Cardiovascular Vocabulary Review

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Across
  1. 6. the valve between the right atrium and right ventricle (two words)
  2. 8. a medical condition in which the heart is enlarged
  3. 10. an accumulation of cholesterol and calcium in the walls of an artery
  4. 12. – a medical condition in which the blood pressure in arteries is too high
  5. 14. any abnormal electrical activity in the heart
  6. 16. the part of an EKG when the ventricles repolarize (two words)
  7. 17. a term describing hardening of the arteries
  8. 19. the part of an EKG when the ventricles depolarize and contract (two words)
  9. 21. a blood vessel that returns blood to the heart
  10. 23. also called the mitral valve (two words)
  11. 24. a group of cells in the right atrium that establishes the heart rate and initiates the impulse (two words)
  12. 26. heartbeat that is faster than normal
  13. 28. the pressure inside the arteries during the heartbeat when the heart is contracted. It is the top number in a blood pressure reading (three words)
  14. 30. a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  15. 31. a heart attack (two words)
Down
  1. 1. –found at the exit of the left ventricle; prevents backflow of blood from aorta back into the left ventricle (two words)
  2. 2. the pressure inside the arteries between heartbeats when the heart is relaxed. It is the bottom number in a blood pressure reading (three words)
  3. 3. conducting fibers that carry the electrical impulse from the left and right bundle branches to the heart muscle cells (two words)
  4. 4. one of the upper chambers of the heart
  5. 5. the valve that lies between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery (two words)
  6. 7. also called good cholesterol (two words)
  7. 9. the connection between the AV node in the right atrium and the ventricles (three words)
  8. 11. a slower than normal heartbeat
  9. 13. the system of blood vessels carrying the blood from the heart to all parts of the body (except the lungs) and back again (two words)
  10. 15. the system of blood vessels carrying the blood from the heart to the lungs and back again (two words)
  11. 17. group of cells found in the lower wall of the right atrium near the coronary sinus that delays the conduction of the electrical impulse (two words)
  12. 18. one of the two arteries (left and right) that carries blood to the heart itself (two words)
  13. 20. when a person's body weight is 20% or more above the normal weight
  14. 22. also called bad cholesterol (two words)
  15. 25. a rapid quivering of the heart rather than a contraction
  16. 27. a lipid found in animal products that can accumulate in the walls of arteries leading to atherosclerosis
  17. 29. the part of an ECG when the atria contract (two words)