Across
- 3. this is an oval depression found on the interatrial septum
- 4. the most muscular chamber of the heart
- 8. this is the origin for both the left common carotid artery and the left subclavian artery
- 9. this is the vessel in which widowmaker heart attacks occur
- 14. ear-like appendages attached to the lateral surfaces of the atria
- 15. a rounded projection of the heart that points inferiorly and to the left
- 17. another name for the right atrioventricular valve
- 18. this structure protects the heart anteriorly
- 21. this blood vessel drains blood from the head, neck and upper limbs into the right atrium
- 23. muscular ridge-like extensions that come from the crista terminalis
- 24. the inner most layer of the heart
Down
- 1. this chamber contains the crista terminalis
- 2. irregular ridge-like projections of muscle on the inner surface of the ventricles
- 5. drains blood from the lower half of the body, into the right atrium
- 6. connective tissue that attaches to the lower surface of the cusps
- 7. this is another name for the bicuspid valve(left AV valve)
- 10. drains blood from the muscle of the heart
- 11. these chambers lie posterior to the ventricles
- 12. these blood vessels are responsible for returning oxygenated blood back to the left atrium
- 13. this is a wall that seperates the atria
- 16. these chambers are responsible for pumping blood out of the heart
- 19. the thickest layer of the heart
- 20. give a point of attachment for the chordae tendineae
- 22. the tough sac that surrounds the heart