10.7 cardiovascular terminology
Across
- 3. Largest artery in the body
- 4. contraction phase of the heartbeat
- 6. Relaxation phase of the heartbeat
- 8. ECG
- 11. one of two lower chambers of the heart
- 12. dioxide waste released by body cells
- 13. Muscular middle layer of the heart
- 14. smal vein
Down
- 1. Smallest type of blood vessels
- 2. Bicuspid valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
- 3. Largest type of blood vessel
- 5. node Specialized nervous tissue in the right atrium that begins the heartbeat
- 7. Gas that enters the blood through the lungs
- 9. lower tip of the heart
- 10. Abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves