The Heart
Across
- 3. Protein transporting oxygen in the blood
- 4. Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
- 7. Node that sets the heart’s natural pace
- 8. Phase of the heartbeat when ventricles relax
- 9. Muscular layer of the heart wall
- 11. Major vein returning deoxygenated blood to the heart
- 12. Type of arteries supplying the heart muscle
- 14. Upper chamber of the heart that receives blood
- 15. Wall dividing the left and right sides of the heart
- 17. Describes circulation between heart and lungs
- 18. Phase of the heartbeat when ventricles contract
- 19. Structure that prevents backflow of blood
- 20. Protective sac surrounding the heart
Down
- 1. Amount of blood pumped per heartbeat
- 2. Structure that initiates the heartbeat rhythm
- 5. Largest artery carrying oxygenated blood to the body
- 6. Recording of the heart’s electrical activity
- 10. Total blood pumped by the heart per minute
- 13. Lower chamber responsible for pumping blood out
- 16. Valve between the right atrium and right ventricle