3A- Heart
Across
- 5. It is the partition between the right atrium and the left atrium
- 6. Cardiac muscle term
- 10. internal folds of ventricular muscle that give attachment to the chordae tendineae
- 12. connective tissue cords that attach to the lower surface of the cusps
- 14. The inner epithelial lining of the chambers of the heart is termed
- 15. remnant of a foramen that, in the fetal stage of development, existed between the right and left atrium
Down
- 1. When closed, it prevents backflow of blood from the right ventricle to the right atrium
- 2. A muscle that functions in pumping blood through vessels of the cardiovascular system
- 3. Rounded projection of the heart that points inferiorly and to the left
- 4. ear-like appendages attached to the lateral surface of the atria
- 7. The main vein returning blood from the upper half of the body
- 8. A mechanical device that will allow for flow of blood in 1 direction only, thus preventing retrograde flow
- 9. sac that encloses the heart
- 11. venous chamber located on the posterior surface of the heart
- 13. the free edge of each cusp has a small central thickening of fibrous tissue