Respiratory System

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Across
  1. 4. Fainting.
  2. 8. Also known as the bicuspid valve.
  3. 9. Sweating.
  4. 11. the area of the heart where the atria and ventricles meet.
  5. 14. Present at birth.
  6. 15. An x-ray of the coronary blood vessels using a special catheter and an injection of dye.
  7. 17. Opening between right and left atria, which is normal in the fetal heart.
  8. 18. An electronic implant that initiates a heart beat.
  9. 21. The membrane surrounding the lungs that is called pleura, that folds in on itself.
  10. 23. A feeling in the chest that may be caused by an irregular heart rhythm.
  11. 25. A fatty material including cholesterol, connective tissue, white blood cells, and some smooth muscle cells.
  12. 27. a condition in which cells receive insufficient amounts of blood and oxygen.
  13. 28. The number of times the heart contracts in one minute.
  14. 30. Chest pain.
  15. 33. An abnormal heart sound.
  16. 34. Listening to the heart using a stethoscope.
  17. 35. A disorder in which too many red blood cells are produced.
Down
  1. 1. Very large artery referred to as a trunk, a term indicating that the vessel gives rise to several smaller arteries.
  2. 2. Higher than normal levels of cholesterol in the blood.
  3. 3. Abnormal condition of blue (bluish colour, lips and nail beds). Typically caused by low oxygenation.
  4. 5. Instrument used to record electrical activity within the heart.
  5. 6. A hardening of the arteries that involves the accumulation of plaque.
  6. 7. An endocrine system disorder in the pancreas which results in high levels of glucose in the blood.
  7. 10. Excessive fat in the blood.
  8. 12. Using extreme heat or extreme cold to destroy cells in part of the heart which were causing abnormal rhythms.
  9. 13. Difficult breathing.
  10. 16. Pertaining to without symptoms.
  11. 19. Class of medications used to treat high blood pressure.
  12. 20. Pertaining to a slow heart (rate).
  13. 22. Condition of a fast heart (rate).
  14. 24. Connection between pulmonary trunk and aorta in the fetal heart.
  15. 26. Process of using sound to record the heart.
  16. 29. High blood pressure.
  17. 31. Absence of a regular heart rhythm.
  18. 32. The ability of the blood vessels to dilate and constrict as needed.