Cardiovascular Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. wall dividing the right and left sides of the heart
- 4. Veins carry blood under ____ pressure.
- 5. transport system pump that propels the blood through a system of vessels.
- 7. double-walled sac surrounding the heart
- 10. coronary artery disease
- 11. blood pressure
- 14. The superior and inferior ______ are large veins that carry deoxygenated blood to the heart.
- 15. four
- 16. Arteries carry blood under ____ pressure.
- 18. largest artery in the body that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart
- 20. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the body's organs
- 22. 2 upper, receiving chambers of the heart
- 23. A doctor who specializes in the study of the heart and its function in health and disease.
Down
- 1. veins and arteries
- 3. The fibrous muscle tissue of the heart.
- 5. cardio
- 6. blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart from the body's organs
- 8. 3rd step in hemostasis
- 9. microscopic blood vessels that exchange nutrients, gases & waste products
- 12. 2 lower, discharging chambers of the heart
- 13. Capillaries are called _______ vessels.
- 17. blood
- 19. cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- 21. halting
- 24. lower point of heart