Cardiovascular system
Across
- 3. narrow end of the heart.
- 4. holds the heart in place forming a barrier against infections.
- 6. drains blood from anterior ventricles.
- 8. controls blood flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle.
- 9. the broad end of the heart.
- 12. thin, tendor like cords which connect AV valves to cone shaped muscles.
- 13. transports oxygen depleted blood from the thorax, abdomen, and lower extremities.
- 15. layer which covers the heart valves and tendons.
- 16. drain blood from the anterior right ventricle.
- 17. dense irregular connective tissue forming the external layer of heart.
- 19. returns oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium.
- 20. removes blood from the lateral and posterior right ventricle.
Down
- 1. protect heart, composed of 3 tissue layers.
- 2. what the heart is made up of.
- 5. occupies the space between the lungs.
- 7. where the apex is located.
- 10. the movement of the valves
- 11. the heart is located underneath this.
- 14. direct blood flow from the ventricles into the aorta and pulmonary trunk artery.
- 18. the thick middle layer of the heart wall.