Chapter 9 Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. surgical repair of a heart valve
  2. 7. small vessels that gather blood from the capillaries into the veins
  3. 9. surgical removal of the lining of an artery to clear a blockage caused by a clot or atherosclerotic plaque build up
  4. 11. to contract; period during the cardiac cycle (complete heart beat) when the heart is in contraction and blood is ejected through the aorta and the pulmonary artery
  5. 15. vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the arterioles
  6. 17. thickening, loss of elasticity, and calcification (hardening) of arterial walls
  7. 19. recharging of the myocardial cell from a contracted state back to a resting state
  8. 24. a form of arteriosclerosis characterized by the buildup of fatty substances that harden within the walls of arteries
  9. 25. membrane forming the outer layer of the heart
  10. 27. upper right or left chamber of the heart
  11. 28. profuse sweating (perspiration)
  12. 29. heart muscle
  13. 30. condition of narrowing of a part
  14. 31. to expand; period during the cardiac cycle (complete heart beat) when blood enters the relaxed ventricles from the atria
Down
  1. 1. a stationary blood clot
  2. 2. high blood pressure
  3. 4. replacement surgery to replace a diseased heart valve with an artificial valve
  4. 5. an abnormal growth of tissue around a valve
  5. 6. normal blood pressure
  6. 8. tiny vessels that join arterioles and venules
  7. 10. large artery that is the main trunk of the arterial system branching from the left ventricle
  8. 12. small vessels that receive blood from the arteries
  9. 13. protective sac enclosing the heart composed of two layers with fluid between
  10. 14. joining of two blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other
  11. 16. resting; resting state of a myocardial cell
  12. 18. limping; pain in a limb (especially the calf) while walking that subsides after rest; caused by inadequate blood supply
  13. 20. membrane lining the cavities of the heart
  14. 21. change of a myocardial cell from a polarized
  15. 22. subjective experience of pounding, skipping, or racing heartbeat
  16. 23. vessels that carry blood to the heart from the venules
  17. 26. low blood pressure