Cardio Vascular System
Across
- 7. A partition separating two chambers, such as that between the nostrils or the chambers of the heart.
- 8. The node that generates an electrical signal that causes the atria to contract.
- 9. The law states that the stroke volume of the heart increases in response to an increase in the volume of blood in the ventricles.
- 12. The main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system.
- 13. A type of internal friction that resists the compression or expansion of a fluid.
- 16. The innermost layer of tissue that lines the chambers of the heart.
- 18. The dilatation of blood vessels, which decreases blood pressure.
- 19. The phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood.
- 21. Branches of specialized nerve cells.
- 23. Flaps that act as inlets for blood coming into a ventricle and outlets for blood leaving a ventricle.
- 24. Relating to the lungs.
- 25. The outermost protective layer of the heart.
- 27. Any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body.
Down
- 1. A period of contraction of the ventricles of the heart that occurs between the first and second heart sounds of the cardiac cycle.
- 2. An irregular, often rapid heart rate that commonly causes poor blood flow.
- 3. The of blood vessels by small muscles in their walls.
- 4. A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to tissues and organs in the body.
- 5. A large vein that carries blood to the heart from other areas of the body.
- 6. The middle muscular layer of the heart.
- 10. The thin, fluid-filled sac that surrounds the heart.
- 11. Muscular chamber that pumps blood out of the heart and into the circulatory system.
- 14. The amount of blood ejected from the ventricle with each cardiac cycle.
- 15. Each of the two upper cavities of the heart from which blood is passed to the ventricles.
- 17. A very small blood vessel that branches off from your artery and carries blood away from your heart to your tissues and organs.
- 18. A forceful attempt at expiration when the airway is closed at some point.
- 20. A small vein.
- 22. The outermost protective layer of the heart.
- 25. A quick test to check the heartbeat.
- 26. The electrical relay station between the upper and lower chambers of the heart.