The Heart
Across
- 1. found within arteries extending from ventricles
- 3. outer membrane of pericardium
- 8. the two receiving chambers
- 10. layer of endothelium lying on top of layer of thin CT
- 12. valve with two flaps
- 13. largest artery of the body
- 16. cells that die may form this blockage, another name for a heart attack
- 19. main tissue of heart, second/middle layer
- 20. receives blood from heart muscle and returns it to right atrium
Down
- 2. extends from heart to body's cells and back to heart
- 4. inflammation of heart valves
- 5. arteries that supply heart with blood
- 6. septum between ventricles
- 7. the two main pumping chambers
- 9. extends from heart to lungs and back to heart
- 11. cords of tissue that prevent valve flaps from moving backward into atria
- 14. prolonged blockage of coronary arteries by blood clots
- 15. vessels that drain cardiac muscle
- 17. wall-like mass of tissue separating heart chambers
- 18. inflammation of pericardium