Cardiovascular system
Across
- 7. these are thin-walled collectors of blood
- 8. it is felt in the wrist or throat is the surge of blood caused by the heart contraction
- 9. enlargement of the heart
- 12. visceral layer of the serous pericardium
- 14. defenses against invaders
- 15. a double walled sac around the heart
- 18. a component of blood that transport oxygen
- 19. also known as the circulatory system
- 23. measurement of the force exerted by blood against the wall of a blood vessel
- 24. inflammation of pericardial sac around the heart
- 25. they have thinner walls than arteries
- 26. inflammation of muscle layer of the heart wall
- 28. narrowing of a vessel
- 29. receiving chambers of the heart
- 30. help form blood clots
Down
- 1. inflammation of a blood vessel
- 2. inflammation of a vein
- 3. inflammation of a heart valve
- 4. it is a cardiac muscle layer forming the bulk of the heart
- 5. it lies between the atria and the ventricles
- 6. discharging chambers of the heart
- 10. pounding, racing heartbeats
- 11. complex protein that is made up of protein strands
- 13. crisscrossing,interlacing layer of connective tissue
- 16. hardening of the arteries
- 17. it allows exchange of nutrients, wastes and gases
- 20. endothelial layer of the inner myocardial surface
- 21. together with arterioles they carry blood away from the heart
- 22. a component of blood that contains dissolved nutrients, hormones, and gases
- 27. a muscular pump that is made up of cardiac muscle fibers