Timmy
Across
- 2. The middle, muscular layer of the heart responsible for its contractions.
- 4. Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
- 6. A lubricating fluid found in the pericardial cavity between the layers of the pericardium, which reduces friction as the heart beats.
- 7. The blood vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.
- 8. Tiny thin-walled blood vessels where exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs between the blood and tissues.
- 10. The innermost layer of the heart, composed of smooth endothelial cells that line the heart and valves.
- 11. A valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery that prevents blood from flowing back into the ventricle when it contracts.
- 13. One of the two upper chambers of the heart, which receive blood from the veins.
- 14. A sac-like structure that surrounds and protects the heart, composed of two layers (visceral and parietal pericardium).
- 15. A valve between the right atrium and right ventricle that prevents blood from flowing back into the atrium when the ventricle contracts.
Down
- 1. A partition or wall that separates the chambers of the heart.
- 3. A valve between the left ventricle and aorta that prevents blood from flowing back into the ventricle when it contracts.
- 5. A valve between the left atrium and left ventricle that prevents blood from flowing back into the atrium when the ventricle contracts.
- 9. The largest artery in the body that carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body.
- 12. One of the two lower chambers of the heart, responsible for pumping blood out to the body or lungs.