Cardiovascular System Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. Medical term for low blood pressure
  2. 5. the circuit of vessels supplying oxygenated blood to and returning deoxygenated blood from the tissues of the body
  3. 7. the pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats.
  4. 9. Brings blood from the head and arms and upper body
  5. 11. large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart.
  6. 16. the valves that connect the atrium to the ventricles
  7. 17. the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
  8. 18. membrane, or sac, that surrounds your heart
  9. 19. Bring blood to the heart
  10. 20. transports oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle to the lungs,
Down
  1. 1. Medical term for high blood pressure
  2. 2. pressure in the blood
  3. 4. Upper cavities of the heart
  4. 6. brings blood from the lower body
  5. 8. membranous partition between two body cavities
  6. 10. Lower cavities of the heart
  7. 12. measures the pressure in your arteries when your heart beats
  8. 13. Bring blood away from the heart
  9. 14. the main artery of the body
  10. 15. the performance of the human heart from the beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next.