Across
- 2. The force of blood pushing against artery walls
- 5. Hard deposits of fat and cholesterol in arteries
- 6. Pressure the heart must pump against to eject blood
- 7. Abnormal heart sound caused by turbulent blood flow
- 8. Thin layer of cells lining blood vessels and heart
- 13. Outer sac that surrounds the heart
- 15. Dysfunction of mitochondria affecting heart energy supply
- 16. A beta-blocker medication for heart disease
- 18. The “flaps” in the heart that open and close with each beat
- 19. Relating to the heart and chest cavity
Down
- 1. Intentional stopping of the heart (during surgery)
- 3. Thickening and hardening of artery walls
- 4. The red protein in blood that carries oxygen
- 5. Inflammation of the outer lining (sac) around the heart
- 9. Lack of oxygen supply to tissues
- 10. Formation of a blood clot inside a vessel
- 11. Inflammation of the heart muscle
- 12. Volume of blood stretching the ventricles before contraction
- 14. Procedure to widen narrowed blood vessels
- 17. Vessel that returns blood to the heart