Back to the Basics Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. A large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower body to the heart.
- 5. The chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.
- 6. The valve that prevents blood from flowing back into the left ventricle from the aorta.
- 8. Blood that is returning to the heart, low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide.
- 9. The valve between the right atrium and right ventricle.
- 11. The wall that divides the right and left sides of the heart.
- 13. The natural pacemaker of the heart that initiates the heartbeat.
- 14. A complete heartbeat including contraction and relaxation phases.
- 16. A large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper body to the heart.
- 19. The chamber that pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
- 20. The protective sac that surrounds the heart.
Down
- 1. The valve that connects the left atrium and left ventricle.
- 3. Blood that has picked up oxygen from the lungs.
- 4. The vessels that return oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium.
- 7. The largest artery in the body that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body.
- 10. The artery that carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.
- 12. The arteries that supply blood directly to the heart muscle.
- 15. The heart's most muscular chamber that pumps oxygenated blood to the body.
- 17. The process of blood flowing through the heart, lungs, and body.
- 18. The chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the body.