Ch 11 Cardiovascular System - Read
Across
- 3. a sphygmomanometer measures blood __
- 6. circulation between heart and lungs
- 7. term for relaxed phase in cardiac cycle
- 9. receiving chambers
- 10. pacemaker of the heart (2 wds sorta)
- 15. bypasses liver in fetal circulation (2 wds)
- 17. upper arm artery for blood pressure
- 19. heart attack is called myocardial ___
- 21. rapid uncoordinated shuddering of heart
- 22. type of blood after going to the lungs
- 25. sac around heart
- 28. the number of nerves inside the heart
- 29. recording of heart's electrical activity; ECG or EKG
- 32. enlarged and twisted veins due to bad valves and distensibility
- 33. smallest blood vessel; one RBC at a time
- 34. small vein
- 35. prevent back flow of blood in veins
- 36. sound made when tri/bicuspid valves snap shut
- 37. relaxing lumen of blood vessels
- 38. hardening of arteries
Down
- 1. slow heart rate; below 60 bpm
- 2. 2nd part of heart's intrinsic conduction system (2 wds sorta)
- 4. top/first number of blood pressure
- 5. high blood pressure
- 8. major artery leaving heart going to the body
- 11. plaque on artery walls
- 12. circulation between heart and body
- 13. sound made when pulomnary/aorta valves snap shut
- 14. condition causes by inadequate closing of heart valves
- 16. fast heart rate
- 18. type of blood which most veins carry
- 20. opening within blood vessel where blood flows
- 23. bypasses lungs in fetal circulation(2 wds)
- 24. blood vessels with thick muscle, small lumen, & elastic properties
- 26. last part of conduction system around ventricles (2 wds)
- 27. brings )2 and nutrients from placenta to baby (2 wds)
- 30. artery in neck where you feel pulse
- 31. heart muscle