10.7 Crossword Puzzle Challenge (Part 1)
Across
- 3. This valve is located between the right atrium and right ventricle of the heart
- 6. Plural form of "septum"
- 7. Largest type of blood vessel
- 8. Meaning "small vein"
- 9. This is the largest type of artery in the body
- 12. Inner lining of the heart
- 15. This part of the heart or veins has the ability to temporarily close an opening, to allow blood to flow in one direction
- 16. Heartbeat
Down
- 1. Innermost lining of the blood vessels
- 2. Improper closure of the heart valve results in this abnormal sound of the heart
- 4. Term used for blood that is oxygen-poor
- 5. Contraction phase of the heartbeat
- 10. This part of the body has the ability to carry blood from the body tissues and lungs to the heart
- 11. This type of valve is also know as a "bicuspid valve"
- 13. This gas is essential to life
- 14. One of two upper chambers of the heart