The Cardiovasuclar System
Across
- 1. The tip of the heart
- 3. The lower blood pressure number that reflects the lowest pressure exerted against artery wall during ventricular relaxation
- 6. The middle, muscular layer of the heart
- 8. Blood enters these after leaving the arterioles; their walls are just one cell thick
- 9. The inner lining of the heart
- 13. The two lower chambers of the heart
- 14. Structures that transport oxygen-rich blood to various parts of the body
- 15. The upper blood pressure number that reflects the highest pressure exerted against artery walls during ventricular contraction
Down
- 2. The fibrous membrane that encloses the heart
- 4. The outer lining of the heart
- 5. Tiny arteries
- 7. Tiny veins
- 10. A fatty, plaque-like substance that can narrow or block coronary vessels
- 11. The term that means "listening to"
- 12. The two upper chambers of the heart