Cardiac Terminology

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Across
  1. 1. The valve that closes the orifice between the right atrium and right ventricle of the heart
  2. 5. Hardening of the arteries
  3. 7. Inflammation of the outer membrane covering the heart
  4. 9. A large arterial trunk that arises from the base of the left ventricle and channels blood from the heart into other arteries throughout the body
  5. 11. Condition characterized by severe, constricting pain or sensation of pressure in the chest
  6. 13. Valve that closes the opening between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart
  7. 14. An irregular heart beat or rhythm
  8. 16. The period of relaxation in the heart when the chambers are filling with blood
  9. 17. Is caused by a lack of blood supply to the heart muscle
  10. 19. Inflammation of the heart muscle
  11. 20. A procedure to open clogged vessels
Down
  1. 2. The amount of blood pumped from the heart per minute
  2. 3. Vessels that carry blood to the heart
  3. 4. A small mass of specialized tissue located in the right atrium and acts as the pacemaker
  4. 6. Inflammation of the innermost lining of the heart
  5. 8. Extra or unusual sounds made by the heart during heart beats
  6. 10. The outermost layer of the heart
  7. 12. Vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  8. 13. A normal heart rhythm but with a rate below 60 bpm
  9. 15. A period of contraction when the chambers are pumping blood out of the heart
  10. 18. The middle layer of the heart