Cardiovascular System

3. Obstruction of a blood vessel by foreign matter carried in the bloodstream.
6. Tendineae Group of stringlike structures that attach the AV valves to the wall of the heart.
9. Anchors the developing fetus to the uterus and provides a "bridge" for the exchange of nutrients and waste products between the mother and developing baby.
13. (HTN) Abnormally high blood pressure.
15. System The system that supplies our body's transportation needs.
16. Valve One of the two AV valves; located between the left atrium and ventricle and sometimes called the Mitral Valve.
17. Vein Any vein that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium.
18. Main and largest artery in the body.
20. Inflammation of the lining of the heart.
21. Thin layer of very smooth tissue lining each chamber of the heart.

1. Alternating expansion and recoil of the arterial walls produced by the alternate contraction and relaxation of the ventricles; travels as a waveaway from the heart.
2. Small cavity, such as the pumping chambers of of the heart.
4. Infraction Death of cardiac muscle cells.
5. Device for measuring blood pressure in the arteries of a limb.
7. Cava Also known as the posterior vena cava, is the large vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the lower half of the body into the right atrium of the heart. Is a large diameter, yet short, vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart's right atrium. It is located in the anterior right superior mediastinum
8. Any of the small blood vessels that collect blood from the capillaries and join to form veins.
10. Vessel carrying blood away from the heart.
11. Stationary blood clot.
12. Muscle of the heart.
14. Valve The valve located between the right atrium and ventricle.
19. Wave Deflection on an electrocardiogram that occurs with replorization of the ventricles.
22. Pectoris Severe Chest pain resulting when the myocardium is deprived of sufficient oxygen.