Cardiac

2. The phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart relaxes and fills.
4. The lower heart chamber responsible for pumping blood to the lungs or body.
6. Arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscle.
7. The phase of the cardiac cycle when the ventricles contract and eject blood.
10. The upper heart chamber that receives blood returning to the heart.
11. The physiological process of blood clot formation.
12. The right atrioventricular valve between the right atrium and ventricle.
13. The liquid portion of blood that suspends cells and proteins.

1. A medication used to dissolve dangerous blood clots (ex: in MI or stroke).
3. Blood cell fragments that initiate clot formation.
5. Red blood cells responsible for oxygen transport.
8. Condition in which the heart cannot pump effectively, leading to fluid buildup.
9. Protein strands that form the structural mesh of a clot.