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