Anatomy of the Heart
Across
- 1. Carries oxygen-poor blood from the body to the heart (2 words)
- 3. These arteries supply oxygenated blood to the head and neck regions of the body
- 7. Fiber branches that extend from the atrioventricular bundle
- 10. The sound made when valves open and close
- 11. A section of nodal tissue that sets the rate of contraction for the heart
- 13. The outer later of the wall of the heart
- 15. Carry blood that is oxygen-poor
- 16. The bundle of fibers that carry cardiac impulses
- 18. The muscular middle layer of the wall of the heart
- 19. When ventricles pump blood out of the heart
- 21. Valve between the left ventricle and the aorta
- 23. One of the upper heart chambers
- 25. When ventricles relax and fill with blood
- 27. Chambers that collect blood as it enters the heart
- 28. Fluid-filled sac that surrounds the heart
Down
- 2. Tiny vessels connecting arteries and veins
- 4. These arteries carry oxygenated and nutrient filled blood to the heart muscle
- 5. Valve between the right atrium and right ventricle
- 6. These arteries supply oxygenated blood to the arms
- 7. Valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
- 8. Cardiac __________ is the rate at which the heart conducts electrical impulses
- 9. Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
- 12. One of these is felt to find a pulse
- 14. The smallest arteries
- 17. One of the lower chambers of the heart
- 20. The heart has four of these
- 22. Common ________ arteries carry oxygenated blood from the abdominal aorta to the legs and feet
- 24. The inner layer of the heart
- 26. Chambers that pump blood to the lungs