Across
- 4. one of two lower chambers of the heart
- 8. very rapid, random inefficient, and irregular contractions of the heart
- 9. inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
- 10. Largest artery in the body
- 11. abbreviation for hypertension, high blood pressure
- 12. local widening(dilation) of an arterial wall
- 14. abbreviation for deep vein thrombosis; blood clot formation in a large vein
Down
- 1. inflammation of the membrane (pericardium) surrounding the heart
- 2. inner lining of the heart
- 3. double-layered membrane surrounding the heart
- 5. thin-walled vessels that carries blood from body tissues and lungs back to the heart.
- 6. gas released by body cells, transported via veins to the heart, and then to the lungs for exhalation
- 7. X-ray imaging of blood vessels after injection of contrast material
- 13. partition dividing the right and left atria and right and left ventricles