Cardiovascular Puzzle
Across
- 1. vein, one of the vessels that is responsible for carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
- 3. wall dividing cavity
- 4. the phase where the heartbeat contracts
- 5. abnormal swishing like sound when the heart valves close improperly
- 9. membrane that surrounds the heart
- 10. artery that is the largest in the body
- 11. the lining that is in the inner heart
- 12. the blood vessels innermost lining
- 13. blood is carried through this thin walled vessel
- 14. a chamber that is found in the upper part of the heart
- 15. small vein
Down
- 2. gas needed to live that gets into the blood through the lungs
- 3. an instrument that doctors use to measure blood pressure
- 6. the middle layer of muscle in the heart
- 7. comes from a Greek word and is the relaxing phase of the heart
- 8. this is felt through the walls of the arteries