Across
- 2. Inner lining of the heart
- 6. Largest type of blood vessel
- 7. Area of dead tissue.
- 9. Abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves
- 11. Small, pinpoint hemorrhages
- 12. Contraction phase of the heartbeat. (From Greek systole, contraction
- 14. Abnormal heart rhythms
- 15. Drug that treats arrhythmias and strengthens the heartbeat
Down
- 1. Local widening (dilation) of an arterial wall.
- 3. Abnormal blowing or swishing sound heard during auscultation of an artery or organ.
- 4. Smallest type of blood vessel
- 5. Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart.
- 8. Very rapid, random, inefficient, and irregular contractions of the heart
- 10. One of two lower chambers of the heart
- 13. Gas (waste) released by body cells, transported via veins to the heart, and then to the lungs for exhalation