

20 Clues: resembling a pulse • widened blood vessel • enlargement of a atrium • pertaining around the heart • the largest artery of the body • what does ECG or EKG stand for • forming a opening into the septum • Narrowing of a vessel, especially the aorta • blood hemorrhages into the plaque and forms a clot • carries blood from the heart to all cells of the body • ...

Circulatory and Respiratory Body Systems 2024-04-19

Circulatory and Respiratory Body Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the type of cells that fight disease and infection
  2. where red blood cells are made
  3. system responsible for moving blood around the body
  4. the type of muscle tissue your lungs are made of
  5. system responsible for exchanging gases- delivering oxygen and taking away carbon dioxide
  6. the type of movement the heart and lungs have where you don't have control
  7. the job or function of the heart in the cardiovascular system
  8. the type of muscle tissue your heart is made of
  9. the main organ of the respiratory system
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  1. another name for the windpipe
  2. carries the blood back to the heart
  3. the gas blood supplies the cells with
  4. the waste that the blood carries away
  5. pumps blood away from the heart
  6. another name for the circulatory system
  7. when the body is stable and trying to have when the systems work together
  8. another name for food that the blood carries to the cells
  9. the type of cell that provides oxygen and nutrients to the cell
  10. main organ of the circulatory system
  11. the main branches that lead from the trachea to the lungs
  12. fluid that delivers oxygen and nutrients to the cells and takes away waste from them

21 Clues: another name for the windpipe • where red blood cells are made • pumps blood away from the heart • carries the blood back to the heart • main organ of the circulatory system • the gas blood supplies the cells with • the waste that the blood carries away • another name for the circulatory system • the main organ of the respiratory system • ...

THIS IS WHAT INSIDE OF YOU 2023-04-27

THIS IS WHAT INSIDE OF YOU crossword puzzle
Across
  1. deficiency in hemoglobin's
  2. blood clot that seals of blood vessels
  3. increases the transport of blood
  4. scientific name for red blood cell
  5. reduces the transport of blood
  6. caloric cells with no nucleus
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  1. separates right and left side of the heart
  2. signals the help raise you're heart rate
  3. prevents back flow from the right ventricle to the right atrium
  4. the measure of blood blood pumped per heart beat
  5. phages white bloodcells that eat pathogens
  6. scientific name of white blood cells
  7. rate the measure of h beats per minute
  8. send signals down to the septum
  9. helps pump blood from the heart (the bottom tip of the heart)

15 Clues: deficiency in hemoglobin's • caloric cells with no nucleus • reduces the transport of blood • send signals down to the septum • increases the transport of blood • scientific name for red blood cell • scientific name of white blood cells • blood clot that seals of blood vessels • signals the help raise you're heart rate • separates right and left side of the heart • ...

Fetal Assessment Crossword 2026-02-16

Fetal Assessment Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Temporary drop in heart rate from cord compression
  2. Ultrasound used to check fluid and movement
  3. Orientation of the baby’s spine in relation to the mother’s spine
  4. Technique using palpation to determine fetal position
  5. Buttocks-first presentation
  6. First Movement of fetus felt by mother
  7. Periodic increases in heart rate
  8. Baby’s heart rate monitoring test done without contractions
  9. Abnormal baseline heart rate above 160
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  1. Head-down position
  2. Side-to-side fetal position
  3. Absence of variability indicates possible
  4. Measurement from pubic bone to top of uterus
  5. Decrease in fetal heart rate after contraction
  6. Instrument used to hear fetal heart tones

15 Clues: Head-down position • Side-to-side fetal position • Buttocks-first presentation • Periodic increases in heart rate • First Movement of fetus felt by mother • Abnormal baseline heart rate above 160 • Absence of variability indicates possible • Instrument used to hear fetal heart tones • Ultrasound used to check fluid and movement • Measurement from pubic bone to top of uterus • ...

Circulatory System 2022-11-16

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. Bloodvessels that carry blood from heart to body
  2. Abnormal multiplication of white blood
  3. gas exchange of fish takes place in
  4. gas exchange of amphibians on land takes place in
  5. top chamber of human's heart
  6. heart disease because incomplete development
  7. bottom chamber of human's heart
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  1. illness that makes heart has to pump harder
  2. blood vessel throbbing caused by heart contraction
  3. illness when our body has low red blood cell
  4. illness caused by diet high in fat
  5. gas exchange of amphibians underwater takes place in
  6. the other name for circulatory system
  7. part of heart that control the direction of blood flow

14 Clues: top chamber of human's heart • bottom chamber of human's heart • illness caused by diet high in fat • gas exchange of fish takes place in • the other name for circulatory system • Abnormal multiplication of white blood • illness that makes heart has to pump harder • illness when our body has low red blood cell • heart disease because incomplete development • ...

Pediatric Cardiac Disorders 2021-06-29

Pediatric Cardiac Disorders crossword puzzle
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  1. ________________ Heart Failure occurs when the heart does not pump blood well enough to supply the body
  2. Children with Tetralogy of Fallot are prone to ______________ spells
  3. Is heard in the bases of the lungs with CHF
  4. ______________ Procedure is the Stage 1 repair for a Hypoplastic Left Ventricle
  5. The pressure the right heart must eject against in order for blood to flow to the lungs is called ________________ Vascular Resistance
  6. _____________ Arteriosis connects the PA with the Aorta in fetal circulation
  7. The aorta and pulmonary arteries are crisscrossed is known as _______________ of the Great Vessel
  8. The pressure the left heart must eject against in order for blood to flow to the body in called ________________ Vascular Resistance
  9. Blood following a different path than the typical circulation route present in the body
  10. tubes, Children will have ___________ _____________ placed after open heart surgery to drain the pericardium
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  1. _____________ Heart Disease refers to a defect in the heart or great vessels
  2. ______________ Arteriosis: the Aorta and Pulmonary are one
  3. ______________ Septal Defect is a hole connecting the ventricles
  4. Narrowing of the upper descending aorta is called __________ of the Aorta
  5. Bone marrow responds to chronic hypoxemia by producing excess number of red blood cells
  6. Diuretic of choice for treating CHF
  7. Narrowing of the Aortic Valve is known as Aortic ________________
  8. Acquired after untreated/ partially treated Group A strep infection is known as ____________ heart disease

18 Clues: Diuretic of choice for treating CHF • Is heard in the bases of the lungs with CHF • ______________ Arteriosis: the Aorta and Pulmonary are one • ______________ Septal Defect is a hole connecting the ventricles • Narrowing of the Aortic Valve is known as Aortic ________________ • Children with Tetralogy of Fallot are prone to ______________ spells • ...

Arrhythmia 2019-12-09

Arrhythmia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cycle, complete heart beat
  2. The portion of ECG between two waves.
  3. rapid heart rate
  4. The flat horizontal line that seperates the various waves of the ECG cycle.
  5. blue, patient is in cardiopulmonary arrest, requiring a team of providers (sometimes called a 'code team')
  6. A device that delivers an electric shock to the heart
  7. covered wires that conduct the electrical activity
  8. irregular heartbeat
  9. Rate, The number of liters of oxygen per minute that come out of an oxygen delivery system.
  10. record electrical activity between 2 electrodes, one negative and one positive.
  11. electrodes on patient's skin direct impulses to the ECG instrument -electrodes provide
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  1. A reduction in the oxygen supply to the tissues of the body.
  2. HIS, CARDIAC MUSCLE FIBER
  3. , MUSCULAR FIBERS
  4. Deficiency of blood in a body part.
  5. a graphic record produced by an electrocardiograph
  6. infarction, Commonly known as a heart attack
  7. Needed when SA node fails to maintain a normal heart rate
  8. An irregular heart rate or rhythm; also termed arrhythmia.
  9. less than 60 bpm
  10. A combination of various things sequence
  11. monitor, Ambulatory EKG machine with 24 hour reading.

22 Clues: rapid heart rate • less than 60 bpm • , MUSCULAR FIBERS • irregular heartbeat • HIS, CARDIAC MUSCLE FIBER • Cycle, complete heart beat • Deficiency of blood in a body part. • The portion of ECG between two waves. • A combination of various things sequence • infarction, Commonly known as a heart attack • a graphic record produced by an electrocardiograph • ...

Cardiovascular System Crossword - Fatima Khan 2021-04-01

Cardiovascular System Crossword - Fatima Khan crossword puzzle
Across
  1. surgical puncture to remove fluid
  2. The monitor records heart activity to show a possible pattern for the symptoms the patient may be having
  3. A condition in which the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle, causing reduced blood flow.
  4. A condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon
  5. above/over or excessive
  6. acute myocardial infarction
  7. condition process or method
  8. process of cutting
  9. double-layered sac
  10. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  11. The patient’s oxygen levels and EKG are monitored during the test
  12. a semilunar valve and is between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
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  1. A.K.A high blood pressure
  2. This is used to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage
  3. A test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
  4. Any vessel can be looked at with this procedure
  5. The wall between the right and left atria
  6. The wall between the right and left ventricles
  7. a condition in which the pericardialsac around the heart is inflamed
  8. complete stopping of the heart.
  9. the thin inner layer that lines each chamber
  10. basic metabolic panel
  11. surgical removal/excision
  12. blood

24 Clues: blood • process of cutting • double-layered sac • basic metabolic panel • above/over or excessive • A.K.A high blood pressure • surgical removal/excision • acute myocardial infarction • condition process or method • complete stopping of the heart. • surgical puncture to remove fluid • atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease • The wall between the right and left atria • ...

Body Systems Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-28

Body Systems Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cell That attacks the cell but is not white cell.
  2. Cell that makes Antibodies
  3. This disease makes the immune system kill each other
  4. Organ that houses cells of the immune system
  5. The Biggest artery in the Human Body
  6. pumps blood throughout your body, controls your heart rate and maintains blood pressure.
  7. System that tells the heart to beat
  8. are very important vessels that are small and connect the veins and the arteries
  9. What is another name for a germ
Down
  1. Carries blood to your bodies tissue
  2. The immune system’s overreaction
  3. Helps blood clot whenever you get a cut
  4. What is the very first line of defense in the immune system
  5. occurs when the flow of blood to the heart is blocked.
  6. Protects the heart and helps the Valves
  7. Cell that attaches to the virus and makes it easier to spot
  8. Organ in the Immune System that traps pathogens and is located at the top of your throat-
  9. these cells remember the pathogen and kill it faster
  10. clear liquid material made of water, salts, enzymes, antibodies and other proteins.
  11. carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart and lungs

20 Clues: Cell that makes Antibodies • What is another name for a germ • The immune system’s overreaction • Carries blood to your bodies tissue • System that tells the heart to beat • The Biggest artery in the Human Body • Helps blood clot whenever you get a cut • Protects the heart and helps the Valves • Organ that houses cells of the immune system • ...

Human Body Systems 2021-11-19

Human Body Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A kind of muscle that makes up the walls of the heart
  2. Main organ for the circulatory system
  3. Helps soften food and starts the digestion process
  4. Vessels that carry blood from the heart
  5. Main organ for the nervous system
  6. The term for the four sections of the heart
  7. A bag made of smooth muscles that mixes food with digestive juices
  8. Cells of the same type
  9. Nerve cell
  10. Where bones meet
  11. Groups of neurons that pass along information
  12. A system that helps move parts of the body
  13. Your heart is the size of this body part
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  1. Tube of nerves that runs through the backbone
  2. Tiny blood vessels that surround air sacs
  3. A kind of skeletal muscle with light and dark stripes
  4. Blood vessels that return blood to the heart
  5. Long tube which connects to the mouth and stomach
  6. The main organ of the respiratory system
  7. A system that provides nutrients to the body
  8. A kind of muscle found in the walls of the stomach
  9. A system that supports the body and protects organs
  10. A system that sends and receives messages
  11. The organ where most food is digested

24 Clues: Nerve cell • Where bones meet • Cells of the same type • Main organ for the nervous system • Main organ for the circulatory system • The organ where most food is digested • Vessels that carry blood from the heart • The main organ of the respiratory system • Your heart is the size of this body part • Tiny blood vessels that surround air sacs • ...

medical terminology chapter 9 2022-03-07

medical terminology chapter 9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plugging; and obstruction of a closing off
  2. swollen, twisted vein
  3. resting, resting state of a myocardial cell
  4. angiotensin-converting enzyme
  5. membrane forming the outer layer of the heart
  6. muscle
  7. vessel
  8. a stationary blood clot
  9. small vessels that receive blood from the arteries
  10. joining of two blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other
  11. implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
  12. low blood pressure
  13. a drug that lowers blood pressure
  14. condition of narrowing of a part
  15. coronary care unit
  16. a drug that reduces serum fat and cholesterol
  17. membrane lining the cavities of the heart
  18. atrial septal defect
Down
  1. a drug that counteracts cardiac arrhythmia
  2. heart muscle
  3. circle or crown
  4. high blood pressure
  5. pulse
  6. normal blood pressure
  7. tiny vessels that join arterioles and venules
  8. acute coronary syndrome
  9. lower right or left chamber of the heart
  10. vein
  11. electrophysiological study
  12. compression of a part that causes narrowing
  13. fatty paste
  14. profuse sweating
  15. surgical repair of the heart valve
  16. /critical care unit
  17. deep vein thrombosis
  18. vessels that carry blood to the heart from the venules
  19. coronary artery bypass graft

37 Clues: vein • pulse • muscle • vessel • fatty paste • heart muscle • circle or crown • profuse sweating • low blood pressure • coronary care unit • high blood pressure • /critical care unit • deep vein thrombosis • atrial septal defect • swollen, twisted vein • normal blood pressure • acute coronary syndrome • a stationary blood clot • electrophysiological study • coronary artery bypass graft • ...

Acute Rheumatic fever 2022-04-20

Acute Rheumatic fever crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where do the uncontrollable jerks typically occur?
  2. What lesions appear on the skin
  3. What type of immune reaction is rheumatic fever?
  4. What is the anti-inflammatory given that starts with an “A”
  5. What is the antibiotic given to treat strep bacteria
  6. What part of the heart is typically affected
  7. What classification of drugs is used to treat Chorea
  8. Procedure done to take pictures of heart in motion
  9. What causes the illness
  10. What type of Chorea is common in Rheumatic fever
  11. Fever that is caused by Streptococcus A called “S…..fever”
  12. Common mode of transmission for Rheumatic fever
Down
  1. What test is used to measure electrical activity of the heart
  2. What part of the body does Streptococcus A affect?
  3. What is the name for the uncontrollable jerks that occur in rheumatic fever
  4. What part of the body can rheumatic fever permanently damage?
  5. What is the narrowing of a heart valve called
  6. What is it called when a heart valve leaks
  7. What protein is looked for in the blood as a marker of inflammation?
  8. What sort of Murmur is caused by Rheumatic fever

20 Clues: What causes the illness • What lesions appear on the skin • What is it called when a heart valve leaks • What part of the heart is typically affected • What is the narrowing of a heart valve called • Common mode of transmission for Rheumatic fever • What type of immune reaction is rheumatic fever? • What sort of Murmur is caused by Rheumatic fever • ...

Cardiovascular System I 2017-10-30

Cardiovascular System I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. steth/o
  2. a film produced following the injection of radiopaque material into the blood vessels
  3. sphygm/o
  4. "half moon" shaped valves located at the openings of the dorsal aorta and pulmonary artery (2 words)
  5. ECG/EKG
  6. VSD (3 words)
  7. rapid, random, and ineffective heart contractions
  8. HR (2 words)
  9. abnormal dryness or hardness
  10. the arteries that serve the heart (2 words)
  11. compression of the heart due to fluid or blood collection in the pericardial space (2 words)
  12. constricting band applied to a limb to control bleeding or to assist in drawing blood
Down
  1. localized area of necrosis caused by an interrupted blood supply
  2. megaly
  3. phleb/o
  4. suture of a vessel
  5. occuring through the entire ventricular contraction phase
  6. the pointed end of a cone shaped part
  7. HCM (2 words)
  8. AV
  9. inability to perform at a proper level
  10. angi/o
  11. an entrance chamber, especially the chambers on either side of the heart
  12. the volume of blood put out by the heart per unit time = stroke volume x heart rate (2 words)
  13. localized balloon-like enlargement of an artery
  14. coron/o

26 Clues: AV • megaly • angi/o • steth/o • phleb/o • ECG/EKG • coron/o • sphygm/o • HR (2 words) • HCM (2 words) • VSD (3 words) • suture of a vessel • abnormal dryness or hardness • the pointed end of a cone shaped part • inability to perform at a proper level • the arteries that serve the heart (2 words) • localized balloon-like enlargement of an artery • rapid, random, and ineffective heart contractions • ...

Cardiovascular 2025-09-20

Cardiovascular crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Red blood cells.
  2. – Reduced blood and oxygen to tissues.
  3. Pressure – Blood pressure during heart relaxation.
  4. – Surgery creating a path around blocked coronary arteries.
  5. – Swelling.
  6. – Microscopic vessel supplying tissues with blood.
  7. – Formation of blood clots.
  8. – Platelets aiding in clotting.
  9. – High blood pressure.
  10. Tamponade – Fluid in pericardium restricting heart pumping.
  11. – Plaque buildup in arteries causing narrowing.
  12. – Hardening of arteries.
  13. – Ballooning of a weakened blood vessel wall.
  14. – Immune deficiency caused by HIV infection.
  15. – Oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells.
Down
  1. – Ultrasound of the heart.
  2. – Process to stop bleeding.
  3. – Blood delivery to tissues.
  4. Antibodies – Proteins that attack B antigens.
  5. – Balloon procedure to open blocked arteries; may place a stent.
  6. - hormones produced by kidney for homeostasis of RBC
  7. – Proteins that fight foreign antigens.
  8. – White blood cells.
  9. – Small arteries leading to capillaries.
  10. – Test to measures blood pH, oxygen, and CO₂ in arterial blood.
  11. Heart Disease – Narrowed arteries supplying the heart.
  12. Output – Blood pumped by heart per minute.
  13. Artery – Large upper-arm artery near biceps.
  14. – Fatty buildup in arteries.
  15. – Blood vessels carrying blood away from the heart.
  16. – Moving clot or plaque blocking a vessel.

31 Clues: – Swelling. • – Red blood cells. • – White blood cells. • – High blood pressure. • – Hardening of arteries. • – Ultrasound of the heart. • – Process to stop bleeding. • – Formation of blood clots. • – Blood delivery to tissues. • – Fatty buildup in arteries. • – Platelets aiding in clotting. • – Reduced blood and oxygen to tissues. • – Proteins that fight foreign antigens. • ...

Test #3 2026-03-18

Test #3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tubes that carry urine from kidney to bladder
  2. lobe responsible for critical thinking
  3. carry blood away from the heart
  4. pathways information is sent on through the body
  5. liquid waste
  6. this system removes liquid waste
  7. this system is the "umbrella" that removes all three types of waste
  8. where blood flows to trade oxygen for CO2
  9. the sack that fills with urine
  10. the heart wall in the middle
  11. your heart has 4 of these
  12. the sound your heart makes
  13. lobe responsible for touch, taste, temp.
  14. a bundle of nerves running down from your brain
  15. your brain's "thermometer"
Down
  1. fill with blood and send it out to the lungs or body
  2. the things that controls the rest of the body
  3. doors in the heart
  4. lobe responsible for sight
  5. lobe responsible for hearing and memory
  6. the part of your brain responsible for involuntary actions
  7. nerve cells
  8. the flow of blood around the body
  9. tube that caries urine out the body
  10. the part of your brain responsible for movement
  11. carry blood toward the heart
  12. the part of your brain responsible for emotions
  13. fill with blood returning from the body or lungs

28 Clues: nerve cells • liquid waste • doors in the heart • your heart has 4 of these • lobe responsible for sight • the sound your heart makes • your brain's "thermometer" • carry blood toward the heart • the heart wall in the middle • the sack that fills with urine • carry blood away from the heart • this system removes liquid waste • the flow of blood around the body • ...

Cardiac Residency 2024-04-09

Cardiac Residency crossword puzzle
Across
  1. machine that picks up heart's electrical signals
  2. adenosine triphosphate
  3. blood vessels leaving the heart.
  4. chambers that force blood to the various parts of the body
  5. Organ that pumps blood.
  6. Main cation affecting electrical stimulation of the heart
  7. 24 hour heart monitor.
Down
  1. term for cardiac contraction recovery
  2. node the stimulates the heart to contract
  3. test test conducted on treadmill
  4. medical term for passing out
  5. fatty substance causing heart disease.
  6. blood vessels that bring blood back to the heart

13 Clues: adenosine triphosphate • 24 hour heart monitor. • Organ that pumps blood. • medical term for passing out • test test conducted on treadmill • blood vessels leaving the heart. • term for cardiac contraction recovery • fatty substance causing heart disease. • node the stimulates the heart to contract • machine that picks up heart's electrical signals • ...

Ch. 13 & 14 - The Cardiac System & Vessels and Circulation 2024-05-12

Ch. 13 & 14 - The Cardiac System & Vessels and Circulation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This node delays the signal to keep the heart beating rhythmically
  2. Decreases arterial volume, which decreases blood pressure
  3. The artery supplies blood to the upper extremities
  4. The myocardium receives its blood supple from these arteries
  5. This artery supplies blood to the gut
  6. The S2 sound when the aortic and pulmonic valves close
  7. This artery supplies blood to the lower extremities
  8. Atrial contract during this phase of the cardiac cycle
  9. Initiates the signal for the heart to contract
  10. This artery supplies blood to the brain.
  11. Stroke volume times HR over one minutethe heart in one minute.
  12. Contraction of the ventricles, forcing blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery
  13. Carries signals up through the ventricles, stimulating contraction from the bottom upwards
  14. The innermost layer of the heart
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  1. Increases arterial volume, which increases blood pressure
  2. Conveys the signal to the apex of the heart
  3. One complete sequence of heart contraction and relaxation
  4. The S1 sound when the tricuspid and mitral valves close
  5. The volume of blood pumped from the left ventricle per beat

19 Clues: The innermost layer of the heart • This artery supplies blood to the gut • This artery supplies blood to the brain. • Conveys the signal to the apex of the heart • Initiates the signal for the heart to contract • The artery supplies blood to the upper extremities • This artery supplies blood to the lower extremities • ...

cardivascular 2016-12-13

cardivascular crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to transport nutrients to cells
  2. arteries that surround the heart
  3. an involuntary muscle found in the heart
  4. interacts with this system by having blood cells made in bone marrow
  5. brings nutrient-rich blood to tissues and organs
  6. main organ in the system and pumps blood
  7. transports blood away from the heart
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  1. hollow tubes for carrying blood
  2. brings nutrient-depleted blood to the lungs and nutrient-rich blood back to the heart
  3. a fluid that transports nutrients and waste throughout the body
  4. interacts with this system because in the bloodstream but also fight against infection.
  5. transport blood back to the heart
  6. connects the arteries and veins
  7. structures within the heart that regulate blood flow
  8. interacts with this system by receiving oxygen from the lungs

15 Clues: hollow tubes for carrying blood • to transport nutrients to cells • connects the arteries and veins • arteries that surround the heart • transport blood back to the heart • transports blood away from the heart • an involuntary muscle found in the heart • main organ in the system and pumps blood • brings nutrient-rich blood to tissues and organs • ...

The Cardiovasuclar System 2025-11-01

The Cardiovasuclar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The tip of the heart
  2. The lower blood pressure number that reflects the lowest pressure exerted against artery wall during ventricular relaxation
  3. The middle, muscular layer of the heart
  4. Blood enters these after leaving the arterioles; their walls are just one cell thick
  5. The inner lining of the heart
  6. The two lower chambers of the heart
  7. Structures that transport oxygen-rich blood to various parts of the body
  8. The upper blood pressure number that reflects the highest pressure exerted against artery walls during ventricular contraction
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  1. The fibrous membrane that encloses the heart
  2. The outer lining of the heart
  3. Tiny arteries
  4. Tiny veins
  5. A fatty, plaque-like substance that can narrow or block coronary vessels
  6. The term that means "listening to"
  7. The two upper chambers of the heart

15 Clues: Tiny veins • Tiny arteries • The tip of the heart • The outer lining of the heart • The inner lining of the heart • The term that means "listening to" • The two upper chambers of the heart • The two lower chambers of the heart • The middle, muscular layer of the heart • The fibrous membrane that encloses the heart • ...

Vital Signs 2021-03-15

Vital Signs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. means " without a heart beat"
  2. hypotension- drop in blood pressure upon standing often dizziness
  3. normal, good, breathing sometimes known as quiet breathing
  4. abnormally elevated body temperature
  5. chronic depression in blood pressure; abnormally low
  6. pressure- measurement of the amount of pressure exerted by the blood within the circulatory system
  7. output- amount of blood pumped into the circulatory system by the heart
  8. the heartbeat as felt through the walls of the arteries and the skin or as heard at the apex of the heart
  9. the turning point of a disease
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  1. shallow breathing pattern with an abnormally low rate
  2. presssure- presssure of the blood against the walls of the artieries when the heart beats.
  3. a gradual recovery from a disease
  4. hypotension- any change of position
  5. volume- amount of blood ejected by the ventricle during one heart contraction
  6. elevated blood pressure
  7. abnormally fast heart rate
  8. regular breathing pattern with a rate less than 12

17 Clues: elevated blood pressure • abnormally fast heart rate • means " without a heart beat" • the turning point of a disease • a gradual recovery from a disease • hypotension- any change of position • abnormally elevated body temperature • regular breathing pattern with a rate less than 12 • chronic depression in blood pressure; abnormally low • ...

structure of hearS 2023-05-10

structure of hearS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Blood vessels entering the right atrium (4,4)
  2. pouch like extension hanging from the auricles ( 9,9)
  3. large muscular elevations in the ventricles (9,7)
  4. The upper chamber of the heart( 8)
  5. Low muscular ridges on the inner surface of the ventricle ( 8,6)
  6. Lower chambers of the heart (10)
  7. A hole present in between the atrium in the of embryonic heart ( 7,5)
Down
  1. Blood vessel arising from the right ventricle (9,6)
  2. The blood vessels entering the left auricle (9,5)
  3. Oval depression present in interauricular septum ( 5,6)
  4. Valve present between left auricle and left ventricle ( 8,5)
  5. irregular transverse groove that separates auricles from ventricles( 8,6)
  6. Valve present between right auricle and right ventricle ( 9,5)
  7. Membrane enclosing the heart (11)
  8. The ventricle that forms the tip of the heart (4)
  9. artery Blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blod to the heart( 7,6)
  10. Blood vessel arising from the left ventricle (5)

17 Clues: Lower chambers of the heart (10) • Membrane enclosing the heart (11) • The upper chamber of the heart( 8) • Blood vessels entering the right atrium (4,4) • The blood vessels entering the left auricle (9,5) • large muscular elevations in the ventricles (9,7) • The ventricle that forms the tip of the heart (4) • Blood vessel arising from the left ventricle (5) • ...

. 2022-12-06

. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Surgery repair of blood vessels
  2. Low blood sugar level
  3. Record of blood vessels
  4. Fast heart rate
  5. Hardening of arteries due to plague
  6. Study of the heart
Down
  1. The disease of heart muscle
  2. relating to heart and lungs dyspnea
  3. Inflammation of tissue around heart
  4. Inflammation of tissue inside the heart
  5. Slow heart rate
  6. High blood pressure

12 Clues: Slow heart rate • Fast heart rate • Study of the heart • High blood pressure • Low blood sugar level • Record of blood vessels • The disease of heart muscle • Surgery repair of blood vessels • relating to heart and lungs dyspnea • Inflammation of tissue around heart • Hardening of arteries due to plague • Inflammation of tissue inside the heart

Human Body 2017-03-01

Human Body crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Muscular organ that pumps blood to send throughout the body
  2. Brings blood away from the heart
  3. Tube that connects your mouth to your stomach
  4. Type of gas that is released when we exhale
  5. Lower chambers of your heart
  6. How many chambers are there in the heart?
  7. _____ intestine: absorbs most of the nutrients from food
  8. Another word for windpipe
Down
  1. Tiny sacs in our lungs that allow oxygen and carbon dioxide to move between the lungs and bloodstream.
  2. Organ that filters your blood
  3. Tubes that bring pee from your kidneys to bladder
  4. Carries oxygen poor blood to the heart
  5. System that includes nasal cavity, trachea, bronchioles and lungs
  6. Upper chambers of the heart
  7. Muscle that expels pee when ready
  8. What system includes the esophagus, small and large intestine and stomach
  9. _______ intestine: absorbs most of the water and fiber from food

17 Clues: Another word for windpipe • Upper chambers of the heart • Lower chambers of your heart • Organ that filters your blood • Brings blood away from the heart • Muscle that expels pee when ready • Carries oxygen poor blood to the heart • How many chambers are there in the heart? • Type of gas that is released when we exhale • Tube that connects your mouth to your stomach • ...

The Cardiovascular System 2025-05-06

The Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a colorless cell that circulates in the blood
  2. a type of blood cell responsible for carrying oxygen to the body's tissues
  3. the middle, muscular layer of the heart wall, responsible for the heart's pumping action.
  4. veins that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart, specifically the left atrium
  5. a double-layered sac that surrounds the heart, protecting and lubricating it
  6. the smallest blood vessels that connect arteries to veins
  7. each of the two upper cavities of the heart from which blood is passed to the ventricles.
Down
  1. the thin, smooth membrane which lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
  2. a blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body's tissues and organs.
  3. the largest artery in the human body, responsible for carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body
  4. a hollow part or cavity in an organ.
  5. another term for platelet.
  6. the artery carrying blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.
  7. A large vein that carries blood to the heart from other areas of the body.
  8. a blood vessel that carries blood from the body's tissues back to the heart.

15 Clues: another term for platelet. • a hollow part or cavity in an organ. • a colorless cell that circulates in the blood • the smallest blood vessels that connect arteries to veins • a type of blood cell responsible for carrying oxygen to the body's tissues • A large vein that carries blood to the heart from other areas of the body. • ...

Asher Sparks' Student Created Review Activity 2022-11-03

Asher Sparks' Student Created Review Activity crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What does CORON/O mean?
  2. What does the suffix -MEGALY mean?
  3. What does the suffix -ULE mean?
  4. Inflammation of a vessel.
  5. What prefix means PRESSURE?
  6. Disease of the heart muscle
  7. What does the prefix TETRA- mean?
  8. What prefix means AROUND?
  9. What suffix means CONDITION?
Down
  1. What does the prefix EXTRA- mean?
  2. Blood clot forming within the blood vessel.
  3. Irregularity in the heartbeat or action.
  4. What does ATRI/O mean?
  5. What word root means PLUG?
  6. What word root means VESSEL?
  7. What word root means BLOOD?
  8. Enlarged heart
  9. What suffix means HEART CONDITION?
  10. What does the prefix TRANS- mean?
  11. What suffix means DESTRUCTION?

20 Clues: Enlarged heart • What does ATRI/O mean? • What does CORON/O mean? • Inflammation of a vessel. • What prefix means AROUND? • What word root means PLUG? • What word root means BLOOD? • What prefix means PRESSURE? • Disease of the heart muscle • What word root means VESSEL? • What suffix means CONDITION? • What suffix means DESTRUCTION? • What does the suffix -ULE mean? • ...

4th hour 2024-06-03

4th hour crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Holds coils of the small intestine
  2. helps hearing
  3. near stomach produces, stores and eliminated blood cells
  4. Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
  5. carry the eggs in a female
  6. air opening to exchange gas
  7. stores solid waste
  8. Collects Waste
  9. filters blood and makes urine
Down
  1. Blood vessels that carry blood away from heart
  2. Chemical digestion
  3. Takes in sugar inside of stomach
  4. lower chamber of the heart
  5. two upper chambers of the heart
  6. Stores urine
  7. A Transparent cover that covers the eye
  8. Gets rid of waste
  9. part of small intestine beyond the stomach leading to jejunum
  10. Stores bile
  11. give oxygen to body

20 Clues: Stores bile • Stores urine • helps hearing • Collects Waste • Gets rid of waste • Chemical digestion • stores solid waste • give oxygen to body • lower chamber of the heart • carry the eggs in a female • air opening to exchange gas • filters blood and makes urine • two upper chambers of the heart • Takes in sugar inside of stomach • Holds coils of the small intestine • ...

Frog antomony 2024-06-03

Frog antomony crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lower chamber of the heart
  2. first part of small intestine
  3. produces blood
  4. delivers oxygen
  5. stores bile
  6. a tube that moves food through the body
  7. moves digested food out of the body
  8. upper chambers of the heart
  9. filters blood
  10. vessels that carry blood to the heart
Down
  1. cover that protects the eyes
  2. carries eggs
  3. catches prey
  4. stores waste
  5. largest digestive organ
  6. all waste is collected
  7. stores urine
  8. blood vessels that move blood away from the heart
  9. digestion
  10. membrane that holds small intestines
  11. the start of digestion
  12. masses of fat that are needed for hibernation
  13. openings to exchange gases
  14. hearing

24 Clues: hearing • digestion • stores bile • carries eggs • catches prey • stores waste • stores urine • filters blood • produces blood • delivers oxygen • all waste is collected • the start of digestion • largest digestive organ • lower chamber of the heart • openings to exchange gases • upper chambers of the heart • cover that protects the eyes • first part of small intestine • ...

Health science 2025-05-12

Health science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. under the armpit
  2. close to a normal range of body temperature
  3. abnormally slow heart rate
  4. abnormally high blood pressure
  5. lower than normal blood pressure
  6. blood pressure cuff
  7. takes your temperature in your mouth
  8. normal body temperature
  9. takes temperature in your ear
  10. fast Heart rate
  11. one of the main 5 vital signs
Down
  1. used to listen to patient’s breathing and heart rhythms
  2. rapid breathing
  3. slower than normal breathing
  4. muscle tissue found in the heart
  5. normally how you take a baby’s temperature
  6. highest at night
  7. high body temperature
  8. blood pressure cuff should be just above it
  9. how many muscles are in the body

20 Clues: rapid breathing • fast Heart rate • under the armpit • highest at night • blood pressure cuff • high body temperature • normal body temperature • abnormally slow heart rate • slower than normal breathing • takes temperature in your ear • one of the main 5 vital signs • abnormally high blood pressure • muscle tissue found in the heart • lower than normal blood pressure • ...

Gr5 Science Vocabulary Review 2017-07-05

Gr5 Science Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. any of the tubes through which blood flows through the body
  2. a very small cell in the blood that makes it thicker and more solid in order to stop bleeding caused by an injury
  3. a complicated system of tubes that cross each other and are connected to each other
  4. like somebody/something but not exactly the same
  5. needing careful treatment, especially because easily damaged
  6. to send an electrical signal
  7. an almost solid piece of something
  8. to be filled with power
  9. the area at the top of the throat that contains the vocal cords
  10. any of the tubes that carry blood from all parts of the body towards the heart
  11. the pale yellow liquid that forms 55% of human blood and contains the blood cells
  12. to send air out of your lungs, breathe out
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  1. a structure in the heart or in a vein that lets blood flow in one direction only
  2. substances that flow and are not solid
  3. to be made or formed from several parts
  4. either of the two lower spaces in the heart that pump blood to the lungs
  5. to produce a strong, regular beat
  6. the regular beating of the heart, especially when it is felt at the wrist or side of the neck
  7. either of the two upper spaces in the heart
  8. the tubes that carry blood from the heart to other parts of the body
  9. connected with the heart
  10. the act of giving something and then something else is given back
  11. one of four spaces in the heart
  12. materials that are no longer needed

24 Clues: to be filled with power • connected with the heart • to send an electrical signal • one of four spaces in the heart • to produce a strong, regular beat • an almost solid piece of something • materials that are no longer needed • substances that flow and are not solid • to be made or formed from several parts • to send air out of your lungs, breathe out • ...

scrubs & dubs - cardio 2024-09-13

scrubs & dubs - cardio crossword puzzle
Across
  1. common ending of the drug class that is used to lower LDL by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase
  2. macroscopic change seen in MI after 4-72 hours
  3. pattern shown in the liver with chronic passive venous congestion
  4. thickening and hardening of arterial walls
  5. vessel that the left ventricle pumps blood into
  6. third factor in Virchow's triad, alongside endothelial injury and hypercoagulability
  7. muscle connecting to the tricuspid valve in the right ventricle
  8. node known as the pacemaker of the heart
  9. type of heart block involving complete failure of atria to signal the ventricles
  10. major muscle layer of the heart
  11. the most common type of cardiomyopathy (dilated, hypertrophic, restrictive)
  12. microscopic appearance resulting from hypercontraction of muscle proteins in reperfusion injury
  13. artery supplying the anterior interventricular septum
  14. clinical macroscopic valvular feature of infective endocarditis
  15. artery typically occluded in a posterior MI
  16. layer that lines the inside of the heart chambers
  17. abnormal heart enlargement due to high BP
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  1. microscopic sign of a thrombus
  2. condition involving plaque formation in arterial walls
  3. name for a symmetrical aneurysm
  4. term used to describe a massive immune response leading to distributive shock
  5. remnant of foetal foramen ovale in the heart
  6. vein that drains into the right atrium via the coronary sinus
  7. condition involving narrowing of the aortic valve, restricting blood flow from the heart
  8. lines that appear in lung periphery on a CXR in RHF
  9. organ in which a paraneoplastic complication is a DVT
  10. node that delays conduction between the atria and ventricles
  11. heart rhythm dominated by the AV node due to a sinoatrial exit block
  12. primary cardiac biomarker for diagnosing MI

29 Clues: microscopic sign of a thrombus • name for a symmetrical aneurysm • major muscle layer of the heart • node known as the pacemaker of the heart • abnormal heart enlargement due to high BP • thickening and hardening of arterial walls • primary cardiac biomarker for diagnosing MI • artery typically occluded in a posterior MI • remnant of foetal foramen ovale in the heart • ...

The Circulatory Pathway 2024-12-02

The Circulatory Pathway crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Major organ that is part of the respiratory system.
  2. blood vessels that distribute oxygenated blood to the entire body.
  3. located between the LV and the aorta, this is the largest artery in the body.
  4. vein carrying oxgenated blood from the lungs to the LA of the heart.
  5. large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the torso and lower body to the heart's right side.
  6. another term for mitral valve.
  7. known as the bicuspid valve, is located between the LA and the LV.
  8. specialized muscle bundle connecting the atrial and ventricular chambers of the heart. transmits impulses from the AV node.
  9. collection of specialized cardiac muscle cells, bundled together to form a node within the wall of the interatrial septum.
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  1. tiny blood vessels that collect deoxygenated blood from capillaries and drain it into larger veins.
  2. main artery of the body, suppling oxgenated-blood to the circulatory system.
  3. small blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
  4. located in the right atrium of the heart, responsible for initiating the heartbeat.
  5. specialized conducting fibers composed of electrically excitable cells.
  6. branch of the vena cava that transports deoxygenated venous blood from the upper half of the body to the heart.
  7. blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
  8. opening or hole in the wall that separates the two atria of the heart.
  9. wall of tissue that separates the left and right sides of the heart.
  10. tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body. carries deoxygenated blood towards the heart.
  11. valve of three flaps that prevents reflux of blood from the RV to the RA.

20 Clues: another term for mitral valve. • Major organ that is part of the respiratory system. • small blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. • blood vessels that distribute oxygenated blood to the entire body. • known as the bicuspid valve, is located between the LA and the LV. • vein carrying oxgenated blood from the lungs to the LA of the heart. • ...

Cardiogenic Shock 2025-08-31

Cardiogenic Shock crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Main symptom of cardiogenic shock.
  2. Mechanical circulatory support used in heart failure patients stage C and beyond.
  3. Key measure of heart failure, ejection ________.
  4. Component commonly used in Impella purge solution.
  5. Most immediate threat for papillary muscle rupture.
  6. Diagnostic tool often used first to assess heart function.
  7. Lab marker that indicates cardiac muscle damage.
  8. Anticoagulant most commonly used to prevent clotting in ECMO circuits.
  9. Term that describes the resistance the left ventricle must overcome to circulate blood.
  10. Most common cause of cardiogenic shock.
  11. Gas flow to adjust on an ECMO circuit to regulate CO2 levels.
  12. Cardiac condition, marked by severe restriction of ventricular filling, a cause of cardiogenic shock.
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  1. Last name of scientist who devised the formula for cardiac output.
  2. Organization that defined the functional classification of heart failure into four classes.
  3. Condition that can mimic heart failure, also called broken heart syndrome.
  4. Electrolyte imbalance that can exacerbate arrhythmias in cardiogenic shock.
  5. Interventional cardiology procedure used to reduce LV distention in ECMO patients.
  6. Type of myocardial infarction that most commonly leads to shock.
  7. Invasive line used to measure pulmonary capillary wedge pressure in cardiogenic shock.
  8. Head of MPMC advanced heart failure team.
  9. Laboratory value that is commonly elevated due to poor tissue oxygenation and anaerobic metabolism.
  10. Member of the ICU care team that is unique to ECMO patients.
  11. Circulatory parameter, often increased in cardiogenic shock, that reflects elevated ventricular filling pressures.
  12. Class of drugs that increase heart contractility.
  13. Invasive device that can support circulation in shock.
  14. What advanced life support modality may be used when pharmacological and mechanical support fails.
  15. Organization that came up with the stage classification for cardiogenic shock.

27 Clues: Main symptom of cardiogenic shock. • Most common cause of cardiogenic shock. • Head of MPMC advanced heart failure team. • Key measure of heart failure, ejection ________. • Lab marker that indicates cardiac muscle damage. • Class of drugs that increase heart contractility. • Component commonly used in Impella purge solution. • ...

LE - 01 2015-01-13

LE - 01 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. teeth
  2. journalist
  3. apple
  4. pork
  5. pronoun
  6. homonym
  7. quarrels
  8. bought
  9. went
  10. veal
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  1. heart
  2. flock
  3. carpenter
  4. milk
  5. jangle
  6. cool
  7. mice
  8. furtive
  9. sheaf
  10. Tough
  11. quack

21 Clues: milk • cool • pork • mice • went • veal • heart • teeth • flock • apple • sheaf • Tough • quack • jangle • bought • pronoun • homonym • furtive • quarrels • carpenter • journalist

Phonemic Awareness Crossword 2021-05-21

Phonemic Awareness Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ship
  2. White
  3. Horse
  4. Rhombus
  5. Watch
  6. Heart
  7. Chicken
  8. Sheep
  9. Three
Down
  1. Shower
  2. Hare
  3. Rectangle
  4. Tooth
  5. Whale
  6. Shoe
  7. House
  8. Ruler
  9. Rope
  10. Chair
  11. Cheese
  12. Hair

21 Clues: Ship • Hare • Shoe • Rope • Hair • Tooth • Whale • White • House • Horse • Watch • Heart • Ruler • Chair • Sheep • Three • Shower • Cheese • Rhombus • Chicken • Rectangle

Transport in Humans 2022-01-12

Transport in Humans crossword puzzle
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  1. to prevent backflow of blood
  2. shape of red blood cells
  3. bottom half of the heart
  4. makes up most of blood
  5. a cause of coronary heart disease
  6. linking heart to kidneys
  7. involved in clotting
  8. process whereby materials are exchanged
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  1. one cell thick blood vessel
  2. blood vessel contain valves
  3. largest artery in the body
  4. top half of the heart
  5. linking heart to lungs
  6. blood vessel with thick muscular wall
  7. present in red blood cells to bind to oxygen

15 Clues: involved in clotting • top half of the heart • makes up most of blood • linking heart to lungs • shape of red blood cells • bottom half of the heart • linking heart to kidneys • largest artery in the body • one cell thick blood vessel • blood vessel contain valves • to prevent backflow of blood • a cause of coronary heart disease • blood vessel with thick muscular wall • ...

Sense Organs 2021-11-21

Sense Organs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. valve Located between the right atrium and the right ventricle
  2. Largest artery in the body.
  3. One of two lower chambers of the heart.
  4. Lower tip of the heart.
  5. Blood that is oxygen-poor.
  6. Relaxation phase of the heartbeat.
  7. Inner lining of the heart.
  8. Innermost lining of blood vessels.
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  1. Muscular middle layer of the heart.
  2. Pacemaker of the heart.
  3. Contraction phase of the heartbeat.
  4. Small artery.
  5. Largest type of blood vessel
  6. Smallest type of blood vessel
  7. Small vein.

15 Clues: Small vein. • Small artery. • Pacemaker of the heart. • Lower tip of the heart. • Blood that is oxygen-poor. • Inner lining of the heart. • Largest artery in the body. • Largest type of blood vessel • Smallest type of blood vessel • Relaxation phase of the heartbeat. • Innermost lining of blood vessels. • Muscular middle layer of the heart. • Contraction phase of the heartbeat. • ...

Cardiac Rehab Week #1 2013-01-29

Cardiac Rehab Week #1 crossword puzzle
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  1. Size of human heart
  2. 3500 calories equals a ______
  3. Heardening of the arteries
  4. February 10-16th is ____ ____ week.
  5. Number of chambers in the heart.
  6. Top part of the heart
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  1. MI
  2. Type of cholesterol increased by exercise.
  3. Proper name for top number of blood pressure.
  4. Coreg(carvedilol) is this type of medication.
  5. Anticoagulant, brand name
  6. Most dangerous cardiac risk factor
  7. Carries deoxygenated blood to the heart.
  8. Desired type of exercise for the heart.
  9. Sleep ____, is the cessation of breathing while sleeping

15 Clues: MI • Size of human heart • Top part of the heart • Anticoagulant, brand name • Heardening of the arteries • 3500 calories equals a ______ • Number of chambers in the heart. • Most dangerous cardiac risk factor • February 10-16th is ____ ____ week. • Desired type of exercise for the heart. • Carries deoxygenated blood to the heart. • Type of cholesterol increased by exercise. • ...

B4 - Circulation and Ventilation Cryptic Crossword (By Anaiya and Kristen) 2023-12-14

B4 - Circulation and Ventilation Cryptic Crossword (By Anaiya and Kristen) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The heart's delivery system
  2. A bunch of grapes
  3. This heart is not in time
  4. The best crossword maker (hint: see the title)
  5. The living room of the heart
  6. The baby of blood vessels
  7. Be our guest- the clock goes in the jelly
  8. Splitting up the heart
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  1. Muscular things in between cages
  2. biconcave disc
  3. Goodbye coronary heart disease
  4. Main tunnel for oxygenated blood
  5. The waiting rooms of the heart
  6. The body's speaker
  7. These block the traffic in the blood vessels

15 Clues: biconcave disc • A bunch of grapes • The body's speaker • Splitting up the heart • This heart is not in time • The baby of blood vessels • The heart's delivery system • The living room of the heart • Goodbye coronary heart disease • The waiting rooms of the heart • Muscular things in between cages • Main tunnel for oxygenated blood • Be our guest- the clock goes in the jelly • ...

Circulatory and Respiratory Vocab 2024-04-23

Circulatory and Respiratory Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the main organs of the respiratory system
  2. supplied blood to all the cells of the heart
  3. microscopic sacs at the end of bronchioles
  4. a vessel that brings blood back to the heart
  5. a triangle-shaped area where air passes from the pharynx
  6. a tube that is held open by C-shaped rings of cartilage
  7. buildup of fatty material within the walls of arteries
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  1. the network of vessels that carry blood from the heart to the body and back
  2. carries blood to between the heart and lungs
  3. tiny blood vessels that deliver supplies to individual cells and take away waste materials
  4. a tubelike passageway at the top of the throat that receives air, food, and liquids from the mouth or nose
  5. the narrower tubes that the trachea branches into
  6. the large muscle below the lungs
  7. the movement of air into and out of the lungs
  8. the upper two chambers of the heart
  9. a vessel that take blood away from the heart
  10. the lower two chambers of the heart

17 Clues: the large muscle below the lungs • the upper two chambers of the heart • the lower two chambers of the heart • the main organs of the respiratory system • microscopic sacs at the end of bronchioles • carries blood to between the heart and lungs • supplied blood to all the cells of the heart • a vessel that brings blood back to the heart • ...

cardivascular system 1 2024-08-20

cardivascular system 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves
  2. valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle; bicuspid valve
  3. gas (waste) released by the body cells, transported via veins to the heart, and then to the lungs for exhalation
  4. smallest blood vessel. Materials pass to and from the bloodstream through the thin capillary walls
  5. largest type of blood vessel; carries blood away from the heart to all parts of the body
  6. small artery
  7. gas that enters the blood through the lungs and travels to the heart to be pumped via arteries to all body cells
  8. specialized nervous tissue in the right atrium that begins the heartbeat. An artificial cardiac pacemaker is an electronic apparatus implanted in the chest to stimulate heart muscle that is weak and not functioning
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  1. vein
  2. beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries
  3. largest vein in the body. The superior and inferior venae cavae return blood to the right atrium of the heart
  4. artery carrying oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs
  5. thin-walled vessel that carries blood from body tissues and lungs back to the heart. Veins contain valves to prevent backflow of blood
  6. relaxation phase of the heartbeat
  7. largest artery in the body
  8. contraction phase of the heartbeat

16 Clues: vein • small artery • largest artery in the body • relaxation phase of the heartbeat • contraction phase of the heartbeat • beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries • artery carrying oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs • valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle; bicuspid valve • ...

Cardiovascular System Crossword Puzzle 2021-06-30

Cardiovascular System Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. arrest , when a heart attack goes untreated
  2. a root word that means fatty substance
  3. testing ,also known as an exercise test
  4. , abbreviation for normal sinus rhythm
  5. , abbreviation for the patient has signed a _____
  6. valve that looks like a half-moon
  7. , abbreviation for acute myocardial infarction
  8. ,when an artery has a weakened wall that swells
  9. , also known as EKG or ECG
  10. Transplant , surgical procedure replacing one’s heart
  11. , also known as a blood pressure cuff
  12. _____ have thin walls and carry blood towards the heart
  13. ,a suffix that means pain
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  1. ,a suffix that means rupture
  2. a double layer sac that encloses the heart’s 3 layers
  3. , radiology procedure injecting x-ray dye into blood vessels
  4. a prefix that means slow
  5. septum the wall between the right and left atria
  6. result of a high blood pressure
  7. ______ have thin walls that allow for the exchange of nutrients, o2 and co2
  8. , abbreviation for potassium chloride
  9. infarction ,a heart attack
  10. a root word that combines with -scope to mean an instrument to view one’s chest
  11. ,when the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  12. , abbreviation for review of systems

25 Clues: a prefix that means slow • ,a suffix that means pain • infarction ,a heart attack • , also known as EKG or ECG • ,a suffix that means rupture • result of a high blood pressure • valve that looks like a half-moon • , abbreviation for review of systems • , also known as a blood pressure cuff • a root word that means fatty substance • , abbreviation for normal sinus rhythm • ...

Cardiovascular System Crossword Puzzle 2021-06-30

Cardiovascular System Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. radiology procedure injecting x-ray dye into blood vessels
  2. septum the wall between the right and left atria
  3. a suffix that means pain
  4. abbreviation for the patient has signed a _____
  5. abbreviation for potassium chloride
  6. a suffix that means rupture
  7. a root word that combines with -scope to mean an instrument to view one’s chest
  8. also known as a blood pressure cuff
  9. when an artery has a weakened wall that swells
  10. arrest when a heart attack goes untreated
  11. a root word that means fatty substance
  12. infarction - a heart attack
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  1. result of a high blood pressure
  2. when the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  3. ______ have thin walls that allow for the exchange of nutrients, o2 and co2
  4. also known as EKG or ECG
  5. a prefix that means slow
  6. abbreviation for normal sinus rhythm
  7. abbreviation for acute myocardial infarction
  8. _____ have thin walls and carry blood towards the heart
  9. testing also known as an exercise test
  10. abbreviation for review of systems
  11. valve that looks like a half-moon
  12. Transplant surgical procedure replacing one’s heart
  13. a double layer sac that encloses the heart’s 3 layers

25 Clues: also known as EKG or ECG • a prefix that means slow • a suffix that means pain • a suffix that means rupture • infarction - a heart attack • result of a high blood pressure • valve that looks like a half-moon • abbreviation for review of systems • abbreviation for potassium chloride • also known as a blood pressure cuff • abbreviation for normal sinus rhythm • ...

Chapter 9 2022-07-11

Chapter 9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. compression of a part that causes narrowing
  2. of a myocardial cell from a polarized (resting) state to a state of contraction (de = not; polarization = resting)
  3. to contract
  4. swollen, twisted vein
  5. a widening
  6. to expand
  7. of the myocardial cell from a contracted state back to a resting state
  8. vein
  9. depolarization
  10. clot
  11. fatty paste
  12. high blood pressure
  13. limping; pain in a limb
  14. low blood pressure
  15. buildup of fatty substances that harden within the walls of arteries
  16. small vessels that gather blood from the capillaries into the veins
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  1. sac enclosing heart with two layers with fluid between
  2. normal blood pressure
  3. membrane lining the cavities of the heart
  4. membrane forming the outer layer of the heart
  5. circle
  6. heart muscle
  7. lower right or left chamber of the heart
  8. vessel
  9. tiny vessels that join arterioles and venules
  10. pulse
  11. chest
  12. change of a myocardial cell from a polarized state to a state of contraction
  13. resting; resting state of a myocardial cell
  14. thickening
  15. regular rhythm of the heart cycle stimulated by the SA node
  16. small vessels that receive blood from the arteries
  17. atrium
  18. profuse sweating

34 Clues: vein • clot • pulse • chest • circle • vessel • atrium • to expand • a widening • thickening • to contract • fatty paste • heart muscle • depolarization • profuse sweating • low blood pressure • high blood pressure • normal blood pressure • swollen, twisted vein • limping; pain in a limb • lower right or left chamber of the heart • membrane lining the cavities of the heart • ...

Cardiovascular System Crossword - Fatima Khan 2021-04-01

Cardiovascular System Crossword - Fatima Khan crossword puzzle
Across
  1. blood
  2. surgical puncture to remove fluid
  3. surgical removal/excision
  4. The wall between the right and left atria
  5. The patient’s oxygen levels and EKG are monitored during the test
  6. a condition in which the pericardialsac around the heart is inflamed
  7. condition process or method
  8. the thin inner layer that lines each chamber
  9. complete stopping of the heart.
  10. A condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon
  11. The wall between the right and left ventricles
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  1. The monitor records heart activity to show a possible pattern for the symptoms the patient may be having
  2. This is used to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage
  3. A condition in which the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle, causing reduced blood flow.
  4. A.K.A high blood pressure
  5. double-layered sac
  6. process of cutting
  7. above/over or excessive
  8. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  9. a semilunar valve and is between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
  10. Any vessel can be looked at with this procedure
  11. A test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
  12. acute myocardial infarction
  13. basic metabolic panel

24 Clues: blood • double-layered sac • process of cutting • basic metabolic panel • above/over or excessive • A.K.A high blood pressure • surgical removal/excision • condition process or method • acute myocardial infarction • complete stopping of the heart. • surgical puncture to remove fluid • atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease • The wall between the right and left atria • ...

Circulatory System 2021-08-06

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of blood vessel that transport blood at low
  2. backflow.
  3. A liquid tissue that is transported around the
  4. A type of circulation system where blood passes
  5. A type of blood vessel that transports blood at high pressure away from the heart to organs and tissues.
  6. Upper chambers of the heart where blood enters.
  7. A type of blood vessel that allows the exchange of materials with tissues.
  8. Blood that is rich in oxygen.
  9. system, consisting of plasma and cells.
  10. A type of circulatory system where the movement of fluid is completely confined to tubes.
  11. A type of circulatory system where the movement
  12. A type of circulation system where blood passes
  13. system.
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  1. through the heart per circulation.
  2. through the heart per circulation.
  3. Helps maintain the direction of the blood and
  4. A type of circulation that carries blood to/from the lungs.
  5. Lower chambers of the heart where blood exits.
  6. The organ that pumps blood through the
  7. fluid is not wholly confined to tubes.
  8. towards the heart from tissues and organs.
  9. The liquid part of the blood that contains water, ions, proteins, nutrients, waste and gases.
  10. Blood that is poor in oxygen.
  11. A type of circulation that carries blood to/from the organs and tissues.

24 Clues: system. • backflow. • Blood that is rich in oxygen. • Blood that is poor in oxygen. • through the heart per circulation. • through the heart per circulation. • The organ that pumps blood through the • fluid is not wholly confined to tubes. • system, consisting of plasma and cells. • towards the heart from tissues and organs. • Helps maintain the direction of the blood and • ...

Cardiovascular Crossword 2021-11-08

Cardiovascular Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Very thin blood vessels that exchange oxygen, nutrients, and carbon dioxide
  2. Has a trunk
  3. / A portable electrocardiogram machine that a patient wears for a few days
  4. / A wall in the heart that divides the left and right atria
  5. / Ultrasound of the heart
  6. Likes to chase mice
  7. / Abbreviation for coronary artery bypass graft
  8. / Abbreviation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  9. / Pertaining to the heart
  10. / Used to check blood pressure
  11. / The largest veins in the body
  12. / The middle muscular layer of the heart
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  1. / High blood pressure
  2. / Pertaining to a wall/partition or septum
  3. / Pertaining to the ventricles
  4. / Abbreviation for automated external defibrillator
  5. / Shows the electrical activity of the heart
  6. / Dilated veins
  7. / When the heart completely stops beating
  8. Man's best friend
  9. / Inflation of the pericardium caused by various pathogens
  10. / Pertaining to a plug or blockage
  11. / A test used to analyze blood vessels for potential diseases such as narrowing vessels and aneurysms
  12. / When an artery inflates like a balloon and is at risk of rupturing
  13. Large marsupial
  14. / The largest artery in the body
  15. / pertaining to the arteries
  16. Flying mammal
  17. / Abbreviation for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  18. / Abbreviation for coronary artery disease

30 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • / Dilated veins • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • / High blood pressure • / Ultrasound of the heart • / Pertaining to the heart • / pertaining to the arteries • / Pertaining to the ventricles • / Used to check blood pressure • / The largest veins in the body • / The largest artery in the body • ...

Human Body Systems 2021-11-19

Human Body Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where bones meet
  2. Long tube which connects to the mouth and stomach
  3. A system that supports the body and protects organs
  4. The term for the four sections of the heart
  5. Cells of the same type
  6. A system that sends and receives messages
  7. Main organ for the nervous system
  8. A bag made of smooth muscles that mixes food with digestive juices
  9. Nerve cell
  10. Main organ for the circulatory system
  11. A system that provides nutrients to the body
  12. Tube of nerves that runs through the backbone
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  1. A kind of muscle found in the walls of the stomach
  2. The organ where most food is digested
  3. Your heart is the size of this body part
  4. A system that helps move parts of the body
  5. Helps soften food and starts the digestion process
  6. Vessels that carry blood from the heart
  7. A kind of skeletal muscle with light and dark stripes
  8. Blood vessels that return blood to the heart
  9. Groups of neurons that pass along information
  10. A kind of muscle that makes up the walls of the heart
  11. The main organ of the respiratory system
  12. Tiny blood vessels that surround air sacs

24 Clues: Nerve cell • Where bones meet • Cells of the same type • Main organ for the nervous system • The organ where most food is digested • Main organ for the circulatory system • Vessels that carry blood from the heart • Your heart is the size of this body part • The main organ of the respiratory system • A system that sends and receives messages • ...

Anatomy Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-25

Anatomy Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. transports blood with oxygen around the body
  2. difference between upper and lower numbers of blood pressure
  3. maintaining arterial pressure and tissue perfusion
  4. link cells and define border
  5. creates blood pressure and flow of blood
  6. allows oxygen and nutrients from the blood to move into organs and tissues
  7. holding chamber for blood going into the lungs and a pump for blood transportation
  8. allows ventricles to pump blood and atria to receive blood
  9. reduces pressure in thoracic cavity while inhaling to support venous return
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  1. regulates blood vessel diameter
  2. blood vessels that form a closed circuit between heart and lungs
  3. produces, transports, and excretes CSP
  4. period of relaxation of heart muscle, chambers filling with blood
  5. takes blood from heart and delivers it to different organs and brings it back dto the heart
  6. the amount of blood pumped into the heart in a minute
  7. time period between end of heart contraction to end of subsequent contraction
  8. pressure of blood within the arteries
  9. protect inner layers; supports the production of pericardial fluid
  10. returns blood from spleen and digestive tract to liver
  11. surgical connection between two structures

20 Clues: link cells and define border • regulates blood vessel diameter • pressure of blood within the arteries • produces, transports, and excretes CSP • creates blood pressure and flow of blood • surgical connection between two structures • transports blood with oxygen around the body • maintaining arterial pressure and tissue perfusion • ...

Cardiovascular Crossword 2022-05-10

Cardiovascular Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. returns oxygenated blood from the left upper lobe of the lungs to the heart
  2. passes blood to the pulmonary artery, which sends it to the lungs
  3. returns oxygenated blood from the right upper lobe of the lungs to the heart
  4. sac that surrounds the heart
  5. damage to a part of the heart muscle due to the lack of oxygenated blood
  6. carries deoxygenated blood from the head, arms, and upper body
  7. receives deoxygenated blood from the body
  8. accelerated beating of the heart
  9. abnormally slow heartbeat
  10. receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
  11. the force exerted from the heart in pumping blood
  12. valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle
Down
  1. pumps oxygenated blood to the body
  2. carries deoxygenated blood from the lower body
  3. supplies the left lung
  4. small, muscular branches of arteries
  5. supplies the right lung
  6. lack of oxygen in blood causing a blue tone on the skin
  7. an irregular heartbeat
  8. the tip of a rounded structure
  9. small blood vessels between arteries and veins
  10. main artery of the body
  11. abnormally low blood pressure
  12. blood pressure above its normal range
  13. valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle

25 Clues: supplies the left lung • an irregular heartbeat • supplies the right lung • main artery of the body • abnormally slow heartbeat • sac that surrounds the heart • abnormally low blood pressure • the tip of a rounded structure • accelerated beating of the heart • pumps oxygenated blood to the body • small, muscular branches of arteries • blood pressure above its normal range • ...