Across
- 5. The middle layer of the heart
- 6. The membrane that surrounds the heart
- 8. Inflammation of the outer membrane covering the heart
- 10. Procedure to open clogged vessels
- 12. Largest artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body
- 13. Vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- 17. Vessels that carry blood towards the heart
- 18. Device used to measure the electric conduction system of the heart
- 19. The period of relaxation in the heart when the chambers are filling with blood
- 20. A cancer caused by the production of too many immature white blood cells
Down
- 1. Inflammation of the heart muscle
- 2. A normal heart rhythm with a rate below 60 bpm
- 3. Extra or unusual sounds made by the heart during heart beats
- 4. The valve that closes between the right atrium and the right ventricle
- 7. A normal heart rhythm but with a rate above 100 bpm
- 9. Low blood pressure
- 11. When the brain is damaged because the blood supply to the brain is stopped
- 14. A period of contractions when the chambers are pumping blood out of the heart
- 15. Condition in which the aorta contracts in an uncoordinated, rapid manner
- 16. The pacemaker of the heart