Samantha Strasia- Unit 4
Across
- 4. special tissue that behaves like both muscle and nervous tissue
- 6. using x-ray and dyes to look at the blood flow
- 7. the “fight or flight” hormone
- 10. the five components to a heart beat
- 11. lower blood preasure
- 13. ultrasound test shows pictures of the hearts structure
- 16. higher than normal heart rate
- 17. Higher blood pressure
- 18. the delivery of oxygenated blood to the body and deoxygenated blood to the heart
- 19. natural pacemaker
- 20. initial flow of charge
Down
- 1. decrease in blood flow caused by an occlusion
- 2. relaxation of the tunica media and the expansion of the lumen
- 3. an electrocardiogram
- 5. causes chambers to quiver
- 8. movement of blood between the lungs and the heart
- 9. condition of consistently high blood pressure
- 12. When the charges return to the resting state
- 14. Disease leading cause of death in the US
- 15. the average number of heart beats per minute(word)
- 21. uses a“balloon” to open blocked blood vessels