Chapter 9

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Across
  1. 4. compression of a part that causes narrowing
  2. 5. of a myocardial cell from a polarized (resting) state to a state of contraction (de = not; polarization = resting)
  3. 8. to contract
  4. 11. swollen, twisted vein
  5. 13. a widening
  6. 15. to expand
  7. 16. of the myocardial cell from a contracted state back to a resting state
  8. 17. vein
  9. 20. depolarization
  10. 23. clot
  11. 24. fatty paste
  12. 26. high blood pressure
  13. 28. limping; pain in a limb
  14. 29. low blood pressure
  15. 30. buildup of fatty substances that harden within the walls of arteries
  16. 31. small vessels that gather blood from the capillaries into the veins
Down
  1. 1. sac enclosing heart with two layers with fluid between
  2. 2. normal blood pressure
  3. 3. membrane lining the cavities of the heart
  4. 6. membrane forming the outer layer of the heart
  5. 7. circle
  6. 9. heart muscle
  7. 10. lower right or left chamber of the heart
  8. 11. vessel
  9. 12. tiny vessels that join arterioles and venules
  10. 14. pulse
  11. 17. chest
  12. 18. change of a myocardial cell from a polarized state to a state of contraction
  13. 19. resting; resting state of a myocardial cell
  14. 21. thickening
  15. 22. regular rhythm of the heart cycle stimulated by the SA node
  16. 24. small vessels that receive blood from the arteries
  17. 25. atrium
  18. 27. profuse sweating