Cardiovascular Terminology
Across
- 2. slow heartbeat
- 7. a condition where a yellowish plaque builds up in the lining of an artery
- 11. pertaining to a lower heart chamber
- 12. pertaining to an upper chamber of the heart
- 14. name the only artery in the body that carries oxygen deficient blood
Down
- 1. enlarged heart
- 3. condition when the skin has a bluish tinge
- 4. structure that temporarily closes to keep blood flowing in one direction
- 5. fast heartbeat
- 6. small artery
- 7. largest artery in the body that branches to carry blood all over
- 8. instrument a physician uses to listen to sounds of the body
- 9. a small vein
- 10. valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
- 13. the middle muscular layer of the heart