Cardiovascular System
Across
- 3. a clot that develops in and unbroken blood vessel
- 5. lack of adequate blood supply to the heart muscle
- 6. arteries are narrowed
- 7. heart is forced to pump against increased resistance
- 8. blood vessels within lungs become swollen with blood
- 10. clot detachment
- 12. thrombus that breaks away from blood vessel and flows freely
- 13. ventricles beat a their own rate
- 17. rapid uncoordinated shuddering of the heart muscle
- 18. account for about half of infant deaths
- 20. inflammation of the pericardium
Down
- 1. purplish blotches
- 2. abnormal or unusual heart sounds
- 4. heart attack
- 9. myocardium is deprived of oxygen
- 11. serious complication of varicose veins
- 14. circulation is inadequate to meet tissue needs
- 15. common in people who stand for long periods of time
- 16. bacterial infection of the endocardium
- 19. heart cells die