Across
- 1. a bloodclot that moves and suddenly blocks a blood vessel
- 4. lack of blood supply caused by a blocked or constricted blood vessel
- 6. a tiny blood vessel that allows an exchange between blood and cells in tissue
- 8. Outermost Wall of the Heart
- 9. pacemaker: a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat (2 words)
- 10. a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the body's organs
- 12. the force that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries (2 words)
- 15. hardening of blood vessels
- 17. a vessel that carries blood towards the heart
- 19. cardiac cell death (2 words)
- 22. waxy, fat-like substance
- 24. gender, age, and race are _____ risk factors
- 29. high blood pressure
- 31. One of the two lower chambers of the heart
- 32. a heart rhythm that falls outside the accepted norms
- 34. chest pain
- 35. smoking, obesity, and lack of exercise are ____ risk factors
Down
- 2. Middle layer of wall of the heart, most cardiac muscle located here
- 3. movement of blood in veins and arteries throughout the body
- 5. vessels that supply the heart with blood (2 words)
- 7. One of the two upper chambers of the heart.
- 8. measure of the output of the heart with each heartbeat (2 words)
- 11. Abnormally fast heart rate, over a 100 bpm.
- 13. valve separating pulmonary artery from right ventricle
- 14. phase of heartbeat when ventricles are squeezing
- 15. valve leading from left ventricle into aorta
- 16. inability of heart to pump enough blood to body (2 words)
- 18. A deposit of fatty material on the inner lining of an arterial wall
- 20. Abnormally enlarged heart.
- 21. bundle of fibers of the impulse conducting system of the heart (2 words)
- 23. Inner, thin layer of endothelium, pierced by tiny blood vessels
- 25. relaxation stage of the heartbeat
- 26. Abnormal quivering or contractions of the heart fibers.
- 27. Abnormally slow heart rate, below 60 bpm
- 28. Collection of material that travels to and suddenly blocks a blood vessel
- 30. valve separating the right atrium and right ventricle
- 33. valve separating the left atrium and left ventricle