The Cardiovascular System
Across
- 3. a surgical connection between two structures
- 5. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to tissues and organs
- 7. one of two upper chambers in the heart that receives blood
- 10. makes electrical signal that causes heart chambers to contract
- 12. the product of heart rate and stroke volume
- 13. smallest blood vessels
- 15. a small blood vessel that receives blood from the capillaries
- 17. a fluid filled cavity in the heart or brain
- 19. when the heart muscle relaxes
- 20. the widening of blood vessels
- 21. a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart form tissues and organs
Down
- 1. helps pump blood back to the heart
- 2. narrowing of blood vessels
- 4. favorite color is blue
- 6. a protective, fluid filled sac that surrounds the heart
- 8. a special muscle tissue that forms the heart
- 9. creates blood pressure
- 11. flaps that act as gate for blood
- 14. small blood vessels
- 16. the outermost protective layer of the heart
- 18. period of contraction of the ventricles