CARDIOVASCULAR

4. _____________________ Small vessels where exchange of gases and nutrients occur
5. _____________________ Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart, often bacterial in origin
8. _____________________ Life-threatening condition where fluid in the pericardium restricts heart filling
10. _____________________ The “pacemaker” of the heart
11. _____________________ Chest pain caused by transient myocardial ischemia without infarction
12. _____________________ Bluish discoloration of skin due to poor oxygenation
16. _____________________ Valve between right atrium and right ventricle
17. _____________________ Fainting due to sudden drop in cerebral perfusion
19. _____________________ Condition where heart cannot pump enough blood to meet body’s needs

1. _____________________ Blood protein that carries oxygen
2. _____________________ Defect in septum between the heart’s two atria
3. _____________________ Elevated blood lipids increasing risk for atherosclerosis
4. _____________________ Extreme form of low cardiac output shock due to heart failure
6. _____________________ Dangerous clot in a deep vein, often in the leg
7. _____________________ Cyanosis in infants due to four structural heart defects
9. _____________________ Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
13. _____________________ Severe tearing chest/back pain from aortic wall separation
14. _____________________ Inflammation of a vein often related to clot formation
15. _____________________ Inflammatory condition of the heart muscle often following viral infection
18. _____________________ Arterial bulge due to weakened vessel wall