heart Crossword Puzzles
Conditioning Principles Vocab, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems 2023-02-21
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- Athletes lose the beneficial effects of training when they stop working out
- Pumping chambers to the lungs and body
- Amount of blood the heart ejects from one left ventricular contraction
- Amount of blood the heart can eject in 1 minute
- Pressure when the heart is contracting - numerator
- Amount of air breathed in and out during normal breathing
- Air sacs at the end of the bronchioles that are surrounded by tiny capillaries, where gas exchange takes place between the air and the blood.
- Tubes that branch off the trachea and extend into the lungs
- The rate at which an object moves in any direction
- Take blood to the lungs from the heart
- Gas exchange, the addition of oxygen to and removal of carbon dioxide from the blood. Takes place between the alveoli and the capillary system in the lungs
- Connects pharynx with the trachea. Serves as the organ of voice by vibration of the vocal cords.
- Separate the right and left ventricles from pulmonary and aorta arteries respectively
- Bring deoxygenated blood to the heart
- Microscopic vessels, oxygen/nutrient exchange
- Apparatus for measuring the volume of air inspired and expired by the lungs
- A greater than normal load on the body (must take place in order to see improvement)
- Between right atrium and right ventricle
- The pressure exerted by blood on the walls of the blood vessels.
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- Ability to exert power over a determined period of time
- Amount of air breathed in and out with max inspiration and expiration
- Tubular passageway for air
- Body's ability to adjust to increased or decreased physical demands
- Ability of your heart, lungs, and blood vessels to deliver oxygen to your body tissues
- Ability of a muscle or group of muscles to repeatedly exert force against resistance
- Between left atrium and left ventricle
- Carry blood to the heart
- The number of times the heart beats per minute
- Passageway for both air and food
- Smaller tubes that branch into the lungs off of the bronchi
- Take blood to the heart from the lungs
- Exercising a specific part of the body will primarily develop that part of the body
- The number of breaths per minute (bpm)
- Receiving chambers from the body and lungs
- Carry blood away from the heart
- Inhaling and exhaling air in and out of the lungs
- Systemic planning of athletic of physical training
- Pressure when the heart is relaxed - denominator
- Amount of force exerted on an object at a single moment
39 Clues: Carry blood to the heart • Tubular passageway for air • Carry blood away from the heart • Passageway for both air and food • Bring deoxygenated blood to the heart • Pumping chambers to the lungs and body • Between left atrium and left ventricle • Take blood to the heart from the lungs • Take blood to the lungs from the heart • The number of breaths per minute (bpm) • ...
Chapter 16 Circulation N Respiration 2016-05-05
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- upper chamber
- a vessel that carries blood to the heart
- a tiny blood vessel that allows exchanges between body cells and blood
- the flow of blood from the heart to lungs and back to the heart through the pulmonary arteries, vains, capilarries
- the flow of blood from the heart to all parts of the body and back to the heart
- the process by which a body gains and uses oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide and water
- the group of organs that takes in oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide\
- flaplike structures
- an organ that is part of the cardiovascular system
- a connective tissue made up of plasma, RBC's, platelets, and WBC's
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- blood vessel that carries blood away from the HEART
- lower chamber
- the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food
- a collection of organs that transport blood throughout the body
- the force of the blood on the inside walls of arteries
15 Clues: lower chamber • upper chamber • flaplike structures • a vessel that carries blood to the heart • an organ that is part of the cardiovascular system • blood vessel that carries blood away from the HEART • the force of the blood on the inside walls of arteries • a collection of organs that transport blood throughout the body • ...
Symptomology of CHD (sudden coronary death and various types of angina pectoris) 2025-03-18
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- Feeling of weakness or lack of energy, often seen in CHD patients.
- Type of angina triggered by exertion or stress.
- The term for sudden, unexpected cardiac death due to heart malfunction.
- Primary underlying cause of coronary heart disease.
- A sensation of rapid or irregular heartbeats in CHD.
- Severe chest pain due to reduced blood flow to the heart.
- Primary risk factor for CHD, characterized by high blood sugar.
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- A bluish discoloration of the skin due to poor oxygenation in cardiac events.
- Chest pain from CHD is often mistaken for this digestive issue.
- Medical term for heart attack due to complete artery blockage.
- A term describing an insufficient blood supply to an organ, including the heart.
- Profuse sweating, a common symptom during a heart attack.
- The major artery supplying oxygen-rich blood to the heart.
- Pain from CHD may radiate to this part of the jaw.
- Sudden loss of consciousness due to lack of oxygenated blood to the brain
15 Clues: Type of angina triggered by exertion or stress. • Pain from CHD may radiate to this part of the jaw. • Primary underlying cause of coronary heart disease. • A sensation of rapid or irregular heartbeats in CHD. • Profuse sweating, a common symptom during a heart attack. • Severe chest pain due to reduced blood flow to the heart. • ...
Caleb McIntosh Puzzles 2022-06-25
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- waste released by body cells, transported via veins to the heart.
- layer of the heart.
- phase of the heartbeat.
- that enters the blood through the lungs and travels to the heart to be pumped via arteries to all body cells.
- lining of blood vessels.
- heart sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves.
- of the heart as felt through the wall of the arteries.
- phase of the heartbeat.
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- nervous tissue in the right atrium that begins the heartbeat.
- to measure blood pressure.
- in the cardiovascular system, between the right and Left sides of the heart.
- of two upper Chambers of the heart.
- artery.
- type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart to all parts of the body.
- of two pairs of vessels carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
15 Clues: artery. • layer of the heart. • phase of the heartbeat. • phase of the heartbeat. • lining of blood vessels. • to measure blood pressure. • of two upper Chambers of the heart. • of the heart as felt through the wall of the arteries. • heart sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves. • nervous tissue in the right atrium that begins the heartbeat. • ...
CARDIAC CONCEPT 2025-08-25
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- ; Pathological thickening of small arteries and arterioles, often associated with chronic hypertension and diabetes.
- Node;Natural pacemaker of the heart.
- ;Heart muscle.
- Regurgitation ; The valvular disorder in which blood flows backward into the left ventricle during diastole.
- ; The iron-storage protein whose low serum levels can worsen oxygen delivery in chronic cardiac failure.
- Infarction ; A type of myocardial infarction limited to the inner one-third of the ventricular wall due to ischemia.
- Triad ; The three major risk factors for thrombosis: endothelial injury, stasis of blood flow, and hypercoagulability.
- Cardiomyopathy ; A condition where ventricular dilation and impaired systolic function occur, often leading to heart failure.
- Infarction ;A type of myocardial infarction limited to the inner one-third of the ventricular wall due to ischemia.
- Starling Law ; The physiological principle stating that stroke volume increases in response to increased ventricular filling (preload).
- Stenosis ; A valvular disease most commonly caused by rheumatic fever, resulting in obstruction of left atrial emptying.
- Monitoring ; A continuous 24–48 hour ambulatory ECG recording used to detect arrhythmias.
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- I and T ; Cardiac-specific biomarkers released into the bloodstream after myocardial cell death, used in diagnosing acute MI.
- to widen narrowed arteries.
- sac surrounding the heart.
- Fibrillation ; A supraventricular arrhythmia characterized by chaotic atrial activity and irregularly irregular ventricular rhythm.
- Tamponade ;A medical emergency where fluid accumulation in the pericardial sac compresses the heart and impairs filling.
- of the heart lining.
- ;Upper chamber of the heart that receives blood.
- Hypertension ; A hypertensive emergency characterized by rapidly rising blood pressure (>180/120 mmHg) with end-organ damage.
20 Clues: ;Heart muscle. • of the heart lining. • sac surrounding the heart. • to widen narrowed arteries. • Node;Natural pacemaker of the heart. • ;Upper chamber of the heart that receives blood. • Monitoring ; A continuous 24–48 hour ambulatory ECG recording used to detect arrhythmias. • ...
Chapter 13 Vocab 2021-12-09
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- inflammation around the heart
- instrument used to examine the chest
- condition of slow heart
- surgical repair of vessels
- pertaining to the heart strengthener
- recording of electric activity of the heart
- presence of pain
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- rapid or fast heart rate
- presence of partition
- inflammation within the heart
- presence of heart muscle
11 Clues: presence of pain • presence of partition • condition of slow heart • rapid or fast heart rate • presence of heart muscle • surgical repair of vessels • inflammation around the heart • inflammation within the heart • instrument used to examine the chest • pertaining to the heart strengthener • recording of electric activity of the heart
Cardiovascular System 2022-03-22
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- Bulging of the wall of a vein, artery, or heart due to weakening by disease, injury, or birth defect
- Fast heart rate
- Disease of the heart muscle that reduces the ability of the heart to pump enough blood
- One of the two main pumping chambers of the heart
- Formation of a blood clot (thrombus) inside a cavity of the heart or blood vessel
- Inflammation of the heart
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- Use of high voltage electric shock to stop an abnormally fast heart rhythm through paddles placed on the chest surface (external) or around the heart (internal)
- Irregular heart rhythm
- Graphic record of the electrical activity of the heart.
- The middle layer of the wall of the heart
- Test done by injecting contrast dye into a body organ to observe the heart or systemic circulation
11 Clues: Fast heart rate • Irregular heart rhythm • Inflammation of the heart • The middle layer of the wall of the heart • One of the two main pumping chambers of the heart • Graphic record of the electrical activity of the heart. • Formation of a blood clot (thrombus) inside a cavity of the heart or blood vessel • ...
L4 CCBs: Dihydropyridines vs Non-Dihydropyridines 2024-09-20
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- Inotropy Effect of non-dihydropyridines that decreases the force of heart contractions
- Rate Non-dihydropyridines reduce this by slowing conduction through the AV node
- Verapamil and Diltiazem reduce this in the heart, unlike dihydropyridines
- Condition treated by dihydropyridines due to their vasodilatory effects
- Tachycardia A common side effect of dihydropyridines due to potent vasodilation
- The primary effect of dihydropyridines on blood vessels
- Edema A common side effect of dihydropyridines, especially in lower limbs
- Channels The calcium channels blocked by both dihydropyridines and non-dihydropyridines
- A long-acting dihydropyridine used for hypertension management
- A non-dihydropyridine CCB used to reduce heart rate and contractility
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- Class of CCBs that primarily affect heart rate and contractility
- Node The node where non-dihydropyridines primarily exert their effects
- Class of CCBs primarily affecting vascular smooth muscle, causing vasodilation
- A non-dihydropyridine with intermediate effects on both heart rate and vasodilation
- Condition treated by non-dihydropyridines due to their effects on heart rate
- Chronotropy Effect of non-dihydropyridines that reduces heart rate
16 Clues: The primary effect of dihydropyridines on blood vessels • A long-acting dihydropyridine used for hypertension management • Class of CCBs that primarily affect heart rate and contractility • Chronotropy Effect of non-dihydropyridines that reduces heart rate • A non-dihydropyridine CCB used to reduce heart rate and contractility • ...
Cardiovascular System 2024-04-03
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- This muscle causes the tricuspid and bicuspid valves to open when it contracts.
- This circuit brings carbon dioxide to the lungs.
- These chambers of the heart pump blood out.
- This is the valve on the right side of the heart.
- These chambers of the heart receive blood that comes back to it.
- These blood vessels carry blood away from the heart.
- This atrium receives blood that returns from the body.
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- This is the name of the blood vessels that bring blood from the lungs to the heart.
- After blood passes through this valve, it is in the left ventricle.
- These blood vessels take blood from the heart to the lungs.
- This circuit brings oxygen to the body.
- This is the first blood vessel blood will be in after being pumped out of the left ventricle.
- These blood vessels return blood to the heart.
- This atrium receives blood that returns from the lungs.
- Gas enters/exits the blood in these blood vessels.
15 Clues: This circuit brings oxygen to the body. • These chambers of the heart pump blood out. • These blood vessels return blood to the heart. • This circuit brings carbon dioxide to the lungs. • This is the valve on the right side of the heart. • Gas enters/exits the blood in these blood vessels. • These blood vessels carry blood away from the heart. • ...
Bio 2(H) 2022-03-03
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- Repolarization of the ventricles
- slow heart rate
- Relaxation of a chamber
- depolarization of the atria
- Opening and closing of the ______ creates the "lub dub" sound of the heart
- depolarization of the ventricles
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- fast heart rate
- recording of the electrical events during a cardiac cycle
- Avg. (Normal)_____=120/80
- irregular heart rate
- used to measure heart sounds
- Contraction of a heart chamber
12 Clues: fast heart rate • slow heart rate • irregular heart rate • Relaxation of a chamber • Avg. (Normal)_____=120/80 • depolarization of the atria • used to measure heart sounds • Contraction of a heart chamber • Repolarization of the ventricles • depolarization of the ventricles • recording of the electrical events during a cardiac cycle • ...
Nursing 2021-12-09
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- presence of partition
- recording of electric activity of the heart
- rapid or fast heart rate
- pertaining to heart strengther
- inflammation within the heart
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- Presence of pain in the chest
- instrument to examine the chest
- inflammation around the heart
- condition of slow heart
- area of tissue death in the heart muscle
- surgical repair
11 Clues: surgical repair • presence of partition • condition of slow heart • rapid or fast heart rate • Presence of pain in the chest • inflammation around the heart • inflammation within the heart • pertaining to heart strengther • instrument to examine the chest • area of tissue death in the heart muscle • recording of electric activity of the heart
Filip´s vocabulary 2024-03-14
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- beer
- hurt
- stuff
- battle
- bottle
- flour
- mayor
- intestines
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- bear
- shout
- rise
- shoot
- floor
- tray
- feast
- raise
- heart
17 Clues: bear • beer • rise • hurt • tray • shout • shoot • stuff • floor • flour • feast • mayor • raise • heart • battle • bottle • intestines
Cardiovascular 2023-06-17
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- fibrillation | Irregular and often rapid heartbeat originating in the atria
- | Inflammation of the heart muscle, typically caused by a viral infection
- pectoris | Chest pain or discomfort due to reduced blood flow to the heart muscle
- heart failure | Condition where the heart is unable to pump enough blood, leading to fluid buildup in the lungs and other tissues
- artery stenosis | Narrowing of the pulmonary artery, which can restrict blood flow from the heart to the lungs
- failure | Inability of the heart to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs
- | Low blood pressure, which can lead to inadequate blood flow to organs and tissues
- heart disease | Condition caused by reduced blood flow to the heart, typically due to coronary artery disease
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- fibrillation | Rapid, irregular, and ineffective contractions of the ventricles
- shock | Life-threatening condition where the heart fails to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs
- infarction | Damage or death of heart muscle due to insufficient blood supply
- hypertension | High blood pressure that is consistently above the normal range, potentially leading to organ damage
- embolism | Blockage of a pulmonary artery by a blood clot, usually originating from the leg
- thromboembolism | Blockage of a pulmonary artery by a blood clot, often originating from a deep vein thrombosis
- | Thickening and hardening of the arteries, often caused by the buildup of fatty deposits
15 Clues: | Inflammation of the heart muscle, typically caused by a viral infection • fibrillation | Irregular and often rapid heartbeat originating in the atria • infarction | Damage or death of heart muscle due to insufficient blood supply • failure | Inability of the heart to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs • ...
Cardiovascular System 2 2023-05-15
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- occurs when blood flow to the brain is cut off
- narrowing of a blood vessel
- expanding of a blood vessel
- very small vessels that allow exchange of materials
- type of artery that supplies blood to the arms and head
- irregular heart rate
- strong vessels that carry blood away from the heart
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- high blood pressure
- fast heart rate
- thin vessels that carry blood towards the heart
- type of artery that supplies blood to the heart itself
- recording of electrical events during a cardiac cycle
- slow heart rate
13 Clues: fast heart rate • slow heart rate • high blood pressure • irregular heart rate • narrowing of a blood vessel • expanding of a blood vessel • occurs when blood flow to the brain is cut off • thin vessels that carry blood towards the heart • very small vessels that allow exchange of materials • strong vessels that carry blood away from the heart • ...
Vital Signs 2021-03-15
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- difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
- bottom number when recording blood pressure
- body temperature regulator
- body temperature above normal
- structure that initiates pulse
- volume of blood being pumped by the heart
- condition in which the heart beats with an irregular pattern
- low blood pressure
- volume of blood pumped out of the left ventricle
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- rhythmical throbbing of the arteries
- respiration includes inspiration and _
- abnormally slow heart action
- fast heart rate
- a commonly rapid pulse
- high blood pressure
- top number when recording blood pressure
- use this to assess apical pulse
17 Clues: fast heart rate • low blood pressure • high blood pressure • a commonly rapid pulse • body temperature regulator • abnormally slow heart action • body temperature above normal • structure that initiates pulse • use this to assess apical pulse • rhythmical throbbing of the arteries • respiration includes inspiration and _ • top number when recording blood pressure • ...
Wellness Review 2022-02-08
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- skull, spine, ribs, etc.
- top two chambers of the heart
- blood pushing out of the heart
- bottom two chambers
- upper and lower limbs, shoulders and hips
- main airway into the lungs
- ventricles relax to fill
- muscle under the lungs
- air sacs at the end of bronchioles
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- attaches bone to bone
- carries blood away from the heart
- connective tissue at ends of bones
- attaches muscle to bone
- process of which bone is formed/repaired
- lack of oxygen in the blood
- 55% of the blood
- brings blood back to the heart
17 Clues: 55% of the blood • bottom two chambers • attaches bone to bone • muscle under the lungs • attaches muscle to bone • skull, spine, ribs, etc. • ventricles relax to fill • main airway into the lungs • lack of oxygen in the blood • top two chambers of the heart • blood pushing out of the heart • brings blood back to the heart • carries blood away from the heart • ...
circulatory system 2013-07-21
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- intestine / The place where nutrients enter the blood.
- / The largest artery in the body.
- / The pump in the circulatory system.
- system / The heart, blood, and vessels.
- / A gas that is transported in arteries from the lungs to the rest of the body via the heart.
- / A vessel that moves blood to the heart.
- / Blood in arteries is ____________ red because it is rich in oxygen.
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- / The heart ___________ blood.
- / The circulatory system ___________ nutrients, gases, liquids, and heat around the body.
- / A vessel that moves blood away from the heart.
- / A small vessel that connects veins and arteries.
- dioxide / A waste gas that is transported in veins from the body to the lungs via the heart.
- / The liquid in the circulatory system.
- / The place where oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide leaves the blood.
14 Clues: / The heart ___________ blood. • / The largest artery in the body. • / The pump in the circulatory system. • system / The heart, blood, and vessels. • / The liquid in the circulatory system. • / A vessel that moves blood to the heart. • / A vessel that moves blood away from the heart. • / A small vessel that connects veins and arteries. • ...
Cardiovascular System Vocabulary 2025-02-24
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- sending the blood to all another parts of the heart
- Circulation protain to the whole body
- abnormal heart, rhythms and can be mild to life threatening
- System heart and blood vessels, transporting blood throughout the body.
- process of adding oxygen to the blood
- connect arteries and veins
- Blood blood that has a low oxygen content and is rich in carbon dioxide
- the flow through the circulatory system
- Vessels when blood leavess the heart and its carried throughout the body
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- Circulation sending the blood to the lungs for oxygen
- carries blood away from the heart
- blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
- Anteries blood vessels that supply oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle
- muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body
- protein in red blood cells that binds to oxygen in the lungs and carries it through the bloodstream to tissues
15 Clues: connect arteries and veins • carries blood away from the heart • process of adding oxygen to the blood • Circulation protain to the whole body • the flow through the circulatory system • blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart • sending the blood to all another parts of the heart • muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body • ...
RESPIRATION AND BLOOD CIRCULATION BY FIRAS 2021-03-08
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- What stops you from eating and breathing at the same time
- what are the branches that end up on tiny air sacs
- _______ carry away blood from the heart
- The upper chambers in the heart are called
- The main artery in the left atrium is?
- where are the lungs
- what is used to measure the O and CO2
- Voice box in another name
- When energy is released it is called
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- the trachea splits into two the small branches the short on is called _________
- What helps in the flow of blood in the veins
- Oxygenated blood returns to the left atrium in the ______ vein
- _________ carry blood to the heart
- William _____ made the discovery of the blood circulation
- The smallest branches in arteries are called
- what is the blockage from blood going back
- Another name for windpipe is?
- _____ arteries carry oxygenated blood to the heart muscle
- What controls the beating of the heart
19 Clues: where are the lungs • Voice box in another name • Another name for windpipe is? • _________ carry blood to the heart • When energy is released it is called • what is used to measure the O and CO2 • The main artery in the left atrium is? • What controls the beating of the heart • _______ carry away blood from the heart • The upper chambers in the heart are called • ...
Circulatory Systems Review 2023-03-13
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- The relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle is called ________
- A prefix meaning "above normal"
- This occurs when the body's immune system targets and destroys its own cells
- A disease that occurs when not enough blood is pumped to vital tissues; there are three types
- Albumin, Globulins, and Fibrinogen are 3 of the major ________ found in blood.
- "a prolonged sound described as a swishing noise" that occurs when there is a defective valve or abnormal flow of blood
- Occurs when the heart is no longer contracting; also known as cardiac arrest
- What is the scientific name for WBCs?
- Fluid that is created after proteins are removed from plasma
- "a condition in which the heart is unable to meet the demands of the animal"
- Opposite of arteries; carries blood towards the heart
- Related to the head; in this chapter we know it as _____ Vena Cava
- What is the scientific name for RBCs?
- Sinus _______ indicates a heart rate that is faster than normal
- A suffix used when describing levels in the bloodstream
- A term used to describe low RBC count
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- The contraction phase of the cardiac cycle is called ________
- One complete contraction of the heart and the relaxation that follows.
- A prefix meaning "below normal"
- Tool used to separate blood by spinning a sample
- Occurs when an animal digests a piece of metal; treated by use of rumen magnet
- The production of RBCs by the bone marrow is called ____________
- The system that helps maintain the hearts regular rhythm
- Carry blood away from the heart; ex: Pulmonary ______ carries blood away from the heart towards the lungs
- Any change in rate or rhythm within the heart is called _____________
- Related to the tail; in this chapter we know it as _______ Vena Cava
26 Clues: A prefix meaning "below normal" • A prefix meaning "above normal" • What is the scientific name for WBCs? • What is the scientific name for RBCs? • A term used to describe low RBC count • Tool used to separate blood by spinning a sample • Opposite of arteries; carries blood towards the heart • A suffix used when describing levels in the bloodstream • ...
TRANSPORT 2021-08-08
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- Blood-like nutritious liquid found in insects.
- Leucocytes that contain granules & ingest bacteria via phagocytosis.
- The only organism with complete double circulatory system
- Main artery that leaves the heart.
- Releases oxygen in tissues or cells when the partial pressure of oxygen is low.
- ___ circulatory system refers to blood flowing in one direction.
- Muscular wall that separates left chamber & right chamber of the heart
- Multicellular organisms have an internal transportation system due to small ___
- Forms 45% of the blood volume.
- ___ circulation transports blood to the lungs and skin.
- Main vein that carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
- ___ valve ensures that blood which flows into the right ventricle does not flow back into the right atrium.
- Pulmonary ___ transports deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
- Leucocytes that has no granule & ingest bacteria via phagocytosis
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- Receives blood that returns to the heart.
- Produces antibodies to destroy bacteria and
- Red pigment that gives blood its red colour.
- Pulmonary ___ transports oxygenated blood from lungs to the heart.
- contains heparin that prevents blood clotting
- Amphibians have ___ double circulatory system because the deoxygenated blood and the oxygenated blood are mixed
- Coronary veins transport ___ blood.
- Inside space of a tubular structure.
- Releases enzymes that fight inflammation and allergy reaction viruses that enter the body.
- ___ valves ensures that blood which flows out of the heart does not flow back into the ventricle.
- The shape that enables a large TSA/V for efficient gaseous exchange in red blood cells.
- ___ circulation transports oxygenated blood to the body tissues.
- Greater __ is created by left ventricle to pump blood out of aorta.
- ___ valve ensures that blood which flows into the left ventricle does not flow back into the left atrium.
- Pumps blood out of the heart.
- Involved in the blood clotting process.
30 Clues: Pumps blood out of the heart. • Forms 45% of the blood volume. • Main artery that leaves the heart. • Coronary veins transport ___ blood. • Inside space of a tubular structure. • Involved in the blood clotting process. • Receives blood that returns to the heart. • Produces antibodies to destroy bacteria and • Red pigment that gives blood its red colour. • ...
Cardiovascular System Vocab 2 2024-01-15
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- Spasm of a blood vessel.
- Abnormally high levels of lipids (fatty substances) in the blood.
- Inflammation of a vein associated with the formation of a thrombus (blood clot).
- Pertaining to a cardiac ventricle
- Valve with three cusps; pertaining to the tricuspid valve.
- Condition in which there is a lack of oxygen due to decreased blood supply to a part of the body caused by constriction or obstruction of a blood vessel.
- Pertaining to the pericardium, the sac surrounding the heart.
- A blood clot within the vascular system; stationary blood clot.
- Medical instrument used to listen to the normal and pathological sounds of the heart, lungs, and other internal organs.
- Occurs when a focal area of the heart muscle dies or is permanently damaged because of an inadequate supply of oxygen to that area; also known as a heart attack.
- Low blood pressure
- An abnormal rapid throbbing or fluttering of the heart that is perceptible to the patient and may be felt by the physician during a physical exam
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- Medicine that acts directly on smooth muscle cells within blood vessels to make them widen (dilate)
- Medical instrument used to measure the arterial blood pressure.
- Pertaining to the heart muscle (myocardium)
- Inflammation of the heart muscle that is usually caused by viral, bacterial, or fungal infections that reach the heart.
- Literally means inflammation of a vein.
- Causing constriction of the blood vessels.
- A blockage in a vessel, canal, or passage of the body.
- Process of development of an infarct, which is death of tissue resulting from obstruction of blood flow.
- A condition in which the force of blood flowing through the blood vessels is consistently too high; commonly called high blood pressure (HBP).
- Rapid heartbeat that is over 100 beats per minute.
- Process of measuring the oxygen saturation of blood.
23 Clues: Low blood pressure • Spasm of a blood vessel. • Pertaining to a cardiac ventricle • Literally means inflammation of a vein. • Causing constriction of the blood vessels. • Pertaining to the heart muscle (myocardium) • Rapid heartbeat that is over 100 beats per minute. • Process of measuring the oxygen saturation of blood. • ...
Wellness Final Exam 2024-05-20
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- First need in Maslow's hierarchy of needs
- The ability to put yourself in someone else's shoes and know how that person feels
- Condition that occurs when the use of a drug is discontinued from the body
- When someone consumes a large amount of alcohol over a short period of time
- Circuit where blood goes from the heart to the body and back to the heart
- Cancerous tumor
- Most reliable way to avoid STI's
- Medication that can be purchased without a doctors permission
- Heart is at rest between contractions
- Drugs that slow down body processes and the central nervous system
- Type of fat in your blood
- Most accurate way to measure BAC
- High blood pressure
- When cancer breaks away and travels through the body
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- How alcohol is processed by the liver
- Circuit where blood goes from the heart to the lungs back to the heart
- The liver can oxidize about a 1/2 ounce of pure alcohol per ___
- Drugs that alter a person's mind (see, hear and may taste things that are not there)
- Most common type of cancer
- Structure that connects the fetus to the placenta
- Medication that can be obtained with a written or digital note from a doctor
- Nicotine _____ heart rate
- X-ray of the breast to screen for the presence of cancer
- Many E-cigarettes (ENDS) contain this chemical even when it says it doesn't
- Measurable amount of a drug taken at one time
- Heart contracts or the force of the blood is at its greatest
- E-cigarettes are devices that heat a liquid into an ___ that users inhale
- Blood flow to the brain stops from a blockage or broken blood vessel
- Non-cancerous tumor
- Blockage or blood clot blocks off blood flow to the heart itself
30 Clues: Cancerous tumor • Non-cancerous tumor • High blood pressure • Nicotine _____ heart rate • Type of fat in your blood • Most common type of cancer • Most reliable way to avoid STI's • Most accurate way to measure BAC • How alcohol is processed by the liver • Heart is at rest between contractions • First need in Maslow's hierarchy of needs • ...
Figure Me Out! 2023-10-08
Across
- a type of circulation that specifically refers to the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle itself
- Cavity, the area in the nose that is lined with mucus membranes
- one of the four chambers of the heart and is responsible for pumping oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body
- the area at the back of the throat that is covered by the pharyngeal tonsils
- carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the cells
- hair like structures found on the surface of cells
- one of the four chambers of the heartand is responsible for pumping oxygen-rich blood to the lungs
- process of breathing in air
- largest artery in the human body
- the wind pipe
- liquid part of the respiratory system
- a circular fold of cartilage that covers the larynx and closes off the airway when food or liquid is being swallowed
- a type of circulation that refers to the flow of oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body's tissues and organs
- pumping chambers of the heart
- allows gas exchange in lungs
Down
- finer subdivisions of the bronchi
- branching tubes that connects the trachea to the lungs
- a thick and sticky fluid that is produced by the mucous membranes
- a type of circulation that refers to the flow of blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen and release carbon dioxide
- the act of breathing
- pumps the blood throughout the body
- liquid component of blood
- a dome-shaped muscle located beneath the lungs and between the chest cavity.
- carries deoxygenated blood to the heart
- receiving chambers of the heart
- the smallest blood vessels in the body
- the uppermost part of the wind pipe
- carries the blood throughout the body
- the process of breathing out air
- 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 • ...
CVS and Lymphatic system 2025-11-14
Across
- A type of white blood cell that includes B cells and T cells, central to adaptive immunity.
- Output The volume of blood the heart pumps in one minute.
- A long-term medical condition where the force of blood against the artery walls is persistently too high.
- The most abundant type of white blood cell, typically the first to arrive at a site of infection or injury.
- A blood group system often identified as positive or negative, critical for safe blood transfusions and pregnancy.
- A Y-shaped protein produced by plasma cells that is used by the immune system to neutralize pathogens.
- A plasma protein whose main role is to bind and transport iron through the blood.
- VII A vitamin K-dependent protein in the blood plasma that plays a key role in the coagulation cascade.
- A severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction.
Down
- Duct The main lymphatic vessel that drains most of the lymph from the body into the bloodstream.
- A yellowish pigment produced when red blood cells are broken down; its buildup causes jaundice.
- The structures in an earthworm (or other invertebrates) that pump blood, resembling a heart.
- A specialized primary lymphoid organ where T-cells mature, located in the upper chest.
- Artery The blood vessel that supplies oxygen-rich blood directly to the heart muscle itself.
- Vena Cava The large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body back to the right atrium of the heart.
- A widely used injectable medication that acts as an anticoagulant or blood thinner.
- Circulation The circulatory system in mammals where blood passes through the heart twice in one complete circuit (pulmonary and systemic).
- A test that records the electrical activity of the heart using electrodes placed on the skin.
- The rhythmic throbbing of arteries caused by the contraction of the heart.
- Valve The bicuspid structure separating the left atrium and the left ventricle in the heart.
20 Clues: Output The volume of blood the heart pumps in one minute. • A severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. • The rhythmic throbbing of arteries caused by the contraction of the heart. • A plasma protein whose main role is to bind and transport iron through the blood. • ...
lol 2021-01-13
Across
- vital organ
- negative condition
- plural of atrium
- carry blood to the heart
- exchange substances with cells
- lump of blood
- liquid that carries everything
- the hearts four different sections
- tube that blood moves in
- small fragments of cells
Down
- high blood pressure
- fight against disease
- abnormal heartbeat
- the main and largest artery
- carry blood away from the heart
- carries oxygen
- tissue that transports substances
- delivery service for your body
- organelle that contains DNA
- biconcave shaped thing
20 Clues: vital organ • lump of blood • carries oxygen • plural of atrium • abnormal heartbeat • negative condition • high blood pressure • fight against disease • biconcave shaped thing • carry blood to the heart • tube that blood moves in • small fragments of cells • the main and largest artery • organelle that contains DNA • exchange substances with cells • delivery service for your body • ...
Crossword vocab 2023-10-26
Across
- fatty substance
- blood
- Slow
- slows coagulation and prevents new clots from forming
- white blood cells
- heart
- fast
- inflammation of the vein
- blood vessel
Down
- aorta
- the cancer of white blood cells
- artery
- slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)
- clot
- growth
- inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
- surgical repair of a blood vessel
- An iron-containing protein in red blood cells
- vein
- the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus
20 Clues: Slow • clot • vein • fast • aorta • blood • heart • artery • growth • blood vessel • fatty substance • white blood cells • inflammation of the vein • the cancer of white blood cells • surgical repair of a blood vessel • slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm) • inflammation of the inner lining of the heart • An iron-containing protein in red blood cells • the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus • ...
Crossword vocab 2023-10-26
Across
- fatty substance
- blood
- Slow
- slows coagulation and prevents new clots from forming
- white blood cells
- heart
- fast
- inflammation of the vein
- blood vessel
Down
- aorta
- the cancer of white blood cells
- artery
- slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)
- clot
- growth
- inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
- surgical repair of a blood vessel
- An iron-containing protein in red blood cells
- vein
- the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus
20 Clues: Slow • clot • vein • fast • aorta • blood • heart • artery • growth • blood vessel • fatty substance • white blood cells • inflammation of the vein • the cancer of white blood cells • surgical repair of a blood vessel • slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm) • inflammation of the inner lining of the heart • An iron-containing protein in red blood cells • the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus • ...
Crossword vocab 2023-10-26
Across
- fatty substance
- blood
- Slow
- slows coagulation and prevents new clots from forming
- white blood cells
- heart
- fast
- inflammation of the vein
- blood vessel
Down
- aorta
- the cancer of white blood cells
- artery
- slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)
- clot
- growth
- inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
- surgical repair of a blood vessel
- An iron-containing protein in red blood cells
- vein
- the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus
20 Clues: Slow • clot • vein • fast • aorta • blood • heart • artery • growth • blood vessel • fatty substance • white blood cells • inflammation of the vein • the cancer of white blood cells • surgical repair of a blood vessel • slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm) • inflammation of the inner lining of the heart • An iron-containing protein in red blood cells • the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus • ...
Medical Terminology 2022-02-28
Across
- inflammation of the pancreas
- root word for joint
- slow breathing
- root word for kidney
- root word for lungs
- paralysis of all four extremities
- root word for colon
- difficulty speaking
- disease of the kidney
- root word for muscle
- sac around the heart
- root word for bone
- on or affecting the same side
- the study of disease of the stomach and enter, small intestines
- black, tarry stool
- spitting up blood
- root word for heart
- enlargement of the heart
Down
- difficulty eating
- root word for blood
- enlargement of the liver
- below normal blood flow to organs
- inflammation of the bladder
- root word for stomach
- absent breathing
- fast heart rate
- area behind the peritoneum
- root word for light
- inflammation of the gallbladder
- root word for cell
- the study of the heart
- surgical removal of appendix
- root word for bile
- fast breathing
- root word for thirst
- root word for liver
- root word for nose
- joint pain
38 Clues: joint pain • slow breathing • fast breathing • fast heart rate • absent breathing • difficulty eating • spitting up blood • root word for cell • root word for bile • root word for bone • root word for nose • black, tarry stool • root word for blood • root word for joint • root word for light • root word for lungs • root word for colon • difficulty speaking • root word for liver • root word for heart • ...
Body system 2020-11-08
Across
- the area with all the grooves in folds on the brain
- tiny cells in the nervous system
- protect the nasal passageways
- the nerve that go through the whole body
- light strong structure that holds the body together
- pump and sends blood through the body
- how much your joints and muscles can stretch and bend
- an infection in the lungs
- voice box
- causes the lung airways to swell and produce a lot of thick mucus
- a balanced exercise routine aerobic strengthens the heart
- looks smooth,can’t be controlled
- found in the heart and produces powerful contractions to force blood out the heart
- system a short loop from the heart to lungs
Down
- helps hold the skeleton together
- makes hormones that control growth, water, sexual maturity, response to stress.
- brain and spinal cord are part of?
- sits underneath the back end of the cerebrum.
- carries food and air
- organ that makes you breathe
- helps make you lift things and move
- contains info that makes who you are; intelligence
22 Clues: voice box • carries food and air • an infection in the lungs • organ that makes you breathe • protect the nasal passageways • helps hold the skeleton together • tiny cells in the nervous system • looks smooth,can’t be controlled • brain and spinal cord are part of? • helps make you lift things and move • pump and sends blood through the body • ...
Module III CrossWord 2023-11-15
Across
- middle layer of heart
- WBC that increases in infections and inflammation
- Site of gas exchange
- inner layer of heart
- blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- WBC that increases in diverse infections and immune responses
- 7.35-7.45 describes the _____ of blood
- Universal Donor (blood)
- blood vessel that carries blood toward heart
- mixture of food and saliva
- WBC that increases in bacterial infections
- networks between arteries and veins
- Process of chewing that tears and grinds food into smaller fragments
Down
- Blood has high _______ (resistance to flow)
- _____ cells = mucin secreting epithelial cells
- Word for WBCs
- Universal recipient (blood)
- Serous membrane that cushions the lungs
- percentage of RBC in the blood
- Word for RBCs
- WBC that increases in parasitic infections/allergies
- ______ veins describe when there is an abnormal dilation of veins leading to twisting and turning of the vessel
- WBC that increases in chicken pox, sinusitis, diabetes
- Essential for blood coagulation and control bleeding
- outer layer of the heart
- Serous membranes of abdominal cavity
26 Clues: Word for WBCs • Word for RBCs • Site of gas exchange • inner layer of heart • middle layer of heart • Universal Donor (blood) • outer layer of the heart • mixture of food and saliva • Universal recipient (blood) • percentage of RBC in the blood • networks between arteries and veins • Serous membranes of abdominal cavity • 7.35-7.45 describes the _____ of blood • ...
management of the patient with cardiovascular disorders 2023-10-30
Across
- Often the presenting symptom in older adults with angina
- Insufficient tissue oxygenation
- This condition in pregnancy increases a woman's risk for heart disease
- Syndrome which increases woman's risk for heart disease (2 words)
- One's cholesterol should be less than (2 words)
- Medication type which breaks down blood clots
- Chest pain due to myocardial ischemia
- Metal mesh inserted to keep open a coronary vessel
- ST segment does this in response to an MI
- Diagnostic test to evaluate ventricular function, valves and wall motion
- Wires implanted in cardiac surgery to temporarily pace the heart
Down
- Acute MI with ECG evidence and significant heart damage (abbreviated as)
- Surgery in which a blood vessel from another part of the body is grafted to diseased coronary artery(abbreviation)
- Medication for elevated cholesterol
- Exposure to another's smoke which increases risk of CVD by 25%
- Given orally, SL, topical or IV for chest pain
- Cardiac muscle biomarker- measure heart muscle injury
- "the good cholesterol"
- Elevated cardiac biomarkers but no ECG changes of an MI
- Angina pain at rest with reversible ST elevation due to spasm
20 Clues: "the good cholesterol" • Insufficient tissue oxygenation • Medication for elevated cholesterol • Chest pain due to myocardial ischemia • ST segment does this in response to an MI • Medication type which breaks down blood clots • Given orally, SL, topical or IV for chest pain • One's cholesterol should be less than (2 words) • ...
Cardiovascular System 2020-03-19
Across
- condition where sac around the heart is inflamed
- suffix for hardening
- also known as high blood pressure
- lies within the mediastinum, made up of four chambers
- has abbreviation of ECG/EKG
- prefix for muscle
- when an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell like a balloon
- measures pressure
- abbreviation for ventricular fibrillation
- abbreviation for hypertension
- when patient has to walk on treadmill to observe how hard the heart is working
Down
- suffix for surgical reconstruction
- swollen and dilated vein, often in legs
- abbreviation for implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- uses injected contrast to look at blood running through vessels
- blood pressure cuff
- suffix for surgical puncture to remove fluid
- have thin walls and exchange O2 and CO2, and nutrients
- uses ultrasound to look at the blood in vessels
- complete stop of the heart
- on the right side between the right atrium and ventricle, has three flaps
- prefix for clot
- double layered sac that encloses the epicardium and myocardium
- carries blood away from the heart
- abbreviation for coronary artery bypass graft
25 Clues: prefix for clot • prefix for muscle • measures pressure • blood pressure cuff • suffix for hardening • complete stop of the heart • has abbreviation of ECG/EKG • abbreviation for hypertension • also known as high blood pressure • carries blood away from the heart • suffix for surgical reconstruction • swollen and dilated vein, often in legs • abbreviation for ventricular fibrillation • ...
Body Systems 2020-11-22
Across
- What protects the bladder?
- Where is the cardiac muscle found?
- What is the outer layer of the cerebrum called ?
- what is the continuation of the airway below the larynx called?
- What muscle found in the walls of blood vessels?
- What carries blood back to the heart?
- What are skeletal muscles called?
- What shelters the heart and lungs?
- What is responsible for balance, movement, and coordination?
- What type of muscle is the Cardiac Muscle?
- what artery carries oxygenated blood away from the heart?
Down
- What is part of both the digestive and respiratory system?
- What carries messages from the sensory organs like the eyes, ears, nose, and fingers to the cortex?
- What is a network of tiny blood vessels called?
- What protects the organs in our body?
- What contains the information that essentially makes you who you are?
- What protects the brain?
- What carries blood away from the heart?
- what is the trachea lined with?
- what is the top part of the air-only pipe called?
20 Clues: What protects the brain? • What protects the bladder? • what is the trachea lined with? • What are skeletal muscles called? • Where is the cardiac muscle found? • What shelters the heart and lungs? • What protects the organs in our body? • What carries blood back to the heart? • What carries blood away from the heart? • What type of muscle is the Cardiac Muscle? • ...
Chapters 9-12 Review 2024-03-05
Across
- Condition in which there is an insufficient supply of oxygen in the blood and tissues
- "Q" in OPQRST
- Something the patient complains of or describes during the secondary assessment
- Acronym used to obtain a patient history during the secondary assessment.
- Act of breathing in and out
- Act of breathing in
- Device used to auscultate sounds within the body
- "R" in OPQRST
- Disorganized electrical activity within the heart that renders the heart incapable of pumping blood
- Application of an electric shock to a patient’s heart
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- "P" in OPQRST
- Act of using one’s hands to touch or feel the body to check vital signs
- The absence of breathing
- Act of listening to internal sounds of the body, typically with a stethoscope
- Mnemonic used during a secondary assessment to help assess the patient’s chief complaint
- The contraction phase of the heart
- "S" in OPQRST
- Act of breathing out
- Something that can be observed or measured when assessing a patient
- The relaxation phase of the heart.
- "T" in OPQRST
- "O" in OPQRST
22 Clues: "P" in OPQRST • "Q" in OPQRST • "S" in OPQRST • "R" in OPQRST • "T" in OPQRST • "O" in OPQRST • Act of breathing in • Act of breathing out • The absence of breathing • Act of breathing in and out • The contraction phase of the heart • The relaxation phase of the heart. • Device used to auscultate sounds within the body • Application of an electric shock to a patient’s heart • ...
Unit 7 Cardiovascular Anatomy Review 2023-02-21
Across
- the 2 valves between the large arteries
- valve in between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
- the 2 valves between atria and ventricles
- the side that will fill up with blood first, has no oxygen
- relaxation
- the sound that is made when semilunar valves are closing
- the outer layer of the heart
- contraction
- the 5 events that complete 1 heartbeat (two words)
- in charge of having ventricles contract (two words)
- the layer in the heart that lines the chambers
- the conduction system that sets the heart beats to be 75 bpm
Down
- the layer in the heart that is in charge of the contractions
- the side that will fill up with blood after it receives oxygen
- largest artery in the body
- the pacemaker of the heart (two words)
- valve in between the left atrium and ventricle
- valve in between the left ventricle and the aorta
- organ that will give oxygen blood
- largest vein in the body (two words)
- valve in between the right atrium and ventricle
21 Clues: relaxation • contraction • largest artery in the body • the outer layer of the heart • organ that will give oxygen blood • largest vein in the body (two words) • the pacemaker of the heart (two words) • the 2 valves between the large arteries • the 2 valves between atria and ventricles • valve in between the left atrium and ventricle • ...
Cardiovascular System 2024-11-13
Across
- a diagnostic imaging
- blood vessels
- carries blood to the heart from tissue / organs
- abbreviation for echocardiography
- pertaining to
- delicate blood vessels that exist throughout your body
- - the middle of something
- high blood pressure as a result of increased pressure in the blood vessels
- beats per minute
- a bulging / weakened area in the wall of a blood vessel
- blood
Down
- A circulatory condition in which narrowed blood vessels reduce blood flow to the limbs.
- a lab analysis of things that may be found in your blood
- a test to show how the heart works during physical activity
- makes up the thick middle layer of the heart
- a scan that shows blood flow through arteries / veins
- cardiac arrest
- happens when there is a loss of blood flow to part of the brain
- a recording of the heart's electric activity
- lack of blood flow to part of the body
- jugular venous pulse
- to be against or the opposite
- blood pressure
- heart
- organ that pumps blod through the body
25 Clues: heart • blood • blood vessels • pertaining to • cardiac arrest • blood pressure • beats per minute • a diagnostic imaging • jugular venous pulse • to be against or the opposite • abbreviation for echocardiography • - the middle of something • lack of blood flow to part of the body • organ that pumps blod through the body • makes up the thick middle layer of the heart • ...
Medical Terminology Crossword 2025-11-13
Across
- divides body into right and left
- surgical nerve repair
- location of the heart
- excretes fluid waste
- back side of body
- innermost layer of meninges
- irregular heart rhythm
- increases urination
- enlarged liver
- injection of an anitgen
- most common blood test
- move blood back to the heart
- suffix for inflammation
- middle layer of skin
- prevents blood from clotting
- secretes insulin
- organs of respiration
- prefix meaning against
- secretes hormones
- "IV"
- move blood from the heart to the body
- location of the brain
- breakdown food and absorbs nutrients
Down
- test for tuberculosis
- lower jaw bone
- filter lymph
- holds blood vessels open
- causes pupils to contract
- "Tid"
- regulate blood flood within the heart
- weakness in artery wall
- pain reliver that induces euphoria
- "LOC"
- oil producing glands
- artery linings
- near the middle of the body
- circulates blood throughout body
- abnormally shaped red blood cells
- medulla oblangata, the ponds, and the midbrain
- acute myocardial infraction
40 Clues: "IV" • "Tid" • "LOC" • filter lymph • lower jaw bone • enlarged liver • artery linings • secretes insulin • back side of body • secretes hormones • increases urination • excretes fluid waste • oil producing glands • middle layer of skin • test for tuberculosis • surgical nerve repair • location of the heart • organs of respiration • location of the brain • irregular heart rhythm • most common blood test • ...
Biology Crossword Assignment 2025-10-28
Across
- The blood cell that carries oxygen.
- For transporting NA, K and Ca.
- The stage where the inlet valves close and outlet valves open.
- The main and largest artery in the body.
- The blood cell that is essential during blood clotting
- Regulates the communication of atrial electrical activity with ventricular electrical activity.
- Used to keep blood from going the wrong direction,
- Phase of the cardiac cycle where the ventricles relax
- The muscular tissue of the heart.
- Allow the heart's conduction system to create synchronized contractions of its ventricles
- The Light-colored liquid component of blood that makes up 55% of its volume
Down
- Phase of the cardiac cycle where the ventricles contract.
- Generates an electrical signal that causes the upper heart chambers to contract.
- Protects the body from diseases and foreign entities.
- The stage where blood enters the heart chambers.
- The two upper cavities of a heart.
- The thick pressurized blood vessel.
- The two lower cavities of a heart.
- The thin blood vessel that has valves.
- The innermost layer of tissue that lines the heart's chambers and valves.
20 Clues: For transporting NA, K and Ca. • The muscular tissue of the heart. • The two upper cavities of a heart. • The two lower cavities of a heart. • The blood cell that carries oxygen. • The thick pressurized blood vessel. • The thin blood vessel that has valves. • The main and largest artery in the body. • The stage where blood enters the heart chambers. • ...
cardio & blood system 2021-10-15
Across
- deficiency of all cells
- abnormal heartbeat
- bluish discoloration of the skin
- surgical repair of the blood vessels
- surgical removal of clotting cells
- enlargement of the heart
- arteriosclerotic heart disease
Down
- record of blood vessels
- hypertension (high blood pressure)
- condition of fast heartbeat
- condition of clotting cells
- removal of white blood cells
- coronary artery disease
- congestive heart failure
- myocardial infraction
- process of cutting artery
- percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
- stopping or controlling blood
- coronary artery bypass graft
19 Clues: abnormal heartbeat • myocardial infraction • record of blood vessels • deficiency of all cells • coronary artery disease • congestive heart failure • enlargement of the heart • process of cutting artery • condition of fast heartbeat • condition of clotting cells • removal of white blood cells • coronary artery bypass graft • stopping or controlling blood • arteriosclerotic heart disease • ...
Anatomy of the Heart 2024-06-04
Across
- receives oxy blood from lungs
- the valve that controls blood from lungs
- controls blood flow on right side
- brings deoxy blood to RA from lower body
- brings deoxy blood from lungs to heart
- brings oxy blood from lungs to LA
- carries deoxy blood from lungs from RV to pick up 02
- protects and anchors
- brings deoxy blood to RA from upper body
- tiny blood cells that help your body form clots to stop bleeding
Down
- reduce friction
- carries blood from the heart to the body and back
- delivers oxygenated blood to body
- separates right and left sides of the heart
- carries blood from the heart to the lungs and back
- heart rate x cardiac output
- squeezes blood to lungs to pick up 02
- delivers oxy blood from body
- receives deoxy blood from the body
- reduce friction
20 Clues: reduce friction • reduce friction • protects and anchors • heart rate x cardiac output • delivers oxy blood from body • receives oxy blood from lungs • delivers oxygenated blood to body • controls blood flow on right side • brings oxy blood from lungs to LA • receives deoxy blood from the body • squeezes blood to lungs to pick up 02 • brings deoxy blood from lungs to heart • ...
Cardiac Conditions 2023-10-09
Across
- fluid status
- this type of heart failure patient will present with shortness of breath
- term for cardiac ischemia that does not result in EKG changes
- this type of angina is similar to previous chest pains
- this lethal rhythm will present as a squiggly line
- necessary for coronary artery revascularization
- systemic vascular resistance
Down
- this class of medication is used to reduce myocardial oxygen demand by decreasing heart rate
- stroke volume x heart rate
- this medication prevents platelet aggregation
- mechanism referring to the stretch of the myocardium
- this lethal rhythm presents on the EKG as a monomorphic wide QRS complex tachycardia
- this type of coronary event is marked with EKG changes
- this type of heart failure patient will present with edema and weight gain
- strength of each heart beat
- protein indicating cardiac cell death
- this class of medications is crucial to prevent cardiac remodeling
- irreversible cardiac cell death
- during this phase of an MI cardiac cell ischemia can be reversed
19 Clues: fluid status • stroke volume x heart rate • strength of each heart beat • systemic vascular resistance • irreversible cardiac cell death • protein indicating cardiac cell death • this medication prevents platelet aggregation • necessary for coronary artery revascularization • this lethal rhythm will present as a squiggly line • ...
Body Systems 2022-09-01
Across
- Energy
- Bronchus
- air sacs
- Artery
- Glucose
- oxygen
- carbon dioxide
- heart
- right atrium
- oxygenated
Down
- left atrium
- left ventricle
- Deoxygenated
- windpipe
- Circulatory
- right ventricle
- Vein
- Respiratory
- Bronchioles
- valves
- Respiration
- lungs
- capillary
23 Clues: Vein • lungs • heart • Energy • valves • Artery • oxygen • Glucose • windpipe • Bronchus • air sacs • capillary • oxygenated • left atrium • Circulatory • Respiratory • Bronchioles • Respiration • Deoxygenated • right atrium • left ventricle • carbon dioxide • right ventricle
body system 2023-01-09
Across
- passageway to the lungs
- it switches the carbon dioxide for blood
- upper part of the heart
- inflates lungs
- move gasses through the air and blood
- causes scabs
- pumps blood through the body
- fights diseases
Down
- hair-like structure
- liquid that just surrounds thing in the body
- lower chamber of the heart
- connects the alveoli and the bronchi
- absorbs nutrients
- transport nutrients to the heart
- mechanical and chemical digestion
15 Clues: causes scabs • inflates lungs • fights diseases • absorbs nutrients • hair-like structure • passageway to the lungs • upper part of the heart • lower chamber of the heart • pumps blood through the body • transport nutrients to the heart • mechanical and chemical digestion • connects the alveoli and the bronchi • move gasses through the air and blood • ...
emoji bl actors 2023-10-23
Across
- sun
- bear
- baby
- fox
- orange cat
- black cat
- purple heart
- panda
- bunny
- planet earth
Down
- dumpling
- sunflower
- blue heart
- mouse
- mochi
- lion
- old man
- orca
- avocado
- saturn
- bubble tea
- polar bear
22 Clues: sun • fox • bear • baby • lion • orca • mouse • mochi • panda • bunny • saturn • old man • avocado • dumpling • sunflower • black cat • blue heart • orange cat • bubble tea • polar bear • purple heart • planet earth
Cardio physiology 2018-10-26
Across
- relaxation of chambers
- volume reservoirs
- oxygen transport protein
- vasodilation
- node pacemaker of heart
- increases contractility
- distribute blood
- blood clot
- increase in calcium permeability
- blood pressure sensor
- plaque formation
- atrial depolarization
Down
- blood in ventricles after contraction
- specialized conducting fibers
- increases heart rate
- isovolumetric contraction
- end diastolic volume
- slows heart rate
- percent of formed elements
- returns proteins and water
- fluid exchange
- vasoconstriction
- pressure reservoir
- closure of AV valves
- fluid leaving blood
- ventricular repolarization
26 Clues: blood clot • vasodilation • fluid exchange • slows heart rate • distribute blood • vasoconstriction • plaque formation • volume reservoirs • pressure reservoir • fluid leaving blood • increases heart rate • end diastolic volume • closure of AV valves • blood pressure sensor • atrial depolarization • relaxation of chambers • node pacemaker of heart • increases contractility • oxygen transport protein • ...
Cardio physiology 2018-12-19
Across
- increase in calcium permeability
- atrial depolarization
- plaque formation
- distribute blood
- blood in ventricles after contraction
- vasodilation
- node pacemaker of heart
- stimulates isovolumetric contraction
- percent of formed elements
- closure of AV valves
- fluid leaving blood
- blood pressure sensor
Down
- fluid exchange
- vasoconstriction
- volume reservoirs
- oxygen transport protein
- slows heart rate
- increases heart rate
- increases contractility
- relaxation of chambers
- blood clot
- returns proteins and water
- specialized conducting fibers
- pressure reservoir
- end diastolic volume
- ventricular repolarization
26 Clues: blood clot • vasodilation • fluid exchange • vasoconstriction • slows heart rate • plaque formation • distribute blood • volume reservoirs • pressure reservoir • fluid leaving blood • increases heart rate • closure of AV valves • end diastolic volume • atrial depolarization • blood pressure sensor • relaxation of chambers • increases contractility • node pacemaker of heart • oxygen transport protein • ...
Crossword vocab 2023-10-26
Across
- fatty substance
- blood
- Slow
- slows coagulation and prevents new clots from forming
- white blood cells
- heart
- fast
- inflammation of the vein
- blood vessel
Down
- aorta
- the cancer of white blood cells
- artery
- slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)
- clot
- growth
- inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
- surgical repair of a blood vessel
- An iron-containing protein in red blood cells
- vein
- the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus
20 Clues: Slow • clot • vein • fast • aorta • blood • heart • artery • growth • blood vessel • fatty substance • white blood cells • inflammation of the vein • the cancer of white blood cells • surgical repair of a blood vessel • slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm) • inflammation of the inner lining of the heart • An iron-containing protein in red blood cells • the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus • ...
Crossword vocab 2023-10-26
Across
- fatty substance
- blood
- Slow
- slows coagulation and prevents new clots from forming
- white blood cells
- heart
- fast
- inflammation of the vein
- blood vessel
Down
- aorta
- the cancer of white blood cells
- artery
- slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)
- clot
- growth
- inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
- surgical repair of a blood vessel
- An iron-containing protein in red blood cells
- vein
- the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus
20 Clues: Slow • clot • vein • fast • aorta • blood • heart • artery • growth • blood vessel • fatty substance • white blood cells • inflammation of the vein • the cancer of white blood cells • surgical repair of a blood vessel • slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm) • inflammation of the inner lining of the heart • An iron-containing protein in red blood cells • the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus • ...
Crossword vocab 2023-10-26
Across
- inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
- fast
- the cancer of white blood cells
- slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)
- An iron-containing protein in red blood cells
- the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus
- clot
- surgical repair of a blood vessel
- white blood cells
- fatty substance
Down
- blood
- artery
- Slow
- blood vessel
- slows coagulation and prevents new clots from forming
- vein
- growth
- inflammation of the vein
- heart
- aorta
20 Clues: Slow • fast • vein • clot • blood • heart • aorta • artery • growth • blood vessel • fatty substance • white blood cells • inflammation of the vein • the cancer of white blood cells • surgical repair of a blood vessel • slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm) • inflammation of the inner lining of the heart • An iron-containing protein in red blood cells • the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus • ...
medical terminology related to body parts. 2024-03-24
Across
- - Referring to the lungs.
- - relating to the liver
- - Pertaining to the heart, blood and blood vessels.
- – surgical reconstruction
- Relating to the stomach.
- tumor
- relating to the kidneys
- relating to the arm
- arrest - Occurs when the heart stops beating and the circulation of blood ceases.
Down
- trumpet
- relating to the bladder
- - relating to the heart
- rhythm- Normal heart rhythm
- Brain or skull
- - relating to the eyes
- pertaining to the skull
- – disease
- - affected with
- Fast, rapid.
- relating to a muscle
- relating to the nervous system
- Slow.
- relating to the head
23 Clues: tumor • Slow. • trumpet • – disease • Fast, rapid. • Brain or skull • - affected with • relating to the arm • relating to a muscle • relating to the head • - relating to the eyes • relating to the bladder • - relating to the heart • pertaining to the skull • - relating to the liver • relating to the kidneys • Relating to the stomach. • - Referring to the lungs. • – surgical reconstruction • ...
medical terminology related to body parts. 2024-03-24
Across
- pertaining to the skull
- rhythm- Normal heart rhythm
- - relating to the heart
- tumor
- relating to the nervous system
- – disease
- relating to the bladder
- relating to the kidneys
- Slow.
- Fast, rapid.
Down
- — Pertaining to the heart, blood and blood vessels
- - relating to the eyes
- Brain or skull
- - Referring to the lungs.
- Relating to the stomach.
- relating to the arm
- - relating to the liver
- relating to the head
- relating to a muscle
- trumpet
- - affected with
- – surgical reconstruction
22 Clues: tumor • Slow. • trumpet • – disease • Fast, rapid. • Brain or skull • - affected with • relating to the arm • relating to the head • relating to a muscle • - relating to the eyes • pertaining to the skull • - relating to the heart • - relating to the liver • relating to the bladder • relating to the kidneys • Relating to the stomach. • - Referring to the lungs. • – surgical reconstruction • ...
medical terminology related to body parts. 2024-03-24
Across
- relating to the arm
- Brain or skull
- – disease
- rhythm- Normal heart rhythm
- - relating to the liver
- Slow.
- relating to the nervous system
- arrest- Occurs when the heart stops beating and the circulation of blood ceases.
- tumor
- relating to the head
- relating to a muscle
Down
- Relating to the stomach.
- pertaining to the skull
- – surgical reconstruction
- — Pertaining to the heart, blood and blood vessels
- relating to the kidneys
- trumpet
- - relating to the eyes
- Fast, rapid.
- - relating to the heart
- relating to the bladder
- - affected with
- - Referring to the lungs.
23 Clues: Slow. • tumor • trumpet • – disease • Fast, rapid. • Brain or skull • - affected with • relating to the arm • relating to the head • relating to a muscle • - relating to the eyes • pertaining to the skull • relating to the kidneys • - relating to the liver • - relating to the heart • relating to the bladder • Relating to the stomach. • – surgical reconstruction • - Referring to the lungs. • ...
lower respritorey 2025-05-06
Across
- separates inferior and superior lobes
- skeletal connection point
- moisturizes air
- conduct air into lungs
- lubes up lungs
- keep the o2 leave the co2
- pumps blood
- anchors lungs to heart
- pumps lungs
Down
- provide blood to lungs
- helps gas exchange
- keeps heart in place
- anterior to the pericardium
- condom of lung
- fluid filled space containing lungs
- produces t cells
- gets air to lungs
- protects vital organs
- thin base of lungs
- transports food
20 Clues: pumps blood • pumps lungs • condom of lung • lubes up lungs • moisturizes air • transports food • produces t cells • gets air to lungs • helps gas exchange • thin base of lungs • keeps heart in place • protects vital organs • provide blood to lungs • conduct air into lungs • anchors lungs to heart • skeletal connection point • keep the o2 leave the co2 • anterior to the pericardium • ...
The body 2022-11-16
Across
- removes blood filters blood
- controls your metabolism
- sends hormones into the bloodstream
- produces hormones
- controls thought memory emotion
- regulates chemical levels in the blood
- to absorb water and salts
- allows us move our body
- pumps blood
- take blood away from heart
- let us breathe
- produces egg and sperm cells
- mixes and breaks down food
Down
- removes wastes from your body
- breaks down food into nutrients
- cleanses the blood of toxins
- helps digest food further
- breathing gas-exchange
- bring blood to heart
- makes enzymes
20 Clues: pumps blood • makes enzymes • let us breathe • produces hormones • bring blood to heart • breathing gas-exchange • allows us move our body • controls your metabolism • helps digest food further • to absorb water and salts • take blood away from heart • mixes and breaks down food • removes blood filters blood • cleanses the blood of toxins • produces egg and sperm cells • ...
Cellular Processes Vocab 2022-04-04
Across
- opening for air
- what we breathe
- 4-chambered organ
- lung with two lobes
- bone like substance
- strong breathing muscle
- vessels to body
- describes sinuses
- lung with three lobes
- element of living things _____ dioxide
- organs for breathing
- element we need to live
Down
- membranes
- windpipe
- air sacs
- describes breathing
- vessels to heart
- let out air
- using air
- protects lungs and heart
- tiny hairs
- thick fluid in the sinuses
- bronchial ________
- carries oxygen
- part of lung
25 Clues: windpipe • air sacs • membranes • using air • tiny hairs • let out air • part of lung • carries oxygen • opening for air • what we breathe • vessels to body • vessels to heart • 4-chambered organ • describes sinuses • bronchial ________ • describes breathing • lung with two lobes • bone like substance • organs for breathing • lung with three lobes • strong breathing muscle • element we need to live • ...
Crossword vocab 2023-10-26
Across
- fatty substance
- blood
- Slow
- slows coagulation and prevents new clots from forming
- white blood cells
- heart
- fast
- inflammation of the vein
- blood vessel
Down
- aorta
- the cancer of white blood cells
- artery
- slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)
- clot
- growth
- inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
- surgical repair of a blood vessel
- An iron-containing protein in red blood cells
- vein
- the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus
20 Clues: Slow • clot • vein • fast • aorta • blood • heart • artery • growth • blood vessel • fatty substance • white blood cells • inflammation of the vein • the cancer of white blood cells • surgical repair of a blood vessel • slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm) • inflammation of the inner lining of the heart • An iron-containing protein in red blood cells • the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus • ...
The Cardiovascular System 2024-05-20
Across
- where an artery has a weakened wall
- pumps blood
- delivers nutrients
- against
- review of systems
- regulates heartbeats
- surgical removal/excision
- echocardiogram
- listens to heart
- veins swollen and dilated veins
- narrowing
- intensive care unit
- transports oxygen
- slow
Down
- beats per minute
- artery
- pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- ventricle
- high blood pressure
- fat building up in arteries
- blood pressure cuff
- cutting into
- automatic external defibrillator
- injects dye into vessels
- monitor portable ECG machine
25 Clues: slow • artery • against • ventricle • narrowing • pumps blood • cutting into • echocardiogram • beats per minute • listens to heart • review of systems • transports oxygen • delivers nutrients • high blood pressure • blood pressure cuff • intensive care unit • regulates heartbeats • injects dye into vessels • surgical removal/excision • fat building up in arteries • monitor portable ECG machine • ...
cardiovascular chapter 6 2024-11-21
Across
- fat
- complete stopping
- in front of
- care plan
- oxygen level
- a portable machine
- diagnose stenosis
- metabolic
- premature
- condition of
- related to nature
- contribute in different functions
- hardening caused by fat
Down
- to look at the heart
- inflamed around the heart
- history
- an electric shock
- cardiovascular
- inflammation in the inner layer
- affects the heart muscle
- in the brain
- destruct
- connected to the cecum
- to shorten or contract
- serves the respiratory and digestive
25 Clues: fat • history • destruct • care plan • metabolic • premature • in front of • in the brain • oxygen level • condition of • cardiovascular • an electric shock • complete stopping • diagnose stenosis • related to nature • a portable machine • to look at the heart • connected to the cecum • to shorten or contract • hardening caused by fat • affects the heart muscle • inflamed around the heart • ...
Lovebug 2025-02-03
Across
- Bachelorette hand outs
- A treat to make over a fire
- What to call your sweetheart
- 4-chambered pump
- Julie’s favorite love song
- Of shortcake variety
- Blushing cheeks
- Kitty’s sign off
- Buttercup’s love interest
- And kisses
- Mo. for love
- Mary’s love interest in Downton
Down
- A heart to heart
- Very cutesy
- Nor, to neither
- Charm bracelets of fame
- Patrick, who dances
- Mr. Darcy’s house
- Katniss’s weapon of choice
- Downhill variety
- A heart’s conversation
- Moon, in Mexico
- The first garden
23 Clues: And kisses • Very cutesy • Mo. for love • Nor, to neither • Blushing cheeks • Moon, in Mexico • A heart to heart • 4-chambered pump • Downhill variety • Kitty’s sign off • The first garden • Mr. Darcy’s house • Patrick, who dances • Of shortcake variety • Bachelorette hand outs • A heart’s conversation • Charm bracelets of fame • Buttercup’s love interest • Katniss’s weapon of choice • ...
Lower Respiratory Anatomy - Jacob McConnell 2025-05-06
Across
- Pumps blood through the body
- separates lobes
- Lowest part of the lower respiratory anatomy
- neck
- top part of lung
- bottom of the lung
- protects organs from injury
- equalizes pressure in system
- facilitates gas exchange
- pathway for airflow
- protects heart and lungs
- not left part of lung
Down
- aids with breathing
- Produces immune cells
- creates lobes
- exchanges carbon dioxide and oxygen
- not right part of lung
- houses many important structures
- transports deoxygenated blood to heart
- The uppermost part in the lower respiratory anatomy
20 Clues: neck • creates lobes • separates lobes • top part of lung • bottom of the lung • aids with breathing • pathway for airflow • Produces immune cells • not left part of lung • not right part of lung • facilitates gas exchange • protects heart and lungs • protects organs from injury • Pumps blood through the body • equalizes pressure in system • houses many important structures • ...
Body Systems 2025-11-19
Across
- urine is mainly composed of
- the waste that forms urine
- the gas of life
- caused by bacteria
- fill with oxygen
- stores urine
- urine is a liquid _____
- filters the blood
- Pumps the Blood
- tube between kidney and bladder
- heart rhythm (heart rate)
Down
- contains the filters in the kidney
- is filtered in the kidney
- they form when one doesn't drink water
- renal ____ - clean blood exits
- where urine is formed inside the kidney
- the _____ system
- renal ____ - dirty blood enters
- exit tube (outflow tube)
- food + oxygen =
20 Clues: stores urine • the gas of life • Pumps the Blood • food + oxygen = • the _____ system • fill with oxygen • filters the blood • caused by bacteria • urine is a liquid _____ • exit tube (outflow tube) • is filtered in the kidney • heart rhythm (heart rate) • the waste that forms urine • urine is mainly composed of • renal ____ - clean blood exits • renal ____ - dirty blood enters • ...
31 2025-08-27
Across
- Shell-shaped structure
- Produces insulin and digestive enzymes
- Blood filter
- Knee cartilage
- Relating to bladder
- Deep groove
- Vocal cords gap
- Comb-like
- Largest artery in body
- Nerve cell
- Upper chamber of heart
- Structure controlling blood flow direction
- Kidney duct
- Membrane lining abdominal cavity
Down
- Kidney filter
- Small pouch attached to large intestine
- Fatty tissue covering intestines
- Tiny hairs
- Filters old blood cells
- Relating to smell
- Superior large vein returning blood to heart
- Nasal bone
- Ring muscle
- Lower pumping chamber of heart
- Base of spine
25 Clues: Comb-like • Tiny hairs • Nasal bone • Nerve cell • Deep groove • Ring muscle • Kidney duct • Blood filter • Kidney filter • Base of spine • Knee cartilage • Vocal cords gap • Relating to smell • Relating to bladder • Shell-shaped structure • Largest artery in body • Upper chamber of heart • Filters old blood cells • Lower pumping chamber of heart • Fatty tissue covering intestines • ...
Systems of the Body 2020-10-31
Across
- The two lower chambers of the heart
- The arm is made up of this many bones
- The two upper chambers of the heart
- Your lungs are protected by this
- Another name for windpipe
- The strongest muscle in your body
- this is what Skeletal muscles are held to the bones with
- These muscles are voluntary muscles, which means you can control what they do
- Carries the blood away from the heart
Down
- Another name for nerve cells
- what the muscle that makes up the heart is called
- The name of the bone that protects your brain
- The nervous system carries these to the brain
- This is the control center of your nervous system
- Carries the blood to the heart
- A dome-shaped muscle that works with your lungs to allow you to inhale and exhale air.
- The place where two bones meet
- a special area at the end of the bronchiole that leads into clumps of teeny tiny air sacs
- This system controls everything you do
- another name for the bones in your spine
20 Clues: Another name for windpipe • Another name for nerve cells • Carries the blood to the heart • The place where two bones meet • Your lungs are protected by this • The strongest muscle in your body • The two lower chambers of the heart • The two upper chambers of the heart • The arm is made up of this many bones • Carries the blood away from the heart • ...
Transport in Humans and Plants 2014-07-29
Across
- a muscular pump that pumps blood around the body
- the only vein that transports oxygenated blood
- help blood to clot
- the process by which water enters the root hairs
- transports water and dissolved mineral salts
- help to increase surface area for the absorption of water and dissolved mineral salts
- gaseous exchange in plants happen via this process
- carry blood away from the heart
- the process by which dissolved mineral salts enters the root hairs
- shape of RBC that helps to increase surface area
- this contains many dissolved substances that are transported from one part of the body to another
Down
- transports food/sucrose
- number of chambers in the heart
- blood is transported through 2 different routes passing through the heart twice in one cycle
- the pigment that allows red blood cells to carry oxygen
- this helps to fight infections
- carry blood toward the heart
- have walls that are one-cell thick to facilitate diffusion
- water loss by plant via evaporation that helps to suck water up the xylem
- xylem + phloem
20 Clues: xylem + phloem • help blood to clot • transports food/sucrose • carry blood toward the heart • this helps to fight infections • number of chambers in the heart • carry blood away from the heart • transports water and dissolved mineral salts • the only vein that transports oxygenated blood • a muscular pump that pumps blood around the body • ...
Vital Signs 2025-02-28
Across
- Blood pressure below expected range
- inspiration + expiration
- Irregular rate and depth of respiration that follow a cyclical pattern
- the feeling of heart pumping against artery wall
- Abnormally slow breaths
- below average temperature
- normal breathing pattern
- Amount of blood the heart pumps
- difference between systolic and diastolic pressure readings
- pulse rate below normal
- a form of low blood pressure that happens when standing up or sitting/lying down
- used in addition with a stethoscope to take blood pressure
- pressure exerted on the arterial walls
Down
- Blood Pressure above expected range
- pressure in the arteries when the heart beats
- a lack of oxygen in the tissues to sustain bodily functions
- deep breathing with an increased rate
- irregular beating of the heart
- pulse rate above normal
- the pressure in the arteries when the heart is resting
- above average temperature
- controls rate and depth and is considered the respiratory center
- difficulty breathing
- we only listen to the first and fifth phases of the sound
- abnormally rapid breathing
- the amount of blood pumped by left ventricle
26 Clues: difficulty breathing • pulse rate above normal • Abnormally slow breaths • pulse rate below normal • inspiration + expiration • normal breathing pattern • below average temperature • above average temperature • abnormally rapid breathing • irregular beating of the heart • Amount of blood the heart pumps • Blood Pressure above expected range • Blood pressure below expected range • ...
Inside the body 2025-10-24
Across
- One of the bony segments of the spinal column.
- Organ where digestion of food begins.
- Vital organ that detoxifies chemicals and produces bile.
- Organ that filters blood and produces urine.
- A unit of heredity made of DNA.
- The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism.
- Bony structure that forms the head.
- Life-sustaining fluid circulated by the heart.
- Vessel carrying blood away from the heart; a major route.
- Vessel carrying blood toward the heart.
- A group of similar cells that perform a specific function.
- The body's command center.
- A general term for a tube that carries blood (artery, vein, capillary).
Down
- The liquid component of blood.
- Rigid organ part of the vertebrate skeleton.
- Primary organ for respiration.
- Tissue that contracts to produce movement.
- The internal framework of the body.
- The muscular organ that pumps blood.
- The food pipe between the pharynx and the stomach.
- Where two bones meet (e.g., knee or elbow).
- Bundled fibers that transmit electrical impulses.ORGAN A self-contained part of an organism (e.g., heart or liver).
- The backbone or vertebral column.
23 Clues: The body's command center. • The liquid component of blood. • Primary organ for respiration. • A unit of heredity made of DNA. • The backbone or vertebral column. • The internal framework of the body. • Bony structure that forms the head. • The muscular organ that pumps blood. • Organ where digestion of food begins. • Vessel carrying blood toward the heart. • ...
fish 2025-11-17
Across
- a parasitic ancient fish
- The upper chamber of the heart
- a hard bony cover that protects the gills
- a fish that possesses bony or spiny fins
- a fish-like invertebrate, has a notochord that persists throughout its life.
- this organ is used for waste and reproductive systems
- This is a sensory organ system in aquatic vertebrates
- this fin helps stabilizing the fish
- a organ that helps control buoyancy
- this fish is also known as mermaid purse
- The lower chamber of the heart
Down
- animals that are deemed cold blooded
- a fish that possess fleshy, paired fins
- scales that have a sandpaper like feeling
- This fin is compared to human arms
- a rod that defines all carbohydrates
- This fin is used for propulsion
- a fish with a venomous stinger on its tail
- This is one of the upper chambers of the heart that receives blood.
- a slime producing fish that coils itself
20 Clues: a parasitic ancient fish • The upper chamber of the heart • The lower chamber of the heart • This fin is used for propulsion • This fin is compared to human arms • this fin helps stabilizing the fish • a organ that helps control buoyancy • animals that are deemed cold blooded • a rod that defines all carbohydrates • a fish that possess fleshy, paired fins • ...
Cardiovascular System 2020-03-19
Across
- abbreviation for coronary artery bypass graft
- complete stop of the heart
- when patient has to walk on treadmill to observe how hard the heart is working
- abbreviation for hypertension
- have thin walls and exchange O2 and CO2, and nutrients
- has abbreviation of ECG/EKG
- on the right side between the right atrium and ventricle, has three flaps
- uses ultrasound to look at the blood in vessels
- swollen and dilated vein, often in legs
- suffix for surgical puncture to remove fluid
- measures pressure
- abbreviation for ventricular fibrillation
- prefix for muscle
Down
- condition where sac around the heart is inflamed
- uses injected contrast to look at blood running through vessels
- double layered sac that encloses the epicardium and myocardium
- blood pressure cuff
- suffix for surgical reconstruction
- when an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell like a balloon
- carries blood away from the heart
- abbreviation for implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- suffix for hardening
- also known as high blood pressure
- lies within the mediastinum, made up of four chambers
- prefix for clot
25 Clues: prefix for clot • measures pressure • prefix for muscle • blood pressure cuff • suffix for hardening • complete stop of the heart • has abbreviation of ECG/EKG • abbreviation for hypertension • carries blood away from the heart • also known as high blood pressure • suffix for surgical reconstruction • swollen and dilated vein, often in legs • abbreviation for ventricular fibrillation • ...
Body Systems (?) 2020-11-09
Across
- the other part of the nervous system
- the sense allows you to see
- what makes bones strong
- take the blood back to the heart
- what allows us to move
- the system that includes things like the nose and mouth
- where most of the body’s blood cells are made
- what the respiratory system carries
- protects the brain from damage
- Joint that allows movement in one direction (ex Knees)
- what’s made as our body does it’s jobs
- causes the muscles to contract/move
Down
- protects heart and lungs
- part of the nervous system the brain is in
- coordinates the movement orders from the motor cortex
- known as the voice box
- How does the brain relay messages?
- part of the respiratory system as well as the digestive system
- What makes up the framework of bones
- carries messages from sensory organs like the eyes
- Carry blood away from the heart
- a short loop between the heart and lungs
- sends blood to the rest of our body
23 Clues: known as the voice box • what allows us to move • what makes bones strong • protects heart and lungs • the sense allows you to see • protects the brain from damage • Carry blood away from the heart • take the blood back to the heart • How does the brain relay messages? • what the respiratory system carries • sends blood to the rest of our body • ...
Body Systems Puzzle 2020-10-25
Across
- The cord that sends messages from your brain to your nerves
- The brains reaction from external forces that include sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing
- Small sacs in the lungs
- The dome shaped series of bones that protects the brain
- Receptacles all over the body that read message from the brain
- The other system that works in tandem with the Respiratory system
- Muscles located in the upper arm
- Carries blood away from the heart
- The heart muscle that allows the heart to contract and relax which pumps blood
- What circulates through your veins and keeps your cells functioning
- Where air ends up
Down
- Carries blood back to to the heart
- An element that makes bones stronger and healthier
- Tissue that connects bones to other bones
- What muscles do that make the bones be able to move
- Muscles located in the stomach that work in the digestive system
- The type of blood cell that the bones produce
- Expands and retracts to make your chest go up and down
- Two bottom chambers of the heart
- Tiny cells that control the brain
20 Clues: Where air ends up • Small sacs in the lungs • Two bottom chambers of the heart • Muscles located in the upper arm • Tiny cells that control the brain • Carries blood away from the heart • Carries blood back to to the heart • Tissue that connects bones to other bones • The type of blood cell that the bones produce • An element that makes bones stronger and healthier • ...
Medical Terminology Crossword 2013-10-06
Across
- Term for abnormally slow heart beat
- Formation of a blood clot
- What does the suffix "-dynia" mean?
- An instrument for measuring blood cells
- Presence of bacteria or other toxins in the bloodstream
- Term meaning disease of the heart muscle
- What does "cutane/o" mean?
- A blood test that measures the percentage of the volume of blood that is made up of RBC's
- A blood condition with insufficient blood sugar
- Enlargement of the heart
- A substance that prevents clot formation
- Pertaining to between the atria
- The term that means "stopping of blood"
- What does "-stenosis" mean?
Down
- What does a sphygmomanometer measure?
- The proper medical term for heart attack
- Surgical repair of a vein
- What is the term that means "producing a clot"?
- Suffix meaning "instrument to measure pressure"
- Term for irregular heart beat
- What combining form means "clotting"?
- A type of white blood cell that literally means "attracted to rosy red"
- What is the meaning of "pulmon-"?
- The suffix meaning "one who studies"
- The combining form that means "infection"
25 Clues: Enlargement of the heart • Formation of a blood clot • Surgical repair of a vein • What does "cutane/o" mean? • What does "-stenosis" mean? • Term for irregular heart beat • Pertaining to between the atria • What is the meaning of "pulmon-"? • Term for abnormally slow heart beat • What does the suffix "-dynia" mean? • The suffix meaning "one who studies" • ...
Morgan McCabe- Unit 4: The Heart 2018-04-14
Across
- muscular wall of the heart
- heartbeat that's too fast
- provides information about the overall size and function of the heart valves
- the "fight or flight hormone
- narrows the lumen of blood vessels
- the pressure on the artery wall when the ventricles are relaxed
- used to measure the adequacy of blood getting to vital organs and tissues
- refers to the movement of blood between the lungs and the heart
- heartbeat that's too slow
Down
- one complete squence of pumping/filling
- risk factors cannot be changed
- a set of autosomal dominant genetic disorders marked by high LDL levels
- due to relaxation of the tunica media and the expansion of the lumen
- the pressure on the artery wall when the ventricles contract
- measurement of the pressure caused by the ventricles and is reported as a ratio of systolic to diastolic pressure
- most basic body functions
- means abnormal cholesterol levels
- includes the heart and the associated blood vessels
- a broad term used to refer to the range of diseases that can affect the heart including
- persistent high blood pressure
20 Clues: heartbeat that's too fast • most basic body functions • heartbeat that's too slow • muscular wall of the heart • the "fight or flight hormone • risk factors cannot be changed • persistent high blood pressure • means abnormal cholesterol levels • narrows the lumen of blood vessels • one complete squence of pumping/filling • includes the heart and the associated blood vessels • ...
The human body 2023-07-27
Across
- Red liquid that moves around your body
- You can build them bigger and stronger
- short, fast, high-intensity exercises that don't make your body use oxygen
- The number of times the heart beats per minute
- The main artery that carries blood away from your heart to the rest of your body
- Main muscle in arm
- What is the name of your shoulder muscle
- Pumps blood around your body
- The main name for the leg
- Air breathed in and out per minute
Down
- Pumps oxygen around your body
- Something you breath in
- The amount/volume of blood the heart pumps out with each beat/contraction
- Hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans
- The amount of oxygen that can make it to the muscles to help them burn fuel and move.
- A person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise.
- Taking in oxygen
- Takes blood to your vital organs
- Takes blood around your body
- Amount of blood the heart is able to circulate in one minute
20 Clues: Taking in oxygen • Main muscle in arm • Something you breath in • The main name for the leg • Pumps blood around your body • Takes blood around your body • Pumps oxygen around your body • Takes blood to your vital organs • Air breathed in and out per minute • Red liquid that moves around your body • You can build them bigger and stronger • What is the name of your shoulder muscle • ...
Transportation in Animals and Plants 2024-05-23
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- These join the kidney to the urinary bladder
- Donated blood is stored here
- lower chambers of heart
- These cells carry oxygen to different parts of body
- Vein that caries oxygenated blood
- Artery that carries deoxygenated blood
- Process of removal of waste from the body
- Special tissue that helps in transport of water and minerals
- All veins converge into a large vein
- Organ that filters blood and removes waste materials
- Fluid part of blood
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- Special tissue that helps in transport of food
- Nitrogen wastes are removed from our body in this form
- Throbbing in the blood vessels
- These cells protect the body from infections
- Red pigment that binds to oxygen
- Artery that emerges from heart in the human body
- Vessel that take blood away from heart
- Helps in blood clotting
- These fine vessels join artery to veins
- It helps to cool our body
- Wastes are removed from human body as ______
- Organ where deoxygenated blood is oxygenated
- Red fluid that flows in the vessels
- Vessel that take blood to the heart
- Upper chambers of heart
26 Clues: Fluid part of blood • Helps in blood clotting • lower chambers of heart • Upper chambers of heart • It helps to cool our body • Donated blood is stored here • Throbbing in the blood vessels • Red pigment that binds to oxygen • Vein that caries oxygenated blood • Red fluid that flows in the vessels • Vessel that take blood to the heart • All veins converge into a large vein • ...
Body systems 2024-12-13
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- churns the food to turn it into liquid
- what produces bile
- a flap of cartilage above the trachea
- helps squeeze down food down the esophagus
- little pockets in the lungs
- the first step for digestion
- what the heart pumps
- a chemical helps brake down food
- where deoxygenated blood goes though the rights atrium
- this organ produces insulin
- what contains the oxygen
- what are in the stomach to help the digestion of food
- where you breath in oxygen and where food goes
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- transports blood back into the heart
- transports air to both lungs
- it receives blood from the atrium
- pumps blood around the circulatory system
- cavity a large aired filled space above and behind the nose
- transports blood away from the heart to the lungs or cells of the body
- intestine absorbs nutrients from the food
- stores the bile
- makes the lung stretch when you breath in and out
- a chamber in which blood enters the heart
- helps with transfer of blood
- protect the lungs from things
- where the capillaries and alveoli are
26 Clues: stores the bile • what produces bile • what the heart pumps • what contains the oxygen • little pockets in the lungs • this organ produces insulin • transports air to both lungs • the first step for digestion • helps with transfer of blood • protect the lungs from things • a chemical helps brake down food • it receives blood from the atrium • transports blood back into the heart • ...
ANS 2025-02-26
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- result of cholinergic agonists on lung
- neurotransmitter is norepinephrine
- condition treated by beta agonists or muscarinic antagonists
- result of adrenergic stimulation of the heart
- cholinergic nervous system
- heart beat irregularity treated by beta-blockers
- equal mixture of two stereoisomers
- condition in which diastolic blood pressure is over 90
- consequence of muscarinic activation of tear glands
- adrenergic nervous system
- neurotransmitter is acetylcholine
- effect on pupils from muscarinic blockers
- neurotransmitter broken down by an esterase enzyme
- abbreviation for where nerve meets muscle
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- effect of beta-blockers on heart
- result of alpha blockers on blood vessels
- involuntary division of the nervous system
- blood-pressure reflex activated by alpha blockers
- aka epinephrine
- type of adrenergic receptor in blood vessels
- type of cholinergic receptor on skeletal muscle
- adrenergic neurotransmitter
- result of beta adrenergic agonists on lung
- type of cholinergic receptor on organs and glands
- target of beta blockers for lowering blood pressure
- type of adrenergic receptor in lung and heart
- physiological antagonist to epinephrine
27 Clues: aka epinephrine • adrenergic nervous system • cholinergic nervous system • adrenergic neurotransmitter • effect of beta-blockers on heart • neurotransmitter is acetylcholine • neurotransmitter is norepinephrine • equal mixture of two stereoisomers • result of cholinergic agonists on lung • physiological antagonist to epinephrine • result of alpha blockers on blood vessels • ...
BLOOD VESSELS 2024-10-24
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- single layer of flat cells lining blood vessels
- Measures a fluid resistant to flow
- rapid resting heart rate over 100beats/min
- artery narrowing condition
- Deliver blood to capillaries
- instrument used to measure blood pressure.
- Blood pressure regulators
- Smooth muscles in the blood vessel relax
- Decrease in the diameter of the blood vessels lumen
- carry blood to the heart
- Exchange of substance between blood and body tissues
- force of blood recorded during ventricular contraction
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- indicates a slow resting heart or pulse rate under 50beats/min
- small veins that carry blood from capillaries to veins
- Valve located close to the heart
- Persistently low blood pressure
- monitor blood levels of carbon dioxide and oxygen
- ability of tissue to automatically adjust it’s blood flow to match metabolic demads
- Largest artery
- Persistently high blood pressure
- an artery supplying brain with blood
- alternate expansion and elastic recoil of artery with each heartbeat
- Carry blood away from the heart
- Failure of cardiovascular system to deliver oxygen and nutrients
24 Clues: Largest artery • carry blood to the heart • Blood pressure regulators • artery narrowing condition • Deliver blood to capillaries • Persistently low blood pressure • Carry blood away from the heart • Valve located close to the heart • Persistently high blood pressure • Measures a fluid resistant to flow • an artery supplying brain with blood • ...
Christmas Nervous system 2025-12-17
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- The pole that Santa lives at
- Blood vessel that takes blood from the heart to the body
- Title character from A Christmas Carol
- Organ that pumps blood around the body
- The bottom and larger chambers in the heart
- The junction between two neurons
- Part of the nervous system which controls voluntary actions
- Reindeer with the red nose
- Single ice crystal falling from the sky
- Blood travels to and from the lungs via the _____ system
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- The muscles that move the ribcage during breathing
- Blood vessel that takes blood from the body back to the heart
- Examples include acetylcholine, nor-adrenaline and glutamate
- Part of the nervous system that includes the brain and the spinal cord
- Santa's last name
- The ions that move across the membrane during depolarisation
- The nervous systems fight-or-flight division
- The most famous snowman
- Tiny sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs
- Muscle below the lungs that helps us breathe
- The part of the cardiovascular centre that controls increasing heart rate
21 Clues: Santa's last name • The most famous snowman • Reindeer with the red nose • The pole that Santa lives at • The junction between two neurons • Title character from A Christmas Carol • Organ that pumps blood around the body • Single ice crystal falling from the sky • The bottom and larger chambers in the heart • The nervous systems fight-or-flight division • ...
CVP Anatomy 2025-12-27
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- Supply oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle itself
- Prevents backflow into the left atrium during ventricular contraction
- Major artery distributing oxygen-rich blood to systemic circulation
- Divides the left and right sides of the heart
- Prevents backflow of blood into the right atrium
- Pumps blood to the lungs via the pulmonary artery
- Receives deoxygenated blood from the body via the superior and inferior vena cava
- Tiny vessels enabling gas exchange between blood and tissues
- Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
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- Moves blood between heart and lungs for oxygenation
- Delivers oxygenated blood from heart to body tissues
- Carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs
- Muscle responsible for inspiration and expiration
- Airway connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- Pumps oxygenated blood through the aorta to the body
- Protective sac surrounding the heart
- Main airways that direct air into each lung
- Carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium
- Microscopic sacs where oxygen diffuses into capillaries
- Site of gas exchange — oxygen enters blood, carbon dioxide is expelled
20 Clues: Protective sac surrounding the heart • Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs • Airway connecting the larynx to the bronchi • Main airways that direct air into each lung • Divides the left and right sides of the heart • Prevents backflow of blood into the right atrium • Muscle responsible for inspiration and expiration • ...
chapter 26 2023-04-11
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- inner layer continuous with the endothelia lining of the heart chambers and blood vessels
- atrium that receives oxygen-rich blood from the pulmonary veins
- universal blood recipient
- middle layer that contains cardiac muscles and makes up the bulk of the heart wall
- iron based protein that binds with oxygen and carbon dioxide so they can be transported in blood
- hollow, muscular organ about the size of a clenched fist
- ventricle that contracts to transport oxygen rich blood to the rest of the body
- ventricle that contracts to transport oxygen-depleted blood into the pulmonary trunk
- valves that are located between the ventricles and the aorta or the pulmonary truck
- increase local blood flow
- largest artery in diameter
- Red fluid circulating through the heard and its vessels, and transporting products to and from the body cells
- disorder of intermitted or sustained elevate blood pressure
- presence of atherosclerotic plaque within arteries outside of the heart
- cycle that is a sequence of events from the beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next heartbeat
- return blood to the heart
- transports oxygens, nutrients, hormones and oxygen to the body cells and transports wastes away
- functional unit of the cardiovascular system because this is where exchanges of gases, nutrients and wastes occur between blood and body cells
- presence of plaque within arteries
- number of cardiac cycles occurring in 1 minute
- valve that is located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary trunk
- heartbeats over 100 per minute
- reduction in the quantity of either RBCs or their hemoglobin
- chest pain from a temporary reduction of blood flow to the heart, usually from narrowed coronary arteries
- sudden disruption of blood flow to the heart muscles or myocardium caused by an occluded blood vessel
- occurs when the lumen becomes smaller or narrows
- presence of atherosclerotic plaque within coronary arteries
- valves that are located between the atria and the ventricles and have pointed flaps called cusps
- space within blood vessels
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- rate blood flows back to the heart
- the body’s mobile army and serve as part of the body’s defense mechanisms by destroying or inactivating pathogens and foreign agents
- blood cell fragments that help reduce blood loss from damage vessel walls by promoting hemostasis
- arterial expansion
- outer later of the heart contains fatty connective tissue and blood vessels
- occurs when the lumen enlarges or widens
- replenishes the bloods oxygen supply and eliminates gaseous wastes
- periodic episodes of vasospasms in the fingers and toes
- amount of pressure exerted by blood on vessel walls as the left ventricle of the heart contracts and relaxes
- valve had three susps and is located between the right atrium and the right ventricle
- vessels transporting blood away from the heart
- refers to the inability of the heart to pump blood to meet the body’s demands
- straw colored liquid in which blood cells are suspended
- transport oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from body cells
- inflammation of the veins
- valve that has two susps and is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle
- inflammation of deep vein with thrombus or blood clot formation
- largest artery un diameter
- Inferior chambers of the heart
- contain trabeculae carinae within their walls to help them pump blood more efficiently
- valves that is located between the left ventricle and the aorta
- veins that are dilated
- atrium that receives oxygenated-depleted blood from the superior and inferior vena
- valve that is shaped like a mitre or bishops hat
53 Clues: arterial expansion • veins that are dilated • universal blood recipient • increase local blood flow • return blood to the heart • inflammation of the veins • largest artery in diameter • largest artery un diameter • space within blood vessels • Inferior chambers of the heart • heartbeats over 100 per minute • rate blood flows back to the heart • presence of plaque within arteries • ...
CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2023-10-05
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- The smallest blood vessels in the body, where the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste products occurs with body tissues.
- The protective membrane surrounding the heart that helps reduce friction during heartbeats.
- Also known as the windpipe, it is a tube that connects the larynx to the lungs, allowing air to pass through during respiration.
- Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart.
- The set of organs and structures involved in the process of respiration, including the lungs, airways, and diaphragm.
- A dome-shaped muscle beneath the lungs that aids in the process of breathing by contracting and relaxing.
- The sequence of events that occur during one complete heartbeat, involving the contraction and relaxation of the heart chambers.
- The two lower chambers of the heart that receive blood from the atria and pump it out to the lungs and the body.
- Also known as the voice box, it houses the vocal cords and plays a role in producing sound during speech.
- An organ involved in filtering and storing blood, as well as producing certain immune cells.
- One of the two upper chambers of the heart, where blood is received before being pumped to the ventricles.
- A protein found in red blood cells that binds to oxygen and helps transport it from the lungs to the body's tissues.
- The part of the circulatory system that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation and returns oxygenated blood back to the heart.
- The hollow space behind the nose where air is warmed, moistened, and filtered before entering the respiratory system.
- A waste gas produced by cells during metabolism, which is transported to the lungs and expelled during respiration.
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- Blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart from various parts of the body.
- A muscular organ responsible for pumping blood throughout the circulatory system, supplying oxygen and nutrients to the body's tissues.
- Tiny air sacs in the lungs where oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide is released during the process of respiration.
- The muscular middle layer of the heart responsible for contracting and pumping blood.
- Blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen to tissues and removing carbon dioxide, containing hemoglobin to facilitate gas exchange.
- The force exerted by circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels, with systolic pressure representing the heart's contraction and diastolic pressure representing the heart's relaxation.
- The throat region that connects the nasal and oral cavities to the larynx, serving as a passage for both air and food.
- The primary organs of the respiratory system where oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide is expelled.
- Small blood vessels that collect blood from capillaries and carry it toward larger veins.
- The main airways branching off from the trachea that further divide into smaller bronchioles, leading to the lungs.
- Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart and distribute it to various parts of the body.
- Small cell fragments in the blood that help with blood clotting and wound healing.
- The part of the circulatory system that delivers oxygenated blood from the heart to the body's tissues and returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
- A vital gas that is inhaled during respiration and necessary for the body's energy production.
- A vital fluid that transports oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and waste products throughout the body.
30 Clues: Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart. • Small cell fragments in the blood that help with blood clotting and wound healing. • The muscular middle layer of the heart responsible for contracting and pumping blood. • Small blood vessels that collect blood from capillaries and carry it toward larger veins. • ...
The Heart: review 2023-03-17
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- Who lied to Adam and Eve?
- The Bible also says: The _____________ can no man tame...it is full of deadly poison. James 3
- What does the Bible say in Ephesians that we should do always to help fight against temptation and sin?
- Who tried to persuade Joseph to sin with his eyes and body but didn't succeed?
- Mouth gate: The Bible says: That which cometh out of the ________ that defiles a man. Matt 15 v11
- Name a sin of the heart found in Hebrews 3 v12
- How our hearts are described in Mark 3 v5.
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- Who lied so he could take his brother's birthright?
- David prayed: Create in me a ________ heart O God. Psalm 51 v10
- The Bible says that the Lord does not look on the outward appearance, He look on the _____________.
- Name another sin of the heart found in Jeremiah 17 v9
- Who looked on another man's wife with his eyes which resulted in him committing murder?
- Blessed are the _______ in heart, for they shall see God. Matthew 6 v22
- wife Who looked back at Sodom and, as a result, was turned to a pillar of salt?
- What does the Bible tell us to put on that we may be able to stand against Satan?
- What sense did the first sin in the bible involve?
- Eye gate:The Bible says : The ___________ of the body is the eye.Matt 6 v22
17 Clues: Who lied to Adam and Eve? • How our hearts are described in Mark 3 v5. • Name a sin of the heart found in Hebrews 3 v12 • What sense did the first sin in the bible involve? • Who lied so he could take his brother's birthright? • Name another sin of the heart found in Jeremiah 17 v9 • David prayed: Create in me a ________ heart O God. Psalm 51 v10 • ...
Cross my heart 2025-05-02
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- Emery’s Middle Name
- Will’s favorite beer
- Their cat’s name
- Their shared profession
- Khloe’s favorite fast food
- Where they got engaged
- Will’s favorite fast food
- This person said “I love you” first
- The month the newlyweds started dating
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- The honeymoon destination
- This person made the first move
- The cut of Khloe’s diamond ring
- The city they met in
- Gianna’s nickname for Will’s hair
- This sauce is not acceptable on chicken wings
- The best football team
- Khloe’s favorite beer
17 Clues: Their cat’s name • Emery’s Middle Name • Will’s favorite beer • The city they met in • Khloe’s favorite beer • Where they got engaged • The best football team • Their shared profession • The honeymoon destination • Will’s favorite fast food • Khloe’s favorite fast food • This person made the first move • The cut of Khloe’s diamond ring • Gianna’s nickname for Will’s hair • ...
Cross my heart 2025-05-02
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- The best football team
- The month the newlyweds started dating
- Khloe’s favorite fast food
- Their cat’s name
- Their shared profession
- This sauce is not acceptable on chicken wings
- This person said “I love you” first
- This person made the first move
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- Khloe’s favorite beer
- Gianna’s nickname for Will’s hair
- The cut of Khloe’s diamond ring
- Will’s favorite fast food
- Will’s favorite beer
- The honeymoon destination
- Where they got engaged
- The city they met in
- Emery’s Middle Name
17 Clues: Their cat’s name • Emery’s Middle Name • Will’s favorite beer • The city they met in • Khloe’s favorite beer • The best football team • Where they got engaged • Their shared profession • Will’s favorite fast food • The honeymoon destination • Khloe’s favorite fast food • The cut of Khloe’s diamond ring • This person made the first move • Gianna’s nickname for Will’s hair • ...
Cross my heart 2025-05-02
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- This person said “I love you” first
- Emery’s Middle Name
- Where they got engaged
- This sauce is not acceptable on chicken wings
- Khloe’s favorite fast food
- This person made the first move
- The honeymoon destination
- The cut of Khloe’s diamond ring
- The month the newlyweds started dating
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- Will’s favorite beer
- Khloe’s favorite beer
- Their cat’s name
- Gianna’s nickname for Will’s hair
- Their shared profession
- The best football team
- Will’s favorite fast food
- The city they met in
17 Clues: Their cat’s name • Emery’s Middle Name • Will’s favorite beer • The city they met in • Khloe’s favorite beer • Where they got engaged • The best football team • Their shared profession • Will’s favorite fast food • The honeymoon destination • Khloe’s favorite fast food • This person made the first move • The cut of Khloe’s diamond ring • Gianna’s nickname for Will’s hair • ...
Heart and Lungs 2016-05-10
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- Are the terminal ends of the respiratory tree, which outcrop from either alveolar sacs and alveolar ducts, which are both sites of gas exchange with the blood as well.
- is one of the two atria of the heart, which function as receiving chambers for blood entering the heart.
- Flap made of elastic cartilage tissue covered with a mucous membrane, attached to the entrance of the larynx.
- These arteries that deliver oxygen-depleted blood to each corresponding lung.
- Are composed of twin infolding of mucous membrane stretched horizontally, from back to front, across the larynx.
- Are the part of the respiratory system that connect the lungs to the trachea.
- Its primary roles are to act as a holding chamber for blood returning from the lungs and to act as a pump to transport blood to other areas of the heart.
- Are the passageways by which air passes through the nose or mouth to the alveoli of the lungs, in which branches no longer contain cartilage or glands in their submucosa.
- Is a tube that connects the pharynx and larynx to the lungs, allowing the passage of air.
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- One of four chambers of the heart. It is located in the bottom left portion of the heart
- The chamber within the heart that is responsible for pumping oxygen-depleted blood to the lungs.
- Forms the boundary between the right ventricle and the right atrium.
- Originates from the left ventricle of the heart.
- Are responsible for carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the left atrium of the heart.
- A wall, dividing a cavity or structure into smaller ones
- A large vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the lower body to the heart
- the part of the throat that is behind the mouth and nasal cavity and above the esophagus and the trachea, or the tubes going down to the stomach and the lungs.
17 Clues: Originates from the left ventricle of the heart. • A wall, dividing a cavity or structure into smaller ones • Forms the boundary between the right ventricle and the right atrium. • These arteries that deliver oxygen-depleted blood to each corresponding lung. • Are the part of the respiratory system that connect the lungs to the trachea. • ...
Heart and CHD 2022-03-02
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- this is produced by the liver to help digest fats
- the enzyme that digests lipids/fats
- this solution is used to test for proteins
- one of the products of fat digestion
- products of starch digestion
- the enzyme that digests protein
- the term used to describe the relationship between a substrate and the active site
- this is what enzymes are made from
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- this solution is used to test for sugars
- the enzyme that digests starch
- this is when acids and alkalis cancel each other out
- this solution is used to test for starch
- this is the substance that fits into the active site
- this is the term used to describe an enzyme that has had its active site altered
- where protein digestion begins
- this is another term for biological catalysts
- where starch digestion begins
17 Clues: products of starch digestion • where starch digestion begins • the enzyme that digests starch • where protein digestion begins • the enzyme that digests protein • this is what enzymes are made from • the enzyme that digests lipids/fats • one of the products of fat digestion • this solution is used to test for sugars • this solution is used to test for starch • ...
Year 10 Health and Human Development 2016-04-25
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- the largest vein in the heart
- carries blood away from the heart
- the occurrence, rate or frequency of a disease
- carries blood to the heart
- type of drugs that cause hallucinations
- the transportation of blood between the heart and the lungs
- the largest artery in the heart
- another word for illegal
- type of blood cells that picks up oxygen from the lungs and delivers it to tissues
- the condition or fact of being prevalent
- type of drugs that excites any bodily function, stimulates brain and CNS
- refers to conditions that cause problems to the cardiovascular system or can lead to a heart attack
- type of drugs that lowers neurotransmisson levels and reduces stimulation of various areas of the brain
- the top chambers of the heart which pass blood down to the ventricles
- type of health that relates to interacting with others
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- blood cells that help blood clotting
- a collection of abnormal cells that can majorly affect the organs in the body
- a term that refers to drinking large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time
- the part of the brain that coordinates and regulates muscular activity
- type of blood cells that help fight infection and prevent disease
- type of health that refers to an individual's state of welbeing
- a system that is the body's network of blood vessels
- the bottom chambers of the heart that collect blood from the atrium
- a type of blood vessel that form a network between arterioles and venules
- the state of being subject to death
- yellowish fluid part of blood, makes up 55% of the body's total blood volume
- the anterior and largest part of the brain
- type of health that relates to efficient functioning of the body and it's systems
- abbreviation of the nine diseases and conditions that the government have chosen for focussed attention
29 Clues: another word for illegal • carries blood to the heart • the largest vein in the heart • the largest artery in the heart • carries blood away from the heart • the state of being subject to death • blood cells that help blood clotting • type of drugs that cause hallucinations • the condition or fact of being prevalent • the anterior and largest part of the brain • ...
CNHP Ch. 9 2020-10-21
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- drug that reduces serum fat and cholesterol
- abnormally swollen, twisted veins with defective valves
- chest pain due temporary loss of oxygenated blood to heart muscle
- chest
- portable electrocardiograph worn by patient that monitors electrical activity of heart over 24hrs
- multiple-gated acquisition scan useful in evaluating pumping function of ventricles using nuclear imaging during the beating of the heart as radioactive isotopes are injected into bloodstream
- defect in the chamber or valves of the heart causing an abnormal sound
- a localized area of necrosis caused by ischemia
- an abnormal growth of tissue around a valve generally resulting from infection
- drug that increases the secretion of urine
- normal blood pressure
- rapid regular atrial contractions occurring at rates between 250 and 330/min
- high blood pressure caused by effects of another disease.
- a device used to treat bradycardia by electrically stimulating the heart to contract
- compression of the heart produced by the accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac
- a clot carried in the bloodstream that obstructs flow of blood when lodged
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- inflammation of a vein associated with a clot formation
- percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, a method for treating the narrowing of a coronary artery by inserting a specialized catheter with a balloon attachment
- limping, pain in limb
- resting state of myocardial cells
- pulse
- stationary blood clot
- surgical removal of lining of an artery to clear blockage caused by a clot or plaque buildup
- state of contraction in myocardial cells
- flexible narrow tube through a vein or artery into the heart to withdraw samples of blood
- drug that increases the force of myocardial contraction in the heart
- swollen
- x-ray image of a vein
- the joining of two blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other
- profuse sweating
30 Clues: pulse • chest • swollen • profuse sweating • limping, pain in limb • stationary blood clot • normal blood pressure • x-ray image of a vein • resting state of myocardial cells • state of contraction in myocardial cells • drug that increases the secretion of urine • drug that reduces serum fat and cholesterol • a localized area of necrosis caused by ischemia • ...
4012 - the cardiovascular system 2023-03-11
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- type of capillary - no pores - transportation of smaller molecules
- innermost layer of the blood vessel wall - contains flat epithelial cells
- middle portion of the blood vessel wall - contains smooth muscle cells
- resistance that ventricles have to work against to open the aortic valve and push blood around the body
- there diameter determines blood flow
- innermost layer of the heart - made up of endothelial cells
- ECG - complex that shows ventricular depolarisation
- ventricles contract and push blood into aorta OR pulmonary artery
- type of capillary - pores - transportation of larger molecules
- ECG - wave that represents atrial depolarisation
- layer between pericardium and endocardium - consists of myocytes (specialised muscle cells)
- blood from capillaries to veins - lowest pressure
- surgical connection between 2 structures
- SA node - atrial systole - AV node - Bundle of his - Purknje fibres - ventricular systole
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- vol. of blood returning back to the heart from the veins
- inside space of a tubular vessel
- relaxation of all heart chambers to allow filling to occur
- outermost layer of blood vessel wall
- type of artery - distributing - thickest media - high involvement in vasoconstriction
- blood away from heart at a high pressure - thick muscular wall
- atrias contract and push blood into ventricles
- thinner and smaller lumen than arteries - blood from arteries to capillaries - blood under lower pressure than arteries
- blood volume in the heart at the end of diastole
- device that prevents the backflow of blood - only in veins
- one cell thick - thinnest mem. - diffusion of gases
- outermost layer of the heart - protective fluid filled sac that surrounds the heart - prevents over-expansion of the ventircles
- ECG - segment that shows the time it takes for the ventricles to fill
- ECG - wave that shows ventricular repolarisation
- type of artery - conducting - large lumen - low resistance - high amount of elasticin - expand and recoil - low involvement in vascoconstriction
- valves -- blood under low pressure - blood towards the heart
30 Clues: inside space of a tubular vessel • outermost layer of blood vessel wall • there diameter determines blood flow • surgical connection between 2 structures • atrias contract and push blood into ventricles • blood volume in the heart at the end of diastole • ECG - wave that shows ventricular repolarisation • ECG - wave that represents atrial depolarisation • ...
Circulatory System 2025-07-17
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- Circulatory path from heart to lungs and back
- Plasma carries these to help with cell function
- Artery that carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs
- Major vein returning blood to the heart
- Pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs
- ECG signal showing ventricular contraction
- Circulatory path from heart to body and back
- Plasma carries these to cells for energy
- The liquid portion of blood that carries CO2 and nutrients
- Gas removed in lungs
- Scientific name for heart muscle tissue
- Main function of pulmonary circuit
- Plasma carries these to regulate body functions
- ECG feature showing atrial contraction
- Valve blood passes through before entering the aorta
- Carry signal from AV node through the septum
- Protein in RBCs that binds oxygen
- Largest artery delivering blood to the body
- Contain hemoglobin and carry oxygen throughout the body
- Heart's natural pacemaker; starts electrical impulse
- Vein carrying oxygenated blood to the heart
- Valve between left atrium and left ventricle
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- Spread electrical signal through ventricles
- Valve between the right atrium and ventricle
- Separates oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in the heart
- Circuit that feeds the heart muscle itself
- Defend the body against pathogens
- Sound made by closure of AV valves
- Chamber receiving blood from pulmonary vein
- Help with blood clotting and wound repair
- Sound made by closure of semilunar valves
- Plasma helps with this body temperature function
- Gas absorbed in lungs
- ECG signal showing reset of heart's electrical system
- ECG flat line allowing ventricles to fill
- Site of gas exchange in the circulatory system
- Machine that records heart's electrical activity
- Receives signal from SA node with slight delay
- First heart chamber to receive deoxygenated blood
- Pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta
- ECG signal showing full ventricular contraction
41 Clues: Gas removed in lungs • Gas absorbed in lungs • Defend the body against pathogens • Protein in RBCs that binds oxygen • Sound made by closure of AV valves • Main function of pulmonary circuit • Pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs • Pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta • ECG feature showing atrial contraction • Major vein returning blood to the heart • ...
Heart Blocks and Dysrhythmia Crossword Puzzle 2025-09-24
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- two PVCs in a row
- can mimic ventricular fibrillation
- prolonged in first degree heart block
- ______ node- primary cardiac pacemaker
- complete heart block
- absent or ________ QRS complex
- complete lack of electrical activity in the heart- no pulse
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- life threatening rhythm
- a(n) ______ of V tach consists of three or more PVCs in a row
- second-degree heart block type 1
- every 3rd complex of a rhythm is premature
- an idioventricular dysrhythmia with a rate of 41 to 100 electrical impulses per minute is known as a(n) ____________________ idioventricular dysrhythmia
- ______-degree heart block is caused by a delay in conduction of electrical impulse through AV junctional area
- second-degree heart block; type 1 or 2
14 Clues: two PVCs in a row • complete heart block • life threatening rhythm • absent or ________ QRS complex • second-degree heart block type 1 • can mimic ventricular fibrillation • prolonged in first degree heart block • ______ node- primary cardiac pacemaker • second-degree heart block; type 1 or 2 • every 3rd complex of a rhythm is premature • ...
All Things Heart 2023-02-09
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- drug that prevents clotting
- drug that relaxes muscle and opens blood vessels
- involuntary, sudden muscle contraction
- brief discharges of electricity applied to the chest to stop an abnormal heart rhythm
- enlargement of the heart
Down
- study of the heart
- chest pain
- disease of heart muscle
- pertaining to the heart
- physician specializing in the study of the heart and the heart disease
- abnormal heart rhythm
11 Clues: chest pain • study of the heart • abnormal heart rhythm • disease of heart muscle • pertaining to the heart • enlargement of the heart • drug that prevents clotting • involuntary, sudden muscle contraction • drug that relaxes muscle and opens blood vessels • physician specializing in the study of the heart and the heart disease • ...
CH 8 Terms. Reece Vestlie 2021-03-05
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- Beat of the heart
- space within a tubular part or organ, such as the space within a blood vessel
- The middle and thickest layer of tissue of a blood vessel wall
- transports mineral nutrients up from the roots
- A hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
- backflow or ejecting of contents through an opening
- flat, leaf-shaped structures that comprise the valves of the heart
- vessels that carry blood back to the heart
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- Circular muscles that encircle and, by contracting, constrict a duct
- Membrane surrounding the heart
- A liquid's resistance to flowing
- carry blood away from the heart
- Reduces blood flow.
- Flaps of tissue that open and close
14 Clues: Beat of the heart • Reduces blood flow. • Membrane surrounding the heart • carry blood away from the heart • A liquid's resistance to flowing • Flaps of tissue that open and close • vessels that carry blood back to the heart • transports mineral nutrients up from the roots • backflow or ejecting of contents through an opening • ...
cardiovascular system 2023-05-12
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- Artery
- of your blood that help with clotting.
- the body's immune system is found in the blood and lymph tissue.
- cavity or passage.
- and largest artery in the human body
- muscular tissue of the heart.
- Vein
- from your heart to your lungs.
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- freshly oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atria of the heart.
- blood away from the heart
- protection for the heart and big vessels, and a lubrication to reduce friction between the heart and the surrounding structures
- cell that is made in the bone marrow and is in the blood
- blood, nutrients and oxygen to cells in your organs and body systems.
- vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart.
- cava
- part or cavity in an organ.
- towards the heart
17 Clues: cava • Vein • Artery • towards the heart • cavity or passage. • blood away from the heart • part or cavity in an organ. • muscular tissue of the heart. • from your heart to your lungs. • and largest artery in the human body • of your blood that help with clotting. • vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart. • cell that is made in the bone marrow and is in the blood • ...
Circulatory System 2024-03-19
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- What kind of blood cells fight bacteria and viruses?
- The two lower chambers of the heart
- Blood vessels that move blood toward the heart
- Blood vessels that move blood away from the heart
- Help clot blood
- Collects fluid from the body tissue spaces and returns it to the blood
- Blood is low in oxygen here
- This can occur if an artery in the heart is clogged
- Red blood cells are formed here
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- Moves blood to all tissues except lung and heart
- The two upper chambers of the heart
- Microscopic blood vessels connecting larger vessels
- Another name for high blood pressure
- The liquid part of the blood
- A chemical that can carry oxygen and carbon dioxide
15 Clues: Help clot blood • Blood is low in oxygen here • The liquid part of the blood • Red blood cells are formed here • The two upper chambers of the heart • The two lower chambers of the heart • Another name for high blood pressure • Blood vessels that move blood toward the heart • Moves blood to all tissues except lung and heart • Blood vessels that move blood away from the heart • ...
Unit 5 Terms 2024-10-24
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- /Congestive Heart Failure
- / blood vessels that carry OXYGEN-rich blood AWAY from the heart.
- /Coronary Artery Disease
- X-ray / imaging test that can reveal the size of the heart and the condition of the lungs.
- / Cardiovascular Disease
- Pressure Monitor / device that measures the force of blood against the wall as of arteries.
- / ultrasound test that visualizes the heart’s structure and function.
- / Myocardial Infarction
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- / blood vessels that carry DEOXYGENATED-blood TOWARDS the heart.
- / organ pumps blood throughout the body.
- Catheterization / Procedure where a thin tube is inserted into a blood vessel to diagnose and treat heart conditions.
- / Hypertension
- (ECG or EKG) / test that records the electrical activity of the heart, used to detect arrhythmias.
- / Every part of the human body needs _____ to function.
14 Clues: / Hypertension • /Coronary Artery Disease • / Myocardial Infarction • /Congestive Heart Failure • / Cardiovascular Disease • / organ pumps blood throughout the body. • / Every part of the human body needs _____ to function. • / blood vessels that carry DEOXYGENATED-blood TOWARDS the heart. • / blood vessels that carry OXYGEN-rich blood AWAY from the heart. • ...
Circulatory System 2022-11-21
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- Blood vessel that goes towards the heart
- The main artery out of the heart
- Blood cell piece that clots blood
- Blood vessel that goes away from the heart
- The heart, arteries, and veins has this
- Liquid part of blood
- Central organ of the circulatory system
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- The lower chambers of the heart
- Smallest blood vessel, loses oxygen
- The upper chambers of the heart
- The muscle that separates the heart
11 Clues: Liquid part of blood • The lower chambers of the heart • The upper chambers of the heart • The main artery out of the heart • Blood cell piece that clots blood • Smallest blood vessel, loses oxygen • The muscle that separates the heart • The heart, arteries, and veins has this • Central organ of the circulatory system • Blood vessel that goes towards the heart • ...