Cardiovascular System

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Across
  1. 2. Inner lining of the heart
  2. 6. Largest type of blood vessel
  3. 7. Area of dead tissue.
  4. 9. Abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves
  5. 11. Small, pinpoint hemorrhages
  6. 12. Contraction phase of the heartbeat. (From Greek systole, contraction
  7. 14. Abnormal heart rhythms
  8. 15. Drug that treats arrhythmias and strengthens the heartbeat
Down
  1. 1. Local widening (dilation) of an arterial wall.
  2. 3. Abnormal blowing or swishing sound heard during auscultation of an artery or organ.
  3. 4. Smallest type of blood vessel
  4. 5. Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart.
  5. 8. Very rapid, random, inefficient, and irregular contractions of the heart
  6. 10. One of two lower chambers of the heart
  7. 13. Gas (waste) released by body cells, transported via veins to the heart, and then to the lungs for exhalation