Chapter 11 - Cardiovascular System
Across
- 2. small vein
- 3. innermost lining of the blood vessels
- 6. surgical removal of plaque from the inner layer of an artery
- 9. combining form meaning chest
- 11. small artery
- 19. muscular middle layer of the heart
- 20. largest vein in the body
- 22. lower tip of the heart
- 23. pain, tension and weakness in a leg after walking has begun
- 25. combining form meaning heart
- 26. record of the electrical activity of the heart
- 27. x-ray imaging of blood vessels after injection of contrast material
- 30. beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries
- 31. specialized muscle fibers connecting the atria with the ventricles and transmitting electrical impulses between them
- 34. combining form meaning vein
- 36. structure in veins that temporarily closes an opening so that blood flows in only one direction
- 38. valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle
- 39. combining form meaning vessel
- 40. local widening of an arterial wall
- 42. combining form meaning pulse
- 43. contraction phase of the heartbeat
- 44. abnormal blowing or swishing sound heard during auscultation of an artery or organ
- 45. smallest type of blood vessel
- 47. relaxation phase of the heartbeat
- 50. inner lining of the heart
- 51. blood that is oxygen-poor
- 52. one of two upper chambers of the heart
- 54. arteries located on each side of the neck branch from the aorta and provide blood to head, neck and brain
- 56. closure of a blood vessel due to blockage
- 57. vibration felt over an area of turmoil in blood flow
- 58. clumps of platelets, clotting proteins, microorganisms, and red blood cells on diseased heart valves
Down
- 1. inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
- 4. partition or wall dividing a cavity
- 5. combining form meaning arm
- 7. gas released by body cells, transported via veins to the heart and then to the lungs for exhalation
- 8. one of two lower chambers of the heart
- 9. instrument to measure blood pressure
- 10. uncomfortable sensations in the chest related to cardiac arrhythmias
- 12. double-layered membrane surrounding the heart
- 13. rapid but regular contractions of the atria
- 14. largest artery in the body
- 15. thin-walled vessel that carries blood from body tissues and lungs back to the heart
- 16. drug used to lower cholesterol in the bloodstream
- 17. abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves
- 18. electronic apparatus implanted in the chest to stimulate heart muscle that is week and not functioning
- 21. very rapid, random, inefficient and irregular contractions of the heart
- 22. abnormal heart rhythms
- 24. specialized tissue in the wall between the atria
- 28. high blood pressure
- 29. area of dead tissue
- 32. combining form meaning vessel
- 33. blood vessels that branch from the aorta and carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle
- 35. small, pinpoint hemorrhages
- 37. pacemaker of the heart
- 41. combining form meaning mucus
- 46. gas that enters the blood through the lungs and travels to the heart to be pumped via arteries to all body cells
- 48. valve located between the right atrium and left ventricle
- 49. veins that are abnormally swollen and twisted, usually occurring in the legs
- 53. measurement of cholesterol and triglycerides in a blood sample
- 55. largest type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to all parts of the body