Cardiovascular Terminology
Across
- 2. two largest veins
- 3. fibers that relay electrical impulses for the heartbeat
- 6. red blood cell
- 12. upper heart chambers
- 13. artery that brings blood to the myocardium
- 17. from lung to heart
- 19. valve between the 2 right heart chambers
- 20. away from heart vessel
- 21. lower heart chambers
- 25. cardioversion
- 27. surrounds heart
- 28. towards heart vessel
- 31. lack of blood flow & oxygen to the heart
- 32. from artery to capillary
- 33. largest blood vessel
- 34. iron overload disease
- 36. blood clot in an interior wall...
- 37. smallest vein
Down
- 1. lowest pressure on arteries
- 4. flat line
- 5. highest pressure on arteries
- 7. from heart to lung
- 8. takes up around 55% of your blood
- 9. high cholesterol
- 10. blood thinner
- 11. blood cell that clots bleeding
- 14. smallest vessel
- 15. med for high blood pressure
- 16. heart attack
- 18. excess production of erythrocytes
- 22. common immune blood cell
- 23. eliminate pathogens by swallowing them
- 24. heartbeat
- 26. venography
- 29. natural pacemaker
- 30. artery that brings blood to the head
- 35. valve between the 2 left heart chambers