Blood/Heart Disorders

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Across
  1. 6. lack of an adequate blood supply to the heart muscle
  2. 7. inflammation of the vein
  3. 8. small purplish blotches
  4. 12. a clot that develops and persists in an unbroken blood vessel
  5. 13. an insufficient number of circulating platelets
  6. 14. a thrombus breaks away from the vessel wall and floats freely in the bloodstream
  7. 16. ventricles begin to beat at their own rate
  8. 17. the valve becomes stiff
  9. 18. fluid leaks from the circulation into the lung tissue
  10. 19. is a rapid heart rate
  11. 20. is heart rate that is substantially slower than normal
Down
  1. 1. pooling blood in the feet and legs and inefficient venous
  2. 2. inflammation of the pericardium
  3. 3. a decrease in the oxygen-carrying ability of the blood
  4. 4. repeated bacterial infection of the endocardium
  5. 5. production of abnormal WBCs
  6. 9. a rapid uncoordinated shuddering of the heart muscle
  7. 10. pumping efficiency of the heart is depressed
  8. 11. lack of any of the factors needed for clotting
  9. 15. abnormal or unusual heart sound