THE HEART
Across
- 3. receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle
- 6. A disease of heart muscle in which the heart is abnormally enlarged, thickened, and/or stiffened
- 9. how much pressure is in the arteries during diastole
- 10. a powerful organ
- 12. between the left atrium and the left ventricle
- 14. During cardiac catheterization, a doctor inflates a balloon inside a narrowed or blocked coronary artery to widen the artery
- 15. An abnormal sound heard when listening to the heart with a stethoscope
Down
- 1. A coronary artery is suddenly blocked
- 2. An ultrasound of the heart. An echocardiogram provides direct viewing of any problems with the heart muscle’s pumping ability and heart valves.
- 4. controls blood flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle
- 5. receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the lungs, where it is loaded with oxygen.
- 7. a short period that occurs when the tricuspid and mitral valves close
- 8. This powerful medicine helps prevent blood clots
- 11. a thin layer on the surface of the heart in which the coronary arteries lie.
- 13. run along the surface of the heart and provide oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle.