Module 8
Across
- 2. smallest branches of the arterial tree
- 6. carry blood away from the heart
- 8. responsible for the movement of blood and everything it carries throughout the body
- 9. the innermost layer of the heart wall
- 10. myocardium relaxing
- 12. the middle and thickest layer of the heart
- 14. collagen fiber cords that are attached to the edge of each cusp and to papillary muscles
Down
- 1. a measure of the amount of pressure flowing blood exerts on arterial walls
- 3. the number of times the ventricle contracts or beats in 1 minute
- 4. carry blood toward the heart
- 5. brings deoxygenated blood from the systemic circulation
- 7. the outermost layer of the heart wall
- 11. myocardium contracting
- 13. valves located between the atria and the ventricles