Heart
Across
- 7. Largest type of blood vessel; carries blood away from the heart to all parts of the body.
- 8. Specialized nervous tissue in the right atrium that begins the heartbeat.
- 10. Record of electrical activity of the heart.
- 12. Muscular middle layer of the heart.
- 14. Relaxation phase of the heartbeat.
Down
- 1. Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart.
- 2. Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries.
- 3. Small artery
- 4. Inner lining of the heart.
- 5. Contraction phase of the heartbeat.
- 6. Partition or wall dividing a cavity.
- 9. Largest artery in the body
- 11. Abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves.
- 13. Smallest type of blood vessel.
- 15. Gas that enters the blood through the lungs and travels to the heart to be pumped via arteries to all body cells.