heart Crossword Puzzles

Noah cardio 2025-08-24

Noah cardio crossword puzzle
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  1. The largest type of white blood cell, which can differentiate into a macrophage.
  2. A vessel that carries blood from a capillary bed to a larger vein.
  3. A serious medical condition caused by a sudden blockage in a coronary artery.
  4. The name for the tiny, hair-like projections that line blood vessels and help regulate blood flow.
  5. A specialized cell that is a precursor to a red blood cell.
  6. The circulation of blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs.
  7. A type of arrhythmia originating from the atria, causing a rapid, chaotic heart rhythm.
  8. A congenital heart defect where the ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth.
  9. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute.
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  1. A condition in which the blood has an abnormally high concentration of lipids, such as cholesterol.
  2. The force exerted by blood on the arterial walls during the contraction phase of the cardiac cycle.
  3. The smallest branch of an artery, leading into a capillary.
  4. A condition characterized by a consistently low heart rate.
  5. A specific area of the right atrium that serves as the heart's primary pacemaker.
  6. The period during the cardiac cycle when the ventricles relax and fill with blood
  7. The term for the division of the heart that separates the atria.
  8. The specific bundle of cardiac fibers that transmits electrical impulses from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles.
  9. The name for the small, specialized blood vessels that supply the walls of larger arteries and veins with blood
  10. A type of circulation that carries deoxygenated blood from the intestines and spleen to the liver.
  11. The muscular tissue of the heart.

20 Clues: The muscular tissue of the heart. • The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute. • The smallest branch of an artery, leading into a capillary. • A condition characterized by a consistently low heart rate. • A specialized cell that is a precursor to a red blood cell. • The term for the division of the heart that separates the atria. • ...

sci 2025-08-27

sci crossword puzzle
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  1. Pressure : The force of blood pushing against vessel walls
  2. : Tiny vessels where gas and nutrient exchange occurs
  3. : Prevent backflow of blood in the heart
  4. : Oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells
  5. : Muscle that helps control breathing
  6. Rate : Number of breaths per minute
  7. : Condition causing inflamed and narrowed airways
  8. : Windpipe; connects throat to lungs
  9. Cava : Largest vein in the body
  10. : Act of breathing in air
  11. : Tiny sacs where gas exchange happens
  12. : Cellular process that uses oxygen to release energy
  13. : Main organs of the respiratory system
  14. : Vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  15. : Voice box; houses vocal cords
  16. : Liquid portion of blood
  17. : Small airways inside the lungs
  18. : Act of breathing out air
  19. : Ion that transports carbon dioxide in the blood
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  1. : Medical term for high blood pressure
  2. : Two tubes that branch into the lungs
  3. Blood Cells : Blood cells that fight infection
  4. Circulation : Circulation between heart and lungs
  5. : Largest artery in the body
  6. Circulation : Circulation between heart and rest of the body
  7. Dioxide : Waste gas exhaled from the lungs
  8. : Lung infection that fills alveoli with fluid
  9. : Throat; passage for air and food
  10. Blood Cells : Blood cells that carry oxygen
  11. : Condition caused by low red blood cells or hemoglobin
  12. : Entry point for air; filters and moistens it
  13. Node : Heart’s natural pacemaker
  14. : Circulating fluid that transports oxygen and nutrients
  15. : Vessels that carry blood back to the heart
  16. Capacity : Total volume of air the lungs can hold
  17. Arteries : Arteries that supply the heart muscle
  18. Exchange : Transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide in lungs
  19. : Help form clots to stop bleeding
  20. : Gas absorbed from the air into the blood
  21. : Muscular organ that pumps blood

40 Clues: : Act of breathing in air • : Liquid portion of blood • : Act of breathing out air • : Largest artery in the body • Cava : Largest vein in the body • : Voice box; houses vocal cords • Node : Heart’s natural pacemaker • : Small airways inside the lungs • : Muscular organ that pumps blood • : Throat; passage for air and food • : Help form clots to stop bleeding • ...

Gas Exchange Fundamentals nursing ati 2026-03-22

Gas Exchange Fundamentals nursing ati crossword puzzle
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  1. leaking heart valves that do not close.
  2. the flow of blood by the cardiopulmonary system to the alveolar capillaries where deoxygenated blood is exchanged for oxygenated blood in the heart and delivered to the rest of the body.
  3. a condition where there is an absence of inspiratory airflow for a minimum of 10 seconds.
  4. narrowing of the airway heard on inhalation that sounds like music or whistling
  5. lubricant made by the lungs to keep alveoli from collapsing.
  6. volume of air inspired and expired in one breath
  7. a heartrate greater than 100
  8. A vibration felt in the chest wall during palpation or auscultation found when speaking.
  9. obstruction in the airway that sounds like rattling
  10. air in the pleural space causing lungs to completely or partially collapse.
  11. a heart rate less than 60
  12. the relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart muscle is relaxed and the chambers are filled with blood.
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  1. collapse of airway and small sections of lungs as a result of shallow breathing, collapse of the lung during expansion.
  2. a protective layer or membrane covering the lungs.
  3. the contraction phase of the cardiac cycle when the mitral and tricuspid valves close and the blood is ejected into systemic and respiratory circulation.
  4. The flow of air inside or outside of the alveoli.
  5. the amount of blood remaining in the left ventricle at the end of diastole causing it to stretch
  6. narrowing of the heart valve
  7. the volume of blood ejected by the heart in 1 minute, SV X HR.
  8. the amount of resistance or force that occurs when the heart ejects blood from the left ventricle.

20 Clues: a heart rate less than 60 • a heartrate greater than 100 • narrowing of the heart valve • leaking heart valves that do not close. • volume of air inspired and expired in one breath • The flow of air inside or outside of the alveoli. • a protective layer or membrane covering the lungs. • obstruction in the airway that sounds like rattling • ...

Lexie Lane Unit 4 2018-04-09

Lexie Lane Unit 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. a method of retaining body heat
  2. layer of blood vessels made up of mostly smooth muscle cells and elastin fibers within the extracellular matrix
  3. opening in a blood vessel
  4. cycles and or beats/min
  5. a higher than normal heart rate
  6. where the exchange of gas occurs
  7. persistent high blood pressure
  8. pulse is taken by feeling the pulsations of blood passing through the radial artery of the wrist
  9. graph that electrical events can be recored on (EKG)
  10. the "fight or flight" hormones
  11. the plane that divides the body or organ in half resulting in an anterior and a posterior half
  12. small blood vessels that connect arteries to capillaries
  13. color of deoxygenated blood on heart diagrams
  14. carry blood towards the heart
  15. valve found in between the left atrium and left ventricle
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  1. the basic instrument used to take a blood pressure
  2. covers surfaces and lines cavities
  3. upper, smaller chambers that receive blood into the heart
  4. the movement of blood between the lungs and the heart
  5. small blood vessels that connect capillaries and veins
  6. a procedure that uses a "balloon" to open partially blocked blood vessels
  7. muscular wall of the heart
  8. age, air temperature, body size, and fitness level can affect....
  9. if untreated, this can eventually lead to death of myocardial tissue

24 Clues: cycles and or beats/min • opening in a blood vessel • muscular wall of the heart • carry blood towards the heart • persistent high blood pressure • the "fight or flight" hormones • a method of retaining body heat • a higher than normal heart rate • where the exchange of gas occurs • covers surfaces and lines cavities • color of deoxygenated blood on heart diagrams • ...

Cardio 2016-01-22

Cardio crossword puzzle
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  1. situation in which the heart fails to contract
  2. a drug that is used to make one urinate
  3. a condition of right sided heart failure
  4. clotted blood in the tissues
  5. a heartbeat that is unusually strong, fast , or irregular
  6. a process in which blood is removed, its plasma is separated from formed elements, and the formed elements are returned to the patient or the donor
  7. chemical analysis of substances in the blood
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  1. diagnostic procedure that involves passing a fine catheter through a blood vessel into the heart
  2. an inherited disorder of iron overload in which the intestine absorbs too much iron from the diet
  3. condition of undesirable intravascular clotting initiated by a roughened venous lining
  4. inflammation of the endocardium
  5. a venous incision or puncture made for the purpose of withdrawing blood
  6. the major technique for diagnosing coronary artery occlusion and risk of a heart attack
  7. inflammation of a vein
  8. the study of blood
  9. a balloon like out pocketing of an artery wall that places the artery at risk for rupture
  10. Any one of the components of whole blood that has been separated out from the other blood components, such as platelets or clotting factors
  11. concussion of the heart
  12. inflammation of the cardiac muscle layer of the heart
  13. Procedure for removing varicose or spider veins
  14. blood poisoning

21 Clues: blood poisoning • the study of blood • inflammation of a vein • concussion of the heart • clotted blood in the tissues • inflammation of the endocardium • a drug that is used to make one urinate • a condition of right sided heart failure • chemical analysis of substances in the blood • situation in which the heart fails to contract • ...

Extra Credit 2022-10-28

Extra Credit crossword puzzle
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  1. upper arm bone
  2. provide a resting ground for muscles and protection of vital organs
  3. thigh bone/upper leg bone
  4. Blood vessels that carry blood towards/back to the heart
  5. A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and that protects the ends of bones and keeps them from rubbing together.
  6. muscle Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart.
  7. cage protects the heart and lungs
  8. Connect muscle to bone
  9. vessels arteries, veins, capillaries
  10. carry blood away from the heart
  11. Large, flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity that helps with breathing
  12. poor blood enters the heart from the body and goes out to the lungs
  13. System enables movement of the body and internal organs
  14. physical activity increases, what else increases? blood flow to the muscles to deliver oxygen
  15. rich blood enters the heart from the lungs and goes out to the body
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  1. Main organs of the respiratory system
  2. A hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
  3. system Protects and supports body organs and provides a framework the muscles use to support movement. Made up of bones and joints
  4. system Brings oxygen into the body. Gets rid of carbon dioxide.
  5. Smallest blood vessels
  6. system Transports oxygen, waste, nutrients, hormones, heat, etc... around the body
  7. windpipe/takes gases to and from lungs
  8. muscle A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton and provides the force that moves the bones.
  9. skull
  10. muscle Involuntary muscle found inside many internal organs of the body
  11. passages for air
  12. Connect bone to bone

27 Clues: skull • upper arm bone • passages for air • Connect bone to bone • Smallest blood vessels • Connect muscle to bone • thigh bone/upper leg bone • carry blood away from the heart • cage protects the heart and lungs • vessels arteries, veins, capillaries • Main organs of the respiratory system • windpipe/takes gases to and from lungs • ...

Blood Pressure 2024-01-20

Blood Pressure crossword puzzle
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  1. When blood vessels relax and the inner diameter becomes bigger.
  2. Blood pressure consistently higher than 140/90.
  3. Abbreviation of hypertension.
  4. Another word for lungs.
  5. Measurement of the heart at rest; bottom number of blood pressure reading.
  6. Low blood pressure.
  7. Another word for the cuff used to measure blood pressure.
  8. Sleep ___ is a routine, or plan, for what you do to get quality sleep.
  9. Measurement of the heart at work; top number of blood pressure reading.
  10. Red blood cells carrying oxygen are…
  11. System that includes heart, lungs, and blood vessels.
  12. A unit of energy, often used to express the nutritional value of foods.
  13. Another word for blood vessels, includes arteries, veins, and capillaries.
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  1. Another word for red blood cells.
  2. A hormone that helps regulate blood pressure.
  3. When blood vessels tighten and the inner diameter becomes smaller.
  4. Another word for heart.
  5. Substances produced in the body that activate specific cells or tissues.
  6. When you feel the beat of a pulse, you…
  7. When you use a stethoscope to hear something, such as the heart, you…
  8. Do you have some control over your blood pressure?
  9. Any exercise that causes the heart to beat faster, blood to be pumped quickly, and the lungs to take in more oxygen.
  10. A waxy, fat-like substance that's found in all the cells in our body.

23 Clues: Low blood pressure. • Another word for heart. • Another word for lungs. • Abbreviation of hypertension. • Another word for red blood cells. • Red blood cells carrying oxygen are… • When you feel the beat of a pulse, you… • A hormone that helps regulate blood pressure. • Blood pressure consistently higher than 140/90. • Do you have some control over your blood pressure? • ...

Cardiovascular System 2024-05-26

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. Node that leads activity for other pacemakers; has 70 AC/min
  2. 88% of blood flows to _____ muscles when exercising
  3. Vessels that carry blood from the heart
  4. Bulk flow into the tissues
  5. Pathway that conducts the pacemaker activity from the right to left atrium
  6. Volume of blood pumped out by each ventricle per beat
  7. Cells that display pacemaker activity and initiate action potentials
  8. Abnormal heart sounds
  9. Valve that does not close completely and causes swishing sound
  10. Valve that does not open completely and causes whistling sound
  11. Blood pressure above 140/90 mm Hg
  12. Phase that results from slow Ca2+ entry coupled with reduced efflux of K+
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  1. Tendinous fibers attached to inside edges of AV valves that prevent eversion
  2. External membrane covering the heart and is filled with pericardial fluid to prevent friction
  3. Inability of cardiac output to meet demands of the body
  4. Vessels that carry blood to the heart
  5. Bulk flow into capillaries
  6. Middle layer of heart wall
  7. The second heart sound “dup” comes from the closure of ______ valves
  8. ______ circulation is used by the right ventricle to pump blood to lungs
  9. Pathway that conducts pacemaker activity from SA nodes to AV nodes
  10. ______ circulation is used by the left ventricle to pump blood to body tissues
  11. Relaxation and Filling
  12. Smallest diameter vessels formed when arterioles branch
  13. Contraction and emptying

25 Clues: Abnormal heart sounds • Relaxation and Filling • Contraction and emptying • Bulk flow into the tissues • Bulk flow into capillaries • Middle layer of heart wall • Blood pressure above 140/90 mm Hg • Vessels that carry blood to the heart • Vessels that carry blood from the heart • 88% of blood flows to _____ muscles when exercising • ...

cardiovascular crossword 2025-04-21

cardiovascular crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. pale, straw colored fluid that is formed from body water and salts
  2. separates right ventricle from pulmonary artery
  3. form a network of tubes that carry blood through the body in a circuit
  4. separates left ventricle from aorta
  5. larger blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart
  6. force the blood exerts on the walls of the arteries
  7. receive blood entering the heart and hold it until the ventricles empty
  8. lowest pressure in an artery
  9. relaxation phase
  10. highest pressure in an artery
  11. hollow, muscular pump whose role is to propel blood through the circulatory system
  12. larger blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  13. process that stops bleeding and keeps blood inside the injured vessel
  14. contraction phase
  15. former cells that have lost all organelles
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  1. occurs when a blood vessel is severed or damaged, causing bleeding to occur
  2. prevent backflow of blood
  3. microscopic blood vessels that connect arterioles and venules
  4. buildup of cholesterol, calcium, and fat deposits on the interior walls of the arteries
  5. rate of heart when body is at rest and relaxed
  6. special liquid connective tissue that is part fluid and part cellular material
  7. is controlled by pacemaker
  8. receive blood from the atria and pump blood out of the heart
  9. fragments of cytoplasm surrounded by a membrane
  10. generates electrical impulses that spread over the walls of both atria

25 Clues: relaxation phase • contraction phase • prevent backflow of blood • is controlled by pacemaker • lowest pressure in an artery • highest pressure in an artery • separates left ventricle from aorta • former cells that have lost all organelles • rate of heart when body is at rest and relaxed • separates right ventricle from pulmonary artery • ...

Electrocardiogram 2024-09-23

Electrocardiogram crossword puzzle
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  1. When the heart beats regularly but faster than it should; occurs in the upper chambers of the heart\
  2. Time from the beginning of the ventricular depolarization to the end of the ventricular repolarization
  3. Time from the beginning of atrial depolarization to the beginning of ventricular depolarization
  4. Instrument used to measure changes in the heart
  5. Occurs in the lower chambers of the heart; the lower chambers contract in a very rapid and uncoordinated manner
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  1. Recording of the changes in the membrane potential
  2. Slow heart rate; below 60 impulses per minute
  3. Irregular heart rhythm that occurs in the upper chambers of the heart
  4. Repolarization of the ventricles
  5. Depolarization of both ventricles and contraction of the ventricular muscle
  6. Faster heart heart; over 100 impulses per minute
  7. Atrial depolarization

12 Clues: Atrial depolarization • Repolarization of the ventricles • Slow heart rate; below 60 impulses per minute • Instrument used to measure changes in the heart • Faster heart heart; over 100 impulses per minute • Recording of the changes in the membrane potential • Irregular heart rhythm that occurs in the upper chambers of the heart • ...

Cardiac and Hip review 2023-10-29

Cardiac and Hip review crossword puzzle
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  1. The angle resulting from the intersection of a line down the long shaft of the femur and a line drawn through the neck of the femur
  2. Structure that carries deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart
  3. Natural pacemaker
  4. Determines the amount of blood pumped out of the ventricle each cardiac cycle
  5. Heart is filling with blood
  6. Volume of blood pumped out by the heart per minute
  7. Fibrocartilaginous collar surrounding the acetabulum which allows for shock absorption and load transmission
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  1. relationship between the axis of the femoral head and neck and the femoral condyles
  2. How much blood goes out of the heart
  3. Structure that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart into the body
  4. Heart is emptying
  5. How much blood is in the heart
  6. Allows for hip stability and ROM
  7. Diarthrodial joint made up of the pelvis and femur

14 Clues: Heart is emptying • Natural pacemaker • Heart is filling with blood • How much blood is in the heart • Allows for hip stability and ROM • How much blood goes out of the heart • Diarthrodial joint made up of the pelvis and femur • Volume of blood pumped out by the heart per minute • Structure that carries deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart • ...

CCB2 2025-04-08

CCB2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Volume of blood pumped by the heart through the systemic circulation over a period measured in liters per minute
  2. Positive inotrope used in the treatment and management of systolic heart failure; some patients can and will go home on a maintenance infusion
  3. Most common form of heart disease resulting from plaque accumulation in the blood vessels that supply oxygen to the myocardium
  4. Life-threatening complication of heart failure resulting in a state of severe hypoperfusion
  5. Volume of blood pumped out of the heart's left ventricle during each systolic contraction
  6. Broad term used to refer to a group of diseases that cause decreased blood flow to the heart (EX: STEMI, NSTEMI, unstable angina)
  7. Vasodilator (oral, topical, or IV) used primarily to relieve anginal chest pain and/or hypertensive emergencies
  8. Life-threatening condition that arises when the body’s response to an infection injures its tissues and organs
  9. Combination of aspirin and one additional antiplatelet medication used in the prevention of stent reocclusion for post-PCI patients
  10. Condition in which the heart muscle can’t pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs for blood and oxygen
  11. Colloid that drives the interstitial fluid into the intravascular compartment and increases the effective volume of the circulatory system
  12. Amount of tension or arterial pressure the ventricle has to overcome to eject blood (AKA: size of the pipes)
  13. Oral vasodilator used to treat and manage hypertension in patients at risk for heart failure, stroke, and/or acute myocardial infarction (Hint: drug class)
  14. Common phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor (PDE5-I) used in the treatment and management of erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension (Hint: patients taking this drug cannot have nitroglycerin)
  15. Vasopressor commonly used as a second-line treatment of hypotension in sepsis patients (Hint: non-titratable in this patient population)
  16. Condition that happens when an ascending urinary tract infection has spread from the bladder to the kidneys
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  1. Beta blocker (oral or IV) used in the prevention and treatment of hypertension, angina, heart failure, and dysrhythmias
  2. Assessment finding where pain is elicited by tapping the area of the back overlying one or both kidneys
  3. Condition characterized by the abnormal accumulation of extravascular fluid in the lungs
  4. Procedure done for evaluation and treatment of a wide array of cardiac conditions (EX: CAD, AMI, pulmonary hypertension, heart failure, valvular disorders)
  5. Ability of the myocardium to develop force for a given muscle length (AKA: how hard the pump squeezes)
  6. Cardiac muscle length prior to contractility (AKA: end-diastolic volume or the amount of fluid in the pipes)
  7. Ultrasound imaging test (can be transthoracic or transesophageal) used to evaluate myocardial structure and blood flow
  8. Loop diuretic commonly used to treat conditions with volume overload and edema secondary to heart failure, liver failure, or renal failure
  9. Condition characterized by elevated intrapulmonary pressures
  10. Positive inotrope used in the treatment of acute heart failure exacerbation and/or cardiogenic shock
  11. Vasopressor commonly used as a first-line treatment of hypotension in sepsis patients
  12. Volume of blood that fills the heart by the end of the cardiac cycle

28 Clues: Condition characterized by elevated intrapulmonary pressures • Volume of blood that fills the heart by the end of the cardiac cycle • Vasopressor commonly used as a first-line treatment of hypotension in sepsis patients • Condition characterized by the abnormal accumulation of extravascular fluid in the lungs • ...

Chapter 16 Review 2021-03-02

Chapter 16 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Tissue fluid absorbed by lymph vessels
  2. nodes Clusters of small, spongy structures
  3. Vessel that brings blood to the heart
  4. A protein found on red blood cells
  5. Lower two chambers of the heart
  6. Main organs of the respiratory system
  7. The buildup of fatty material within the walls of arteries
  8. The yellowish liquid of blood that transports blood cells
  9. Tubelike passageway at the top of the throat that receives air, food, and liquids from the mouth or nose
  10. Upper two chambers of the heart
  11. An organ of the lymphatic system that recycles worn-out red blood cells and produces and stores lymphocytes
  12. circulation Network of vessels that carry blood from the heart to the body and blood from the body to the heart
  13. The movement of air into and out of the lungs
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  1. Large muscle below the lungs
  2. circulation Network of vessels that carry blood to and from the lungs
  3. Vessel that takes blood away from the heart
  4. Microscopic sacs where gas exchange occurs
  5. Tube that is held open by C-shaped rings of cartilage
  6. circulation Network of arteries and veins that supply blood to all the cells of the heart
  7. Small, irregularly shaped pieces of cells that plug wounds and stop bleeding
  8. The tiniest blood vessels that deliver supplies to individual cells and take away waste materials
  9. Triangle-shaped area that air from the pharynx passes into
  10. Part of the immune system that helps destroy microorganisms that enter the body
  11. Narrow tubes that the trachea branches into that lead to the lungs
  12. An organ of the lymphatic system in which T-cells complete their development

25 Clues: Large muscle below the lungs • Lower two chambers of the heart • Upper two chambers of the heart • A protein found on red blood cells • Vessel that brings blood to the heart • Main organs of the respiratory system • Tissue fluid absorbed by lymph vessels • Microscopic sacs where gas exchange occurs • Vessel that takes blood away from the heart • ...

Systems Review 2024-01-16

Systems Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Substance that breaks down fat
  2. The type of transport that does not require energy
  3. Breaks down protein to individual amino acids
  4. Separates the top of the stomach from the esophagus
  5. First part of the small intestine
  6. Protects the lining inside the stomach
  7. Connects nose and mouth
  8. Important for blood clotting
  9. Carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs
  10. Occurs when the heart contracts
  11. The structure that physically separates the left side of the heart from the right
  12. Muscle used to pull oxygen into the lungs and push out carbon dioxide
  13. Blood vessels that contain valves
  14. The name for the valves that control blood flow out of the heart
  15. The process of expelling waste, the last component of the digestion process
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  1. Carries air to each lung
  2. Transport of nutrients from digestive system to the blood stream
  3. Allow diffusion of gases from blood stream to alveoli
  4. Flap of tissue that prevents food from entering the trachea
  5. Tube that food travels down
  6. Muscles used to move ribs to allow more or less room in the chest
  7. Name for bundles of waste travelling through the small intestine
  8. Iron based compound that binds oxygen
  9. Part of the brain that controls heart rate
  10. Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  11. How a bolus is transported through the esophagus
  12. Begins the process of chemical digestion in the mouth
  13. Lightest component of blood
  14. Component of blood that fights infection
  15. Name for the top two chambers of the heart
  16. Part of the digestive system that absorbs water
  17. A graph of the electrical activity of the heart

32 Clues: Connects nose and mouth • Carries air to each lung • Tube that food travels down • Lightest component of blood • Important for blood clotting • Substance that breaks down fat • Occurs when the heart contracts • First part of the small intestine • Blood vessels that contain valves • Iron based compound that binds oxygen • Protects the lining inside the stomach • ...

Exchange 2024-05-16

Exchange crossword puzzle
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  1. The main vein that carries deoxygenated blood into the right atrium of the heart.
  2. A type of membrane transport mechanism involving two different molecules moving across a cell membrane.
  3. A type of plant that is adapted to survive in places with very little water.
  4. A smaller type of blood vessel that connects capillaries with veins.
  5. ventricle - The chamber in the heart that receives oxygenated blood and pumps it out of the heart to the rest of the body.
  6. A type of tissue found in plants used in translocation
  7. Molecules found in the small intestine that assist in the coagulation of lipids, increasing the lipid surface area for breakdown.
  8. Small holes found on leaves that can be opened or closed by guard cells
  9. A decrease in the affinity of haemoglobin for oxygen in areas with a high carbon dioxide concentration.
  10. The main artery that supplies the heart tissue with blood.
  11. A class of enzymes that hydrolyze lipids.
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  1. A type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
  2. A type of chamber in the heart which receives blood directly from a vein
  3. A smaller type of blood vessel that connects arteries with capillaries.
  4. The main artery that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart at high pressure.
  5. to do with the kidneys
  6. The tissue that transports water in the stem and leaves of plants.
  7. to do with the lungs
  8. A protein found in red blood cells that has a quaternary structure and is specialised to carry oxygen to the tissues.
  9. The two airways branching out from the trachea
  10. Small openings on the surface of insects that allow for the exchange of gases with their environment.
  11. Small air sacs found in the lungs

22 Clues: to do with the lungs • to do with the kidneys • Small air sacs found in the lungs • A class of enzymes that hydrolyze lipids. • The two airways branching out from the trachea • A type of tissue found in plants used in translocation • The main artery that supplies the heart tissue with blood. • A type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. • ...

Vital Signs Vocab 2023-02-07

Vital Signs Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. abnormally high blood pressure
  2. low blood pressure that happens when standing after sitting or laying down
  3. the blood pressure when the heart is contracting (top number)
  4. regular breathing pattern with a rate less than 12/min
  5. a condition in which the heartbeats with an regular or abnormal rhythm
  6. the quality of blood pumped by the heart in the given period of time, typically measured in liters per minute
  7. the gradual decline of a disease process (such as a fever)
  8. deep breathing pattern with an increased rate; leads to decreased levels of carbon dioxide and hyperoxygenation
  9. abnormally elevated body temperature (greater than 40C [104F])
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  1. irregular rate and depth of respirations that follow a cyclical pattern. The client will experience shallow breaths that progress to a normal pattern, and increased rate,then the rate begins to slow again,ending with an apneic period
  2. a body temperature less than 35C(95F)
  3. fast heart rate
  4. a slow heart rate
  5. the minimum pressure against the arterial walls as the ventricles relax (bottom number)
  6. a blood pressure below the expected reference range (systolic less than 90 mm Hg) and can be a result of fluid depletion, heart failure, or vasodilation
  7. increased respiratory rate, regular pattern, but abnormally deep
  8. a blood pressure that decreases when a client changes positions from lying to sitting or standing, and it can result from various causes
  9. the volume of blood pumped out of the left ventricle of the heart during each systolic cardiac contraction
  10. regular breathing pattern with a rate greater than 20/min
  11. the turning point for better or worse in an acute disease or fever
  12. the measurement of heart rate and rhythm

21 Clues: fast heart rate • a slow heart rate • abnormally high blood pressure • a body temperature less than 35C(95F) • the measurement of heart rate and rhythm • regular breathing pattern with a rate less than 12/min • regular breathing pattern with a rate greater than 20/min • the gradual decline of a disease process (such as a fever) • ...

Cardiovascular System 2025-05-14

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Remove oxygen from
  2. Ensures one-way blood flow within the heart into the left ventricle
  3. Blood vessels that return deoxygenated blood from the body back into the heart
  4. Tiny blood vessels that connects veins and arteries so that they can exchange oxygen, nutrients, and waste products between the blood and body's cells
  5. Controls the flow of blood between the right atrium and the right ventricle
  6. Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and then pumps it into the left ventricle
  7. Pumps deoxygenated blood from the body into the lungs
  8. Controls the flow of blood from the hearts's left ventricle into the aorta
  9. Transports deoxygenated blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs
  10. Separates the heart's left and right side making sure that oxygenated and deoxygenated blood don't mix
  11. Pumps oxygenated blood from the left atrium to the aorta
Down
  1. Carries oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and wastes products throughout the body
  2. Regulates blood flow from the heart's right ventricle into the pulmonary artery, which leads to the lungs
  3. A muscular organ that acts as a pump, making sure the body has blood
  4. The body's network of organs and tissues responsible for transporting blood, oxygen, nutrients, and hormones throughout the body
  5. Receives deoxygenated blood from the body and the pumps it into the right ventricle
  6. Collects deoxygenated blood from the upper body and returns it to the right atrium
  7. Carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart
  8. Large blood vessels the carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body's tissues
  9. Carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body

20 Clues: Remove oxygen from • Pumps deoxygenated blood from the body into the lungs • Pumps oxygenated blood from the left atrium to the aorta • Carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart • Carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body • Ensures one-way blood flow within the heart into the left ventricle • ...

Cardiac Concept 2025-08-25

Cardiac Concept crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of circulation that carries deoxygenated blood from the intestines and spleen to the liver.
  2. The circulation of blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs.
  3. The period during the cardiac cycle when the ventricles relax and fill with blood.
  4. The muscular tissue of the heart.
  5. A condition in which the blood has an abnormally high concentration of lipids, such as cholesterol.
  6. A type of arrhythmia originating from the atria, causing a rapid, chaotic heart rhythm.
  7. A vessel that carries blood from a capillary bed to a larger vein.
  8. The name for the small, specialized blood vessels that supply the walls of larger arteries and veins with blood.
  9. A serious medical condition caused by a sudden blockage in a coronary artery.
  10. A specific area of the right atrium that serves as the heart's primary pacemaker.
  11. A congenital heart defect where the ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth.
Down
  1. The force exerted by blood on the arterial walls during the contraction phase of the cardiac cycle.
  2. A condition characterized by a consistently low heart rate.
  3. The smallest branch of an artery, leading into a capillary.
  4. The largest type of white blood cell, which can differentiate into a macrophage.
  5. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute.
  6. The specific bundle of cardiac fibers that transmits electrical impulses from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles.
  7. The term for the division of the heart that separates the atria.
  8. A specialized cell that is a precursor to a red blood cell.
  9. The name for the tiny, hair-like projections that line blood vessels and help regulate blood flow.

20 Clues: The muscular tissue of the heart. • The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute. • A condition characterized by a consistently low heart rate. • The smallest branch of an artery, leading into a capillary. • A specialized cell that is a precursor to a red blood cell. • The term for the division of the heart that separates the atria. • ...

Blood & Circulatory System 2022-09-23

Blood & Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. white blood cell that engulfs pathogens
  2. blood vessels in networks near tissues
  3. carried by red blood cells
  4. takes blood away from the heart
  5. blood vessel connected to left ventricle
  6. chiefly responsible for clotting
  7. waste product carried in blood, excreted via lungs
  8. proteins involved in clotting
  9. waste product carried in blood, excreted via kidneys
  10. carries blood to the heart
  11. blood vessel connected to left atrium
  12. holds platelets together in a mesh
Down
  1. blood vessel connected to right ventricle
  2. valves prevent this
  3. white blood cell that gives long lasting immunity
  4. hormone that increase heart rate
  5. blood vessel connected to right atrium
  6. protein on the surface of a pathogen
  7. the liquid component of blood
  8. protein created by lymphocytes that kills pathogens
  9. related to kidneys
  10. related to liver
  11. related to the heart

23 Clues: related to liver • related to kidneys • valves prevent this • related to the heart • carried by red blood cells • carries blood to the heart • the liquid component of blood • proteins involved in clotting • takes blood away from the heart • hormone that increase heart rate • chiefly responsible for clotting • holds platelets together in a mesh • protein on the surface of a pathogen • ...

CPR Crossword 2017-02-07

CPR Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pulse located in the neck of an adult
  2. arrest, No pulse or breathing
  3. Pressure in this area can indicate a heart attack
  4. The "B" in "ABCs"
  5. Delivers a shock to the heart
  6. 1 year old to the onset of puberty
  7. Push hard and _______
  8. The "A" in "ABCs"
  9. Popular Valentines day color
  10. Lack of this causes brain damage
Down
  1. Oxygen is carried through this
  2. This is a leading cause of heart disease
  3. What cupid shoots
  4. Should be 100-120 per minute
  5. This allows refilling of the heart between compressions
  6. CPR is an important part of the chain of ______
  7. place to check the pulse of an infant
  8. Month of Valentines Day
  9. The "C" in "ABCs"
  10. The "C" in "CPR"
  11. Children give these to friends on Valentine's Day

21 Clues: The "C" in "CPR" • What cupid shoots • The "B" in "ABCs" • The "C" in "ABCs" • The "A" in "ABCs" • Push hard and _______ • Month of Valentines Day • Should be 100-120 per minute • Popular Valentines day color • arrest, No pulse or breathing • Delivers a shock to the heart • Oxygen is carried through this • Lack of this causes brain damage • 1 year old to the onset of puberty • ...

Medical Terminology 2021-12-02

Medical Terminology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Pertaining to muscle of the heart
  2. A collection of air in the pleural space
  3. Inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney
  4. Opening to form a new mouth in the colon
  5. Deficiency of red
  6. Listening to sounds within the body
  7. Incision into a vein
  8. Crushing of stones
Down
  1. First part of the small intestine
  2. Part of the red blood cells that carry oxygen
  3. Involuntary rhythmic contractions of the muscles that move food through the digestive tract
  4. Vessels that lead away from the heart
  5. Hardening of the arteries
  6. Pertaining to slow heart
  7. Smallest branches of the bronchi
  8. Blood condition of low sodium
  9. Medical term for chewing
  10. Large vessel that carries blood to the rest of the body from the heart
  11. Pertaining to death
  12. Drooping of the kidney

20 Clues: Deficiency of red • Crushing of stones • Pertaining to death • Incision into a vein • Drooping of the kidney • Pertaining to slow heart • Medical term for chewing • Hardening of the arteries • Blood condition of low sodium • Smallest branches of the bronchi • First part of the small intestine • Pertaining to muscle of the heart • Listening to sounds within the body • ...

First aid 2025-02-06

First aid crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Attacks Inflammation and narrowing of airways causing wheezing
  2. Car crashes, falls, burns, cuts
  3. Bleeding Pain, bruising, and signs of shock
  4. Contain valves to prevent blood backflow, return blood to heart
  5. pads Dress larger wounds
  6. Microscopic vessels enabling nutrient and gas exchange
  7. Heart attacks, strokes, allergic reactions
  8. Earthquakes, floods, hurricanes
  9. Chemical spills, machinery injuries
  10. Embolism Blood clot blocking lung arteries
  11. Attack Chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea
Down
  1. Rapid breathing leading to dizziness and tingling
  2. Cover small cuts and scrapes
  3. Choking, poisoning, electrical shocks
  4. Support injured arms or make a sling
  5. Thick-walled vessels carrying oxygen-rich blood from heart
  6. Severe allergic reaction affecting breathing
  7. Partial or complete airway blockage by foreign objects
  8. Sprains, fractures, concussions
  9. Arrest Complete cessation of breathing requiring immediate CPR
  10. External Bleeding Rapid blood loss from wounds

21 Clues: pads Dress larger wounds • Cover small cuts and scrapes • Car crashes, falls, burns, cuts • Sprains, fractures, concussions • Earthquakes, floods, hurricanes • Chemical spills, machinery injuries • Support injured arms or make a sling • Choking, poisoning, electrical shocks • Heart attacks, strokes, allergic reactions • Embolism Blood clot blocking lung arteries • ...

CARDIOCASCULAR 2024-12-29

CARDIOCASCULAR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. BRACHIAL
  2. BEETS
  3. VESSEL
  4. VEIN
  5. MUSCLE REDULATE
  6. OXYGEN
  7. STRESS
  8. TEST LABORATORY
  9. BLOOD
  10. thromboembolism
  11. POOR
  12. ULTRASOUND
  13. FIBRILLATION
  14. HEART
  15. radiograph XRAY
Down
  1. PAIN
  2. RECORDING
  3. FAILURE IMPAIRMENT
  4. MUSCLE
  5. tachycardia
  6. IRREGULAR
  7. TISSUE SUPPORT
  8. FAST
  9. VENTRICULAR
  10. BLOOD PRESSURE ELEVATED

25 Clues: PAIN • VEIN • FAST • POOR • BEETS • BLOOD • HEART • MUSCLE • VESSEL • OXYGEN • STRESS • BRACHIAL • RECORDING • IRREGULAR • ULTRASOUND • tachycardia • VENTRICULAR • FIBRILLATION • TISSUE SUPPORT • MUSCLE REDULATE • TEST LABORATORY • thromboembolism • radiograph XRAY • FAILURE IMPAIRMENT • BLOOD PRESSURE ELEVATED

Vehicle, City, and Figures 2024-08-22

Vehicle, City, and Figures crossword puzzle
Across
  1. square
  2. bridge
  3. airplane
  4. excavator
  5. triangle
  6. heart
  7. train
  8. pentagon
  9. taxi
  10. forklift
  11. subway
  12. oval
  13. crosswalk
Down
  1. rectangle
  2. bicycle
  3. hexagon
  4. bus
  5. store
  6. building
  7. trapezoid
  8. car
  9. hospital
  10. ambulance
  11. circle
  12. truck
  13. road
  14. bank

27 Clues: bus • car • taxi • road • oval • bank • store • heart • train • truck • square • bridge • circle • subway • bicycle • hexagon • airplane • building • triangle • hospital • pentagon • forklift • rectangle • trapezoid • excavator • ambulance • crosswalk

Circulatory System 2024-05-06

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what blood picks up in the lungs
  2. a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  3. a thick muscular wall that separates the right side from the left side of the heart
  4. where blood goes from the pulmonary vein
  5. where the blood goes when it leaves the capillaries
  6. a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart
  7. the smallest blood vessels in the body
  8. the first place blood enters in the heart
Down
  1. the largest blood vessel in the body
  2. a hollow muscular organ that propels blood throughout the body
  3. the largest chamber in the heart
  4. the only artery that carries unoxygenated blood
  5. the largest vein in the body
  6. where the blood goes when it leaves the pulmonary artery
  7. a one-way flow meter that keeps blood from flowing backward

15 Clues: the largest vein in the body • what blood picks up in the lungs • the largest chamber in the heart • the largest blood vessel in the body • the smallest blood vessels in the body • where blood goes from the pulmonary vein • the first place blood enters in the heart • a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart • the only artery that carries unoxygenated blood • ...

Medical Terminology Unit 2 2020-09-24

Medical Terminology Unit 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. , slow heart beat under 60
  2. , to cut into parts
  3. , arm pain
  4. , dilation or expansion of air tubes in the lungs
  5. , condition of having short fingers
  6. , physician who studies and treats heart disease
  7. , inflammation of air tubes in the lungs
  8. , inflammation of the wrist
Down
  1. , enlarged heart
  2. , plastic surgery on an eyelid
  3. , study of science or life
  4. , pertaining to the heart
  5. ,cancerous tumor
  6. , pertaining to the check and tongue
  7. , condition of having stone

15 Clues: , arm pain • , enlarged heart • ,cancerous tumor • , to cut into parts • , pertaining to the heart • , slow heart beat under 60 • , study of science or life • , condition of having stone • , inflammation of the wrist • , plastic surgery on an eyelid • , condition of having short fingers • , pertaining to the check and tongue • , inflammation of air tubes in the lungs • ...

Cardiovascular System 2022-11-17

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. smallest blood vessel
  2. surgical repair of a blood vessel
  3. one of two lower chambers of the heart
  4. small artery
  5. muscular, middle layer of the heart
  6. partition or wall dividing a cavity.
Down
  1. small vein
  2. largest artery in the body
  3. relaxation phase of the heartbeat
  4. largest type of blood vessel
  5. contraction phase of the heartbeat
  6. instrument to measure blood pressure
  7. inner lining of the heart
  8. enlargement of the heart
  9. innermost lining of blood vessels

15 Clues: small vein • small artery • smallest blood vessel • enlargement of the heart • inner lining of the heart • largest artery in the body • largest type of blood vessel • relaxation phase of the heartbeat • surgical repair of a blood vessel • innermost lining of blood vessels • contraction phase of the heartbeat • muscular, middle layer of the heart • instrument to measure blood pressure • ...

15 word that are HUMAN 2019-12-09

15 word that are HUMAN crossword puzzle
Across
  1. :: In The Kidneys To Clean Out Blood ::
  2. :: Small Sac That Gives O2 To RBC ::
  3. :: Fights Disease ::
  4. :: The Blood System ::
  5. :: Lower Chamber Of The Heart ::
  6. :: Smallest Blood Vessel ::
Down
  1. :: In The Lungs To Get To Alveoli ::
  2. :: A Link From Mouth To Stomach ::
  3. :: Away From Heart ::
  4. :: Helps Us Breath ::
  5. :: Collect’s Waste And Give’s O2 ::
  6. :: Removes Cell Waste And Cleans Out The RBC’s ::
  7. :: Back To Heart ::
  8. :: Most Absorption Takes Place ::
  9. :: Upper Chamber Of Heart ::

15 Clues: :: Away From Heart :: • :: Back To Heart :: • :: The Blood System :: • :: Most Absorption Takes Place :: • :: Smallest Blood Vessel :: • :: Fights Disease :: • :: In The Lungs To Get To Alveoli :: • :: A Link From Mouth To Stomach :: • ...

hailey lee/human body review assignment 2019-12-09

hailey lee/human body review assignment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. connects the mouth to the stomach
  2. lower chamber of the heart
  3. upper chamber of the heart
  4. cell fragment that is important in making scabs
  5. the windpipe
  6. tiny finger-shaped structure
Down
  1. connects vein and artery
  2. exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide
  3. where digestion begins
  4. continues the digestion of food
  5. large flat muscle
  6. carries blood away from the heart
  7. liquid part of blood
  8. brings air to the lungs
  9. carries blood back to the heart

15 Clues: the windpipe • large flat muscle • liquid part of blood • where digestion begins • brings air to the lungs • connects vein and artery • lower chamber of the heart • upper chamber of the heart • tiny finger-shaped structure • continues the digestion of food • carries blood back to the heart • connects the mouth to the stomach • carries blood away from the heart • ...

hailey lee/human body system reveiw 2019-12-09

hailey lee/human body system reveiw crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tiny finger-shaped structure
  2. continues the digestion of food
  3. cell fragment that is important in making scabs
  4. brings air to the lungs
  5. connects vein and artery
  6. the windpipe
Down
  1. where digestion begins
  2. lower chamber of the heart
  3. exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide
  4. liquid part of blood
  5. connects the mouth to the stomach
  6. carries blood back to the heart
  7. upper chamber of the heart
  8. large flat muscle
  9. carries blood away from the heart

15 Clues: the windpipe • large flat muscle • liquid part of blood • where digestion begins • brings air to the lungs • connects vein and artery • lower chamber of the heart • upper chamber of the heart • tiny finger-shaped structure • carries blood back to the heart • continues the digestion of food • connects the mouth to the stomach • carries blood away from the heart • ...

Cardiovascular System 2023-06-22

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. surgical repair of a coronary artery
  2. prevents blood from flowing backwards
  3. instrument used to listen to the heart
  4. heartbeat
  5. color of deoxygenated blood
  6. color of oxygenated blood
  7. separates the chambers
  8. heartbeats slower than normal
Down
  1. largest type of blood vessel
  2. deposits of yellow plaque
  3. smallest type of blood vessel
  4. someone trained in phlebotomy
  5. circulation of blood from heart to lungs then back to heart
  6. heartbeats faster than normal
  7. abnormal heart beat

15 Clues: heartbeat • abnormal heart beat • separates the chambers • deposits of yellow plaque • color of oxygenated blood • color of deoxygenated blood • largest type of blood vessel • smallest type of blood vessel • someone trained in phlebotomy • heartbeats faster than normal • heartbeats slower than normal • surgical repair of a coronary artery • prevents blood from flowing backwards • ...

Chapter 19-Cardiac Tissue and Conduction System 2013-06-09

Chapter 19-Cardiac Tissue and Conduction System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. volume of blood ejected by the ventricle during each contraction
  2. Phase of heart when the chambers are relaxed
  3. Abnormally Fast Heartbeat
  4. inflammation of the membrane the surrounds and protects the heart
  5. a composite record of action potentials produced by all the heart muscle fibers during each heartbeat
  6. Junction between heart muscle fibers in which action potentials conduct
  7. time period in which a second contraction of the cardiac muscle cannot be triggered;lasts longer than the contraction itself
  8. Node that normally starts the cardiac excitation;do not have a stable resting potential
  9. term used to describe a group of specialized cardiac muscle fibers that are self excitable
  10. volume remaining in each ventricle at the end of systole
Down
  1. Pathway that sends oxygen poor blood through the lungs and back to the left atrium
  2. stage of acion potential where maintained depolarization is due to slow voltage gated Ca2+ channels
  3. stage of action potential of the heart in which contractile fibers are brought to threshold by open voltage gated fast NA+channels
  4. A narrowing of a heart vlave opening that restricts blood flow
  5. Failure of the myocardium to contract
  6. Neurotransmitter released at the parasympathetic system at the heart

16 Clues: Abnormally Fast Heartbeat • Failure of the myocardium to contract • Phase of heart when the chambers are relaxed • volume remaining in each ventricle at the end of systole • A narrowing of a heart vlave opening that restricts blood flow • volume of blood ejected by the ventricle during each contraction • ...

Heart Project 2 Crossword 2023-10-22

Heart Project 2 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. means to contract
  2. heart rate above 100 bpm
  3. a bundle of cardiac muscles that takes electrical impulses from the AV node to the the the Purkinje fibers in the ventricle
  4. Irregular heartbeat
  5. means to relax
  6. ailment in which ventricles contract prematurely
  7. pressure sensitive nerves in the atrium, aortic arch and carotid arteries
  8. type of arrhythmia where the ventricles initiate the heartbeat the heart rate is between 150 to 250 bpm
  9. transmits impulses from the sinoatrial node to the ventricles
Down
  1. When the atria contract in uncoordinated way impairing circulation and heart function
  2. heart ventricles have a bpm of over 350 bpm
  3. heartbeat rate below 60 bpm
  4. contractions when the atria contracts before the SA node tells it to
  5. left branches that transmit electrical signals from the bundle of His through the left ventricle
  6. part of the impulse-conducting network of the heart that rapidly transmits impulses through the ventricles
  7. right branch of the impulses to the right ventricles
  8. in the right atrium is a pacemaker for the heart
  9. ailment when the impulses from the SA node to the ventricles are delayed and or blocked

18 Clues: means to relax • means to contract • Irregular heartbeat • heart rate above 100 bpm • heartbeat rate below 60 bpm • heart ventricles have a bpm of over 350 bpm • ailment in which ventricles contract prematurely • in the right atrium is a pacemaker for the heart • right branch of the impulses to the right ventricles • ...

circulatory system kate mcgougan 2013-05-21

circulatory system kate mcgougan crossword puzzle
Across
  1. largest gland in the body
  2. living cells in the blood that transports oxygen to all other living cells in the body
  3. a gas in the air(and water) that animals need to breathe
  4. a musclular organ that pumps blood through the circlulatory system so that oxygen and nutrients can be transported to the bodies cells and wastes can be transported away
  5. the body system that circulates oxygen in blood to all the cells of the body
  6. circuit component that has resistance
  7. living cells that fight bacteria and viruses
  8. special cells that detect energy and convert it to electrical energy that is sent to the brain
  9. a small cavity, usually filled with fluid
  10. the organ for breathing air
Down
  1. a simple carbohydrate and the simplest form of sugar
  2. the chemical reaction involving oxygen that moves the energy in glucose into the compound ATP
  3. small veins
  4. atrium upper left section of the heart where oxygenated blood from the lungs enters the heart
  5. blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
  6. adenosine triphosphate: a form of energy released during cellular respiration
  7. large vein leading into the top right chamber of the heart
  8. ventricle lower right section of the heart which pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs
  9. the red liquid that circulates through the body

19 Clues: small veins • largest gland in the body • the organ for breathing air • circuit component that has resistance • a small cavity, usually filled with fluid • living cells that fight bacteria and viruses • the red liquid that circulates through the body • blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart • a simple carbohydrate and the simplest form of sugar • ...

Cardiovascular System 2022-03-22

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Disease of the heart muscle that reduces the ability of the heart to pump enough blood
  2. The middle layer of the wall of the heart
  3. Graphic record of the electrical activity of the heart
  4. Test done by injecting contrast dye into a body organ to observe the heart or systemic circulation
  5. Inflammation of any vein, often in the leg
Down
  1. Use of high voltage electric shock to stop an abnormally fast heart rhythm through paddles placed on the chest surface (external) or around the heart (internal)
  2. Bulging of the wall of a vein, artery, or heart due to weakening by disease, injury, or birth defect
  3. Irregular heart rhythm
  4. Formation of a blood clot (thrombus) inside a cavity of the heart or blood vessel
  5. Fast heart rate
  6. Inflammation of the heart

11 Clues: Fast heart rate • Irregular heart rhythm • Inflammation of the heart • The middle layer of the wall of the heart • Inflammation of any vein, often in the leg • Graphic record of the electrical activity of the heart • Formation of a blood clot (thrombus) inside a cavity of the heart or blood vessel • ...

tally hall 2023-11-01

tally hall crossword puzzle
Across
  1. stores urine
  2. filters blood
  3. carries blood back to the heart
  4. filters blood in kidney
  5. Carries blood away from the heart
  6. finger shaped tissues
  7. intestine absorbs water
  8. intestine place where nutrients get absorbed
  9. Mechanical Digestion
Down
  1. where veins & arteries meet
  2. leads air to lungs
  3. airway in lungs that leads to the alveoli
  4. blood cells fight diseases
  5. lower chamber of heart
  6. Upper chamber of heart

15 Clues: stores urine • filters blood • leads air to lungs • Mechanical Digestion • finger shaped tissues • lower chamber of heart • Upper chamber of heart • filters blood in kidney • intestine absorbs water • where veins & arteries meet • blood cells fight diseases • carries blood back to the heart • Carries blood away from the heart • airway in lungs that leads to the alveoli • ...

transportation system 2021-01-07

transportation system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lower chamber of heart
  2. enter our body.
  3. carry blood from the heart to all parts of the body
  4. which fight against germs that
  5. carry blood from all parts of the body back to the heart
Down
  1. pigment in RBC
  2. chambers in human heart
  3. a muscular pump
  4. gas that is required for cellular respiration
  5. upper chamber of heart
  6. walls of artery
  7. stops the backflow of blood

12 Clues: pigment in RBC • a muscular pump • enter our body. • walls of artery • lower chamber of heart • upper chamber of heart • chambers in human heart • stops the backflow of blood • which fight against germs that • gas that is required for cellular respiration • carry blood from the heart to all parts of the body • carry blood from all parts of the body back to the heart

CS: Cardiovascular System 2021-02-28

CS: Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plugging; an obstruction or a closing off
  2. small vessels that gather blood from the capillaries into the veins
  3. vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the arterioles
  4. a widening; bulging of the wall of an artery caused by congenital defect
  5. resting; resting state of a myocardial cell
  6. termination of ventricular fibrillation by delivering an electrical stimulus to the heart
  7. restoration of a fast of irregular heart rate to normal rhythm
  8. swollen, twisted vein
  9. drug that lowers blood pressure
  10. surgical repair of a heart valve
  11. to contract; period during the cardiac cycle
  12. an abnormal growth of tissue around a valve
  13. circle or crown
  14. profuse sweating
  15. lower right or left chamber of the heart
  16. pulse
Down
  1. excision of atheromatous plaque from within an artery
  2. decreased blood flow to tissue caused by obstruction or constriction
  3. a localized area of necrosis
  4. fatty (lipid) paste
  5. chest
  6. a druge that increase the force of myocardial contractions
  7. compression of a part that causes narrowing
  8. condition of narrowing of a part
  9. drug that dilates coronary arteries
  10. a stationary blood clot
  11. to expand; period during the cardiac cycle
  12. large artery that is the main trunk of the arterial system
  13. drug that increase the secretion of urine
  14. vein
  15. heart muscle

31 Clues: vein • chest • pulse • heart muscle • circle or crown • profuse sweating • fatty (lipid) paste • swollen, twisted vein • a stationary blood clot • a localized area of necrosis • drug that lowers blood pressure • condition of narrowing of a part • surgical repair of a heart valve • drug that dilates coronary arteries • lower right or left chamber of the heart • ...

CVD Crossword Puzzle Matt Buck 2018-06-08

CVD Crossword Puzzle Matt Buck crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One word; These medications are prescribed to type 2 diabetics for maintenance of blood glucose levels.
  2. Two words; These stop the body from creating angiotensin II.
  3. One word; This hormone causes sodium retention.
  4. One word; These medications are used to treat abnormal hearth rhythms.
  5. One word; Describes a heart valves that isn't functioning properly.
  6. Two words; What does CAD stand for?
  7. One word; By product of inflammation that creates blood clotting and usually occurs in the legs.
  8. Two words; The practice of utilizing lifestyle and exercise as interventions for patients with CVD.
  9. One word; These medications are used to treat hyperlipidemia.
  10. One word; Pain in the chest.
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  1. One word; These medications are also known as blood thinners.
  2. Two words; When someone has their heart removed surgically to receive a donor's heart in it's place.
  3. One word; This protein raises blood pressure and secretes aldosterone.
  4. Three words; Happens when the blood vessels outside of the heart become narrow.
  5. One word; A nitrate medication used to treat angina.
  6. Two words; Another way to say heart attack.
  7. One word; This is when ventricular contraction takes place.
  8. Two words; What type of drug is atenolol?
  9. One word; This phase occurs when the heart is relaxed.
  10. One word; Corrective procedure to restore blood flow in an artery.

20 Clues: One word; Pain in the chest. • Two words; What does CAD stand for? • Two words; What type of drug is atenolol? • Two words; Another way to say heart attack. • One word; This hormone causes sodium retention. • One word; A nitrate medication used to treat angina. • One word; This phase occurs when the heart is relaxed. • ...

Cardiovascular System 2024-05-26

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Node that leads activity for other pacemakers; has 70 AC/min
  2. 88% of blood flows to _____ muscles when exercising
  3. Vessels that carry blood from the heart
  4. Bulk flow into the tissues
  5. Pathway that conducts the pacemaker activity from the right to left atrium
  6. Volume of blood pumped out by each ventricle per beat
  7. Cells that display pacemaker activity and initiate action potentials
  8. Abnormal heart sounds
  9. Valve that does not close completely and causes swishing sound
  10. Valve that does not open completely and causes whistling sound
  11. Blood pressure above 140/90 mm Hg
  12. Phase that results from slow Ca2+ entry coupled with reduced efflux of K+
Down
  1. Tendinous fibers attached to inside edges of AV valves that prevent eversion
  2. External membrane covering the heart and is filled with pericardial fluid to prevent friction
  3. Inability of cardiac output to meet demands of the body
  4. Vessels that carry blood to the heart
  5. Bulk flow into capillaries
  6. Middle layer of heart wall
  7. The second heart sound “dup” comes from the closure of ______ valves
  8. ______ circulation is used by the right ventricle to pump blood to lungs
  9. Pathway that conducts pacemaker activity from SA nodes to AV nodes
  10. ______ circulation is used by the left ventricle to pump blood to body tissues
  11. Relaxation and Filling
  12. Smallest diameter vessels formed when arterioles branch
  13. Contraction and emptying

25 Clues: Abnormal heart sounds • Relaxation and Filling • Contraction and emptying • Bulk flow into the tissues • Bulk flow into capillaries • Middle layer of heart wall • Blood pressure above 140/90 mm Hg • Vessels that carry blood to the heart • Vessels that carry blood from the heart • 88% of blood flows to _____ muscles when exercising • ...

Cardiovascular 2023-09-28

Cardiovascular crossword puzzle
Across
  1. support the blood clotting process
  2. white blood cells
  3. namely blood vessels that function to carry blood from throughout the body or from the lungs back to the heart
  4. is a condition where the heart pumps more slowly than normal.
  5. blood-boosting food
  6. is an enzyme that converts prothrombin into thrombin with the help of calcium and vitamin K
  7. is a yellowish liquid that contains various important substances, such as antibodies, hormones and proteins.
  8. a protein in the blood that makes up the majority of plasma
  9. red blood cells act as carriers of oxygen and carbon dioxide
  10. condition when the body experiences a decrease or the number of red blood cells falls below the normal range.
Down
  1. blood pressure measuring device
  2. The layer of heart muscle that receives blood from the coronary arteries
  3. the protective layer that covers the heart
  4. condition in which the systolic pressure exceeds normal
  5. is a cerebral blood vessel disease that causes damage to a part of the brain, due to disruption of blood flow
  6. Proteins in blood plasma function in the blood clotting process
  7. Fruit is high in fiber which is good for the body system
  8. is a vital organ that functions as a blood pump to meet the needs of oxygen and nutrients throughout the body
  9. Small blood vessels without muscle tissue
  10. another name for the atrium of the heart

20 Clues: white blood cells • blood-boosting food • blood pressure measuring device • support the blood clotting process • another name for the atrium of the heart • Small blood vessels without muscle tissue • the protective layer that covers the heart • condition in which the systolic pressure exceeds normal • Fruit is high in fiber which is good for the body system • ...

Thoracic Anatomy 2024-05-05

Thoracic Anatomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of the right AV valve.
  2. This mode of breathing accounts for ~70% of air flow.
  3. Opening in the diaphragm for the caudal vena cava.
  4. Large secondary lymphoid organ.
  5. Vertical groove on the atrial surface of the heart.
  6. Region of the spine that sympathetic nerves arise from.
  7. This species trachea is structured with the muscle on the outside of the tracheal cartilage.
  8. The ribs move _______ (direction) with inspiration.
  9. Another name for line of pleural reflection.
  10. Type of rib that does not attach to the sternum.
  11. Junction of 2 or more bones by attached muscles.
Down
  1. Potential space that accommodates the lungs.
  2. This species has almost no angle to their heart.
  3. Surface of the heart with the paraconal interventricular groove.
  4. Transversospinalis, logissimus, & iliocostalis systems make up the ______ muscles.
  5. Nerve that innervates the diaphragm.
  6. Audible turbulence between heart sounds.
  7. This substance is carried by vessels like veins, but are more delicate and contain more valves.
  8. Connection of 2 structures.
  9. Gut-associated lymphoid tissue.
  10. Groove around the top of the heart.
  11. Third branch off the aorta.
  12. Large band of muscles that extends across a ventricle.
  13. Smallest respiratory unit of the lungs.
  14. This species has 18 ribs.
  15. This organ plays its biggest role in juveniles and extends to the head in calves and piglets.
  16. Pacemaker of the heart.

27 Clues: Pacemaker of the heart. • This species has 18 ribs. • Name of the right AV valve. • Connection of 2 structures. • Third branch off the aorta. • Gut-associated lymphoid tissue. • Large secondary lymphoid organ. • Groove around the top of the heart. • Nerve that innervates the diaphragm. • Smallest respiratory unit of the lungs. • Audible turbulence between heart sounds. • ...

Medical Terminology Crossword 2025-11-13

Medical Terminology Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Disease of muscle tissue
  2. – Tiny air sacs where gas exchange occurs
  3. – Chemical messenger in the body
  4. – Blood vessel that returns blood to the heart
  5. – Layer of skin beneath the epidermis
  6. – Swelling caused by fluid accumulation
  7. – Likely outcome of a disease
  8. – Condition of low oxygen levels
  9. – Inflammation of skin
  10. – Functional unit of the kidney
  11. – Surgical cut
  12. – Disease-causing organism
  13. – Lower chamber of the heart
  14. – Identification of a disease
  15. – Shoulder blade
  16. – Abnormally slow heart rate
  17. – Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  18. – Stitch to close a wound
  19. – Removal of tissue for examination
  20. – Nerve damage or dysfunction
Down
  1. – Protein that speeds up chemical reactions
  2. – High blood pressure
  3. – Inflammation of the liver
  4. – Protective coverings of the brain and spinal cord
  5. – Thigh bone, longest bone of the body
  6. – Low red blood cell count
  7. – Tissue connecting muscle to bone
  8. – Abnormally fast heart rate
  9. – Device used to measure temperature
  10. – Airways branching from the trachea
  11. – Inflammation of a joint
  12. – Structural unit of compact bone
  13. – Kneecap
  14. – Loss of bone density
  15. – Upper chamber of the heart
  16. – Tissue connecting bone to bone
  17. – Inflammation of the stomach lining
  18. – Throat region behind mouth and nasal cavity
  19. – Voice box
  20. – Basic functional unit of the nervous system

40 Clues: – Kneecap • – Voice box • – Surgical cut • – Shoulder blade • – High blood pressure • – Inflammation of skin • – Loss of bone density • – Inflammation of a joint • – Stitch to close a wound • – Disease of muscle tissue • – Low red blood cell count • – Disease-causing organism • – Inflammation of the liver • – Abnormally fast heart rate • – Upper chamber of the heart • ...

Medical Terminology Crossword 2025-11-13

Medical Terminology Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Disease of muscle tissue
  2. Tiny air sacs where gas exchange occurs
  3. Chemical messenger in the body
  4. Blood vessel that returns blood to the heart
  5. Layer of skin beneath the epidermis
  6. Swelling caused by fluid accumulation
  7. Likely outcome of a disease
  8. Condition of low oxygen levels
  9. Inflammation of skin
  10. Functional unit of the kidney
  11. Surgical cut
  12. Disease causing organism
  13. Lower chamber of the heart
  14. Identification of a disease
  15. Shoulder blade
  16. Abnormally slow heart rate
  17. Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  18. Stitch to close a wound
  19. Removal of tissue for examination
  20. Nerve damage or dysfunction
Down
  1. Protein that speeds up chemical reactions
  2. High blood pressure
  3. Inflammation of the liver
  4. Protective coverings of the brain and spinal cord
  5. Thigh bone, longest bone of the body
  6. Low red blood cell count
  7. Tissue connecting muscle to bone
  8. Abnormally fast heart rate
  9. Device used to measure temperature
  10. Airways branching from the trachea
  11. Inflammation of a joint
  12. Structural unit of compact bone
  13. Kneecap
  14. Loss of bone density
  15. Upper chamber of the heart
  16. Tissue connecting bone to bone
  17. Inflammation of the stomach lining
  18. Throat region behind mouth and nasal cavity
  19. Voice box
  20. Basic functional unit of the nervous system

40 Clues: Kneecap • Voice box • Surgical cut • Shoulder blade • High blood pressure • Inflammation of skin • Loss of bone density • Inflammation of a joint • Stitch to close a wound • Disease of muscle tissue • Low red blood cell count • Disease causing organism • Inflammation of the liver • Abnormally fast heart rate • Upper chamber of the heart • Lower chamber of the heart • Abnormally slow heart rate • ...

Aerobic Endurance Training Crossword Puzzle 2025-11-10

Aerobic Endurance Training Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Training, Exercising at a steady pace without rest.
  2. Max, The maximum amount of oxygen your body can use.
  3. How the body adjusts to repeated training.
  4. The length of time spent working out.
  5. Exercising too much without enough rest.
  6. The body’s time to rest and rebuild after exercise.
  7. Light exercise done before the main workout.
  8. Training, Alternating between hard and easy exercise periods.
  9. How well someone completes a physical activity.
  10. How hard your body is working during exercise.
  11. Exercise, Exercise that uses oxygen to produce energy.
  12. A simple sugar used by the body for fuel.
  13. Threshold, The point when lactic acid starts to build up.
  14. Maintaining enough fluids in the body.
Down
  1. Principle, Working harder than normal to improve fitness.
  2. Exercise, Intense activity done without enough oxygen.
  3. Gentle activity to help your body recover after exercise.
  4. The “powerhouse” of the cell that produces energy.
  5. Volume, The amount of blood pumped per heartbeat.
  6. Fitness, How well your heart and lungs work together.
  7. The ability to keep going for a long time.
  8. How often you work out each week.
  9. Output, The amount of blood the heart pumps each minute.
  10. Rate, The number of times your heart beats per minute.
  11. Heart Rate, The ideal range for heart rate during exercise.

25 Clues: How often you work out each week. • The length of time spent working out. • Maintaining enough fluids in the body. • Exercising too much without enough rest. • A simple sugar used by the body for fuel. • How the body adjusts to repeated training. • The ability to keep going for a long time. • Light exercise done before the main workout. • ...

Ch 9 2021-07-06

Ch 9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. root word for pulse
  2. root word for circle or crown
  3. condition of narrowing of a part
  4. an opening in the septum separating the atria
  5. heart valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
  6. protective sac enclosing the heart composed of two layers with fluid between
  7. to expand
  8. a widening
  9. upper right or left chamber of the heart
  10. lower right or left chamber of the heart
  11. small vessels that gather blood from the capillaries into the veins
  12. inflammation of a vein
  13. a device used to treat slow heart rates by electrically stimulating the heart to contract
  14. a localized area of necrosis caused by ischemia resulting from occlusion of a blood vessel
Down
  1. high blood pressure
  2. profuse sweating
  3. a clot carried in the bloodstream that obstructs the flow of blood when it lodges
  4. joining of two blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other
  5. a spindle-shaped bulge of an artery
  6. limping
  7. decreased blood flow to tissue caused by obstruction or constriction of a blood vessel
  8. enlargement of the right ventricle, resulting from chronic disease within the lungs, that causes congestion within the pulmonary circulation and resistance of blood flow to the lungs
  9. any of several kinds of irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat
  10. root word for fatty paste
  11. fibers in the ventricles that transmit impulses to the right and left ventricles causing them to contract
  12. root word for swollen twisted vein
  13. a stationary blood clot
  14. physical examination method of listening to sounds within the body with a stethoscope
  15. neurological tissue in the center of the heart that receives and amplifies the conduction of impulses from the SA node to the atrioventricular bundle
  16. abnormally swollen, twister veins with defective valves

30 Clues: limping • to expand • a widening • profuse sweating • root word for pulse • high blood pressure • inflammation of a vein • a stationary blood clot • root word for fatty paste • root word for circle or crown • condition of narrowing of a part • root word for swollen twisted vein • a spindle-shaped bulge of an artery • upper right or left chamber of the heart • ...

Exercise and the Cardiovascular System 2021-04-14

Exercise and the Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the largest organ in the body and an organ to which blood flow increases during exercise
  2. Part of the cardiac cycle in which the heart muscle contracts, pumping blood out of the chambers
  3. This organ receives the most blood flow at rest.
  4. The activation of these types of nerves within the autonomic system decreases heart rate.
  5. The part of the cardiac cycle in which the heart muscle relaxes, allowing blood to fill the chambers.
  6. The name of the left AV valve
  7. This is the type of muscle that blood will primarily flow to during exercise
  8. A value that is calculated by multiplying heart rate and stroke volume (as one word).
  9. The relaxation of this muscle type allows more blood to enter the capillary beds
  10. The name of the right AV valve
  11. What happens to vagal activity during exercise
Down
  1. The name of the right semilunar valve
  2. The activation of these types of nerves within the autonomic system increases heart rate.
  3. Blood flow to this organ remains the same during periods of rest and exercise.
  4. The sub-type of nervous system that controls heart rate in mammals.
  5. An increase in heart rate corresponds to a shortening of this (as one word).
  6. The circulating levels of this hormone affect stroke volume.
  7. An organ that, along with the gut, receives 50% of blood flow at rest.
  8. The name of the left semilunar valve
  9. A value that can rarely exceed 180 BPM in human adults (as one word).
  10. Most of the shortening of the cardiac cycle occurs during this phase (as one word).

21 Clues: The name of the left AV valve • The name of the right AV valve • The name of the left semilunar valve • The name of the right semilunar valve • What happens to vagal activity during exercise • This organ receives the most blood flow at rest. • The circulating levels of this hormone affect stroke volume. • ...

Exercise and the Cardiovascular System 2021-04-14

Exercise and the Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the largest organ in the body and an organ to which blood flow increases during exercise
  2. Part of the cardiac cycle in which the heart muscle contracts, pumping blood out of the chambers
  3. This organ receives the most blood flow at rest.
  4. The activation of these types of nerves within the autonomic system decreases heart rate.
  5. The part of the cardiac cycle in which the heart muscle relaxes, allowing blood to fill the chambers.
  6. The name of the left AV valve
  7. This is the type of muscle that blood will primarily flow to during exercise
  8. A value that is calculated by multiplying heart rate and stroke volume (as one word).
  9. The relaxation of this muscle type allows more blood to enter the capillary beds
  10. The name of the right AV valve
  11. What happens to vagal activity during exercise
Down
  1. The name of the right semilunar valve
  2. The activation of these types of nerves within the autonomic system increases heart rate.
  3. Blood flow to this organ remains the same during periods of rest and exercise.
  4. The sub-type of nervous system that controls heart rate in mammals.
  5. An increase in heart rate corresponds to a shortening of this (as one word).
  6. The circulating levels of this hormone affect stroke volume.
  7. An organ that, along with the gut, receives 50% of blood flow at rest.
  8. The name of the left semilunar valve
  9. A value that can rarely exceed 180 BPM in human adults (as one word).
  10. Most of the shortening of the cardiac cycle occurs during this phase (as one word).

21 Clues: The name of the left AV valve • The name of the right AV valve • The name of the left semilunar valve • The name of the right semilunar valve • What happens to vagal activity during exercise • This organ receives the most blood flow at rest. • The circulating levels of this hormone affect stroke volume. • ...

CVD and Physiology 2022-03-26

CVD and Physiology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. having the hemoglobin in the reduced state
  2. artery an artery that conveys venous blood from the heart to the lungs
  3. a chamber of the heart which receives blood from a corresponding atrium and from which blood is forced into the arteries
  4. a valve of three flaps that prevents reflux of blood from the right ventricle to the right atrium
  5. when body temperature returns to normal from being too cold, what happens to the act of shivering?
  6. any of the large veins by which in air-breathing vertebrates the blood is returned to the right atrium of the heart
  7. a minute thin-walled vessel of the body
  8. the chamber or either of the chambers of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into the ventricle or ventricles
  9. SINUS NODE
  10. any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Down
  1. constitute the basic respiratory organs of an air-breathing vertebrate
  2. to impregnate, combine, or supply (something, such as blood) with oxygen
  3. abnormally high blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure
  4. when intensity increases, what happens to respiratory rate?
  5. a valve of two flaps that prevents fluid to flow back from the left ventricle to the left atrium
  6. a bodily structure that closes temporarily a passage or orifice or permits movement of fluid in one direction only
  7. any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
  8. a severe inflammatory or ulcerated condition of the mouth or throat
  9. the great arterial trunk that carries blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through the body
  10. dioxide formed especially in animal respiration

20 Clues: SINUS NODE • a minute thin-walled vessel of the body • having the hemoglobin in the reduced state • dioxide formed especially in animal respiration • when intensity increases, what happens to respiratory rate? • a severe inflammatory or ulcerated condition of the mouth or throat • abnormally high blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure • ...

Circulatory System 2023-11-02

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. receives blood as it returns from the body cells
  2. connects arterioles with venules, smallest veins
  3. 90 percent water, with many dissolved, or suspended, substances
  4. located between the right atrium and the right ventricle, closes when right ventricle contracts, allowing blood to flow to the lungs and preventing blood from flowing back into right atrium
  5. receives blood from the right atrium and pumps blood
  6. blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
  7. phase of heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries
  8. flows the the circulatory system
  9. the transportation system of the body
  10. white blood cells, formed in the bone marrow and lymph tissue
  11. receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
  12. the muscular middle layer
  13. muscular wall that separates the heart into a right side and a left side
  14. double-layered membrane
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  1. fragments or pieces of cells that lack nuclei and vary in shape and size
  2. Closes when the left ventricle is contracting, allowing blood to flow into the aorta
  3. red blood cells produced in the red bone marrow at the rate of about one million per minute
  4. carry blood away from heart
  5. the largest artery in the body
  6. receives blood from the left atrium and pumps blood into aorta
  7. carries oxygen and gives blood its characteristic
  8. smooth layer of cells that lines the inside of the heart
  9. phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscles relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood
  10. located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery, a blood vessel that carries blood to the lungs.
  11. abnormal heart rhythms and can be mild to life threating

25 Clues: double-layered membrane • the muscular middle layer • carry blood away from heart • the largest artery in the body • flows the the circulatory system • the transportation system of the body • receives oxygenated blood from the lungs • receives blood as it returns from the body cells • connects arterioles with venules, smallest veins • ...

Respiration & Circulation 2024-08-30

Respiration & Circulation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Valve - The valve between the right auricle and right ventricle.
  2. Blood Cells - Cells in the blood that carry oxygen to the body's tissues.
  3. Valve - The valve between the left auricle and left ventricle.
  4. Bronchi, Bronchioles - The airways that carry air from the nose and mouth to the lungs.
  5. Arteries - Arteries that carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.
  6. - Alveoli - Tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs.
  7. Respiration - The process by which cells produce energy by breaking down glucose.
  8. - Tiny blood vessels where gas and nutrient exchange occurs.
  9. for Aerobic Respiration - The chemical equation: glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water + energy.
  10. - The act of taking air into the lungs.
  11. System - The body system that circulates blood and nutrients.
  12. - Small blood cells that help with clotting.
  13. Auricle - The upper chamber on the right side of the heart.
  14. System - The body system responsible for breathing and gas exchange.
  15. Ventricle - The lower chamber on the left side of the heart that pumps blood to the body.
  16. Auricle - The upper chamber on the left side of the heart.
Down
  1. Muscles - Muscles between the ribs that help with breathing.
  2. - The liquid part of blood that carries cells and nutrients.
  3. Respiration - A type of respiration that doesn't require oxygen.
  4. - Flaps in the heart and veins that prevent blood from flowing backward.
  5. Veins - Veins that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.
  6. - Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart.
  7. Respiration - Respiration that uses oxygen to produce energy.
  8. - The muscle that helps with breathing by contracting and relaxing.
  9. - The act of releasing air from the lungs.
  10. - The organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
  11. Ventricle - The lower chamber on the right side of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs.
  12. - Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
  13. Blood Cells - Cells in the blood that fight infections.

29 Clues: - The act of taking air into the lungs. • - The act of releasing air from the lungs. • - Small blood cells that help with clotting. • - The organ that pumps blood throughout the body. • - Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart. • - Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. • Blood Cells - Cells in the blood that fight infections. • ...

Congenital heart defects in children 2026-04-27

Congenital heart defects in children crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Genetic syndrome with supravalvular aortic stenosis and elfin facies
  2. Chest X-ray appearance of the heart in transposition of great arteries
  3. Congenital narrowing of the aorta with diminished femoral pulses
  4. Extra chromosome 21 often associated with atrioventricular septal defect
  5. Rashkind procedure to mix blood in the atria
  6. Severe left heart obstruction presenting with shock after ductal closure
  7. Medication used to keep the ductus arteriosus open
  8. Emergency procedure to create an ASD in TGA
  9. Gold standard diagnostic test for CHD
  10. Murmur quality typically heard in ventricular septal defect
  11. Cyanotic defect where the aorta arises from the right ventricle
  12. Fixed split S2 on auscultation is classic for this defect
Down
  1. Hemodynamic state causing increased pulmonary vascularity on CXR
  2. Prenatal imaging modality to detect congenital heart defects
  3. Infection risk requiring antibiotic prophylaxis in high-risk CHD
  4. Position used to treat a hypercyanotic "tet" spell
  5. Palliative shunt for Tetralogy of Fallot named after a surgeon
  6. Balloon dilation procedure for pulmonary valve stenosis
  7. Newborn screening tool for critical CHD using oxygen levels
  8. Periconceptional vitamin that reduces septal defect risk
  9. Loop diuretic commonly used for heart failure in infants
  10. Syndrome associated with 22q11.2 deletion and conotruncal defects
  11. Most common cyanotic congenital heart defect with "tet spells"
  12. First stage of single ventricle palliation sequence
  13. Continuous "machinery" murmur from a left-to-right shunt
  14. Most common acyanotic congenital heart defect
  15. Genetic syndrome most associated with VSD and endocardial cushion defects
  16. Arterial switch operation for transposition of great arteries
  17. Chest X-ray heart shape seen in Tetralogy of Fallot
  18. Alternative abbreviation for prostaglandin E1 infusion

30 Clues: Gold standard diagnostic test for CHD • Emergency procedure to create an ASD in TGA • Rashkind procedure to mix blood in the atria • Most common acyanotic congenital heart defect • Position used to treat a hypercyanotic "tet" spell • Medication used to keep the ductus arteriosus open • First stage of single ventricle palliation sequence • ...

Circulatory System Review 2021-02-20

Circulatory System Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A vessel that moves blood to the heart.
  2. A waste gas that is transported in veins from the body to the lungs via the heart.
  3. The place where oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide leaves the blood. (organ of the respiratory system)
  4. The heart ___________ blood.
  5. The liquid in the circulatory system.
  6. Blood in arteries is ____________ red because it is rich in oxygen.
  7. The largest artery in the body.
Down
  1. The place where nutrients enter the blood (organ of the digestive system)
  2. A gas that is transported in arteries from the lungs to the rest of the body via the heart.
  3. The circulatory system ___________ (another term for move) nutrients, gases, liquids, and heat around the body.
  4. The heart, blood, and vessels make up the __________ system.
  5. A small vessel that connects veins and arteries.
  6. The pump of the circulatory system
  7. The circulatory system transports this, which helps regulate temperature.
  8. A vessel that moves blood away from the heart.

15 Clues: The heart ___________ blood. • The largest artery in the body. • The pump of the circulatory system • The liquid in the circulatory system. • A vessel that moves blood to the heart. • A vessel that moves blood away from the heart. • A small vessel that connects veins and arteries. • The heart, blood, and vessels make up the __________ system. • ...

Cardiovascular 2024-06-02

Cardiovascular crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is blood pressure measured by?
  2. What kind of pressure is caused by ventricle contraction?
  3. What are the lower chambers of the heart known as?
  4. What are the upper chambers of the heart known as?
  5. What phase of the heart has the heart contract so that blood can be pumped out?
  6. What is the liquidy part of blood known as?
Down
  1. Which phase relaxes the heart so that blood can enter?
  2. What is cells exchange between the blood and cell known as?
  3. What is the thick artery structure designed to handle?
  4. What part of the blood tissue help to form clots and heal wounds?
  5. What kind of pressure is caused by ventricle relaxation?
  6. What is the right and left side of the heart separated by?
  7. What are white blood cells also known as?
  8. What brings blood from the cells and capillaries back to the heart?

14 Clues: What is blood pressure measured by? • What are white blood cells also known as? • What is the liquidy part of blood known as? • What are the lower chambers of the heart known as? • What are the upper chambers of the heart known as? • Which phase relaxes the heart so that blood can enter? • What is the thick artery structure designed to handle? • ...

The Circulatory System 2019-02-15

The Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. accepts oxygen rich blood from the lungs
  2. flaps of connective tissue
  3. path of circulation between the heart and lungs
  4. accepts oxygen poor from the body
  5. wall separating the left side and right side of the heart
  6. hollow muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body
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  1. the inner layer of the heart
  2. the outer layer of the heart
  3. path of circulation between the heart and the rest of the body
  4. pumps oxygen rich blood to the body
  5. the middle layer of the heart
  6. accepts oxygen poor blood to the lungs

12 Clues: flaps of connective tissue • the inner layer of the heart • the outer layer of the heart • the middle layer of the heart • accepts oxygen poor from the body • pumps oxygen rich blood to the body • accepts oxygen poor blood to the lungs • accepts oxygen rich blood from the lungs • path of circulation between the heart and lungs • ...

Health Care - Specialists 2026-02-24

Health Care - Specialists crossword puzzle
Across
  1. CHILDREN
  2. CANCER
  3. KIDNEYS
  4. ELDERLY
  5. SKIN
  6. NERVES
  7. BLOOD
  8. HEART SURGERY
  9. WOMEN
Down
  1. BRAIN SURGERY
  2. DELIVERY
  3. URINARY
  4. HEART
  5. MENTAL HEALTH
  6. JOINTS
  7. HORMONES
  8. EYES

17 Clues: SKIN • EYES • HEART • BLOOD • WOMEN • JOINTS • CANCER • NERVES • URINARY • KIDNEYS • ELDERLY • DELIVERY • CHILDREN • HORMONES • BRAIN SURGERY • MENTAL HEALTH • HEART SURGERY

Cardiovascular Unit 2022-12-07

Cardiovascular Unit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. separates right and left side of heart
  2. collects deoxygenated blood from the myocardium
  3. pumps oxygenated blood to the body
  4. supplies almost entire body with oxygenated blood
  5. pumps blood to the lungs
  6. takes deoxygenated blood to the lungs
  7. brings oxygenated blood back from the lungs
  8. entry to the pulmonary trunk
Down
  1. collect most deoxygenated blood, dump into right atrium
  2. chamber that collects blood from most veins
  3. entry to the aorta
  4. prevents backflow from in right side
  5. supplies heart with oxygen
  6. prevents backflow from in left side
  7. collects deoxygenated blood from veins of heart
  8. collects oxygenated blood from lungs
  9. muscular layer of the heart, contraction

17 Clues: entry to the aorta • pumps blood to the lungs • supplies heart with oxygen • entry to the pulmonary trunk • pumps oxygenated blood to the body • prevents backflow from in left side • prevents backflow from in right side • collects oxygenated blood from lungs • takes deoxygenated blood to the lungs • separates right and left side of heart • ...

CV 2018-09-17

CV crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An increase in heart rate
  2. A decrease in resting heart rate
  3. Increase in the size of the myocardium
  4. One place where chemoreceptors are located
  5. The amount of blood ejected from the heart each contraction
  6. Relaxation of Heart Chambers
Down
  1. The pathway of the autonomic nervous system that increases responses
  2. Sense a change in blood pressure
  3. Fibres Located at the bottom of the ventricles these cause ventriclular Systole
  4. Sends messages from the medulla oblongata to the SA node
  5. Sense a change in movement in the joint
  6. Heart rate multiplied by stoke volume
  7. Contraction of Heart Chambers

13 Clues: An increase in heart rate • Relaxation of Heart Chambers • Contraction of Heart Chambers • Sense a change in blood pressure • A decrease in resting heart rate • Heart rate multiplied by stoke volume • Increase in the size of the myocardium • Sense a change in movement in the joint • One place where chemoreceptors are located • ...

Zoet’s Cardiovascular system 2023-11-15

Zoet’s Cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the tiny, hair-like structures in the inner surface of blood vessels
  2. condition where fatty deposits accumulate in arteries, restricting blood flow
  3. the valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle
  4. a condition characterized by rapid, irregular heartbeat
  5. artery that supplies blood to the brain
  6. the largest artery in the human body
  7. vessel that connects the arteries and veins, facilitating nutrient and gas exchange
  8. beat of the heart felt through the walls of the arteries.
Down
  1. an abnormal enlargement of the heart
  2. medical term for an abnormally fast heart rate
  3. medical term for heart attack
  4. the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
  5. vessels that carry oxygenated blood to the heart
  6. the upper chamber of the heart
  7. a gas exchange in the lungs and carried by the Red Blood cells

15 Clues: medical term for heart attack • the upper chamber of the heart • an abnormal enlargement of the heart • the largest artery in the human body • artery that supplies blood to the brain • medical term for an abnormally fast heart rate • vessels that carry oxygenated blood to the heart • the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle • ...

chapter 18 2026-04-29

chapter 18 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Inflammatory disease after strep infection that can damage heart valves.
  2. Infection of the inner lining of the heart, often involving heart valves.
  3. Inflammation of the heart muscle, usually caused by viral infection.
  4. Parasitic infection causing severe swelling due to lymphatic blockage.
  5. Bacterial infection that can spread to lymph nodes and other organs.
  6. Virus that attacks the immune/lymphatic system.
Down
  1. Presence of bacteria in the blood.
  2. Bacterial disease that infects lymph nodes (bubonic form).
  3. Infection of the lymphatic vessels.
  4. Infection or inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart.
  5. Parasitic infection that can cause chronic heart damage.
  6. Viral infection that can impact the immune and circulatory systems.
  7. Infection causing inflammation of lymph nodes.
  8. Bloodstream infection that can spread throughout the body (also called sepsis).
  9. Parasitic infection that can affect lymph nodes and other tissues.

15 Clues: Presence of bacteria in the blood. • Infection of the lymphatic vessels. • Infection causing inflammation of lymph nodes. • Virus that attacks the immune/lymphatic system. • Parasitic infection that can cause chronic heart damage. • Bacterial disease that infects lymph nodes (bubonic form). • Infection or inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart. • ...

Blood and heart crossword 2023-11-13

Blood and heart crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. condition of a slow heartbeat
  2. largest artery in the body
  3. inflammation of a vein
  4. condition of a rapid heartbeat
  5. high levels of cholesterol in blood
  6. smallest blood vessel
Down
  1. breakdown of a clot
  2. surgical repair of a valve
  3. enlargement of the heart
  4. hardening of arteries
  5. upper chamber of the heart
  6. stenosis narrowing of the mitral valve
  7. pertaining to an upper heart chamber
  8. disease condition of heart muscle
  9. condition of deficient oxygen

15 Clues: breakdown of a clot • hardening of arteries • smallest blood vessel • inflammation of a vein • enlargement of the heart • surgical repair of a valve • upper chamber of the heart • largest artery in the body • condition of a slow heartbeat • condition of deficient oxygen • condition of a rapid heartbeat • disease condition of heart muscle • high levels of cholesterol in blood • ...

cardiovascular 2022-06-23

cardiovascular crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Contraction of a heartbeat
  2. Abnormal swishing sound
  3. Smallest blood vessels
  4. Largest type of blood vessels
  5. Beat of heart felt through walls of an artery
  6. Gas that enters blood through the lungs
Down
  1. Weighs less than one pound
  2. Partion dividing a cavity
  3. Relating to the lungs
  4. Largest artery in the body
  5. Chambers of the heart
  6. Relaxation phase of a heartbeat
  7. Small vein
  8. lower tip of the heart
  9. Smooth layer of endothelial cells

15 Clues: Small vein • Relating to the lungs • Chambers of the heart • Smallest blood vessels • lower tip of the heart • Abnormal swishing sound • Partion dividing a cavity • Weighs less than one pound • Contraction of a heartbeat • Largest artery in the body • Largest type of blood vessels • Relaxation phase of a heartbeat • Smooth layer of endothelial cells • ...

Solders Heart Vocab 2023-12-06

Solders Heart Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a commotion or fuss
  2. to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly
  3. without suffering any injuries
  4. to make a mess of; to get by
  5. to steal in small quantities
  6. firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
  7. a person who agrees or supports with an opinion
  8. scattered fragments; wreckage
Down
  1. a deep loud roar, from anger
  2. an extremely poor person
  3. not logical or reasonable
  4. permanent unit of an army, commanded by a colonel
  5. an angry argument
  6. to strengthen,build up
  7. angry
  8. to seize hold a position by force or without right

16 Clues: angry • an angry argument • a commotion or fuss • to strengthen,build up • an extremely poor person • not logical or reasonable • a deep loud roar, from anger • to make a mess of; to get by • to steal in small quantities • scattered fragments; wreckage • without suffering any injuries • a person who agrees or supports with an opinion • firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back • ...

Tell Tale Heart 2023-12-06

Tell Tale Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sound He Hears The End
  2. How Many Floor Boards Got Lifted
  3. ...Of A Vulture
  4. At that moment I must have become quite...
  5. Who Came In At 4AM
  6. His Mental State
  7. The Old Man...
  8. Where Was The Old Man When He Got Killed
Down
  1. The Old Mans Cry Of...
  2. I Rushed Into The Room,Crying...
  3. Dead As A...
  4. The Number Of Nights He Watched The Old Man
  5. How Did The Old Man Die
  6. What Body Part Got Cut Off First
  7. ... In The Morning
  8. Even My Blood Became...

16 Clues: Dead As A... • The Old Man... • ...Of A Vulture • His Mental State • ... In The Morning • Who Came In At 4AM • The Old Mans Cry Of... • Sound He Hears The End • How Did The Old Man Die • Even My Blood Became... • I Rushed Into The Room,Crying... • How Many Floor Boards Got Lifted • What Body Part Got Cut Off First • Where Was The Old Man When He Got Killed • ...

The Telltale Heart 2023-11-03

The Telltale Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The eye resembled that of a...
  2. a total eclipse of the...
  3. No one wants it on his conscience.
  4. He hid the body under a...
  5. A bridal adornment
  6. It was my own in a dream
  7. Would a ... be so wise as this?
  8. The .... Bride
  9. a killer's...
Down
  1. I knew it was a groan of mortal...
  2. No one wants a bad one.
  3. Chilled within his bones
  4. Felony of two degrees
  5. Kerosene lamp
  6. It's the Po-Po!
  7. What the butler does to the corpse

16 Clues: Kerosene lamp • a killer's... • The .... Bride • It's the Po-Po! • A bridal adornment • Felony of two degrees • No one wants a bad one. • Chilled within his bones • It was my own in a dream • a total eclipse of the... • He hid the body under a... • The eye resembled that of a... • Would a ... be so wise as this? • I knew it was a groan of mortal... • No one wants it on his conscience. • ...

The Telltale Heart 2023-11-03

The Telltale Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The eye resembled that of a...
  2. a total eclipse of the...
  3. No one wants it on his conscience.
  4. He hid the body under a...
  5. A bridal adornment
  6. It was my own in a dream
  7. Would a ... be so wise as this?
  8. The .... Bride
  9. a killer's...
Down
  1. I knew it was a groan of mortal...
  2. No one wants a bad one.
  3. Chilled within his bones
  4. Felony of two degrees
  5. Kerosene lamp
  6. It's the Po-Po!
  7. What the butler does to the corpse

16 Clues: Kerosene lamp • a killer's... • The .... Bride • It's the Po-Po! • A bridal adornment • Felony of two degrees • No one wants a bad one. • Chilled within his bones • It was my own in a dream • a total eclipse of the... • He hid the body under a... • The eye resembled that of a... • Would a ... be so wise as this? • I knew it was a groan of mortal... • No one wants it on his conscience. • ...

Circulatory/Cardiovascular System 2019-09-26

Circulatory/Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. anyone of the tubes that carry blood from the heart to the body
  2. the part of blood that contains iron and carries oxygen through the body
  3. a red-colored blood cell that carries oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body
  4. the smallest blood vessels
  5. a clear, colorless cell in the blood that protects the body from disease
  6. blood vessels of the heart
  7. any one of the tubes that carry blood from the body back to the heart
  8. high blood pressure
  9. one of two sections of the heart, take in blood from the veins
Down
  1. one of two sections of the heart that pump blood out to the body
  2. a small, round, thin blood cell that helps blood to stop flowing from a cut
  3. fatty deposits build up on artery walls and narrow the space for blood to flow
  4. blood vessels of the body
  5. the force with which blood moves through a person's body
  6. disease disease of the heart and/or blood vessels
  7. the watery part of blood
  8. a cancer in which the body forms too many white blood cells
  9. a condition in which a person has fewer red blood cells than normal

18 Clues: high blood pressure • the watery part of blood • blood vessels of the body • the smallest blood vessels • blood vessels of the heart • disease disease of the heart and/or blood vessels • the force with which blood moves through a person's body • a cancer in which the body forms too many white blood cells • one of two sections of the heart, take in blood from the veins • ...

CPR & BLS 2025-02-21

CPR & BLS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Means Lungs
  2. Occur when the blood flow to the heart is blocked, causing part of the heart tissue to die.
  3. The resumption of a sustained blood flow through the body with significant respiratory activity.
  4. When vital organs die and can no longer function or be revived
  5. Set of actions that provide the best chances for survival and recovery following cardiac arrest
  6. The rescuer opens the victim’s airway to prepare them to receive rescue breaths
  7. The rescuer gives chest compressions to force the heart to “beat” and pump blood
  8. A device that delivers a shock to stun a heart in ventricular fibrillation (VF) or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (PVT) into a normal rhythm
Down
  1. Means a “heart stoppage”
  2. World leader in science, education, and training of CPR and emergency cardiovascular care
  3. Means to restore life
  4. Abbreviation for Basic Life Support
  5. Means heart
  6. When breathing and blood circulation stop, however most organs remain functional
  7. Following cardiac arrest biological death can become imminent after ____ minutes
  8. Most common individuals to suffer from cardiac arrest
  9. Changes in the heartbeat’s normal rhythm
  10. The rescuer delivers rescue breaths to the victim
  11. Leading cause of death in the United States

19 Clues: Means Lungs • Means heart • Means to restore life • Means a “heart stoppage” • Abbreviation for Basic Life Support • Changes in the heartbeat’s normal rhythm • Leading cause of death in the United States • The rescuer delivers rescue breaths to the victim • Most common individuals to suffer from cardiac arrest • When vital organs die and can no longer function or be revived • ...

Circulatory system MB 2024-10-23

Circulatory system MB crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Protein found in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs.
  2. Your heart is divided into 4 of these.
  3. Makes up 45% of your blood and are responsible for carrying oxygen throughout body.
  4. Large blood vessel that take blood away from the heart
  5. The smallest of the blood vessels only one cell thick
  6. The bottom 2 chambers of your heart.
  7. The circulatory system transports oxygen, waste and this third thing.
  8. Groups of cells work together to form this.
Down
  1. The highway, roads, and driveways that transport the blood in your body.
  2. Not to be confused with heated gas, this part of blood makes up 55% of it.
  3. Makes up <1 % of blood, acts as guards to fight off illness
  4. The fluid that is transported around the circulatory system.
  5. The organ responsible for pumping blood
  6. About how long does it take for blood to make one trip through your body.
  7. Less than 1% of your total blood, these are valuable for when you get a cut.
  8. Tissues are grouped together to form these.
  9. The top 2 chambers of your heart.
  10. The third type of blood vessel, returns blood back to the heart

18 Clues: The top 2 chambers of your heart. • The bottom 2 chambers of your heart. • Your heart is divided into 4 of these. • The organ responsible for pumping blood • Tissues are grouped together to form these. • Groups of cells work together to form this. • The smallest of the blood vessels only one cell thick • Large blood vessel that take blood away from the heart • ...

Circulatory System Vocabulary Crossword 2014-04-20

Circulatory System Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A thin-walled chamber of the heart that receives blood from veins.
  2. A white blood cell that produces antibodies.
  3. Muscle that contracts without external nerve stimulation.
  4. A heart valve that prevents the backflow of blood from a ventricle into an atrium.
  5. Maintenance of body temperature within a range that enables cells to function efficiently.
  6. Fluid that occupies the spaces between cells and tissues; includes plasma and interstitial fluid.
  7. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
  8. The pressure of the blood in the circulatory system.
  9. The system of blood vessels that carries oxygenated blood to the tissues of the body and deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
  10. A small mass of tissue in the right atrium that originates the impulses stimulating the heartbeat.
  11. A division of the autonomic nervous system that returns the body to normal resting levels following adjustments to stress.
  12. A blood vessel that connects arteries and veins; the site of fluid and gas exchange.
  13. Change in the diameter of the arteries following heart contractions.
  14. A small mass of tissue in the right atrioventricular region through which impulses from the sinoatrial node are passed to the ventricles.
  15. A device used to measure blood pressure.
  16. A mass of tissue that stores lymphocytes and removes bacteria and foreign particles from the lymph.
  17. The widening of blood vessels, allowing more blood to the tissues.
  18. A lymphoid organ that acts as a reservoir for blood and a filtering siate for lymph.
  19. The narrowing of blood vessels, allowing less blood to the tissues.
  20. The quantity of blood pumped with each beat of the heart.
  21. The blood pressure after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with blood.
  22. The membranous structures in an artery or vein, that fold or close to prevent the return flow of the body fluid passing through them.
  23. A valve that prevents the backflow of blood from an artery into a ventricle.
Down
  1. A lymphoid organ situated in the neck of vertebrates that produces T cells for the immune system.
  2. The part of the nervous system that controls the motor nerves that regulate equilibrium, and that is not under conscious control.
  3. Area of the brain that coordinates many nerve and hormone functions.
  4. The system of blood vessels that carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs and oxygenated blood back to the heart.
  5. The amount of blood pumped from the heart each minute.
  6. The thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, occurring typically in old age.
  7. The fluid found in lymph vessels that contains some proteins that have leaked through capillary walls.
  8. A bulge in the weakened wall of a blood vessel, usually an artery.
  9. A muscular, thick-walled chamber of the heart that delivers blood to the arteries.
  10. blood cells A colorless cell that circulates in the blood and body fluids and is involved in counteracting foreign substances and disease.
  11. A nerve fiber that branches and carries electrical impulses throughout the ventricles.
  12. The blood pressure during the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart.
  13. The fluid portion of the blood.
  14. A division of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for stress.
  15. A vein carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
  16. A blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart.
  17. The artery carrying blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.
  18. A degeneration of blood vessels caused by the accumulation of fat deposits in the inner wall.
  19. Disc shaped cells that impart the red color to blood, contain hemoglobin, and transport oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from tissues.
  20. The largest artery in the body; carries oxygenated blood to the tissues.
  21. An artery that supplies the cardiac muscle with oxygen and nutrients.
  22. The selective movement of materials through capillary walls by a pressure gradient.
  23. A wall of muscle that separates the right and left sides of the heart.
  24. A large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart. Two in humans; the inferior vena cava (carrying blood from the lower body), and the superior vena cava (carrying blood from the head, arms, and upper body).

47 Clues: The fluid portion of the blood. • A device used to measure blood pressure. • A white blood cell that produces antibodies. • The pressure of the blood in the circulatory system. • A blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart. • The amount of blood pumped from the heart each minute. • A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. • ...

The Circulatory & Respiratory Systems 2020-06-10

The Circulatory & Respiratory Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A blood vessel that returns blood to the heart.
  2. Small air sac in the lungs.
  3. The voice box.
  4. Too much liquid in the alveoli.
  5. Plague built inside the arteries.
  6. A brain attack.
  7. Recycle red blood cells.
  8. A cancer in white blood cells in the lymph nodes.
  9. Enters the heart.
  10. Produces t-cells.
  11. A blood vessel that sends the blood away from the heart.
Down
  1. A disease causes by worm, making people's leg swallen.
  2. A body system that circulate the blood.
  3. A body system that collects leaked fluids.
  4. Exits the heart.
  5. A bridge between artery and vein.
  6. A muscle below the lungs.

17 Clues: The voice box. • A brain attack. • Exits the heart. • Enters the heart. • Produces t-cells. • Recycle red blood cells. • A muscle below the lungs. • Small air sac in the lungs. • Too much liquid in the alveoli. • Plague built inside the arteries. • A bridge between artery and vein. • A body system that circulate the blood. • A body system that collects leaked fluids. • ...

Circulatory System 2023-12-05

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lower chamber of the heart
  2. Relating to the lungs
  3. It pumps blood
  4. 21% of the air we breathe
  5. It carries blood around the body
  6. A measurement of the heart rate
  7. Something that takes blood away from the heart
Down
  1. The name of a system in your body.
  2. Something that flows through our body
  3. Something that takes blood back to the heart
  4. Major part of the respiratory system
  5. Higher chambers of the heart

12 Clues: It pumps blood • Relating to the lungs • 21% of the air we breathe • Lower chamber of the heart • Higher chambers of the heart • A measurement of the heart rate • It carries blood around the body • The name of a system in your body. • Major part of the respiratory system • Something that flows through our body • Something that takes blood back to the heart • ...

medical terms 2026-02-05

medical terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. removal of the small intestine
  2. pertaining to the back
  3. tumour made of fat
  4. tools used in the stomach
  5. incision in chest
  6. high blood sugar
  7. pertaining to the rib
  8. slow heart rate
  9. repair of the brain
Down
  1. removal of liver
  2. study of the brain
  3. pertaining to the tail
  4. disease of the muscle
  5. tissue surrounding the heart
  6. incision of the large intestine
  7. pertaining to internal organs
  8. disease specialist
  9. elevated heart rate

18 Clues: slow heart rate • removal of liver • high blood sugar • incision in chest • study of the brain • tumour made of fat • disease specialist • elevated heart rate • repair of the brain • disease of the muscle • pertaining to the rib • pertaining to the tail • pertaining to the back • tools used in the stomach • tissue surrounding the heart • pertaining to internal organs • ...

Care Bears 2021-03-03

Care Bears crossword puzzle
Across
  1. gray tree branch
  2. red and pink hearts
  3. blue moon and star
  4. rainy, blue cloud
  5. universal heart
  6. gold rainbow with a wish star
  7. big red heart
  8. colorful flower
Down
  1. purple suckers
  2. pink cupcake
  3. luck green 4 leaf clover
  4. pink locket heart
  5. orange flowers
  6. big yellow sun
  7. rainbow full of colors
  8. winners trophy

16 Clues: pink cupcake • big red heart • purple suckers • orange flowers • big yellow sun • winners trophy • universal heart • colorful flower • gray tree branch • pink locket heart • rainy, blue cloud • blue moon and star • red and pink hearts • rainbow full of colors • luck green 4 leaf clover • gold rainbow with a wish star

Human Body Systems 2024-08-08

Human Body Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. produces insulin
  2. carry blood to the heart
  3. carry blood away from the heart
  4. breaks down food
  5. filters blood
  6. windpipe
  7. organs for breathing
  8. stores urine
  9. detoxifies chemicals
Down
  1. filter blood
  2. muscle for breathing
  3. absorb nutrients
  4. controls the nervous system
  5. pumps blood throughout the body
  6. connects throat to stomach
  7. stores bile

16 Clues: windpipe • stores bile • filter blood • stores urine • filters blood • absorb nutrients • produces insulin • breaks down food • muscle for breathing • organs for breathing • detoxifies chemicals • carry blood to the heart • connects throat to stomach • controls the nervous system • carry blood away from the heart • pumps blood throughout the body

Med terms week one 2024-10-22

Med terms week one crossword puzzle
Across
  1. surgical removal of
  2. prescription
  3. pain
  4. skin
  5. above
  6. fast
  7. bone
  8. stomach
Down
  1. nothing by mouth
  2. nerve
  3. slow
  4. Heart rate
  5. blood
  6. heart
  7. Blood pressure
  8. below
  9. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
  10. inflammation

18 Clues: slow • pain • skin • fast • bone • nerve • blood • heart • above • below • stomach • Heart rate • prescription • inflammation • Blood pressure • nothing by mouth • surgical removal of • Cardio pulmonary resuscitation

The Circulatory System 2025-02-12

The Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first chamber of the heart
  2. forth and last chamber of the heart
  3. brings air in to oxygenate the blood
  4. take oxygenated blood away from heart
  5. Where deoxygenated blood leaves from
  6. 3 section 1 way valve
  7. third chamber of the heart
Down
  1. valve between the antrum and ventricle
  2. second chamber of the heart
  3. stop blood from flowing backwards
  4. The type of circuit that blood runs through
  5. Carries blood back to heart

12 Clues: 3 section 1 way valve • first chamber of the heart • third chamber of the heart • second chamber of the heart • Carries blood back to heart • stop blood from flowing backwards • forth and last chamber of the heart • brings air in to oxygenate the blood • Where deoxygenated blood leaves from • take oxygenated blood away from heart • valve between the antrum and ventricle • ...

Chapter 13 2021-12-14

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

11 Clues: presence of partition • condition of slow heart • rapid or fast heart rate • surgical repair of vessels • inflammation around the heart • inflammation within the heart • pertaining to heart strengthener • presence of the pain in the chest • instrument used to examine the chest • recording of electric activity of the heart • infarct area of tissue death in the heart muscle

Science Revision Crossword 2013-09-12

Science Revision Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Longest bone in the human body.
  2. Small air sacks in the lungs.
  3. A cell that lies within a fully formed bone.
  4. The level between cells and organs.
  5. Flexible tissue for interior bones.
  6. Blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart.
  7. Small things that make up an organism.
  8. Organ that filters your blood.
  9. The food travels through and breaks down.
  10. Windpipe
  11. Another word for a voice box.
  12. Main organ in the circulatory system.
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  1. An organ that is part of the digestive and respitary system.
  2. The powerhouse of a cell.
  3. Solid that protect your organs.
  4. Main organ of the digestive system.
  5. Allows blood to enter the heart.
  6. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
  7. A carbohydrate that contains lots of glucose.
  8. Small hairs that filter the air.

20 Clues: Windpipe • The powerhouse of a cell. • Small air sacks in the lungs. • Another word for a voice box. • Organ that filters your blood. • Longest bone in the human body. • Solid that protect your organs. • Allows blood to enter the heart. • Small hairs that filter the air. • Main organ of the digestive system. • The level between cells and organs. • ...

body system 2022-09-29

body system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _+largest organ in the circulatory system
  2. largest organ in the nervous system
  3. a group of tissues working together
  4. a group of cells working together
  5. produces offspring
  6. exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide
  7. breaks down food to provide nutrients & energy
  8. main organ in the respiratory system
  9. colects waist fluids
  10. brings back blood to the heart
  11. the basic unit of life
  12. regulates the body with hormones
  13. provide structure and protection for the body
  14. provides protection of the body
Down
  1. a group of organ systems working together
  2. protects the brain
  3. removes waste from the body
  4. the largest bone
  5. pumps blood from & away from the heart
  6. a group of organs working together
  7. protects the major organs
  8. provides movement for the body
  9. caries away blood from the heart
  10. the largest organ of the body

24 Clues: the largest bone • protects the brain • produces offspring • colects waist fluids • the basic unit of life • protects the major organs • removes waste from the body • the largest organ of the body • provides movement for the body • brings back blood to the heart • provides protection of the body • caries away blood from the heart • regulates the body with hormones • ...

Vocabulary 2017-05-09

Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  2. PECTORIS Pain in the chest due to constrictions of arteries around the heart
  3. An agent that promotes the clotting of blood
  4. Red blood cells
  5. Under the tongue
  6. A drug that produces sleep HYPNOTIC
  7. SHOCK A severe allergic reaction
  8. A lid to prevent food from entering the lungs
  9. Fainting
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  1. pressure First sound heard when taking blood pressure
  2. Voice box
  3. An abnormal loss of large quantities of blood
  4. Vessel that carries blood back to the heart
  5. pressure Last sound heard when taking a blood pressure
  6. Drug that counteract an allergic reaction
  7. increased level of sugar in the blood HYPERGLYCEMIA
  8. The study of drugs
  9. General term a drug the destroys bacteria and other microorganisms
  10. Seizure
  11. A sac enclosing the heart

20 Clues: Seizure • Fainting • Voice box • Red blood cells • Under the tongue • The study of drugs • A sac enclosing the heart • SHOCK A severe allergic reaction • A drug that produces sleep HYPNOTIC • Drug that counteract an allergic reaction • Vessel that carries blood back to the heart • An agent that promotes the clotting of blood • An abnormal loss of large quantities of blood • ...

The Heart and Circulatory System 2024-09-13

The Heart and Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A tightening of a muscle
  2. A gas essential for human life
  3. The upper chamber of the heart
  4. Liquid which carries white cells, red cells and platelets
  5. Regular expansion and contraction of an artery
  6. A substance that provides nourishment
  7. Living things are made up of these
  8. To carry from one place to another
  9. Fight disease
  10. Relating to the circulation of blood - to move around
  11. A heavy gas - poisonous to humans
Down
  1. The lower chamber of the heart
  2. Thin blood vessels which connect veins and arteries to form a network throughout the body
  3. A complete part that has a specific function
  4. Unwanted remains
  5. Carries blood away from the heart
  6. Support clotting and stop bleeding
  7. Carry oxygen
  8. Made up of many interrelated parts
  9. To die
  10. Carry blood from the heart

21 Clues: To die • Carry oxygen • Fight disease • Unwanted remains • A tightening of a muscle • Carry blood from the heart • The lower chamber of the heart • A gas essential for human life • The upper chamber of the heart • Carries blood away from the heart • A heavy gas - poisonous to humans • Support clotting and stop bleeding • Living things are made up of these • ...

cardiovascular system 2025-12-05

cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the heart___ over ten-thousand times a day
  2. branch together to form larger veins
  3. Arteries branch into smaller vessels called
  4. artery in foot
  5. bring deoxygenated blood from right side of heart to lungs
  6. the main artery of the body
  7. continuous one-way circuit through the body, involving 2 main loops
  8. supplied, treated, or enriched with oxygen
  9. body's largest veins
  10. connect arteries and veins
  11. the____ transports nutrients and oxygen through the body
Down
  1. remove oxygen from
  2. the part of the vascular system that carries blood from the left ventricle to organs and tissues of the body
  3. artery in lower arm
  4. artery in lower leg
  5. balance or equilibrium
  6. artery in thigh
  7. carry blood away from the heart
  8. prevent backwards flow
  9. strong muscular organ that pumps blood
  10. carry blood back to the heart

21 Clues: artery in foot • artery in thigh • remove oxygen from • artery in lower arm • artery in lower leg • body's largest veins • balance or equilibrium • prevent backwards flow • connect arteries and veins • the main artery of the body • carry blood back to the heart • carry blood away from the heart • branch together to form larger veins • strong muscular organ that pumps blood • ...

Lab 2025-03-31

Lab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Swollen vein
  2. Discharge
  3. Prefix meaning within
  4. Branching blood vessels
  5. Test done in a specialized area of radiology
  6. Body fluid
  7. Tool that uses ultrasound to listen to the heart and vessels
  8. Inflammation around the heart
  9. Nothing by mouth
  10. Tool used to listen to the heart
  11. Prefix meaning inner
  12. Tubes that form the blood circulation system
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  1. High blood pressure
  2. A disease that causes the blood vessels to narrow
  3. Test that uses ultrasound to look at blood going through blood vessels
  4. Tool used to check blood pressure
  5. Catheterization
  6. Blood vessels
  7. Prefix meaning fast
  8. Dyspnea on exertion
  9. A condition in which an artery has a weakened wall
  10. System that pumps blood
  11. Hypertension abbreviation
  12. Suffix meaning formation of an opening
  13. Suffix meaning to view

25 Clues: Discharge • Body fluid • Swollen vein • Blood vessels • Catheterization • Nothing by mouth • High blood pressure • Prefix meaning fast • Dyspnea on exertion • Prefix meaning inner • Prefix meaning within • Suffix meaning to view • Branching blood vessels • System that pumps blood • Hypertension abbreviation • Inflammation around the heart • Tool used to listen to the heart • ...

BLS 2026-02-05

BLS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sender, Message, Receiver, Feedback
  2. First step in rapid response
  3. Heart suddenly starts beating again
  4. Invented 80/20 rule
  5. A systematic approach for rapid assessment
  6. Assigns team roles; sets clear expectations
  7. Ask permission to help a person in need
  8. Head tilt, Chin lift
  9. Electrical jump starter for the heart
  10. First step of CPR
  11. A device used to manually help an unconscious person breath
  12. Safety measures to prevent disease transmission
Down
  1. Check Responsiveness
  2. Review; Analyze; Reflect; Summarize
  3. Perform visual survey; Check Responsiveness; ABC's
  4. Includes verbal and nonverbal messages
  5. Manual massage to get the heart beating again
  6. Thinking clearly and rationally
  7. Person not breathing
  8. Ability to use readily available resources to find solutions
  9. Rapid response team within a medical network
  10. Heart not beating
  11. Person struggling to breath
  12. Mnemonic

24 Clues: Mnemonic • Heart not beating • First step of CPR • Invented 80/20 rule • Check Responsiveness • Person not breathing • Head tilt, Chin lift • Person struggling to breath • First step in rapid response • Thinking clearly and rationally • Sender, Message, Receiver, Feedback • Review; Analyze; Reflect; Summarize • Heart suddenly starts beating again • Electrical jump starter for the heart • ...

Happy Feast Day 2026-04-26

Happy Feast Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It's ___!
  2. Pope Leo's favorite candy
  3. ___ is a squirrel.
  4. St. Maximilian Kolbe called our Lady the ___.
  5. St. Gianna's husband
  6. Ask for ___, refuse ___, desire ___.
  7. and gentleness toward the neighbor
  8. A spirit of profound ___ towards God
  9. I'm a ______ woman!
  10. Visitandines ___ carefully, faithfully, promptly, simply, frankly, and cordially.
  11. Our Holy Source
  12. Organ of the Holy Spirit
  13. That's ___!
  14. Live____!
  15. ____ soit beni!
Down
  1. I am not a ___!
  2. ___of intention
  3. Let them have a very ____ love for their Mistress
  4. Glory, Love, and ___
  5. Saint whose Feast Day is also today.
  6. daughters of___
  7. Rest _____ in His Heart!
  8. St. Gianna's daughter
  9. Getting ___
  10. Jesus is ___ and humble of heart.
  11. ___ on the Love of God
  12. Our dying Savior gave birth to us from the___ in His Sacred Heart.
  13. He Himself may be their only ___ and heart.

28 Clues: It's ___! • Live____! • Getting ___ • That's ___! • I am not a ___! • ___of intention • daughters of___ • Our Holy Source • ____ soit beni! • ___ is a squirrel. • I'm a ______ woman! • Glory, Love, and ___ • St. Gianna's husband • St. Gianna's daughter • ___ on the Love of God • Rest _____ in His Heart! • Organ of the Holy Spirit • Pope Leo's favorite candy • Jesus is ___ and humble of heart. • ...

life process 2023-07-07

life process crossword puzzle
Across
  1. protects walls of stomach
  2. pumping chambers
  3. carry blood away from heart
  4. secrets bile juice
  5. product of anaerobic respiration
  6. main artery
  7. digest protein and needs acidic medium
  8. three carbon compound
  9. final site of digestion
Down
  1. receiving chambers
  2. starch in to glucose
  3. red pigment in blood
  4. absorb nutrients
  5. left of heart
  6. rhythmic movement of food in digestive tra
  7. digest fats
  8. takes complex food
  9. seperates left and right of heart

18 Clues: digest fats • main artery • left of heart • absorb nutrients • pumping chambers • receiving chambers • secrets bile juice • takes complex food • starch in to glucose • red pigment in blood • three carbon compound • final site of digestion • protects walls of stomach • carry blood away from heart • product of anaerobic respiration • seperates left and right of heart • ...

cardiac 2024-12-09

cardiac crossword puzzle
Across
  1. uses PT INR test
  2. chest pain
  3. contributes to hypertension
  4. results from right sided heart failure
  5. inflammation effusion pericardial space
  6. measurement against vessel walls
  7. pressure heart pumps against
  8. sound valves not closing correctly
  9. infection endocardium
Down
  1. acronym for MI assessment
  2. results from left sided heart failure
  3. cardiac catheterization reason
  4. most common with the mitral valve
  5. beta blocker
  6. contraindicated with a mri
  7. cardiac marker
  8. cardiac medication chest pain
  9. clot buster

18 Clues: chest pain • beta blocker • clot buster • cardiac marker • uses PT INR test • infection endocardium • acronym for MI assessment • contraindicated with a mri • contributes to hypertension • pressure heart pumps against • cardiac medication chest pain • cardiac catheterization reason • measurement against vessel walls • most common with the mitral valve • sound valves not closing correctly • ...

Science Review Sections 1 & 2 Chapter 3 Grade 7 2021-11-18

Science Review Sections 1 & 2 Chapter 3 Grade 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lower chamber of the heart
  2. organ that pumps blood throughout the body
  3. from arteries blood flows back to the heart
  4. separates left and right sides of the heart
  5. alternating expansion & relaxation of artery wall
  6. upper chamber of the heart
Down
  1. blood vessels carries blood away from the heart
  2. sends out signals making heart contract
  3. move from area of higher concentration to lower
  4. blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
  5. system also called circulatory system

11 Clues: lower chamber of the heart • upper chamber of the heart • system also called circulatory system • sends out signals making heart contract • organ that pumps blood throughout the body • from arteries blood flows back to the heart • separates left and right sides of the heart • blood vessels carries blood away from the heart • move from area of higher concentration to lower • ...

6.2 The Blood System 2018-05-16

6.2 The Blood System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A small blood vessel made of a single layer of endothelial cells to allow exchange of gases, nutrients and waste.
  2. Contraction of the heart on its own, without being stimulated by a nerve
  3. Part of the brain, at the base of brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing rates.
  4. Lower chambers of the heart that receive blood from the atria and contract to force blood into the aorta or pulmonary artery.
  5. A blood vessel which has thicker elastic walls relative to its width that carries blood away from the heart.
  6. 2 words. Protein(elastin) found in the walls of arteries and veins that can lengthen and then recoil.
  7. 2 words. The pressure measured in the arteries while the ventricles are relaxed (during diastole).
  8. The smallest branch of an artery. It connects with a capillary.
  9. When circular muscles relax, increasing the lumen size and increasing blood flow. (Lowers blood pressure)
  10. A hormone (also called adrenalin) produced by adrenal glands as a response to stress, increases heart rate.
  11. The maximum blood pressure in the arteries at the peak of ventricular contraction (Systole)
  12. A blood vessel with valves, a relatively larger lumen compared to its width and thinner walls and less elastic fibre that returns blood to the heart.
Down
  1. A region of cells in the right atrium (or an electronic device) that sets the rate of heart contraction.
  2. 2 words. The force that blood exerts against the wall of a blood vessel. Consists of two numbers, systolic and diastolic.
  3. 2 words. The volume of blood pumped per minute by each ventricle of the heart
  4. When circular muscles in an artery wall contract, narrowing the lumen, preventing blood flow (Increases blood pressure, occurs in the skin when cold)
  5. 2 words with a hyphen. Valves A valve in the heart that stops blood from moving from the ventricles at the atria during contraction of the ventricles (aka Bicuspid and Tricuspid valves)
  6. A chamber a the top of the heart that receives blood from veins.
  7. The largest artery of the circulatory system. It carries blood from the left ventricle to smaller arteries in all organs, except the lungs.

19 Clues: The smallest branch of an artery. It connects with a capillary. • A chamber a the top of the heart that receives blood from veins. • Contraction of the heart on its own, without being stimulated by a nerve • 2 words. The volume of blood pumped per minute by each ventricle of the heart • ...

Humans Transport Materials 2021-03-02

Humans Transport Materials crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the gas we inhale
  2. the system that transports nutrients, gas, and other substances through blood
  3. narrow tubes in the respiratory system that lead into the lungs
  4. air travels through this tube in the respiratory system that is held open by C-shaped rings of tissue
  5. the system that supplies our body with oxygen
  6. the vessels that carries blood to the heart
  7. small sacs at the end of the bronchioles where gas is exchanged
Down
  1. tubelike passage of the respiratory system at the top of the throat that receives air, food, and liquids from our mouth and nose
  2. the vessels that carries blood away from the heart
  3. the name for the lower two parts of the heart where blood leaves
  4. main organ of the respiratory system
  5. the name for the upper two parts of the heart where blood enters
  6. the heart is made of four of these
  7. main organ of the circulatory system
  8. large muscle below the lungs that contracts (moves down) when you breathe in
  9. the gas we exhale
  10. tiny tubes of the circulatory system where blood travels through

17 Clues: the gas we inhale • the gas we exhale • the heart is made of four of these • main organ of the respiratory system • main organ of the circulatory system • the vessels that carries blood to the heart • the system that supplies our body with oxygen • the vessels that carries blood away from the heart • narrow tubes in the respiratory system that lead into the lungs • ...

ABCDEFGH Vocabulary 2023-10-16

ABCDEFGH Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. duck
  2. ant
  3. cup
  4. eggs
  5. heart
  6. baby
  7. elbow
  8. fox
  9. girl
  10. house
Down
  1. desk
  2. castle
  3. apple
  4. garbage
  5. balloon
  6. fire

16 Clues: ant • cup • fox • desk • duck • eggs • baby • fire • girl • apple • heart • elbow • house • castle • garbage • balloon

Theory PE Recap 2023-03-06

Theory PE Recap crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Blood Vessel that carries blood TOWARDS the heart.
  2. Thighbone.
  3. Increasing the distance between two bones.
  4. Moving a limb towards the bodies midline.
  5. Blood vessel that carries blood AWAY from the heart.
  6. Moving a limb aware from the bodies midline.
  7. _______ and Tricep.
  8. The muscle at the front of the thigh.
  9. Pointing toes towards the ceiling.
  10. Knee cap.
Down
  1. Pointing toes towards the floor.
  2. Blood vessel that surrounds muscles
  3. Decreasing the distance between two bones.
  4. The amount of blood to leave the heart per contraction
  5. Protects the brain.
  6. How many chambers are there in the heart?
  7. Attaches bone to bone.

17 Clues: Knee cap. • Thighbone. • Protects the brain. • _______ and Tricep. • Attaches bone to bone. • Pointing toes towards the floor. • Pointing toes towards the ceiling. • Blood vessel that surrounds muscles • The muscle at the front of the thigh. • How many chambers are there in the heart? • Moving a limb towards the bodies midline. • Decreasing the distance between two bones. • ...

Module 3 Virtual Crossword 2025-01-10

Module 3 Virtual Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Represents atrial contraction on the ECG
  2. Represents the repolarization of the ventricles on the ECG
  3. Drug that increases the force of heart contractions
  4. Force required to eject blood from the ventricles
  5. Sound heard when auscultating an incompetent valve
  6. Sound made by an upper airway obstruction
  7. Cardiac contraction
  8. Gas with the highest affinity for hemoglobin
  9. Potent vasodilator drug given for angina
  10. When the heart relaxes
  11. Caused by hyperventilation, respiratory
Down
  1. Productive cough with rusty sputum indicates
  2. Formation of atheromatous plaques in large arteries
  3. Causes cavitation in the lungs
  4. Stroke volume times heart rate
  5. Baroreceptors detect changes in
  6. Increased heart rate

17 Clues: Cardiac contraction • Increased heart rate • When the heart relaxes • Causes cavitation in the lungs • Stroke volume times heart rate • Baroreceptors detect changes in • Caused by hyperventilation, respiratory • Represents atrial contraction on the ECG • Potent vasodilator drug given for angina • Sound made by an upper airway obstruction • ...

CARDIAC ANATOMY 2025-05-05

CARDIAC ANATOMY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. BLOOD VESSEL SUPPLYING THE FRONT OF THE HEART
  2. FIBRILLATION CHAOTIC, DISORGANISED ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY IN THE LOWER CHAMBERS OF THE HEART
  3. POUCH-LIKE STRUCTURE ON THE ATRIA
  4. VALVE BETWEEN THE LEFT ATRIUM AND LEFT VENTRICLE
  5. ELECTRICAL PACEMAKER OF THE HEART
  6. SAC SURROUNDING THE HEART
  7. MAIN ARTERY LEAVING THE HEART
Down
  1. VALVE BETWEEN THE RIGHT ATRIUM AND RIGHT VENTRICLE
  2. CHAMBER RECEIVING BLOOD FROM THE BODY
  3. CHAMBER THAT PUMPS OXYGENATED BLOOD TO THE BODY
  4. LAYER OF MUSCLE IN THE HEART WALL
  5. ARTERY CARRYING DEOXYGENATED BLOOD TO THE LUNGS
  6. CONDITION WHERE FLUID ACCUMULATES IN THE PERICARDIAC SAC

13 Clues: SAC SURROUNDING THE HEART • MAIN ARTERY LEAVING THE HEART • POUCH-LIKE STRUCTURE ON THE ATRIA • ELECTRICAL PACEMAKER OF THE HEART • LAYER OF MUSCLE IN THE HEART WALL • CHAMBER RECEIVING BLOOD FROM THE BODY • BLOOD VESSEL SUPPLYING THE FRONT OF THE HEART • ARTERY CARRYING DEOXYGENATED BLOOD TO THE LUNGS • CHAMBER THAT PUMPS OXYGENATED BLOOD TO THE BODY • ...

Common Heart Meds on the FLoor 2020-01-21

Common Heart Meds on the FLoor crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a Factor Xa inhibitor indicated for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis which may lead to pulmonary embolism in patients undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery
  2. systemic vasodilator and as such, delivers mostly afterload reduction to the left ventricle
  3. beta blocker used for heart attacks
  4. An ACE inhibitor that treats high blood pressure and heart failure. It can also reduce the risk of death after a heart attack.
  5. prevents blood clots by irreversibly binding to the P2Y12 receptor on platelets
  6. calcium channel blocker that can be used in Heart Failure
  7. this drug class leads to smooth muscle relaxation and subsequent vasodilation and primarily cause preload reduction
  8. cheaper diuretic and a lower risk of worsening kidney function.
  9. a blood thinner used during acute coronary syndrome. Faster half life
  10. has a shorter duration of action and is considered to be more potent than Lasix
Down
  1. 81 mg the A in MONA
  2. beta blocker common in heart failure for extended release
  3. Angiotensin II receptor antagonist used to treat HTN or HF
  4. an anticoagulant (blood thinner) that reduces blood clotting and reduces the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
  5. a thiazide-like diuretic given 30 minutes prior to Loop Diuretic
  6. an ARNI is a drug combination of a neprilysin inhibitor and an ARB (Sacubitril/valsartan) used in Heart Failure
  7. platelet aggregation inhibitor produced by AstraZeneca. An antagonist of the P2Y12 receptor. Common side effect is SOB at initiation
  8. blood thinner with INR target ranges
  9. Robbie's Dog
  10. diuretic used for swelling caused by congestive heart failure, liver disease, kidney disease, and other medical conditions.

20 Clues: Robbie's Dog • 81 mg the A in MONA • beta blocker used for heart attacks • blood thinner with INR target ranges • beta blocker common in heart failure for extended release • calcium channel blocker that can be used in Heart Failure • Angiotensin II receptor antagonist used to treat HTN or HF • cheaper diuretic and a lower risk of worsening kidney function. • ...

Cardiovascular system 2025-12-01

Cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the volume of blood returning to the heart
  2. thin muscle layers, wider lumens
  3. volume the volume of blood pumped out by ventricles in each contraction
  4. oblongata part of the brain
  5. arteries become clogged up by fatty deposits
  6. fibre spread through the ventricles
  7. meeting the oxygen demand with the oxygen supply
  8. happens after 10 minute of a prolonged exercise
  9. hypertrophy thickening of muscular wall of the heart
  10. of his located in septum, separated into two bundle branches
  11. Chest pain
  12. capacity of the heart to generate its own impulse
  13. fraction the percentages of blood pumped out of left ventricle per beat
  14. A fatty deposit
  15. aerobic respiration and energy production in the cell
  16. ventricular relaxation
  17. occurs when blood supply to brain is cut off
  18. the difference between the oxygen content in arterial and venous blood
Down
  1. force exerted by the blood against the blood vessel wall
  2. detect the change in blood pH
  3. widening of blood vessels
  4. narrowing of blood vessels
  5. ventricular contraction
  6. detect the change in movement
  7. delays impulse for atrium to fully contract
  8. type of hormone
  9. blood clot
  10. decrease in resting heart rate to below 60bpm
  11. temporary store for oxygen
  12. smaller lumen, smooth inner layer
  13. nerve decrease heart rate
  14. detect the change in blood pressure
  15. bad cholesterol
  16. initiates heart beat located at the right atrium
  17. combines with oxygen to form oxyhemoglobin
  18. one cell thick
  19. output the volume of blood pumped out by the heart ventricles per minute
  20. capillary sphincters tiny rings of muscle located at the opening of capillaries
  21. fluid part of blood
  22. shift the oxygen dissociation curve shifting to the right
  23. good cholesterol
  24. nerve speed up heart rate
  25. weakened boood vessel supplying the brain burst

43 Clues: blood clot • Chest pain • one cell thick • type of hormone • bad cholesterol • A fatty deposit • good cholesterol • fluid part of blood • ventricular relaxation • ventricular contraction • widening of blood vessels • nerve decrease heart rate • nerve speed up heart rate • narrowing of blood vessels • temporary store for oxygen • oblongata part of the brain • detect the change in blood pH • ...

sci 2025-08-27

sci crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Pressure : The force of blood pushing against vessel walls
  2. : Tiny vessels where gas and nutrient exchange occurs
  3. : Prevent backflow of blood in the heart
  4. : Oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells
  5. : Muscle that helps control breathing
  6. Rate : Number of breaths per minute
  7. : Condition causing inflamed and narrowed airways
  8. : Windpipe; connects throat to lungs
  9. Cava : Largest vein in the body
  10. : Act of breathing in air
  11. : Tiny sacs where gas exchange happens
  12. : Cellular process that uses oxygen to release energy
  13. : Main organs of the respiratory system
  14. : Vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  15. : Voice box; houses vocal cords
  16. : Liquid portion of blood
  17. : Small airways inside the lungs
  18. : Act of breathing out air
  19. : Ion that transports carbon dioxide in the blood
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  1. : Medical term for high blood pressure
  2. : Two tubes that branch into the lungs
  3. Blood Cells : Blood cells that fight infection
  4. Circulation : Circulation between heart and lungs
  5. : Largest artery in the body
  6. Circulation : Circulation between heart and rest of the body
  7. Dioxide : Waste gas exhaled from the lungs
  8. : Lung infection that fills alveoli with fluid
  9. : Throat; passage for air and food
  10. Blood Cells : Blood cells that carry oxygen
  11. : Condition caused by low red blood cells or hemoglobin
  12. : Entry point for air; filters and moistens it
  13. Node : Heart’s natural pacemaker
  14. : Circulating fluid that transports oxygen and nutrients
  15. : Vessels that carry blood back to the heart
  16. Capacity : Total volume of air the lungs can hold
  17. Arteries : Arteries that supply the heart muscle
  18. Exchange : Transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide in lungs
  19. : Help form clots to stop bleeding
  20. : Gas absorbed from the air into the blood
  21. : Muscular organ that pumps blood

40 Clues: : Act of breathing in air • : Liquid portion of blood • : Act of breathing out air • : Largest artery in the body • Cava : Largest vein in the body • : Voice box; houses vocal cords • Node : Heart’s natural pacemaker • : Small airways inside the lungs • : Muscular organ that pumps blood • : Throat; passage for air and food • : Help form clots to stop bleeding • ...

cardiac 2022-05-12

cardiac crossword puzzle
Across
  1. heart rate is below 60
  2. this condition makes it hard for the heart to deliver blood to the body and can lead to heart failure
  3. pertaining to between the atrium
Down
  1. irregular heart beat
  2. heart specialist
  3. inflammation of lining membranes of the heart
  4. inadequate blood supply to heart muscles
  5. heart rate is 100+
  6. enlarged heart
  7. a rupture of the heart wall

10 Clues: enlarged heart • heart specialist • heart rate is 100+ • irregular heart beat • heart rate is below 60 • a rupture of the heart wall • pertaining to between the atrium • inadequate blood supply to heart muscles • inflammation of lining membranes of the heart • this condition makes it hard for the heart to deliver blood to the body and can lead to heart failure

body systems 2020-10-26

body systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this is sent out of your heart every time it beats
  2. muscles you can flex
  3. outer layer of the cerebrum
  4. where air from the nose and mouth meet
  5. one part of a muscle
  6. bones found in your limbs
  7. a flexor muscle found in your arms
  8. carry blood away from heart
  9. carry blood back to heart
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  1. what bones are made of
  2. air that enters here is warmed
  3. recieves blood from heart to make oxygen
  4. these connect your bones
  5. one part of a muscle
  6. contains information about who you are
  7. main relayer of information from the brain
  8. where your air gets carried to your lungs
  9. controls how you think and feel
  10. hairs that protect nasal passage ways
  11. bones fond in the ribs and spine

20 Clues: one part of a muscle • muscles you can flex • one part of a muscle • what bones are made of • these connect your bones • bones found in your limbs • carry blood back to heart • outer layer of the cerebrum • carry blood away from heart • air that enters here is warmed • controls how you think and feel • bones fond in the ribs and spine • a flexor muscle found in your arms • ...