Across
- 4. Valve A valve that closes the orifice between the right&left ventricle
- 5. A procedure to open clogged heart vessels
- 8. Extra of unusual sounds made by the heart
- 10. A large arterial trunk
- 11. A period of contraction when the chambers are pumping blood out of the heart
- 12. A life threatening arrhythmia in which the ventricles initiate the heart beat
- 15. Inflammation of the innermost lining of the heart
- 18. Hardening of the arteries
- 19. cancer of the bodys blood-forming tissues
- 20. vessels that carry blood away from the heart
Down
- 1. The largest vein in the human body that returns deoxygenated blood
- 2. The membrane that surrounds the heart
- 3. The middle layer of the heart
- 6. A small mass of specialized tissue that acts as a pacemaker
- 7. A normal heart rhythm but below 60 bpm
- 9. Inflammation of the outer membrane covering the heart
- 13. Output The amount of blood pumped per minute
- 14. Vessels that carry blood to the heart
- 16. A period of relaxation in the heart when the chambers are filling with blood
- 17. Stent A wire mesh tube to hold arteries open after angioplasty