Cardiovascular Terms

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Across
  1. 3. 2 upper chambers of the heart that receive blood
  2. 4. a person trained to draw blood from a patient
  3. 6. formation of all blood cells
  4. 7. slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)
  5. 11. is an infection of the lining of the heart chambers and/or the valves
  6. 14. 2 lower chambers of the heart that discharge blood
  7. 16. formation of red blood cells
  8. 17. the action of blood being collected from a vein
  9. 18. layer in the heart wall that lines the heart chambers
Down
  1. 1. is a disease of the heart that makes it harder to pump blood
  2. 2. relaxation/filling in the cardiac cycle
  3. 4. fluid portion of blood
  4. 5. platelets
  5. 6. high blood pressure
  6. 8. formation of platelets
  7. 9. rapid heart rate (over 100 bpm)
  8. 10. white blood cells
  9. 12. contraction/pumping in the cardiac cycle
  10. 13. machine that separates blood components
  11. 15. red blood cells