The Mysterious Human Heart

1234567891011121314151617181920212223
Across
  1. 4. another name for the Bundle of His
  2. 7. one of the upper chambers of the heart
  3. 12. a condition in which the heartbeat is slower than normal
  4. 13. a heart attack
  5. 16. a chronic medical condition in which blood pressure in the arteries is elevated
  6. 19. also known as immunoglobulins
  7. 20. the rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of heart muscle
  8. 21. the period when the heart fills with blood after the previous heartbeat
  9. 22. A lipid found in animal products that can accumulate in the walls of arteries leading to atherosclerosis
Down
  1. 1. a recording of the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time
  2. 2. an accumulation/swelling in artery walls made up of mostly macrophage cells, or debris, that contain cholesterol and fatty acids, calcium and fibrous connective tissue
  3. 3. conducting fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the left and right bundle branches to the heart muscle cells
  4. 5. the system of blood vessels carrying blood from the heart to the lungs and back again
  5. 6. any abnormal electrical activity in the heart
  6. 8. any hardening of the arteries
  7. 9. literally means "heart muscle disease," is deterioration of the function of the heart muscle for any reason
  8. 10. a condition in which the heartbeat is faster than normal
  9. 11. the system of blood vessels carrying blood from the heart to all parts of the body (except the lungs) and back again
  10. 14. a physician specializing in diseases of the cardiovascular system
  11. 15. period of contraction in a chamber of the heart
  12. 17. a state of no cardiac electrical activity
  13. 18. one of the lower chambers of the heart
  14. 23. a group of cells in the posterior wall of the right atrium that establishes the heart rate and initiates the impulse causing heart contraction