CARDIOVASCULAR PUZZLE
Across
- 4. aka heart attack
- 5. circulation going from heart to body to heart
- 10. rapid heart rate
- 12. circulation from heart to lungs to heart
- 14. inner layer of the heart; lines chambers
- 15. instrument used to measure blood pressure
- 16. another term for high blood pressure
- 18. area where you would find the SA and AV nodes
- 19. small vessels where gas exchange takes place
- 20. largest of the leukocytes
- 21. blood cell that carries oxygen
- 22. most abundant protein in the plasma
- 23. top number of blood pressure
- 24. also known as bicuspid
Down
- 1. serous membrane of the heart attached directly to heart
- 2. valve between the right atrium and right ventricle
- 3. pacemaker of the heart
- 5. large vein carrying blood from head and neck into right atrium
- 6. separates heart into halves
- 7. ion used in blood clotting process
- 8. most abundant leukocyte
- 9. makes up about 55% of the blood; mostly made up of water
- 11. fatty build-up inside the arteries
- 13. arteries that supply myocardium with blood
- 17. largest artery of the body