The Heart
Across
- 2. Upper chamber that receives blood
- 3. artery Carries blood from right ventricle to lungs
- 5. cava Returns deoxygenated blood to the right atrium
- 8. Valve between right atrium and right ventricle
- 10. Lower chamber that pumps blood out of the heart
- 11. vein Brings oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium
- 13. Contraction phase of the heart
- 14. Wall separating left and right sides of the heart
Down
- 1. Relaxation phase of the heart
- 4. output Volume of blood pumped per minute
- 6. Carries oxygenated blood from left ventricle to body
- 7. Valve between left atrium and left ventricle
- 9. Valves that prevent backflow from arteries into ventricles
- 12. Heart generates its own electrical impulses