heart Crossword Puzzles

2nd Semester Final Exam 2021-04-27

2nd Semester Final Exam crossword puzzle
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  1. The two upper chambers of the heart
  2. The posterior portion of the roof of the mouth (2 words)
  3. Necessary for blood clotting to occur, platelets
  4. Typically the first tooth in a baby
  5. The number difference between our deciduous teeth and the permanent set of teeth
  6. The covering of the tooth's crown
  7. The left one is smaller than the right one; found in pleural cavity
  8. These microscopic air sacs are the site of actual gas exchange between the lungs and capillaries of the circulatory system
  9. Portion of the tooth above the gingiva
  10. Respiratory tubes dividing off of the bronchi
  11. This type of muscle is only found in one place in the body, the heart
  12. gum
  13. Contracts during inhalation; forms floor of the thoracic cavity
  14. Portion of the tooth at the gum line
  15. Anterior portion of the roof of the mouth (2 words)
  16. This is the number in a blood pressure measurement representing the relaxation phase of a heart cycle
  17. Leads to the stomach
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  1. Bumps on the tongue housing taste buds
  2. smaller then the veins
  3. Portion of the tooth below the gingiva
  4. This indentation in the left lung is made because of the heart (2 words)
  5. Windpipe
  6. largest of the vessels returning blood to the heart
  7. "top" number in a blood pressure representing the contraction phase of a heart cycle
  8. The muscle layer of the heart
  9. Helps prevent food from going down the "wrong tube"
  10. Pumping chambers of the heart
  11. Also called the canine
  12. Largest artery in the body comes off the left ventricle
  13. Red blood cells, carry oxygen
  14. These are not found in the permanent set of teeth
  15. "itis" of these could lead to pneumonia
  16. Helps to prevent food from entering the nasal cavity
  17. walls separating the two sides of the heart
  18. "wise" ones of these are not in the permanent set of teeth
  19. Membrane that anchors the tongue anteriorly
  20. Passageway for nerves and blood vessels into the tooth (2 words)
  21. These blood cells help find disease
  22. Found in the oral cavity used in moving food around

39 Clues: gum • Windpipe • Leads to the stomach • smaller then the veins • Also called the canine • The muscle layer of the heart • Pumping chambers of the heart • Red blood cells, carry oxygen • The covering of the tooth's crown • The two upper chambers of the heart • Typically the first tooth in a baby • These blood cells help find disease • Portion of the tooth at the gum line • ...

Cardiovascular System 2024-05-26

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. The number of valves in the heart
  2. Another name for Right AV valve
  3. What way do the left side chambers carry oxygen rich blood to blood tissues (two letter word)
  4. Returns the blood from the head and upper limbs(three words)
  5. The ventricle that pumps the oxygen-rich blood through the semilunar valve into the aorta(two words)
  6. What way do the right side chambers carry oxygen rich blood to the lungs (for multiply word answers they have a underscore instead of space since the website only allows one word)
  7. Which atrium pumps the oxygen-poor blood to the ventricle(two words)
  8. The thin layer of endothelial tissue lining the interior of each chamber
  9. Which atrium pumps the oxygen-rich blood to the ventricle(two words)
  10. What is the left semilunar valve called(two words)
  11. Transfers blood lacking oxygen from the either side heart to the lungs so that it can be oxygenated(two words)
  12. Returns the blood from the trunk and legs(three words)
  13. The rhythmic electrical activity produced by the heart muscle
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  1. Prevents the AV valves from turning itself inside out during ventricular contractions(two words)
  2. The lubricant equivalent for the heart as it alleviates friction from the interaction of other organs(two words)
  3. The middle layer of the heart wall
  4. It allows for quick information flow between cells to start a synchronized response(two words)
  5. The name of the 2/4 chambers that on the bottom of the other 2/4 in the dual-pump system of the heart
  6. Is one of the two names used for the Left AV valve
  7. Draws blood that is high or low in oxygen from your lungs and deliver it to your heart(two words)
  8. What is the right semilunar valve called(two words)
  9. The ventricle that pumps the oxygen-blood to the pulmonary artery(two words)
  10. The name of 2/4 chambers that on top of the other 2/4 in the dual-pump system of the heart
  11. The thin external membrane covering the heart filled with a small amount of pericardial fluid
  12. Is one of the two names used for the Left AV valve

25 Clues: Another name for Right AV valve • The number of valves in the heart • The middle layer of the heart wall • Is one of the two names used for the Left AV valve • Is one of the two names used for the Left AV valve • What is the left semilunar valve called(two words) • What is the right semilunar valve called(two words) • ...

The Circulatory Story 2023-10-04

The Circulatory Story crossword puzzle
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  1. A thick wall called the _______ separates the two sides of the heart.
  2. Red blood cells are also called ________.
  3. ______ carry blood to the heart.
  4. In total, your heart has for rooms called ______.
  5. _________ connect arteries and veins.
  6. There are _____ main kinds of blood vessels.
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  1. White blood cells are also called __________.
  2. _______ carry blood away from the heart.
  3. The downstairs rooms in the heart are called _________.
  4. The upstairs rooms in the heart are called _____.
  5. Heart valves are ____-way doors that keep blood flowing in the correct direction.
  6. Your heart is about the size of your ______.

12 Clues: ______ carry blood to the heart. • _________ connect arteries and veins. • _______ carry blood away from the heart. • Red blood cells are also called ________. • Your heart is about the size of your ______. • There are _____ main kinds of blood vessels. • White blood cells are also called __________. • The upstairs rooms in the heart are called _____. • ...

Cardiovascular Crossword! 2018-10-30

Cardiovascular Crossword! crossword puzzle
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  1. the colorless fluid part of blood and lymph
  2. the artery located in the scalp and behind the ears
  3. protect by fighting bacteria & foreign substance
  4. circulates lymph through lymph glands, nodes, and vessels
  5. blood supply to head, face, neck. Located on either side of neck
  6. vessels any vessel through which blood circulates
  7. attracts oxygen molecules
  8. thin-walled vessels carrying oxygen depleted blood to the heart
  9. any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules
  10. he portion of the circulatory system which carries deoxygenated blood away from the right ventricle of the heart, to the lung
  11. located in the brain, eyes, forehead
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  1. tubular, thick walled vessels carrying oxygenated blood away from the heart
  2. the artery located in the head and spreads out superficially
  3. artery located in the face, near the mouth and nose
  4. includes the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries, also circulates the blood
  5. carries oxygen & contains hemoglobin
  6. blood traveling through heart to body, and back to heart

17 Clues: attracts oxygen molecules • carries oxygen & contains hemoglobin • located in the brain, eyes, forehead • the colorless fluid part of blood and lymph • protect by fighting bacteria & foreign substance • vessels any vessel through which blood circulates • artery located in the face, near the mouth and nose • the artery located in the scalp and behind the ears • ...

Parts of the heart 2026-03-05

Parts of the heart crossword puzzle
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  1. Controls the blood that goes through the heart
  2. bring deoxygenated blood to the heart
  3. Contracts the heart/pumps the heart
  4. attaches the lower and upper heart chamber
  5. Takes blood away from the heart
  6. The wall of tissue that separates the right and left sides of the heart
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  1. the lower two chambers of the heart
  2. connects the arteries to the veins
  3. The largest artery that carries blood through the body
  4. The upper two chambers of the heart
  5. Return oxygen poor blood back to the heart

11 Clues: Takes blood away from the heart • connects the arteries to the veins • the lower two chambers of the heart • Contracts the heart/pumps the heart • The upper two chambers of the heart • bring deoxygenated blood to the heart • attaches the lower and upper heart chamber • Return oxygen poor blood back to the heart • Controls the blood that goes through the heart • ...

Wellness Crossword 2023-02-06

Wellness Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. top champers of the heart ("entrance" to the heart)
  2. Vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  3. ___type of bone found in arms & legs
  4. bottom chambers of the heart ("Push out")
  5. A type of muscle that is found in intestines/organs
  6. measures Systolic & Distalic pressure of the heart
  7. A type of joint that alows the most movement
  8. Vessels that carry blood back to the heart
  9. ____blood cells that make up 55% of blood
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  1. ____blood cells that fight off Bactria/sickness found in blood
  2. Activity for a short amount of time at a high intensity
  3. Used to describe the virtibrae as a bone
  4. Activity for a long amount of time at low intensity
  5. makes up muscles
  6. Muscles ___ & ___

15 Clues: makes up muscles • Muscles ___ & ___ • ___type of bone found in arms & legs • Used to describe the virtibrae as a bone • bottom chambers of the heart ("Push out") • ____blood cells that make up 55% of blood • Vessels that carry blood back to the heart • Vessels that carry blood away from the heart • A type of joint that alows the most movement • ...

Wellness Crossword 2023-02-06

Wellness Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. top champers of the heart ("entrance" to the heart)
  2. Vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  3. ___type of bone found in arms & legs
  4. bottom chambers of the heart ("Push out")
  5. A type of muscle that is found in intestines/organs
  6. measures Systolic & Distalic pressure of the heart
  7. A type of joint that alows the most movement
  8. Vessels that carry blood back to the heart
  9. ____blood cells that make up 55% of blood
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  1. ____blood cells that fight off Bactria/sickness found in blood
  2. Activity for a short amount of time at a high intensity
  3. Used to describe the virtibrae as a bone
  4. Activity for a long amount of time at low intensity
  5. makes up muscles
  6. Muscles ___ & ___

15 Clues: makes up muscles • Muscles ___ & ___ • ___type of bone found in arms & legs • Used to describe the virtibrae as a bone • bottom chambers of the heart ("Push out") • ____blood cells that make up 55% of blood • Vessels that carry blood back to the heart • Vessels that carry blood away from the heart • A type of joint that alows the most movement • ...

Circulatory System Crossword 2020-11-13

Circulatory System Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. wall of tissue that separates the two sides of the heart
  2. small branches of veins leading away from capillaries
  3. two lower chambers of the heart
  4. a hollow organ that pumps blood throughout the body
  5. loop where blood gets distributed to the body
  6. largest artery in the body
  7. small branches of arteries leading to capillaries
  8. expansion and relaxation of an artery wall
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  1. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  2. cell fragments that play an important role in forming blood clots
  3. tiny blood vessels where diffusion between blood and body cells occurs
  4. loop where blood goes to lungs
  5. blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
  6. the liquid part of blood
  7. two upper chambers of the heart

15 Clues: the liquid part of blood • largest artery in the body • loop where blood goes to lungs • two lower chambers of the heart • two upper chambers of the heart • expansion and relaxation of an artery wall • loop where blood gets distributed to the body • blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart • small branches of arteries leading to capillaries • ...

Perfusion 2022-10-23

Perfusion crossword puzzle
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  1. Blood pumped by ventricles into pulmonary, systemic circulations
  2. force ventricles must overcome to eject blood volume
  3. oxygen deprived
  4. one heartbeat, contraction and relaxation, systole and diastole
  5. process where the body slows and stops blood flow
  6. pacemaker of the heart, 60-100/minute
  7. wave of blood created by the left ventricle contraction
  8. Moves blood to peripheral areas, left side of the heart, aorta and branches, venae cavae
  9. Right side of the heart, includes the pulmonary artery, capillaries and vein.
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  1. diagnostic test used to determine cardiac function
  2. Ventricular relaxation
  3. heart failure in children, the defects make the heart work harder and becomes weaker.
  4. Ventricular contraction
  5. amount of cardiac muscle stretch at end of diastole
  6. modifiable risk factor of heart disease

15 Clues: oxygen deprived • Ventricular relaxation • Ventricular contraction • pacemaker of the heart, 60-100/minute • modifiable risk factor of heart disease • process where the body slows and stops blood flow • diagnostic test used to determine cardiac function • amount of cardiac muscle stretch at end of diastole • force ventricles must overcome to eject blood volume • ...

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  1. Bleeding
  2. An inflammation of the inner layer of the heart, the endocardium
  3. A serious inflammatory blood vessel disease
  4. Thickening of blood vessels that restrict blood flow to heart
  5. The abnormal enlargement of heart
  6. Inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs
  7. Doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.
  8. A slow heart rate
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  1. A hardening of your arteries due to gradual plaque buildup
  2. A type of X-ray used to examine blood vessels
  3. A procedure used to widen blocked or narrowed coronary arteries
  4. A disease which affects your heart muscle
  5. Formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel
  6. The process that stops blood loss from a damaged vessel
  7. A tumor arising from a blood vessel

15 Clues: Bleeding • A slow heart rate • The abnormal enlargement of heart • A tumor arising from a blood vessel • A disease which affects your heart muscle • A serious inflammatory blood vessel disease • Inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs • A type of X-ray used to examine blood vessels • Formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel • ...

Circulatory System 2024-04-29

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. blood vessel responsible for gas exchange in the lungs
  2. carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
  3. blood vessel responsible for transporting blood to the heart
  4. artery responsible for providing oxygenated blood to the body
  5. carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
  6. largest blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  7. the protein that oxygen binds to in the blood
  8. relating to the heart
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  1. 2nd chamber for deoxygenated blood
  2. 2nd chamber for oxygenated blood
  3. 1st chamber for deoxygenated blood
  4. relating to the lungs
  5. 1st chamber for oxygenated blood
  6. separates chambers from each other and controls blood flow in the heart
  7. an important metal that is found in our blood

15 Clues: relating to the lungs • relating to the heart • 2nd chamber for oxygenated blood • 1st chamber for oxygenated blood • 2nd chamber for deoxygenated blood • 1st chamber for deoxygenated blood • an important metal that is found in our blood • the protein that oxygen binds to in the blood • carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart • ...

Cardiovascular System 2024-10-07

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. blood cell that carries oxygen
  2. name of the bottom 2 chambers of the heart
  3. structure that prevents the backflow of blood
  4. blood vessel that allows the exchange of material with the body cells
  5. thickest walled blood vessel
  6. side of the heart that has a thicker muscle
  7. liquid that carries blood cells
  8. blood vessel with slow flowing blood to the heart
  9. name of the top 2 chambers of the heart
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  1. describes the blood moving through the pulmonary artery
  2. meaning of the lungs
  3. main vein bringing blood from the body to the heart
  4. blood cells that contribute to the immune system
  5. fragments that heal cuts
  6. main artery taking blood from the heart to the body

15 Clues: meaning of the lungs • fragments that heal cuts • thickest walled blood vessel • blood cell that carries oxygen • liquid that carries blood cells • name of the top 2 chambers of the heart • name of the bottom 2 chambers of the heart • side of the heart that has a thicker muscle • structure that prevents the backflow of blood • blood cells that contribute to the immune system • ...

Kim Davis Cardiovascular Crossword 2022-11-15

Kim Davis Cardiovascular Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. pulse
  2. pericardium
  3. ventricle, lower heart chamber
  4. aorta
  5. yellowish plaque, fatty substance
  6. cholesterol
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  1. vessel
  2. heart
  3. chest
  4. clot
  5. arm
  6. vein
  7. mucus
  8. vessel
  9. atrium, upper heart chamber

15 Clues: arm • clot • vein • heart • pulse • chest • mucus • aorta • vessel • vessel • pericardium • cholesterol • atrium, upper heart chamber • ventricle, lower heart chamber • yellowish plaque, fatty substance

Circulatory System Review 2022-04-07

Circulatory System Review crossword puzzle
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  1. What is the lower chamber of the heart called?
  2. What is the upper chamber of the heart called?
  3. A muscular wall that separates the heart into the left and right side.
  4. Oxygen lacking blood enters the heart through the vena cava and moves into the _____.
  5. ______ carry blood to the heart.
  6. When blood is separated, it forms _____ layers.
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  1. The ______ artery carries blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.
  2. _____ keep blood from flowing backwards in the heart.
  3. The _____ powers the entire circulatory system.
  4. The smallest of vessels; where the exchange of gas, nutrients and waste occurs.
  5. This valve is located between the left atrium and left ventricle.
  6. Blood leaves the left ventricle through the _____.
  7. _____ carry blood away from the heart.

13 Clues: ______ carry blood to the heart. • _____ carry blood away from the heart. • What is the lower chamber of the heart called? • What is the upper chamber of the heart called? • The _____ powers the entire circulatory system. • When blood is separated, it forms _____ layers. • Blood leaves the left ventricle through the _____. • ...

Terminology of Heart Failure 2024-03-11

Terminology of Heart Failure crossword puzzle
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  1. condition that develops when your heart doesn't pump enough blood for your body's needs
  2. the pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats.
  3. coronary heart disease
  4. the muscle of your right ventricle is not pumping as efficiently as it should be
  5. having or involving two sides
  6. the condition characterized by dilation of the left ventricle of the heart
  7. high blood pressure
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  1. the blood pressure when the heart is contracting
  2. condition that is long-lasting and does not easily or quickly go away
  3. Pertaining to the ventricles the lower chambers of the heart
  4. An acquired or hereditary disease of the heart muscle
  5. common form of heart failure
  6. appears suddenly and lasts for a short amount of time

13 Clues: high blood pressure • coronary heart disease • common form of heart failure • having or involving two sides • the blood pressure when the heart is contracting • An acquired or hereditary disease of the heart muscle • appears suddenly and lasts for a short amount of time • Pertaining to the ventricles the lower chambers of the heart • ...

Cardio - Lec 7: Determinants of Cardiac Output & Mechanics of Systole and Diastole. 2013-08-12

Cardio - Lec 7: Determinants of Cardiac Output & Mechanics of Systole and Diastole. crossword puzzle
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  1. the length-tension relationship of heart muscle allows for EQUILIZATION OF _______ from left and right heart sides. eg increased ______ from right heart --> increased filling of L ventricle --> increased stretch --> increased force development in L ventricle --> increased L ventricle __________.
  2. MAP = diastolic pressure + 1/3x_________ pressure. _______ pressure is equivalent to Diastolic - systolic pressure. therefore MAP will be between systolic and diastolic pressure, but closer to diastolic.
  3. increased _________ blood pressure --> increased afterload --> decreased ejection fraction (vol of blood ejected from heart). compensated because increased ESV --> increased EDV --> increased stretch --> increased force (good short term, not long term (hypertrophy).
  4. (abb.) ____ = CO x TPR
  5. the brain receives 10% of cardiac output. true or false?
  6. ____________ heart failure (as in franks case) occurs when there is a bad preload (increased EDV without increase in cardiac output) --> eg left ventricular AV valve defect --> backup of blood in pulmonary circuit.
  7. the heart receives approx 3-5% of cardiac output. true or false?
  8. contractility is the force generated for any given ______.
  9. the vessels that provide the most resistance to blood flow, and so have the greatest drop in pressure.
  10. (abbreviation) total resistance to blood flow through entire circulation.
  11. (3 words) the pressure gradient is equivalent to _______ _______ ________ . flow (cardiac output) = pressure gradient ( _______ _________ _________) / resistance.
  12. the ______ receives approximately 27% of cardiac output, 21% via the GIT (portal vein) and 6% via the hepatic artery.
  13. increased activity of the ____________ nervous system can modify contractility (and therefore increase stroke volume). can also be increased by increasing venous return.
  14. cell length determines ________ of thick and thin filaments. cell length is determined by amount of blood in ventricle. normal cell length is LESS THAN MAXIMAL.
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  1. (2 words) CO = HR x _________ ________ . ______ _______ = EDV - ESV (volume of blood ejected with each heart beat).
  2. factors that affect stroke volume (and therefore cardiac output and MAP) are ___________ (capacity of muscle to produce force at a given length), venous return (preload --> EDV --> greater stretch on heart --> closer to optimum myocyte length). and afterload.
  3. ___________ is determined by venous return. it is the force stretching the relaxed myocardium (end diastolic volume)
  4. to increase force generated by heart muscle: increase intracellular Ca (20% from extracellular source through VOCCs, 80% from _____________ _______________).
  5. (2 words) this relationshp in heart muscle is responsible for the very important equlization of output from right and left heart sides.
  6. can increase stroke volume two ways: increase muscle length (by increasing venous return) or increase contractility (by increasing intracellular calcium by using __________)
  7. in ____________ muscle, increasng the force of contraction can be done by increasing the number of fibres recruited, or the frequency of APs. (not cardiac muscle)
  8. in cardiac muscle, action potential frequency is determined by __ node, and ALL fibres contract. so how do we increase the force of contraction?
  9. normal length of the cardiac cells are less than the _______ length.
  10. this catecholamine binds to the B-adrenergic receptor on cardiac muscle cells --> activates adenylate cyclase --> increases cAMP --> phosphorylates VOCC --> increases amount of Ca moving into cell --> increases release from SR --> over time more Ca stored in SR --> increased CB cycling and force.
  11. the force opposing shortening of the myocardium during contraction. OR the force the heart must generate to overcome pressure in the great arteries (eg the higher the aortic pressure, the higher the afterload). also related to ventricular wall thickness.
  12. flow rate of blood (or cardiac output) is proportional to the ___________ gradient / resistance (ie difference in ___________ increases flow rate, whereas resistance decreases flow rate)
  13. the right heart --> pulmonary circuit --> left heart are arranged in series, while the systemic circuit is arranged in __________. much more resistance (so requires greater pressure gradient generated by L heart)

27 Clues: (abb.) ____ = CO x TPR • the brain receives 10% of cardiac output. true or false? • contractility is the force generated for any given ______. • the heart receives approx 3-5% of cardiac output. true or false? • normal length of the cardiac cells are less than the _______ length. • (abbreviation) total resistance to blood flow through entire circulation. • ...

cardio 7 2013-10-31

cardio 7 crossword puzzle
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  1. contractility is the force generated for any given ______.
  2. cell length determines ________ of thick and thin filaments. cell length is determined by amount of blood in ventricle. normal cell length is LESS THAN MAXIMAL.
  3. ___________ is determined by venous return. it is the force stretching the relaxed myocardium (end diastolic volume)
  4. the force opposing shortening of the myocardium during contraction. OR the force the heart must generate to overcome pressure in the great arteries (eg the higher the aortic pressure, the higher the afterload). also related to ventricular wall thickness.
  5. this catecholamine binds to the B-adrenergic receptor on cardiac muscle cells --> activates adenylate cyclase --> increases cAMP --> phosphorylates VOCC --> increases amount of Ca moving into cell --> increases release from SR --> over time more Ca stored in SR --> increased CB cycling and force.
  6. normal length of the cardiac cells are less than the _______ length.
  7. (2 words) this relationshp in heart muscle is responsible for the very important equlization of output from right and left heart sides.
  8. the vessels that provide the most resistance to blood flow, and so have the greatest drop in pressure.
  9. (3 words) the pressure gradient is equivalent to _______ _______ ________ . flow (cardiac output) = pressure gradient ( _______ _________ _________) / resistance.
  10. factors that affect stroke volume (and therefore cardiac output and MAP) are ___________ (capacity of muscle to produce force at a given length), venous return (preload --> EDV --> greater stretch on heart --> closer to optimum myocyte length). and afterload.
  11. ____________ heart failure (as in franks case) occurs when there is a bad preload (increased EDV without increase in cardiac output) --> eg left ventricular AV valve defect --> backup of blood in pulmonary circuit.
  12. can increase stroke volume two ways: increase muscle length (by increasing venous return) or increase contractility (by increasing intracellular calcium by using __________)
  13. the brain receives 10% of cardiac output. true or false?
  14. (abb.) ____ = CO x TPR
  15. the ______ receives approximately 27% of cardiac output, 21% via the GIT (portal vein) and 6% via the hepatic artery.
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  1. (2 words) CO = HR x _________ ________ . ______ _______ = EDV - ESV (volume of blood ejected with each heart beat).
  2. the heart receives approx 3-5% of cardiac output. true or false?
  3. in ____________ muscle, increasng the force of contraction can be done by increasing the number of fibres recruited, or the frequency of APs. (not cardiac muscle)
  4. the length-tension relationship of heart muscle allows for EQUILIZATION OF _______ from left and right heart sides. eg increased ______ from right heart --> increased filling of L ventricle --> increased stretch --> increased force development in L ventricle --> increased L ventricle __________.
  5. flow rate of blood (or cardiac output) is proportional to the ___________ gradient / resistance (ie difference in ___________ increases flow rate, whereas resistance decreases flow rate)
  6. to increase force generated by heart muscle: increase intracellular Ca (20% from extracellular source through VOCCs, 80% from _____________ _______________).
  7. increased activity of the ____________ nervous system can modify contractility (and therefore increase stroke volume). can also be increased by increasing venous return.
  8. in cardiac muscle, action potential frequency is determined by __ node, and ALL fibres contract. so how do we increase the force of contraction?
  9. MAP = diastolic pressure + 1/3x_________ pressure. _______ pressure is equivalent to Diastolic - systolic pressure. therefore MAP will be between systolic and diastolic pressure, but closer to diastolic.
  10. (abbreviation) total resistance to blood flow through entire circulation.
  11. increased _________ blood pressure --> increased afterload --> decreased ejection fraction (vol of blood ejected from heart). compensated because increased ESV --> increased EDV --> increased stretch --> increased force (good short term, not long term (hypertrophy).
  12. the right heart --> pulmonary circuit --> left heart are arranged in series, while the systemic circuit is arranged in __________. much more resistance (so requires greater pressure gradient generated by L heart)

27 Clues: (abb.) ____ = CO x TPR • the brain receives 10% of cardiac output. true or false? • contractility is the force generated for any given ______. • the heart receives approx 3-5% of cardiac output. true or false? • normal length of the cardiac cells are less than the _______ length. • (abbreviation) total resistance to blood flow through entire circulation. • ...

Cardio Med Review 2021-11-10

Cardio Med Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Treat hypertension, congestive heart failure (CHF), cardiomyopathy, congenital heart disease
  2. Are obtained from the digitalis plant and exert powerful action on the heart, they also increase the muscle's contraction and improve irregular heartbeats
  3. Disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for your heart to pump blood to the rest of your body
  4. An infection involving the heart
  5. Chest pain is caused by an insufficient amount of oxygenated blood reaching the heart muscle
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  1. Help to restore and maintain normal heart rhythms
  2. Abnormal heart rhythm or heartbeats occur and vary from the normal order sequence
  3. Treat erectile dysfunction,treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
  4. Treat hypertension and angina
  5. Decrease the amount of blood that returns to the heart
  6. Peripheral vascular disease caused by arteriosclerosis and advanced diabetes
  7. Treat hypertension, angina, cardiomyopathy, and congenital heart disease

12 Clues: Treat hypertension and angina • An infection involving the heart • Help to restore and maintain normal heart rhythms • Decrease the amount of blood that returns to the heart • Treat erectile dysfunction,treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) • Treat hypertension, angina, cardiomyopathy, and congenital heart disease • ...

Vet Tech Week 2023-10-04

Vet Tech Week crossword puzzle
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  1. Endocrine "master gland"
  2. Transport blood away from the heart
  3. Cushing's disease
  4. Right AV valve of the heart
  5. Toward the tail
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  1. Tiny vessels that perfuse tissues
  2. Return blood to the heart
  3. Maintenance of a dynamic equilibrium in the body
  4. Slow heart rate
  5. Toward the back
  6. Connective tissue that surrounds brain and spinal cord
  7. Protective protein that makes up the structure of skin, hair, and nails
  8. Fibrous covering around the heart
  9. Refers to bone

14 Clues: Refers to bone • Slow heart rate • Toward the back • Toward the tail • Cushing's disease • Endocrine "master gland" • Return blood to the heart • Right AV valve of the heart • Tiny vessels that perfuse tissues • Fibrous covering around the heart • Transport blood away from the heart • Maintenance of a dynamic equilibrium in the body • ...

Medical Word Parts 2025-12-14

Medical Word Parts crossword puzzle
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  1. study of + heart
  2. over + active
  3. fast + heart + condition
  4. under + temperature
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  1. slow + heart + condition
  2. pain + nerve
  3. tumor + mass
  4. disease + bone
  5. inflammation + joint
  6. study of + nerve
  7. surgical removal + appendix
  8. study of + skin
  9. inflammation + ear
  10. inflammation + stomach
  11. condition + blood
  12. viewing tool + inside the body

16 Clues: pain + nerve • tumor + mass • over + active • disease + bone • study of + skin • study of + heart • study of + nerve • condition + blood • inflammation + ear • under + temperature • inflammation + joint • inflammation + stomach • slow + heart + condition • fast + heart + condition • surgical removal + appendix • viewing tool + inside the body

Love Your Heart - A Valentine's Wellness Challenge 2025-02-06

Love Your Heart - A Valentine's Wellness Challenge crossword puzzle
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  1. This hormone, known as the “love hormone,” is released during hugs.
  2. What’s the name of the classic 1990s romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere?
  3. This nut, often found in heart-healthy diets, is shaped like a heart.
  4. What the "O" in XOXO stands for.
  5. The medical term for high blood pressure.
  6. Which famous poet wrote “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
  7. This sweet treat is most commonly gifted on Valentine's Day.
  8. A heart-healthy lifestyle includes a balanced diet and __ activity.
  9. February is also __ Health Month, bringing awareness to cardiovascular well-being.
  10. A type of fat that raises bad cholesterol and should be avoided.
  11. A flying troublemaker often blamed for love at first sight.
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  1. What red fruit is known for lowering blood pressure and improving circulation?
  2. What color is associated with friendship roses?
  3. This red fruit is heart-healthy and full of antioxidants.
  4. A famous landmark where couples attach locks to symbolize eternal love.
  5. The February birthstone, often deep purple.
  6. A romantic term, also a term of endearment.
  7. This type of activity, like dancing, is great for heart health and keeping joints moving.
  8. This mineral, found in bananas, helps regulate blood pressure.

19 Clues: What the "O" in XOXO stands for. • The medical term for high blood pressure. • The February birthstone, often deep purple. • A romantic term, also a term of endearment. • What color is associated with friendship roses? • This red fruit is heart-healthy and full of antioxidants. • A flying troublemaker often blamed for love at first sight. • ...

Circulatory System 2020-08-21

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. Organ that fills with oxygen and gives off carbon dioxide
  2. Main artery of the heart carrying oxygen rich blood to the body
  3. Bottom 2 chambers of the heart
  4. Control the flow of blood through the heart by opening and closing during contractions
  5. Large vein carrying oxygen poor blood back to the heart
  6. Muscular organ about the size of a fist, pumps blood throughout the circulatory system
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  1. tiny blood vessels connecting the arteries and veins
  2. carry oxygen and nutrients away from the heart to the body
  3. Returns blood to the heart from the lower body
  4. Top 2 chambers of the heart
  5. Returns blood to the heart fro the upper body
  6. Carry carbon dioxide and waste towards the heart

12 Clues: Top 2 chambers of the heart • Bottom 2 chambers of the heart • Returns blood to the heart fro the upper body • Returns blood to the heart from the lower body • Carry carbon dioxide and waste towards the heart • tiny blood vessels connecting the arteries and veins • Large vein carrying oxygen poor blood back to the heart • ...

Cardiovascular System 2020-03-05

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. The lower right chamber of the heart that receives the deoxygenated blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the lungs via the pulmonary artery.
  2. A type of blood cell that is made in the bone marrow and found in the blood and lymph tissue. White blood cells are part of the body’s immune system. They help the body fight infection and other diseases.
  3. When an adults vital signs are in approximately 120 millimeters of mercury and 80 millimeters of mercury.
  4. Another term for heart attack.
  5. System of blood vessels that forms a closed circuit between the heart and the lungs, as distinguished from the systemic circulation between the heart and all other body tissues.
  6. The phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fit with blood.
  7. They are thin-walled, being thinner than the arteries. Their lumen is larger than that of the accompanying arteries.
  8. The main artery of the body that supplies oxygenated blood to the circulatory system. It passes over the left ventricle and runs down in front of the backbone.
  9. Is located between the right atrium and the right ventricle. It allows blood to flow from the atrium to the ventricle.
  10. A medical condition in which the ability of the blood to clot is severely reduced, causing the sufferer to bleed severely from even a slight injury.
  11. A connection between two or more of the coronary arteries and a cardiac chamber or great vessel.
  12. Right upper chamber of the heart. It receives the deoxygenated blood from the body through the vena cava and pumps it into the right ventricle.
  13. A type of blood cell that is made in the bone marrow and found in the blood, they contain a protein called hemoglobin, which carries oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body.
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  1. a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness.
  2. A condition in which the heart beats with an irregular or abnormal rhythm.
  3. A health condition in which the long term force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it can cause health diseases.
  4. The circuit of vessels supplying oxygenated blood to and returning deoxygenated blood from the tissues of the body, as distinguished from the pulmonary circulation.
  5. Also known as hypotension. less than 120 or 80 systolic.
  6. Are thick-walled, being uniformly thicker than the accompanying veins, except for the ones within the cranium and vertebral canal where these are thin.
  7. A large vein carrying deoxygenated blood. carries blood from the lower body.
  8. The artery carrying blood from the right ventricle to the lungs for oxygenation.
  9. Any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
  10. Between the left ventricle and the aorta. Prevents blood from flowing from the aorta back into the heart.
  11. A small body of specialized muscle tissue in the wall of the right atrium of the heart that acts as a pacemaker by producing a contractile signal.
  12. A large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart. carries blood from the head, arms, and upper body.
  13. One of the four chambers of the heart. It is positioned on the bottom left of the heart. It is the thickest of the chambers and it is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to the tissues.
  14. One of the four chambers of the heart. It is located in the left posterior side. Oxygenated blood enters here through the pulmonary vein.
  15. Abnormally high blood pressure.
  16. A rhythmic beating in the arteries caused by the beating of the heart.
  17. The valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart.

30 Clues: Another term for heart attack. • Abnormally high blood pressure. • Also known as hypotension. less than 120 or 80 systolic. • A rhythmic beating in the arteries caused by the beating of the heart. • The valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart. • A condition in which the heart beats with an irregular or abnormal rhythm. • ...

Cardiovascular 2020-11-02

Cardiovascular crossword puzzle
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  1. The left ventricle of the heart is thicker because of the increased
  2. These aortic and pulmonary valves prevent backflow into the ventricles …. …..
  3. The circuit on the left side of the heart pumps blood throughout the body
  4. This circuit on the right side of the heart receives oxygen poor blood from the body
  5. This hormone during sympathetic nervous system activation (adrenal medulla)can enhance heart rate and contractility
  6. Cardiac output = heartrate X …… ……
  7. This can increase heart rate by enhancing the metabolic rate of cardiac cells which can result from fever or as an effect of exercise (working muscles generate this)
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  1. Primary aim of the hearts pumping action between cardiac output and venous return
  2. Type of heart failure where the heart pumping is inefficient, leading to blood damming
  3. The left ventricle of the heart is thicker because this is increased
  4. When blood volume drops sharply the stroke volume declines the cardiac output is maintained by positive chronotropic factors by increasing ….. ….and
  5. Form beds where gas exchange takes place
  6. sympathetic stimulation increasing calcium promoting ventricular
  7. Along with Gender, exercise and temperature this can also influence the heart rate

14 Clues: Cardiac output = heartrate X …… …… • Form beds where gas exchange takes place • sympathetic stimulation increasing calcium promoting ventricular • The left ventricle of the heart is thicker because of the increased • The left ventricle of the heart is thicker because this is increased • The circuit on the left side of the heart pumps blood throughout the body • ...

The Circulatory System 2022-01-11

The Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. Pumps blood around your body as it beats.
  2. Pulmonary _____ collect the oxygenated blood and carry it from the lungs back to the heart.
  3. Part of the chest where the heart is located.
  4. The heart is a muscular organ with ____ chambers.
  5. The largest blood vessel that transports oxygen rich blood from your heart to the rest of your body.
  6. Systemic circulation carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle, through the arteries, to the capillaries in the tissues of the body.
  7. _____ bring in air from the atmosphere and pass oxygen into the bloodstream.
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  1. The two upper chambers, which receive blood.
  2. The two lower chambers, which discharge blood.
  3. The ________ circulation provides the functional blood supply to all body tissue.
  4. The veins carry oxygen-poor _____ back to the heart to start the circulation process over.
  5. ________________ carries blood from the head, neck, arms, and chest.
  6. Disease that occurs from a blood clot, a serious condition that needs emergency medical attention. (abbr.)
  7. Pumps blood from the heart to the lungs to get ______.
  8. Pulmonary ________ carry blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs.

15 Clues: Pumps blood around your body as it beats. • The two upper chambers, which receive blood. • Part of the chest where the heart is located. • The two lower chambers, which discharge blood. • The heart is a muscular organ with ____ chambers. • Pumps blood from the heart to the lungs to get ______. • ________________ carries blood from the head, neck, arms, and chest. • ...

Cardiovascular System Crossword Puzzle 2022-10-13

Cardiovascular System Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The organ that sends blood around the body and is one of the main parts of the cardiovascular system.
  2. What each lower chamber of the heart is called.
  3. Side of heart that recieves oxygen-poor blood.
  4. Blood cells that carry oxygen to every cell in your body.
  5. Number of chambers that a heart has.
  6. Blood cells that fight pathogens such as bacteria and viruses.
  7. Tiny blood vessel that allows exchange between body cells and blood.
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  1. system An organ system that carries nutrients, gases, and hormones to body cells and waste products away from body cells.
  2. Side of heart that recieves oxygen-rich blood.
  3. A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.
  4. Tiny pieces of larger cells that clump together when you bleed to prevent yourself from bleeding out.
  5. hat each upper chamber of the heart is called.
  6. Blood that travels through your body in tubes.
  7. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
  8. A fluid that transports supplies for cells, removes waste so cells can maintain homeostasis, and carries chemical messages.

15 Clues: Number of chambers that a heart has. • Side of heart that recieves oxygen-rich blood. • hat each upper chamber of the heart is called. • Blood that travels through your body in tubes. • Side of heart that recieves oxygen-poor blood. • What each lower chamber of the heart is called. • A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart. • ...

What is Fitness 2025-03-04

What is Fitness crossword puzzle
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  1. You will burn more __ at rest if you increase your muscular strength
  2. the muscles in your body are made up of a fixed group of __
  3. What is the volume of blood pumped by the heart in one minute?
  4. your__ affects your heart rate
  5. the most important measurement of your fitness is the condition of your__
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  1. as your level of fitness increases,your resting __ rate and the rate at which your heart beats during exercise will increase
  2. What is the volume of blood the heart pumps at even stroke?
  3. What type of muscular fiber responds relatively slowly when responding to stimulus
  4. the heart needs__
  5. What is the measure of the resistance to blood flow in the vessels and the efficiency of circulation
  6. what is the relationship between your fat and lean __ is vital to your fitness level
  7. what is the ability of the whole body to work together to the highest level possible?
  8. for the heart to function properly, it needs a constant supply of__
  9. consistent__ exercise can lower your heart rate.
  10. What supplies your oxygen

15 Clues: the heart needs__ • What supplies your oxygen • your__ affects your heart rate • consistent__ exercise can lower your heart rate. • What is the volume of blood the heart pumps at even stroke? • the muscles in your body are made up of a fixed group of __ • What is the volume of blood pumped by the heart in one minute? • ...

Soldier's Heart 2013-11-11

Soldier's Heart crossword puzzle
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  1. a fever accompanied by recurring periods of chills and sweating
  2. crudely constructed cabins or houses; shacks
  3. the mental or emotional condition of a person or group, as indicated by the level of enthusiasm, confidence, cheerfulness, or the like.
  4. a toilet for use by many, with or without plumbing, as in a camp or a military barracks
  5. twisted into an unusual or unnatural shape
  6. extreme or desperate
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  1. open rebellion of subordinates against their established leaders, esp. of military personnel against their superior officers
  2. a simultaneous discharge of firearms or other weapons
  3. weakened or destroyed confidence, courage, spirit, or morale
  4. to search for food
  5. hid and waited until an unfavorable circumstance or situation was over

11 Clues: to search for food • extreme or desperate • twisted into an unusual or unnatural shape • crudely constructed cabins or houses; shacks • a simultaneous discharge of firearms or other weapons • weakened or destroyed confidence, courage, spirit, or morale • a fever accompanied by recurring periods of chills and sweating • ...

Heart Health 2019-10-17

Heart Health crossword puzzle
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  1. A _____ does not cause an arrhythmia, but may initiate an episode.
  2. Plaque buildup in arteries.
  3. An anemic heart is an _____ heart.
  4. Where is Dana's placement?
  5. The node that controls impulses sent to the ventricles.
  6. Feeling as though your heart is racing, skipping beats, or beating out of sync?
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  1. Atrial Fibrillation from which a patient self-converts to sinus rhythm?
  2. What specialist performs an ablation?
  3. Where is Richard's placement?
  4. Atrial Fibrillation from which a patient self-converts to sinus rhythm?
  5. Most common complication of Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter?
  6. Left sided heart failure can lead to _____ edema.

12 Clues: Where is Dana's placement? • Plaque buildup in arteries. • Where is Richard's placement? • An anemic heart is an _____ heart. • What specialist performs an ablation? • Left sided heart failure can lead to _____ edema. • The node that controls impulses sent to the ventricles. • A _____ does not cause an arrhythmia, but may initiate an episode. • ...

Heart Structure 2021-01-07

Heart Structure crossword puzzle
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  1. largest artery containing oxygenated blood
  2. lower chamber of the heart
  3. tissue in the middle of the heart that separates the right and left side of the heart
  4. artery that brings deoxygenated blood to the lungs
  5. upper chamber of the heart
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  1. artery that supplies heart muscle with oxygenated blood and glucose
  2. name of the atrioventricular valve on the right side of the heart
  3. name of the atrioventricular valve on the left side of the heart
  4. largest vein containing deoxygenated blood
  5. side of the heart that contains deoxygenated blood
  6. side of the heart that contains oxygenated blood

11 Clues: lower chamber of the heart • upper chamber of the heart • largest artery containing oxygenated blood • largest vein containing deoxygenated blood • side of the heart that contains oxygenated blood • side of the heart that contains deoxygenated blood • artery that brings deoxygenated blood to the lungs • name of the atrioventricular valve on the left side of the heart • ...

Heart Failure 2021-04-25

Heart Failure crossword puzzle
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  1. Preferred venodilator in Heart failure patients with dyspnoea
  2. Oral V2 antagonist in heart failure management
  3. Used in advanced CHF to overcome furosemide resistance
  4. Non-sympathomimetic non-glycoside inotropic agent
  5. Indicated in heart failure cases where additional control of BP or afterload reduction is required
  6. in alleviating aldosterone escape
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  1. 1st line drug for CCF with Atrial Fibrillation​
  2. Suitable drug for pregnancy with HF
  3. Recombinant Human B-type natriuretic peptide indicated in acute heart failure
  4. Anticoagulant recommended in Heart failure patients having previous H/O embolic effect​
  5. Combination of this drug with ACEIs

11 Clues: in alleviating aldosterone escape • Combination of this drug with ACEIs • Suitable drug for pregnancy with HF • Oral V2 antagonist in heart failure management • 1st line drug for CCF with Atrial Fibrillation​ • Non-sympathomimetic non-glycoside inotropic agent • Used in advanced CHF to overcome furosemide resistance • ...

Heart Failure 2021-08-19

Heart Failure crossword puzzle
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  1. type of diuretics used in HF
  2. ARB (starts with "L")
  3. if you're over 65 and have ESRD, you won't qualify for a cardiac ___
  4. test to r/o HF in acute setting
  5. most common illicit substance precipitating HF
  6. old name for HFpEF is ___ heart failure
  7. biggest modifiable risk for HF
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  1. ACEI (starts with "L")
  2. most common cardiotoxic "drug," causes dilated HF
  3. chronic HFrEF is caused by ventricular...
  4. study ordered for pt with significant murmur

11 Clues: ARB (starts with "L") • ACEI (starts with "L") • type of diuretics used in HF • biggest modifiable risk for HF • test to r/o HF in acute setting • old name for HFpEF is ___ heart failure • chronic HFrEF is caused by ventricular... • study ordered for pt with significant murmur • most common illicit substance precipitating HF • ...

Heart Health 2023-02-14

Heart Health crossword puzzle
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  1. Heart attacks most often happen on this day
  2. This creature has the largest heart of any mammal
  3. This the strongest muscle in the body
  4. This device was invented by French physician Rene Laennec
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  1. This animal can mirror a human's heart rate
  2. This is good for your heart
  3. This can artificially help regulate a heart beat
  4. This is about 78 percent water
  5. This is the size of a heart in an adult
  6. This the the most important key to heart health
  7. This artery is as large as a garden hose

11 Clues: This is good for your heart • This is about 78 percent water • This the strongest muscle in the body • This is the size of a heart in an adult • This artery is as large as a garden hose • This animal can mirror a human's heart rate • Heart attacks most often happen on this day • This the the most important key to heart health • ...

Heart vocabulary 2023-03-07

Heart vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Are small blood vessels where your body exchanges oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood
  2. Carries oxygen-poor blood back to your heart
  3. Makes up the thick middle layer of the heart
  4. Carries blood from the heart to the circulatory system
  5. Receives oxygen-poor blood from the body and pumps it to the right ventricle.
  6. They open and close to allow blood to flow through.
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  1. Helps your heart beat at a normal rate and rhythm.
  2. Carries blood to the heart from other areas of the body.
  3. Carries oxygen-rich blood from your heart to your body’s tissues
  4. The right ventricle passes the blood on to the pulmonary artery, which sends it to the lungs to pick up oxygen
  5. Separates the ventricles and allows for proper blood flow through the heart

11 Clues: Carries oxygen-poor blood back to your heart • Makes up the thick middle layer of the heart • Helps your heart beat at a normal rate and rhythm. • They open and close to allow blood to flow through. • Carries blood from the heart to the circulatory system • Carries blood to the heart from other areas of the body. • ...

the heart 2023-03-06

the heart crossword puzzle
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  1. An in-line device in a fluid-flow system that can interrupt the flow, regulate the rate of flow, or divert flow to another branch of the system.
  2. makes up the thick middle layer of the heart.
  3. A large vein that carries blood to the heart from other areas of the body.
  4. The largest artery in the body. It carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to vessels that reach the rest of the body.
  5. A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to tissues and organs in the body.
  6. An electronic device that is implanted in the body to monitor heart rate and rhythm
  7. a dividing wall or membrane especially between bodily spaces or masses of soft tissue.
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  1. The smallest type of blood vessel connects an arterial to a venule to form a network of blood vessels in almost all parts of the body.
  2. A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart from tissues and organs in the body.
  3. A fluid-filled cavity in the heart.
  4. heart chamber that receives blood into the heart and drives it into a ventricle, or chamber, for pumping blood away from the heart.

11 Clues: A fluid-filled cavity in the heart. • makes up the thick middle layer of the heart. • A large vein that carries blood to the heart from other areas of the body. • A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart from tissues and organs in the body. • A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to tissues and organs in the body. • ...

heart Lab 2022-03-30

heart Lab crossword puzzle
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  1. produces electrical impulses that cause your heart to beat.
  2. A chamber of the heart that pushes blood in a direction.
  3. Carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
  4. Allows proper blood flow through the heart.
  5. A large vein that carries blood from your body back to the heart.
  6. A chamber of the heart that pushes blood into your circulatory system.
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  1. Carries Oxygenated blood away from the heart.
  2. lots of tissue that is around your heart.
  3. tiny blood vessels that transport blood, oxygen, and nutriets to cells.
  4. A door like piece of tissue in your heart.
  5. main artery that carries blood away from your heart.

11 Clues: lots of tissue that is around your heart. • A door like piece of tissue in your heart. • Allows proper blood flow through the heart. • Carries Oxygenated blood away from the heart. • Carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart. • main artery that carries blood away from your heart. • A chamber of the heart that pushes blood in a direction. • ...

The Heart 2025-03-10

The Heart crossword puzzle
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  1. excessive pressure in the blood vessels
  2. sudden loss of one or more brain functions.
  3. device implanted to maintain an adequate heartrate
  4. upper chamber of the heart, bounded by a thinwall,which receives blood from the circulatorysystem
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  1. One of the vessels with diverging branches which,starting from the heart's ventricles, distributeblood throughout the body
  2. Vessel that carries blood from the organs and muscles to the heart.
  3. Beating of the arteries produced by successivewaves of blood projected from the heart
  4. Membrane enveloping the heart and the origin ofthe large vessels.
  5. Each of the two lower compartments of the heart,separated by a partition.
  6. Central organ of the circulatory system
  7. the body's largest artery

11 Clues: the body's largest artery • excessive pressure in the blood vessels • Central organ of the circulatory system • sudden loss of one or more brain functions. • device implanted to maintain an adequate heartrate • Membrane enveloping the heart and the origin ofthe large vessels. • Vessel that carries blood from the organs and muscles to the heart. • ...

Heart crossword 2025-03-10

Heart crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A battery powerd inplant that supports the heart to regulate a slow heart rate.
  2. Large vessle that delives oxegen rich blood to the body.
  3. This is responsible for the pumping motion of the heart and protects the heart.
  4. A wall of tissue seperating the hearts left and right side.
  5. A small blood vessle that conects your arterys to your veins.
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  1. Recives blood from the hearts upper chamber and pumps it throughout the rest of the body.
  2. Large veins that carry deoxgenized blood into the heart.
  3. The upper chamber in the heart thet recives blood from the circulatory sistem.
  4. The flaps over the ventricals to prevent backward blood flow.
  5. These vessles carry blood away from the heart and into the body.
  6. allows blood to go back to the heart after traveling through the body.

11 Clues: Large veins that carry deoxgenized blood into the heart. • Large vessle that delives oxegen rich blood to the body. • A wall of tissue seperating the hearts left and right side. • The flaps over the ventricals to prevent backward blood flow. • A small blood vessle that conects your arterys to your veins. • ...

The Heart 2025-03-10

The Heart crossword puzzle
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  1. It takes blood to the heart
  2. brings blood without oxygen to the heart to get some oxygen
  3. pump blood out of the heart
  4. makes up the middle of the heart
  5. pumps either oxygen rich or poor blood to the ventricle
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  1. connects arteries and veins at tissue’s
  2. it keeps the rhythm of the heart steady
  3. prevents blood from flowing back
  4. stops oxygen rich and poor blood from mixing
  5. transports blood with oxygen to the rest of your body
  6. it takes blood away from the heart

11 Clues: It takes blood to the heart • pump blood out of the heart • prevents blood from flowing back • makes up the middle of the heart • it takes blood away from the heart • connects arteries and veins at tissue’s • it keeps the rhythm of the heart steady • stops oxygen rich and poor blood from mixing • transports blood with oxygen to the rest of your body • ...

The heart 2023-12-07

The heart crossword puzzle
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  1. Vessels built poorly
  2. thick arteries
  3. High blood pressure in vessels
  4. Can cause brain damage or death
  5. top chambers
  6. group of heart conditions like cancer
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  1. More blood filling low chambers
  2. heartbeat
  3. blood vessels carrying oxygen
  4. Low chambers
  5. chest pain

11 Clues: heartbeat • chest pain • Low chambers • top chambers • thick arteries • Vessels built poorly • blood vessels carrying oxygen • High blood pressure in vessels • More blood filling low chambers • Can cause brain damage or death • group of heart conditions like cancer

Heart Anatomy 2022-05-10

Heart Anatomy crossword puzzle
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  1. motion between heart & body
  2. receive blood from, atria
  3. motion between heart & lungs
  4. protects heart
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  1. thick muscle
  2. controls flow of fluid
  3. innermost layer
  4. largest artery
  5. two chambers of hear
  6. pH and Temp
  7. covers myocardium

11 Clues: pH and Temp • thick muscle • largest artery • protects heart • innermost layer • covers myocardium • two chambers of hear • controls flow of fluid • receive blood from, atria • motion between heart & body • motion between heart & lungs

Heart Health 2023-02-01

Heart Health crossword puzzle
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  1. Move the body
  2. Eat 5 a day
  3. Reduce this white mineral
  4. Know your numbers. Normal is 120/80
  5. Quit this Habit
  6. Drink this fluid. Recommended half your weight in ounces per day
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  1. Eat 3 different colors a day.
  2. Take as prescribed
  3. The heart does this daily to move 2,000 gallons of blood.
  4. Reduce this sweetener in diet
  5. The average adult size of the heart

11 Clues: Eat 5 a day • Move the body • Quit this Habit • Take as prescribed • Reduce this white mineral • Eat 3 different colors a day. • Reduce this sweetener in diet • Know your numbers. Normal is 120/80 • The average adult size of the heart • The heart does this daily to move 2,000 gallons of blood. • Drink this fluid. Recommended half your weight in ounces per day

Heart crossword 2026-03-05

Heart crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
  2. A Large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart.
  3. Two of the two main chambers of the heart, left and right.
  4. One way flaps that open to send blood to the next chamber.
  5. A partition separating two chambers of the heart.
  6. The main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system.
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  1. The muscular tissue of the heart
  2. Any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood toward the heart.
  3. Sends electrical signals to start a heartbeat.
  4. Each of the two upper cavities of the heart from which blood is passed to the ventricles.
  5. Any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed from the heart to all parts of the body.

11 Clues: The muscular tissue of the heart • Sends electrical signals to start a heartbeat. • A partition separating two chambers of the heart. • A Large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart. • Two of the two main chambers of the heart, left and right. • One way flaps that open to send blood to the next chamber. • ...

heart crossword 2026-03-08

heart crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. receives blood full of oxygen from the lungs and then empties it into the left ventricle
  2. Carries oxygen poor blood to your hearts right atrium
  3. carries oxygen-deprived blood to all parts of the body
  4. controls the pumping action for the heart, must contract with enough force to send blood to the whole body.
  5. is the "Shipping station" for the heart
  6. helps the heart pump blood convinently by preventing it from flowing back into the heart chambers.
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  1. They make it possible for your heart to beat and distribute blood throughout your heart.
  2. Has very thin walls and through them, nutrients and oxygen are delivered to the cell.
  3. controls and increase/decrease the heartbeat.
  4. a cone-shaped vessel that deoxygenated rich blood to your body.
  5. lets something in and keeps it there by closing

11 Clues: is the "Shipping station" for the heart • controls and increase/decrease the heartbeat. • lets something in and keeps it there by closing • Carries oxygen poor blood to your hearts right atrium • carries oxygen-deprived blood to all parts of the body • a cone-shaped vessel that deoxygenated rich blood to your body. • ...

The Heart 2026-03-07

The Heart crossword puzzle
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  1. fbbfrgn gn
  2. fgfdfghgfdfghjhgfdfgh
  3. sdfghjk
  4. bfghg
  5. fbgfrghnmhh
  6. bfdfghjhgrghm
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  1. sdfghjklkjhdssdfg
  2. ghjjhgfdfghjkjhgf
  3. bnbfdfbn
  4. bfghm,mhthjm,
  5. ghm,.,nbxdfgh

11 Clues: bfghg • sdfghjk • bnbfdfbn • fbbfrgn gn • fbgfrghnmhh • bfghm,mhthjm, • ghm,.,nbxdfgh • bfdfghjhgrghm • sdfghjklkjhdssdfg • ghjjhgfdfghjkjhgf • fgfdfghgfdfghjhgfdfgh

Body Systems 2013-10-27

Body Systems crossword puzzle
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  1. What we breath out. Carbon ______
  2. Number of chambers in the heart
  3. Main artery in the body
  4. Main organ of the respiratory system
  5. Stores bile before it is released into the intestine. (4,7)
  6. Where most digestion occurs. ______ intestine
  7. Connects the mouth to the stomach
  8. The _______ system is responsible for absorbing and eliminating vital gases
  9. Long tube protected by cartilage. Also known as your airway
  10. Absorbed into the blood stream during respiration
  11. Ensures blood cannot flow backwards
  12. Site for water absorption. Large _________
  13. Organ with no known use in the human body
  14. Small round sacs with large surface area. Important for respiration
  15. Main organ of the circulatory system
  16. Any blood vessel heading towards the heart is known as a _____
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  1. Blood enters the heart here. Right _____
  2. Blood exits the heart through the left ______ before being pumped to the body
  3. The body system responsible for pumping blood around the body
  4. The smallest type of blood vessels
  5. Main muscle involved in breathing
  6. The body system that absorbs nutrients from food
  7. Main artery to the lungs. ________ artery
  8. Thick muscular wall that divides the left and right sides of the heart
  9. Where the nasal and oral passages meet. Also known as the throat
  10. Also known as the voice box or Adams Apple

26 Clues: Main artery in the body • Number of chambers in the heart • What we breath out. Carbon ______ • Main muscle involved in breathing • Connects the mouth to the stomach • The smallest type of blood vessels • Ensures blood cannot flow backwards • Main organ of the respiratory system • Main organ of the circulatory system • Blood enters the heart here. Right _____ • ...

Circulatory System 2016-05-30

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. blood in the arteries is ___ because it is rich in oxygen
  2. a disease where you get excessive tiredness
  3. a disease where there is swelling in the wall of the artery
  4. hardening of the arteries
  5. the pump in the circulatory system
  6. the heart ______ blood
  7. what is like a soldier?
  8. a gas that is transported in arteries from lungs to the rest of the body via the heart
  9. the heart blood and vessels
  10. coronary _______ disease
  11. the inflammation of the liver
  12. a small vessel that connects veins and arteries
  13. from source do cells get there food
  14. What part of the blood carries minerals, vitamins, sugar, and other foods to the body's cells?
  15. a waste gas that travels through veins from the body to the lungs via the heart
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  1. a blood clot
  2. the largest artery in the body
  3. the place where nutrients enters the blood
  4. a disease where the arteries harden
  5. the circulatory system transports this witch helps contain a regular temperature.
  6. a disease where the person experiences lots of blood clots
  7. inflammation in the wall of a vein
  8. the circulatory system _________ nutrients, gases, liquid and heat around the body.
  9. a vessel the moves the blood to the heart
  10. the place where oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide leaves

25 Clues: a blood clot • the heart ______ blood • what is like a soldier? • coronary _______ disease • hardening of the arteries • the heart blood and vessels • the inflammation of the liver • the largest artery in the body • the pump in the circulatory system • inflammation in the wall of a vein • a disease where the arteries harden • from source do cells get there food • ...

CPR Crossword 2017-02-08

CPR Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The person helping
  2. Only check the Carotid _____ on one side of the neck
  3. An AED can deliver a ________ to the heart
  4. Call for _______ first if you see someone collapse
  5. 100-120 per minute of these are needed for adequate perfusion
  6. The "A" in "ABCs".
  7. The manuever used when someone is conscious and choking
  8. A blocked ______ in the heart will cause a heart attack
  9. CPR is an important part in the chain of _______
  10. The "C" in CPR
  11. The heart pumps this through the body
  12. During CPR the victim should be on a ______ surface.
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  1. This is carried through the blood
  2. Area of the body to perform compressions
  3. The "D" in AED
  4. The "P" in CPR
  5. Prior to delivering a shock with an AED make sure everyone is _____
  6. Shout and tap at the shoulders to check for a _________
  7. Minimize interruptions in CPR to less than ______ seconds
  8. Lack of oxygen causes damage to this
  9. The brachial artery is felt for a pulse in an infant
  10. One of the most common causes of heart disease
  11. The pulse felt in the neck of an adult victim
  12. Over the age of 1 and up to puberty
  13. Allow the chest to _______ so the heart fills with blood

25 Clues: The "D" in AED • The "P" in CPR • The "C" in CPR • The person helping • The "A" in "ABCs". • This is carried through the blood • Over the age of 1 and up to puberty • Lack of oxygen causes damage to this • The heart pumps this through the body • Area of the body to perform compressions • An AED can deliver a ________ to the heart • The pulse felt in the neck of an adult victim • ...

Review: The Circulatory System 2023-05-15

Review: The Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. BP number that is produced when the ventricles relax
  2. piece of equipment used to listen for heart sounds
  3. Type AB blood is known as the __________ recipient
  4. protein found in blood plasma that attacks foreign antigens
  5. this type of circulation contains mainly oxygenated blood
  6. blood vessel located in the neck that is used to pulse
  7. this type of blood vessel contains valves
  8. this valve is located between the left atrium and left ventricle
  9. protein that acts like a mesh net during blood clotting
  10. this type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart
  11. muscles that pull on the chordae tendineae to close the AV valves
  12. region that sets the initial heart rate
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  1. an ECG/EKG shows the _______ _______ of the heart
  2. the contraction of these structures create blood pressure
  3. this type of blood cell carries oxygen
  4. blood cell that fights pathogens (also known as a white blood cell)
  5. the protective sac around the heart
  6. general term for a protein found on the surface of a red blood cell
  7. component of blood that helps with coagulation
  8. the smallest type of blood vessel
  9. arteries, these blood vessels supply blood specifically to the heart
  10. type of circulation in which blood travels to the lungs
  11. this component makes up the majority of blood

23 Clues: the smallest type of blood vessel • the protective sac around the heart • this type of blood cell carries oxygen • region that sets the initial heart rate • this type of blood vessel contains valves • this component makes up the majority of blood • component of blood that helps with coagulation • piece of equipment used to listen for heart sounds • ...

CPR & First Aid 2025-09-12

CPR & First Aid crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Machine that helps restart the heart with electricity
  2. Something that can block a person’s airway
  3. Losing blood from a cut or wound
  4. When someone is awake and aware
  5. Feeling the heartbeat on your wrist or neck
  6. Machine that can restart the heart with a shock
  7. Shot used for severe allergic reactions
  8. Severe allergic reaction that can be life-threatening
  9. Weird gasping breaths after the heart stops
  10. Blowing air into someone who is not breathing
  11. Quick help for someone who is hurt or sick
  12. When blood cannot reach part of the heart and it hurts
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  1. When the heart suddenly stops beating
  2. Taking air in and out of the lungs
  3. Pushing hard on the chest to move blood
  4. How hard the blood pushes against the arteries
  5. Laying a person on their side if unconscious but breathing
  6. When someone does not wake up or respond
  7. Path that air takes to the lungs
  8. Body in a deep unconscious state
  9. Air the body needs to survive
  10. Emergency help to keep blood moving when the heart stops
  11. Strong jolt from an AED
  12. A move to help push food out of a choking person
  13. Serious injury to the body

25 Clues: Strong jolt from an AED • Serious injury to the body • Air the body needs to survive • When someone is awake and aware • Losing blood from a cut or wound • Path that air takes to the lungs • Body in a deep unconscious state • Taking air in and out of the lungs • When the heart suddenly stops beating • Pushing hard on the chest to move blood • ...

Atrial Flutter 2021-08-04

Atrial Flutter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is a type of arrhythmia
  2. is caused by a problem in your hearts electrical system
  3. can cause a heart attack or stroke
  4. most important muscle in your body
  5. used when all other treatments fail
  6. chamber in your heart
  7. chamber in your heart
  8. a test used to diagnose abnormal heart rhythms
  9. loaded with oxygen that we breathe
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  1. when your heart muscles become weak
  2. the biggest artery
  3. mineral related substances needed for normal electrical impulses
  4. typically used when emergency care is needed
  5. thin flexible tube
  6. usually fits in the palm of your hand
  7. a small device that is surgically implanted under the skin
  8. use her extreme cold or radio-frequency energy to destroy extra electrical pathways

17 Clues: the biggest artery • thin flexible tube • chamber in your heart • chamber in your heart • is a type of arrhythmia • can cause a heart attack or stroke • most important muscle in your body • loaded with oxygen that we breathe • when your heart muscles become weak • used when all other treatments fail • usually fits in the palm of your hand • ...

Heart Failure - Patient Background 2021-07-06

Heart Failure - Patient Background crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sound created by the closing of the aortic and pulmonary valves
  2. violent movement, spasm, fit
  3. a vasoconstrictor, something that tightens the blood or lymph vessels
  4. an X-ray image
  5. b-type natriuretic peptide
  6. cell death related to clogged arteries
  7. sound created by the closing of the trucuspid & mitrial valves
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  1. enlargement of the heart
  2. related to the neck
  3. night time
  4. shortness of breath
  5. relating to the arteries that crown the heart
  6. shortness of breath relieved by sitting up
  7. third heart sound, sign of heart failure
  8. having to do with the heart muscle

15 Clues: night time • an X-ray image • related to the neck • shortness of breath • enlargement of the heart • b-type natriuretic peptide • violent movement, spasm, fit • having to do with the heart muscle • cell death related to clogged arteries • third heart sound, sign of heart failure • shortness of breath relieved by sitting up • relating to the arteries that crown the heart • ...

HAPPY CAREGIVER WEEK! 2023-04-25

HAPPY CAREGIVER WEEK! crossword puzzle
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  1. DEVICE USED FOR PATIENTS WITH END STAGE HEART FAILURE
  2. STAFF WHO WEAR TEAL SCRUBS
  3. COMMON PAIN RELIEVER
  4. A NEW PATIENT THAT IS COMING TO THE FLOOR
  5. WHAT WE USE TO MONITORING HEART RHYTHMS
  6. MEDICINE THAT MAKES YOU PEE
  7. WHEN SOMEONE GOES HOME AFTER THEIR HOSPITAL STAY
  8. MAIN DIAGNOSIS ON H4000
  9. CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
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  1. CHARTING SYSTEM USED AT ALLINA
  2. PILLS USED TO TREAT DISEASE
  3. WHAT IS USED TO LISTEN TO HEART AND LUNGS
  4. body system THAT INCLUDES THE HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS
  5. ORGAN THAT PUMPS BLOOD THROUGH BODY
  6. STAFF WHO WEAR NAVY BLUE SCRUBS

15 Clues: COMMON PAIN RELIEVER • MAIN DIAGNOSIS ON H4000 • STAFF WHO WEAR TEAL SCRUBS • PILLS USED TO TREAT DISEASE • MEDICINE THAT MAKES YOU PEE • CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION • CHARTING SYSTEM USED AT ALLINA • STAFF WHO WEAR NAVY BLUE SCRUBS • ORGAN THAT PUMPS BLOOD THROUGH BODY • WHAT WE USE TO MONITORING HEART RHYTHMS • WHAT IS USED TO LISTEN TO HEART AND LUNGS • ...

Puzzle 01 2023-11-14

Puzzle 01 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Air travels through the.... to the lungs
  2. The diaphragm..... when we inhale
  3. Join Arteries and veins
  4. Another word for thermal
  5. We breathe through the.....
  6. Is the best conductor of heat
  7. When a liquid turns to a gas
  8. Pumps blood around the body
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  1. Carry blood towards the heart from the body
  2. When a solid turns to a liquid
  3. Another process when liquids turn to a gas
  4. Carry blood away from the heart to the body
  5. Side of the heart carries blood with oxygen
  6. The blood without oxygen is converted to blood with oxygen in the.......
  7. Side of the heart carries blood without oxygen
  8. The diaphragm ..... when we exhale

16 Clues: Join Arteries and veins • Another word for thermal • We breathe through the..... • Pumps blood around the body • When a liquid turns to a gas • Is the best conductor of heat • When a solid turns to a liquid • The diaphragm..... when we inhale • The diaphragm ..... when we exhale • Air travels through the.... to the lungs • Another process when liquids turn to a gas • ...

Cardiovascular system 2023-06-24

Cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. local procedural dilation of arterial wall
  2. chronic ailment of the heart muscle.
  3. data accountability of electrical activity in the heart
  4. Inflammation of(pericardium) surrounding membrane of the cardiac
  5. gas for the process of respiration in the lungs
  6. disorderly rhythms of the heart.
  7. decompression phase of the heart pommel
  8. attentive listening for sounds in blood vessels
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  1. hardness of blood vessel due to damage
  2. artery an artery that carry poor oxygenated blood to the lungs
  3. Inflammation of the inner lining of the cardiac
  4. high blood pressure
  5. small artery
  6. narrowing of blood vessels
  7. circumference of dead vessel
  8. prime factor of heart attack, blockage within the vein walls

16 Clues: small artery • high blood pressure • narrowing of blood vessels • circumference of dead vessel • disorderly rhythms of the heart. • chronic ailment of the heart muscle. • hardness of blood vessel due to damage • decompression phase of the heart pommel • local procedural dilation of arterial wall • Inflammation of the inner lining of the cardiac • ...

circulatory system 2024-11-04

circulatory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two bottom chambers of the heart.
  2. Does not have a fixed shape, but does have a nucleus.
  3. A thin membrane that lines the inside of the heart.
  4. Two upper chambers of the heart.
  5. Has a wall made of a single layer of cell.
  6. Chambers present in the heart.
  7. Carries blood away from the heart.
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  1. A wall of tissue the separates the left and right side of the heart.
  2. Carries blood towards the heart.
  3. Flat discs that do not contain nuclei.
  4. Circulates in blood vessels.
  5. The biggest artery in the heart.

12 Clues: Circulates in blood vessels. • Chambers present in the heart. • Carries blood towards the heart. • Two upper chambers of the heart. • The biggest artery in the heart. • Two bottom chambers of the heart. • Carries blood away from the heart. • Flat discs that do not contain nuclei. • Has a wall made of a single layer of cell. • ...

Body Coordination 2020-04-13

Body Coordination crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small molecules joined to form a larger one
  2. movement of particles from high to low concentration
  3. carbohydrate
  4. proteins are broken down into...
  5. chemical/s changed during enzymatic processes
  6. function of digestive system
  7. large molecules split into smaller ones
  8. proteins that speed up reactions
  9. made of cardiac muscle
  10. found in red blood cells
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  1. carbohydrates are broken down into...
  2. lipids are made up of...
  3. used to deliver electric current to the heart
  4. transport blood away from the heart
  5. specialised cells that detect stimuli changes
  6. found in the circulatory system
  7. process that maintains life
  8. transport blood to the heart

18 Clues: carbohydrate • made of cardiac muscle • lipids are made up of... • found in red blood cells • process that maintains life • function of digestive system • transport blood to the heart • found in the circulatory system • proteins are broken down into... • proteins that speed up reactions • transport blood away from the heart • carbohydrates are broken down into... • ...

edward cullen is watching tbh 2023-02-08

edward cullen is watching tbh crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the ventricles begin to beat at their own rate, which is much slower, some or all of the time
  2. an excessive or abnormal increase in the number of erythrocytes
  3. the bone marrow becomes cancerous
  4. the abnormal hemoglobin formed becomes spikey and sharp
  5. the myocardium is deprived of oxygen often result in crushing chest pain
  6. results from an insufficient number of circulation platelets
  7. angina is prolonged the oxygen-deprived heart cells may die forming an,
  8. applies to several different hereditary bleeding disorders that result from lack of clotting
  9. inflammation of the pericardium
  10. a lack of an adequate blood supply to the heart muscle
  11. small purplish blotches
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  1. when the pumping efficiency of the heart is depressed so that the circulation is inadequate to meet tissue needs
  2. a clot that develops in an unbroken blood vessel
  3. a rapid uncoordinated shuddering of the heart muscle
  4. commonly called a "heart attack"
  5. if a thrombus breaks away from the vessel wall and floats freely in the bloodstream
  6. bacterial infection of the endocardium
  7. abnormal or unusual heart sounds
  8. a decrease in the oxygen-carrying ability of the blood

19 Clues: small purplish blotches • inflammation of the pericardium • commonly called a "heart attack" • abnormal or unusual heart sounds • the bone marrow becomes cancerous • bacterial infection of the endocardium • a clot that develops in an unbroken blood vessel • a rapid uncoordinated shuddering of the heart muscle • a lack of an adequate blood supply to the heart muscle • ...

Cardiovascular System Vocabulary 2022-06-23

Cardiovascular System Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves
  2. Small vein.
  3. Largest type of blood vessel; carries blood away from the heart to all parts of the body. Notice that artery and away begin with an “a.”
  4. Instrument to measure blood pressure.
  5. Thin-walled vessel that carries blood from body tissues and lungs back to the heart. Veins contain valves to prevent backflow of blood.
  6. Relaxation phase of the heartbeat. (From Greek diastole, dilation)
  7. Muscular middle layer of the heart.
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  1. Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries.
  2. Innermost lining of blood vessels.
  3. Contraction phase of the heartbeat. (From Greek systole, contraction.)
  4. One of two lower chambers of the heart.
  5. Specialized nervous tissue in the right atrium that begins the heartbeat. An artificial cardiac pacemaker is an electronic apparatus implanted in the chest to stimulate heart muscle that is weak and not functioning.
  6. Gas that enters the blood through the lungs and travels to the heart to be pumped via arteries to all body cells
  7. Structure in veins or in the heart that temporarily closes an opening so that blood flows in only one direction.
  8. Partition or wall dividing a cavity; such as between the right and left atria (interatrial septum) and right and left ventricles (interventricular septum).

15 Clues: Small vein. • Innermost lining of blood vessels. • Muscular middle layer of the heart. • Instrument to measure blood pressure. • One of two lower chambers of the heart. • Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries. • Relaxation phase of the heartbeat. (From Greek diastole, dilation) • ...

Biology Applied Science 2013-04-24

Biology Applied Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. blood vessel with valves to prevent blood flowing backwards
  2. where the body temperature is dangerously high
  3. lower chamber of the heart
  4. highest blood pressure heart produces
  5. where the body temperature drops dangerously low
  6. use of high frequency sound to view soft tissue in body
  7. blood vessel with thick muscular wall
  8. coputed axial tomography
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  1. the M in MRI
  2. blood vessel only one cell thick
  3. air sacs in the lungs
  4. top chamber of the heart
  5. slow heart rate on ECG
  6. lowest blood pressure heart produces
  7. picture of body where dense material produced shadows

15 Clues: the M in MRI • air sacs in the lungs • slow heart rate on ECG • top chamber of the heart • coputed axial tomography • lower chamber of the heart • blood vessel only one cell thick • lowest blood pressure heart produces • highest blood pressure heart produces • blood vessel with thick muscular wall • where the body temperature is dangerously high • ...

Human Transport Sophie LP 2022-09-21

Human Transport Sophie LP crossword puzzle
Across
  1. leads away from the left side of the heart
  2. lacks nucleus, biconcave disk
  3. protein on the surface of pathogen that body recognises as non self
  4. carries all cells and dissolved substances
  5. leads into right side of the heart
  6. produces antibodies
  7. produced by lymphocyte to neutralise toxins
  8. piece in the middle betwean the right and left side of the heart
  9. leads blood out of the heart
Down
  1. have a lobed nucleus
  2. pathogen that can't be reproduced that we put in vaccines
  3. produces scabs
  4. break down pathogens, found in phagocytes
  5. becomes memory cell
  6. leads blood into the heart

15 Clues: produces scabs • becomes memory cell • produces antibodies • have a lobed nucleus • leads blood into the heart • leads blood out of the heart • lacks nucleus, biconcave disk • leads into right side of the heart • break down pathogens, found in phagocytes • leads away from the left side of the heart • carries all cells and dissolved substances • ...

Cardio Crossword 2022-04-22

Cardio Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. low blood pressure
  2. disease of heart muscle
  3. lack of blood supply
  4. sudden blockage of an artery
  5. record of the electrical activity of the heart
  6. absence of a heartbeat
Down
  1. increase in cell size
  2. inflamation of the inner lining of the heart
  3. administered into a vein
  4. ultrasound of the heart
  5. narrowing
  6. decreased blood volume
  7. abnormally rapid heartbeat
  8. incision of a vein
  9. blood clot

15 Clues: narrowing • blood clot • low blood pressure • incision of a vein • lack of blood supply • increase in cell size • decreased blood volume • absence of a heartbeat • ultrasound of the heart • disease of heart muscle • administered into a vein • abnormally rapid heartbeat • sudden blockage of an artery • inflamation of the inner lining of the heart • ...

BE MY VALENTINE 2026-01-21

BE MY VALENTINE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. disease where the heart can not pump enough blood
  2. high blood pressure
  3. slow heart rate
  4. nitroglycerin and sildenafil
  5. largest artery that carries blood from the heart
Down
  1. rapid heart rate
  2. emergency heart support
  3. chest pain
  4. has 2 chambers and beats fast when you are in love
  5. heart beats per minute
  6. beat of your heart; _____ and blues

11 Clues: chest pain • slow heart rate • rapid heart rate • high blood pressure • heart beats per minute • emergency heart support • nitroglycerin and sildenafil • beat of your heart; _____ and blues • largest artery that carries blood from the heart • disease where the heart can not pump enough blood • has 2 chambers and beats fast when you are in love

The Circulatory System 2014-04-03

The Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This prevents the backflow of blood
  2. The body's main artery
  3. The left and right sides of the heart are separated by the _______ septum
  4. When ventricles contract and force blood into arteries and parts of the body
  5. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  6. One of the two upper chambers of the heart
  7. When ventricular muscles relax and expand
Down
  1. Oxygenated blood from lungs enters left atrium through _________ veins
  2. The pulmonary artery carries _________ blood from the heart to the lungs
  3. This stimulates the cardiac muscle to contract
  4. One of the two lower chambers of the heart
  5. This carries oxygen and nutrients to the body's cells
  6. A muscular pumping organ which has four chambers
  7. A vessel that returns blood to the heart

14 Clues: The body's main artery • This prevents the backflow of blood • A vessel that returns blood to the heart • When ventricular muscles relax and expand • One of the two lower chambers of the heart • One of the two upper chambers of the heart • This stimulates the cardiac muscle to contract • A muscular pumping organ which has four chambers • ...

The CV System 2018-02-22

The CV System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The part of the heart that prevents the backflow of blood from the right ventricle into the right atrium
  2. The artery that carries oxygenated blood to the tissues and muscles (body)
  3. The vein that carries dexoxygenated blood from the tissues and muscles back to the heart
  4. The top chamber in the heart
  5. The circulatory system that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs and oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
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  1. The vein that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
  2. The part of the heart that stops the backflow of blood into the ventricles
  3. The part of the heart that stops the backflow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium
  4. The circulatory system that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the muscles and tissues and carries deoxygenated blood from the muscles and tissues to the heart
  5. The artery that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
  6. The lower chamber in the heart
  7. The part of that heart that separates oxygenated and deoxygenated blood

12 Clues: The top chamber in the heart • The lower chamber in the heart • The vein that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart • The artery that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs • The part of that heart that separates oxygenated and deoxygenated blood • The part of the heart that stops the backflow of blood into the ventricles • ...

WILL FROGY 2024-06-03

WILL FROGY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Masses of fat in the bodies.
  2. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  3. Filters blood
  4. Stores solid waste
  5. Lower chamber of heart.
  6. Air openings
  7. Moves food out of body
  8. Colects waste
  9. Blood vessels that carry blood.
  10. Holds urine
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  1. Stores bile
  2. Thin membrane
  3. Carries eggs
  4. Organ near stomach
  5. Allows you to breath
  6. Two upper chambers of the heart.
  7. Takes sugar
  8. First digestion stop
  9. Large digestive glands.

19 Clues: Stores bile • Takes sugar • Holds urine • Carries eggs • Air openings • Thin membrane • Filters blood • Colects waste • Organ near stomach • Stores solid waste • Allows you to breath • First digestion stop • Moves food out of body • Lower chamber of heart. • Large digestive glands. • Masses of fat in the bodies. • Blood vessels that carry blood. • Two upper chambers of the heart. • ...

Circulatory System Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-04

Circulatory System Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. take blood away from the heart
  2. main artery that pumps blood to your body
  3. prevents backwards blood flow
  4. Transfers blood from lungs to heart
  5. carries blood from upper body to you're heart
  6. carries blood from the heart to the lungs
  7. gives blood cells oxygen
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  1. carries blood from lower body to you're heart
  2. the largest heart
  3. has three hearts
  4. red stuff in your body
  5. take blood to the heart

12 Clues: has three hearts • the largest heart • red stuff in your body • take blood to the heart • gives blood cells oxygen • prevents backwards blood flow • take blood away from the heart • Transfers blood from lungs to heart • main artery that pumps blood to your body • carries blood from the heart to the lungs • carries blood from lower body to you're heart • ...

Cardiovascular System 2022-10-14

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What each lower chamber of the heart is called.
  2. A fluid that transports supplies for cells, removes waste so cells can maintain homeostasis, and carries chemical messages.
  3. system An organ system that carries nutrients, gases, and hormones to body cells and waste products away from body cells.
  4. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
  5. Tiny blood vessel that allows exchange between body cells and blood.
  6. Number of chambers that a heart has.
  7. Blood that travels through your body in tubes.
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  1. Blood cells that fight pathogens such as bacteria and viruses.
  2. hat each upper chamber of the heart is called.
  3. Side of heart that recieves oxygen-rich blood.
  4. A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.
  5. The organ that sends blood around the body and is one of the main parts of the cardiovascular system.
  6. Tiny pieces of larger cells that clump together when you bleed to prevent yourself from bleeding out.
  7. Side of heart that recieves oxygen-poor blood.
  8. Blood cells that carry oxygen to every cell in your body.

15 Clues: Number of chambers that a heart has. • hat each upper chamber of the heart is called. • Side of heart that recieves oxygen-rich blood. • Side of heart that recieves oxygen-poor blood. • Blood that travels through your body in tubes. • What each lower chamber of the heart is called. • A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart. • ...

S.L. A&P Terminology CH. 20 2013-10-28

S.L. A&P Terminology CH. 20 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Stage of cardiac contraction is known as
  2. The first valve that deoxygenated blood must move through is the
  3. Arteries that supply the heart with a rich supply of blood
  4. (2wd) On an ECG, atrial depolarization (contract) occurs at which point
  5. (2wd abrev.) Heart Pacemaker
  6. (2wd) Muscular ridges in ventricles with similar functions to papillary muscles
  7. Middle layer of the heart. Contains cardiac muscle cells.
  8. The largest artery in the human body is known as the.
  9. Fluid that exists between visceral and parietal pericardial layers
  10. Innermost layer of the heart with smooth walls.
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  1. Blood returning from the lungs must move through this a.v. valve
  2. (2wd) The name of the structure two adjacent cardiac myocytes form when they are bound together.
  3. Outermost layer of the heart. Also known as the visceral pericardium
  4. On an ECG the complex that represents ventricular depol. and atrial repol. is the
  5. (2wd) Structure that returns blood to the r. atrium.
  6. Valves that connect ventricles to vessels
  7. (2wd) Structure that connects a.v. valves to papillary muscles
  8. This structure is located within the atria and contain pectinate muscles
  9. Stage of cardiac relaxation is known as
  10. Oxygenated or deoxygenated blood flows to the heart in this general vessel.

20 Clues: (2wd abrev.) Heart Pacemaker • Stage of cardiac relaxation is known as • Stage of cardiac contraction is known as • Valves that connect ventricles to vessels • Innermost layer of the heart with smooth walls. • (2wd) Structure that returns blood to the r. atrium. • The largest artery in the human body is known as the. • ...

A&P Heart Crossword (All words have no space) 2023-03-30

A&P Heart Crossword (All words have no space) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 3 words, this vein transports oxygen-depleted blood from the lower extremities
  2. 3 words, controls blood flow from right atrium to right ventricle
  3. 1 word, covers the outer surface of the heart
  4. 1 word, narrow end of the heart
  5. 1 word (for space), controls blood flow from left atrium to left ventricle
  6. 1 word, covers the inner surface of the heart wall
  7. 2 words, pumps blood through the systemic circulatory system
  8. 2 words, sequence of events between every heartbeat
  9. 2 words, prevents blood from re-entering the ventricles while relaxing
  10. 1 word, broad end of the heart
  11. 2 words, these chambers consist of the right and left atrium
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  1. 3 words, this vessel transports blood into the lungs
  2. 1 word, thick middle layer of the heart
  3. Who is the super scientist that made this crossword (no spaces)
  4. 2 words, a valve comprised of 3 cusps/flaps
  5. 2 words, a fluid reducing friction between membranes in the heart
  6. 3 words, this vein transports oxygen-depleted blood from upper extremities
  7. 1 word, elastic artery, pumps blood into the systemic circulatory system
  8. 2 words, pumps blood through the pulmonary circulatory system
  9. 2 words, a thick myocardial wall separating the two ventricles
  10. 2 words, these chambers consist of theright and left ventricle

21 Clues: 1 word, broad end of the heart • 1 word, narrow end of the heart • 1 word, thick middle layer of the heart • 2 words, a valve comprised of 3 cusps/flaps • 1 word, covers the outer surface of the heart • 1 word, covers the inner surface of the heart wall • 2 words, sequence of events between every heartbeat • 3 words, this vessel transports blood into the lungs • ...

BE226 Physiology Lec3 2023-08-29

BE226 Physiology Lec3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Supplies blood to the SA and AV nodes.
  2. Sounds like scratches in a stethoscope.
  3. Division of the CNS that produces norepinephrine.
  4. They permit gas and nutrient exchange.
  5. Accelerates RBC production and cyclist's bogus wins.
  6. Partial or complete blockage of the coronary circulation.
  7. Chest pains
  8. Very abundant in cardiac muscle cells.
  9. Cardiac troponin is one when it comes to detecting MI risk.
  10. Released by the kidneys to elevate BP.
  11. Mineral acquired from bones to enable heartbeats.
  12. Cardiac muscle cells are separated by a (blank) disc.
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  1. Bundles of cardiac muscle cells.
  2. Another name for vessels carrying oxygenated blood.
  3. Caused by oxygen starvation of heart muscle.
  4. Covers the inner surface of the heart.
  5. Miracle drug for treating MI.
  6. Procedure used to visualize heart vessel blockages.
  7. They branch off from the aorta.
  8. Acetylcholine (blank) the heart rate.
  9. A positive ionotropic agent.
  10. It blocks beta-1 receptors on cardiac muscle cells.
  11. Pumps blood into the left ventricle.
  12. Another name for the right AV valve.
  13. Another name for a blood clot.
  14. Collagenous sac that houses the heart.
  15. Mother always said greens were good for the heart.
  16. Cylindrical tube used to prop open damaged arteries.
  17. Obesity, smoking, gender, diet...

29 Clues: Chest pains • A positive ionotropic agent. • Miracle drug for treating MI. • Another name for a blood clot. • They branch off from the aorta. • Bundles of cardiac muscle cells. • Obesity, smoking, gender, diet... • Pumps blood into the left ventricle. • Another name for the right AV valve. • Acetylcholine (blank) the heart rate. • Supplies blood to the SA and AV nodes. • ...

Physio Exam 4 Crossword 2024-11-11

Physio Exam 4 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. pleura closest to the lungs
  2. movement of air in and out of lungs
  3. tiny sacs at the end of brionchioles that increase surface area for gas exchange
  4. carry blood to the heart
  5. what causes the opening and closing of the heart valves
  6. when a valve is pushed up into the atria during contraction
  7. inspiration and ex[oratopm are both examples of __ processes
  8. arterial load that the heart is pumping against
  9. type of capillary with an incomplete basal lamina (basement membrane)
  10. type of capillary that is typically found in the intestines, kidneys, and is more permeable
  11. gas exchange
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  1. type of cell that produces mucus and are typically found in the airway
  2. blood gets converted into solid gels called clot or thrombus
  3. carry blood away from the heart
  4. type of capillary that has tight junctions
  5. largest vein
  6. when the heart muscle relaxes during the cardiac cycle
  7. Name of the fluid that lubricates the lung to prevent friction while breathing and creates surface tension in the lungs
  8. pleura furthest from the lungs
  9. Volume of blood in ventricle before contraction
  10. when the heart muscle contracts during the cardiac cycle
  11. tissue damage to the brain due to decreased blood supply
  12. rib cage, sternum, diaphragm, intercostal muscles, and the pleura all make up this

23 Clues: largest vein • gas exchange • carry blood to the heart • pleura closest to the lungs • pleura furthest from the lungs • carry blood away from the heart • movement of air in and out of lungs • type of capillary that has tight junctions • Volume of blood in ventricle before contraction • arterial load that the heart is pumping against • ...

Active Aerobics 2023-09-18

Active Aerobics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The air you breathe contains ___
  2. ___ exercise; Brisk walking or yard work
  3. Without oxygen; swimming fast or sprinting
  4. Abbreviation for Resting Heart Rate
  5. ___ exercise; working at a computer or playing a violin
  6. The energy for activity is created when oxygen combines with simple sugars
  7. How hard do you plan to exercise? EX: 140-180 BPM
  8. Eating well and doing regular exercise can enhance ___ and self-esteem
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  1. The harder you exercise, the more your heart rate ___
  2. How often you plan to exercise? EX: 3-6 days a week
  3. __ Affects heart rate as does age, body size, and health status
  4. Some very fit athletes have an RHR as low as 35 to __ bpm
  5. Your RHR is typically lower when you're fit
  6. Blood is pumped by the ___ through blood vessels to all parts of the body
  7. When you're inactive, your heart beats about __ to 80 times per minute
  8. ___ exercise; Jogging or swimming
  9. How long do you plan to exercise? EX: 20-30 min.
  10. Range of heart rates that creates best training

18 Clues: The air you breathe contains ___ • ___ exercise; Jogging or swimming • Abbreviation for Resting Heart Rate • ___ exercise; Brisk walking or yard work • Without oxygen; swimming fast or sprinting • Your RHR is typically lower when you're fit • Range of heart rates that creates best training • How long do you plan to exercise? EX: 20-30 min. • ...

Prefixes Unit 4 Medical Terminology 2023-12-11

Prefixes Unit 4 Medical Terminology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Uni-
  2. Neo-
  3. Cell that is one (It's a white blood cell)
  4. Slow heart rate
  5. A knowledge that is thourough
  6. Peri-
  7. Surrounding the heart
  8. Micro-
  9. Inflammation of many nerves
  10. Pertaining to above the stomach
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  1. Pertaining to having NO brain
  2. Painful, difficulty swallowing
  3. Partial paralysis of half of the body
  4. Blood in the chest
  5. Pertaining to within an artery
  6. Pertaining to being against bacteria
  7. Macro-
  8. Enlarged heart
  9. Surrounding the bone

19 Clues: Uni- • Neo- • Peri- • Macro- • Micro- • Enlarged heart • Slow heart rate • Blood in the chest • Surrounding the bone • Surrounding the heart • Inflammation of many nerves • Pertaining to having NO brain • A knowledge that is thourough • Painful, difficulty swallowing • Pertaining to within an artery • Pertaining to above the stomach • Pertaining to being against bacteria • ...

Positivity 2023-08-31

Positivity crossword puzzle
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  1. helpful
  2. grateful
  3. optimism
  4. Confident
  5. love
  6. generous
  7. Trust
  8. humble
  9. brave
  10. honest
  11. caring
  12. reliable
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  1. creative
  2. loyal
  3. kindness
  4. truth
  5. authentic
  6. empathy
  7. respect
  8. Heart
  9. integrity
  10. Clarity
  11. strong
  12. Real

24 Clues: love • Real • loyal • truth • Trust • Heart • brave • humble • strong • honest • caring • helpful • empathy • respect • Clarity • creative • grateful • kindness • optimism • generous • reliable • Confident • authentic • integrity

Semana 3 2023-11-08

Semana 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pacemaker
  2. medical history
  3. beta blocker
  4. restless
  5. heart murmur
  6. heart failure
  7. tachycardia
  8. angina
  9. angioplasty
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  1. defibrillator
  2. herbal medicine
  3. throbbing
  4. blood glucose monitor
  5. polyp
  6. stent
  7. catheterization
  8. to turn out
  9. disorder
  10. heartburn
  11. swelling

20 Clues: polyp • stent • angina • restless • disorder • swelling • pacemaker • throbbing • heartburn • to turn out • tachycardia • angioplasty • beta blocker • heart murmur • defibrillator • heart failure • herbal medicine • catheterization • medical history • blood glucose monitor

vertebrate diversity 2024-12-01

vertebrate diversity crossword puzzle
Across
  1. produce eggs and sperms
  2. skeletal system in birds
  3. shell
  4. respiratory system of birds
  5. for grinding food
  6. line sensation in fish
  7. movement of mollusks
  8. lower chambers
Down
  1. bladder controls fish depth
  2. skeleton of worms
  3. large jaws and sharp scales
  4. bird heart
  5. sac for wastes in bird
  6. birds wastes
  7. waste of fish
  8. has no scales or jaws
  9. amphibian heart
  10. fish heart

18 Clues: shell • bird heart • fish heart • birds wastes • waste of fish • lower chambers • amphibian heart • skeleton of worms • for grinding food • movement of mollusks • has no scales or jaws • sac for wastes in bird • produce eggs and sperms • skeletal system in birds • line sensation in fish • large jaws and sharp scales • respiratory system of birds • bladder controls fish depth

Cardiac Rehab Crossword 2020-01-24

Cardiac Rehab Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. occurs when an artery supplying your heart with blood and oxygen becomes blocked
  2. is a graphic outline of the heart's movement
  3. movement of the body that uses energy
  4. the ability of a person or animal to exert force on physical objects using muscles
  5. the pressure of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels
  6. a muscular organ in most animals, which pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system
  7. the action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness
  8. separate the atria from the ventricles
  9. biosynthesized by all animal cells and is an essential structural component of animal cell membranes
  10. is one of two large chambers toward the bottom of the heart that collect and expel blood
  11. recumbent stair stepper
  12. the condition of being physically fit and healthy
  13. an exercise machine, typically with a continuous belt
  14. the blood vessels that deliver oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the tissues of the body
  15. is a diagnostic test that uses x-rays to take pictures of your blood vessels
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  1. is a quivering or irregular heartbeat
  2. the round fruit of a tree of the rose family
  3. relating to the heart and blood vessels
  4. is the part of the cardiac cycle during which the heart refills with blood
  5. activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness
  6. is a tube-shaped device placed in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart
  7. is the ability of an organism to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time
  8. is the part of the cardiac cycle during which some chambers of the heart muscle contract after refilling with blood
  9. the range of movement in a joint or series of joints, and length in muscles that cross the joints to induce a bending movement or motion
  10. the process of recording and transmitting the readings of an instrument
  11. is the upper chamber through which blood enters the ventricles of the heart

26 Clues: recumbent stair stepper • is a quivering or irregular heartbeat • movement of the body that uses energy • separate the atria from the ventricles • relating to the heart and blood vessels • is a graphic outline of the heart's movement • the round fruit of a tree of the rose family • the condition of being physically fit and healthy • ...

Cath/EP Lab #2 2021-11-19

Cath/EP Lab #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spread of electrical activity from cell to cell in the heart
  2. sonic pressure waves used locally to fracture calcium in artery wall
  3. medicine is used in the diagnosis for PH in determining transplant candidates
  4. contrast media injector
  5. drug used to R/O Brugada
  6. the ability of the pacemaker to detect the heart's intrinsic electrical activity
  7. recorder heart monitoring device that records heart rhythm
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  1. progressive prolongation of PR interval until there is a P wave without a QRS complex
  2. used for clot removal
  3. in order to "Transform You" use this stent
  4. procedure to evaluate and treat cardiac arrhythmias
  5. sudden drop in HR and BP leading to fainting
  6. procedure used to open blocked coronary arteries
  7. device implanted that when it detects a fast abnormal heart rhythm it delivers energy to the heart
  8. uses radiofrequency technology to perform transseptal puncture
  9. pumps and oxygenates blood outside the body allowing heart/lungs to rest
  10. rare disorder involving "accessory pathway"

17 Clues: used for clot removal • contrast media injector • drug used to R/O Brugada • in order to "Transform You" use this stent • rare disorder involving "accessory pathway" • sudden drop in HR and BP leading to fainting • procedure used to open blocked coronary arteries • procedure to evaluate and treat cardiac arrhythmias • ...

Anatomy of the Heart 2013-11-14

Anatomy of the Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Blood vessel which divides to form the right and left pulmonary arteries
  2. Left: Bicuspid valve or the Mitral Valve. Right: Tricuspid valve
  3. Deeper membrane 2 : deeper membrane, 2 layers
  4. Large blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
  5. What receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium?
  6. Right: Pulmonary semilunar valve. Left: Aortic semilunar valve
  7. Middle layer of the heart, composed of thick bundles of cardiac muscle
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  1. Double connective tissue membrane that surrounds and protects the heart
  2. Largest artery in the body
  3. What carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs?
  4. Receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium
  5. Vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart's right atrium
  6. Tough outer membrane
  7. Pumps this blood directly into the left ventricle
  8. Receives blood from two large veins: the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava
  9. Inner layer, lines the heart chambers
  10. Outside layer of the heart, composed of connective tissue

17 Clues: Tough outer membrane • Largest artery in the body • Inner layer, lines the heart chambers • Deeper membrane 2 : deeper membrane, 2 layers • Receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium • Pumps this blood directly into the left ventricle • What receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium? • Outside layer of the heart, composed of connective tissue • ...

cardio crossword 2025-03-11

cardio crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. around
  2. coronary artery bypass graft
  3. when someones heart stops beating
  4. high blood pressure
  5. enlarged heart
  6. between
Down
  1. heart attack
  2. responsible for breathing
  3. above, high
  4. pumps blood through your body
  5. harding of arteries
  6. behind
  7. under,low

13 Clues: around • behind • between • under,low • above, high • heart attack • enlarged heart • harding of arteries • high blood pressure • responsible for breathing • coronary artery bypass graft • pumps blood through your body • when someones heart stops beating

Cardiac Function 2020-10-18

Cardiac Function crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the heart is surrounded by a sac
  2. Coronary Heart Disease
  3. the bicuspid valve is also called
  4. condition when the blood is unable to pump blood effectively
  5. gold standard test to detect MI
  6. oxygen-binding heme protein found in muscle and heart
Down
  1. marker to detect CHF and it is a cardiac hormone
  2. reduced blood supply to one area of heart
  3. a patient with difficult in breathing
  4. bluish color of skin due to lack of oxygen
  5. Myocardial Infarction
  6. isomer of CK specific for the heart
  7. record the electrical activity generated by the heart
  8. how many leaflets has the mitral valve?

14 Clues: Myocardial Infarction • Coronary Heart Disease • gold standard test to detect MI • the heart is surrounded by a sac • the bicuspid valve is also called • isomer of CK specific for the heart • a patient with difficult in breathing • how many leaflets has the mitral valve? • reduced blood supply to one area of heart • bluish color of skin due to lack of oxygen • ...

The Circulatory and Respiratory System 2023-05-02

The Circulatory and Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The gas we exhale
  2. The organ used for breathing
  3. The amount of times your heart beats per minute
  4. The smallest blood vessel
  5. Carries deoxygenated blood to the heart
  6. The side of the heart that pumps blood to the body
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  1. The amount of times we breathe air in and out in a minute
  2. The big muscle used for breathing
  3. The rhythmic pressure of blood in your blood vessels2
  4. The side of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs
  5. Exercise .... our breathing and heartrate
  6. The organ that pumps blood around the body
  7. The gas we breathe in
  8. Carries oxygenated blood away from the heart

14 Clues: The gas we exhale • The gas we breathe in • The smallest blood vessel • The organ used for breathing • The big muscle used for breathing • Carries deoxygenated blood to the heart • Exercise .... our breathing and heartrate • The organ that pumps blood around the body • Carries oxygenated blood away from the heart • The amount of times your heart beats per minute • ...

Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Patho, Signs, and Treatment 2025-10-11

Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Patho, Signs, and Treatment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Chamber of the heart most affected in DCM
  2. Irregular heartbeat often seen in DCM
  3. Inflammatory cause of DCM, often viral
  4. Most specific cardiac enzyme for myocardial infarction
  5. Swelling in legs and feet due to fluid retention
  6. Chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia
  7. Common symptom due to reduced cardiac output
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  1. Measurement that decreases in systolic dysfunction
  2. Medication that slows heart rate and reduces workload
  3. Type of heart failure seen in DCM
  4. General term for diseases of the heart muscle
  5. Extra heart sound heard in left-sided heart failure
  6. Medication that reduces afterload and improves survival
  7. Medical term for shortness of breath

14 Clues: Type of heart failure seen in DCM • Medical term for shortness of breath • Irregular heartbeat often seen in DCM • Inflammatory cause of DCM, often viral • Chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia • Chamber of the heart most affected in DCM • Common symptom due to reduced cardiac output • General term for diseases of the heart muscle • ...

Cardiovascular System 2025-10-22

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. slow heart rate
  2. fast heart rate
  3. this node is the pacemaker for the heart
  4. how the cardiovascular system maintains homeostasis
  5. this vessel cannot move blood by itself
  6. last push of blood from the atria to the ventricles
  7. this muscle part does all the work in the heart
Down
  1. this is how excess fluid returns to circulation
  2. this is a cirulation bypass
  3. what do electricity and contractility combine to do in the heart
  4. this vessel is the site of perfusion
  5. how the valves of the heart stay open or closed
  6. all nutrients must be processed by this organ
  7. this vessel controls your blood pressure

14 Clues: slow heart rate • fast heart rate • this is a cirulation bypass • this vessel is the site of perfusion • this vessel cannot move blood by itself • this node is the pacemaker for the heart • this vessel controls your blood pressure • all nutrients must be processed by this organ • this is how excess fluid returns to circulation • ...

Circulatory System Cross Word Puzzle - 3rd block science 12/2/21 2021-12-02

Circulatory System Cross Word Puzzle - 3rd block science 12/2/21 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The bottom chambers of your heart.
  2. The blood vessels that transport blood from the lung back into the heart.
  3. The main vein in your body.
  4. A body system that works very closely with the circulatory system.
  5. The blood cells that fight infection.
  6. The main artery in your body.
  7. Blood vessels that transport blood in the heart to the lungs.
Down
  1. a disease caused when fat(called plaque) builds up inside of your arteries and blocks them.
  2. Waste that your cells produce when working.
  3. Blood cells that circulate the body and provide oxygen to tissues.
  4. The yellow fluid in blood, it carries nutrients, proteins, and hormones around the body.
  5. Blood vessels that take deoxygenated blood to the heart.
  6. Blood vessels that take oxygenated blood away from the heart and to the rest of the body.
  7. The fist sized organ that pumps blood through your body.
  8. The smallest blood vessels in your body, they allow for nutrients and other needed thing to end your blood stream.
  9. The top chambers of your heart.

16 Clues: The main vein in your body. • The main artery in your body. • The top chambers of your heart. • The bottom chambers of your heart. • The blood cells that fight infection. • Waste that your cells produce when working. • Blood vessels that take deoxygenated blood to the heart. • The fist sized organ that pumps blood through your body. • ...

The heart 2020-02-19

The heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. carries the deoxygenated blood from the lower part of the body into the right atrium
  2. valve that separates the right atrium and the right ventricle.
  3. pumps blood to the lungs, where it is charged with oxygen.
  4. valve that separates the left atrium and the left ventricle
  5. carries blood away from your heart to the rest of your body.
Down
  1. brings deoxygenated blood from the upper part of the body to the right atrium.
  2. pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body.
  3. valve that lies between the left ventricle and the aorta
  4. receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
  5. receives blood from the veins
  6. valve that lies between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery

11 Clues: receives blood from the veins • receives oxygenated blood from the lungs • pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body. • valve that lies between the left ventricle and the aorta • pumps blood to the lungs, where it is charged with oxygen. • valve that separates the left atrium and the left ventricle • carries blood away from your heart to the rest of your body. • ...

Heart Failure 2021-08-19

Heart Failure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of diuretics used in HF
  2. ARB (starts with "L")
  3. if you're over 65 and have ESRD, you won't qualify for a cardiac ___
  4. test to r/o HF in acute setting
  5. most common illicit substance precipitating HF
  6. old name for HFpEF is ___ heart failure
  7. biggest modifiable risk for HF
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  1. ACEI (starts with "L")
  2. most common cardiotoxic "drug," causes dilated HF
  3. chronic HFrEF is caused by ventricular...
  4. study ordered for pt with significant murmur

11 Clues: ARB (starts with "L") • ACEI (starts with "L") • type of diuretics used in HF • biggest modifiable risk for HF • test to r/o HF in acute setting • old name for HFpEF is ___ heart failure • chronic HFrEF is caused by ventricular... • study ordered for pt with significant murmur • most common illicit substance precipitating HF • ...

Heart crossword 2021-12-13

Heart crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. keeps your blood moving in the right direction
  2. pumps the oxygen-rich blood through the aortic valve
  3. collects the oxygenated blood and carry it from the lungs back to the heart
  4. receives blood full of oxygen from the lungs and then empties the blood into the left ventricle
  5. receives blood low in oxygen from the body and then empties the blood into the right ventricle
Down
  1. helps keep blood flowing in the right direction through the heart
  2. helps keep blood flowing in the correct direction through the heart
  3. one-way door from your heart's right ventricle to the lungs
  4. pumps the oxygen-poor blood to the lungs through the pulmonary valve
  5. carry blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs
  6. the main artery in the heart

11 Clues: the main artery in the heart • keeps your blood moving in the right direction • pumps the oxygen-rich blood through the aortic valve • carry blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs • one-way door from your heart's right ventricle to the lungs • helps keep blood flowing in the right direction through the heart • ...

The Heart 2013-12-12

The Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The shortening and thickening of functioning muscle or muscle fiber.
  2. Blood with a low O2 saturation
  3. Carries blood from the left side of the heart to the arteries of all limbs and organs except the lungs.
  4. A vessel in which blood flows toward the heart.
  5. The muscular elastic tubes that form a branching system and that carry blood away from the heart to the cells, tissues, and organs of the body.
Down
  1. The vessels going to and from the lungs are the ..... artery and vein.
  2. Either of two heart valves through which blood flows from the atria to the ventricles; prevents return of blood to the atrium
  3. The contraction, or period of contraction, of the heart
  4. The lower chambers of the heart.
  5. The strands of tendon that anchor the cusps of the valves to the muscles of the ventricles of the heart.
  6. Either of the upper chambers of the heart

11 Clues: Blood with a low O2 saturation • The lower chambers of the heart. • Either of the upper chambers of the heart • A vessel in which blood flows toward the heart. • The contraction, or period of contraction, of the heart • The shortening and thickening of functioning muscle or muscle fiber. • The vessels going to and from the lungs are the ..... artery and vein. • ...

The heart 2015-04-19

The heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. upper vena cava where blood enters
  2. upper part of the heart
  3. Blood vessels that Carrys oxygenated blood away from the heart
  4. three part valve
  5. Blood vessles Carrys blood from the lungs
  6. lower vena cava where blood enters
Down
  1. blood vessels that Carrys blood to the lungs
  2. Blood vessels Carrys blood to the body
  3. two part valve
  4. lower part of the heart
  5. Blood vessels that Carrys deoxygenated blood towards the heart

11 Clues: two part valve • three part valve • upper part of the heart • lower part of the heart • upper vena cava where blood enters • lower vena cava where blood enters • Blood vessels Carrys blood to the body • Blood vessles Carrys blood from the lungs • blood vessels that Carrys blood to the lungs • Blood vessels that Carrys oxygenated blood away from the heart • ...

The Heart 2023-11-06

The Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is a three flap or cusp valve that prevents backflow of blood from the right ventricle to the right atrium
  2. In the cardiac cycle, the contraction of the myocardium
  3. The area of the brain that contains the cardiac centers to regular heart rate
  4. A single upper chamber of the heart
  5. The unit of contraction with cardiac muscle cells
  6. An area of necrotic tissue due to prolonged lack of blood supply
Down
  1. The serous membrane on the surface of the myocardium
  2. An irregular heartbeat
  3. Deprived blood supply to the myocardium
  4. A very rapid and uncoordinated ventricular beat
  5. The largest artery in the body
  6. Serous membrane on the surface of the myocardium

12 Clues: An irregular heartbeat • The largest artery in the body • A single upper chamber of the heart • Deprived blood supply to the myocardium • A very rapid and uncoordinated ventricular beat • Serous membrane on the surface of the myocardium • The unit of contraction with cardiac muscle cells • The serous membrane on the surface of the myocardium • ...

The Heart 2022-07-27

The Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Blood poor in oxygen
  2. Fourth chamber
  3. Sends the poor in oxygen blood to the heart
  4. Sends the oxygenated blood to the body
  5. Source
Down
  1. 2nd chamber
  2. Where arteries and veins meet
  3. Third chamber
  4. First chamber
  5. Blood rich in oxygen
  6. Where oxygen is

11 Clues: Source • 2nd chamber • Third chamber • First chamber • Fourth chamber • Where oxygen is • Blood poor in oxygen • Blood rich in oxygen • Where arteries and veins meet • Sends the oxygenated blood to the body • Sends the poor in oxygen blood to the heart

The Heart 2023-03-02

The Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a tube is inserted into the blood vessel to help clogged or blocked artery
  2. a cardiovascular disease
  3. cava carry oxygen-poor blood to your heart right atrium
  4. pumps oxygen rich blood out through aortic valve
  5. located between the right and left ventricles of the heart.
  6. apart of your pulmonary circuit
Down
  1. one of the four chambers of the heart
  2. so it blood can pump through your heart also throughout the body
  3. the main part of your body made of muscle tissue
  4. located on each of the two ventricles.
  5. transport deoxygenated blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.

11 Clues: a cardiovascular disease • apart of your pulmonary circuit • one of the four chambers of the heart • located on each of the two ventricles. • the main part of your body made of muscle tissue • pumps oxygen rich blood out through aortic valve • located between the right and left ventricles of the heart. • cava carry oxygen-poor blood to your heart right atrium • ...

The Heart 2023-04-26

The Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Total length of these would go twice around the world
  2. Contains plasma, red & white blood cells and platelets
  3. receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle
  4. The heart is this type of organ
  5. Carry oxygen-poor blood from your heart to your lungs
Down
  1. These distribute oxygen-rich blood to your body.
  2. Connect the veins and arteries
  3. Flaps located on each end of the two ventricles
  4. The main artery that carries blood away from your heart to the rest of your body
  5. These collect oxygen-poor blood and carry it back to your heart
  6. The heart is about this size

11 Clues: The heart is about this size • Connect the veins and arteries • The heart is this type of organ • Flaps located on each end of the two ventricles • These distribute oxygen-rich blood to your body. • Total length of these would go twice around the world • Carry oxygen-poor blood from your heart to your lungs • Contains plasma, red & white blood cells and platelets • ...

Working Heart 2022-05-07

Working Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The great exchange of gas happens in the
  2. The human heart is divided by the
  3. Protective sac surrounding the heart
  4. Carries blood back to the heart
Down
  1. Arteries carry blood that is rich in
  2. One way doors of the heart
  3. Blood travels away from the heart in the
  4. The largest artery of the human heart
  5. The human heart feels
  6. The color of blood leaving the human heart
  7. The human heart is the size of a

11 Clues: The human heart feels • One way doors of the heart • Carries blood back to the heart • The human heart is the size of a • The human heart is divided by the • Arteries carry blood that is rich in • Protective sac surrounding the heart • The largest artery of the human heart • Blood travels away from the heart in the • The great exchange of gas happens in the • ...

The heart 2022-05-11

The heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. blood vessel that takes blood to the body
  2. the smallest blood vessel
  3. bottom chamber of the heart
  4. what can be fitted to widen an artery
  5. top chamber of the heart
Down
  1. what the blood becomes when it reaches the lungs
  2. what tissue the heart is made of
  3. number of chambers the heart has
  4. prevents blood flowing backwards
  5. blood vessel with the thickest walls
  6. blood vessel with valves

11 Clues: blood vessel with valves • top chamber of the heart • the smallest blood vessel • bottom chamber of the heart • what tissue the heart is made of • number of chambers the heart has • prevents blood flowing backwards • blood vessel with the thickest walls • what can be fitted to widen an artery • blood vessel that takes blood to the body • ...

Heart Words 2023-05-17

Heart Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ___ is the ring?
  2. I ____ that I can do it.
  3. You _____ make the bed.
  4. ____ sat on the bench.
  5. I wish I _____ be there.
Down
  1. Jim lost ___ strap on the bag.
  2. It had ____ so cold.
  3. The kid ____ to go to math class.
  4. This job ____ a lot of stress.
  5. Put the mat ____.
  6. They are mad at ____.

11 Clues: ___ is the ring? • Put the mat ____. • It had ____ so cold. • They are mad at ____. • ____ sat on the bench. • You _____ make the bed. • I ____ that I can do it. • I wish I _____ be there. • Jim lost ___ strap on the bag. • This job ____ a lot of stress. • The kid ____ to go to math class.

Heart <3 2025-07-14

Heart <3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sport we played together where you met that thicc lady
  2. Best girl around
  3. My favorite grabbing spot
  4. Spot you ultra bruised with kisses recently (hot)
  5. Movie we watched in theaters together
Down
  1. Description of cutest girl around
  2. Boyfriend who's made very happy by his cool gf
  3. What you owe me thousands of gimme more
  4. Woman you'll NEVER HAVE
  5. Cute girlfriend's favorite food order
  6. My favorite HOLDING spot

11 Clues: Best girl around • Woman you'll NEVER HAVE • My favorite HOLDING spot • My favorite grabbing spot • Description of cutest girl around • Cute girlfriend's favorite food order • Movie we watched in theaters together • What you owe me thousands of gimme more • Boyfriend who's made very happy by his cool gf • Spot you ultra bruised with kisses recently (hot) • ...

Heart vocabulary 2026-03-06

Heart vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pump out the blood to the body and lungs
  2. carries blood from the heart to the circulatory system
  3. tiny vessels where oxygen, CO2 and transfer nutrients between the bloodstream and cells
  4. fills the blood returning to the heart from the body and lungs
  5. small battery powered device that prevents the heart for beating too slowly
Down
  1. a type of muscle tissue that forms in the heart
  2. carries blood back to the heart
  3. large vein that carries blood to the heart from other parts of the body
  4. wall seperating the left and right side of the heart
  5. carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart
  6. tricuspid, mitral, pulmonary, and aortic

11 Clues: carries blood back to the heart • pump out the blood to the body and lungs • tricuspid, mitral, pulmonary, and aortic • carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart • a type of muscle tissue that forms in the heart • wall seperating the left and right side of the heart • carries blood from the heart to the circulatory system • ...