Mr. B Cardiovascular System

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Across
  1. 3. medical term for high blood pressure
  2. 5. main artery that pumps blood to the body
  3. 7. broad top part of the heart
  4. 9. helps ensure blood flows in one direction
  5. 13. most inner layer of heart muscle
  6. 14. makes up 55% of your blood volume
  7. 15. cone shape end of the heart
  8. 16. side of heart that carries deoxygenated blood
  9. 17. amount of blood pumped every minute (2 words)
Down
  1. 1. proper name for the system that looks at the heart and blood vessels
  2. 2. acronym used to distinguish different valves in the heart (2 words)
  3. 4. doppler ultrasound used to create images of the heart
  4. 6. blood circuit that pumps blood between the heart and lungs
  5. 8. when the heart contracts
  6. 10. nervous system that increases heart rate
  7. 11. this type of gradient helps move blood through the body
  8. 12. thin sac that surrounds the heart