Chapter 11- Cardiovascular System

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  1. 5. Two chambers in the upper part of the heart.
  2. 6. Valve with three cusps that lies between the right atrium and right ventricle.
  3. 7. What is the thickest layer of the heart wall?
  4. 8. These are important in that they prevent blood from moving in the wrong direction.
  5. 11. These vessels carry blood away from the heart.
  6. 12. Two chambers of the lower part of the heart.
  7. 15. Blood pressure is measured with this device.
  8. 18. This is the process of burning nutrients to release energy.
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  1. 1. What is the largest artery in the body?
  2. 2. What is the artery called that carries blood to the lungs from the heart?
  3. 3. What is another word for small arteries?
  4. 4. The feeling of the heartbeat through artery walls.
  5. 9. What is another word for small veins?
  6. 10. These separate all four parts of the heart.
  7. 13. What is the English abbreviation for the recording of the heart's electrical activity?
  8. 14. These vessels carry blood toward the heart.
  9. 16. Valve that lies between the left atrium and left ventricle.
  10. 17. What color is blood in veins?