Cardiovascular Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. When blood flows towards the heart
- 3. what is the function of the cardiovascular system?
- 5. Circuit What is it called when blood flows from the heart to the lungs and back?
- 7. What is picked up by red blood cells during the pathway of the blood?
- 10. Circuit The circuit from the heart to the rest of the body and back
- 12. What arteries supply the heart itself with oxygen and nutrients from the blood?
- 15. receiving chambers where blood comes into the heart
- 16. atrium Where blood is emptied into after it goes through the back of the heart
- 18. Valve located between the right atrium and right ventricle
- 20. ventricle After going through the tricuspid valve, deoxygenated blood goes through the
- 22. Oxygenated blood flows into through these veins
- 23. Conduction System This system controls the rhythm of your heartbeat
- 24. attack What is it called when the lack of blood flow to the cells of the heart start to die?
- 25. Carries blood away from the heart
Down
- 1. The membrane surrounds ans protects the heart
- 4. The bottom number of blood pressure
- 6. What does the systole number measure in blood pressure?
- 8. Atrium Deoxygenated blood from the inferior vena cava empties into the
- 9. bottom chamber that sends out blood
- 11. The irregular heart sounds caused by valve problems
- 13. What does the diastole number measure in blood pressure?
- 14. The pulmonary valve and the pulmonary artery carries blood into this lung
- 17. The uncoordinated pumping of the heart muscle
- 19. Vena Cava Deoxygenated blood returns to the heart through the
- 21. The top number of blood pressure