Cardio System Terms 1

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Across
  1. 2. blood vessels that are responsible for carrying blood away from the heart.
  2. 4. inflammation of the inner lining of the heart.
  3. 5. the time at which ventricular contraction occurs.
  4. 7. tiniest blood vessel.
  5. 8. device used to take blood pressure with.
  6. 12. the pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats.
  7. 14. larger vessels, made up of venules.
Down
  1. 1. Blood pressure is expressed as a ____.
  2. 3. high blood pressure.
  3. 6. the pressure when the heart is contracting.
  4. 9. abnormal heart rhythms.
  5. 10. the innermost layer of epithelial cells.
  6. 11. echoes generate by high-frequency sound waves produce images of the heart.
  7. 13. local widening of an arterial wall.