Across
- 1. caused by blood clots and broken blood vessels in the brain
- 3. device that detects any life-threatening, rapid heartbeat
- 4. branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules
- 6. a rhythmical throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them
- 7. heart chamber that receives blood into the heart
- 8. Cava large vein that carries blood to the heart from other areas
- 11. any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood toward the heart
- 12. any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system
- 13. a medical instrument for listening to the action of someone's heart
Down
- 2. a medical procedure involving repeated compression of a patient's chest
- 5. a partition separating two chambers
- 9. the main artery that carries blood away from your heart to the rest of your body
- 10. valves that keep blood flowing in the correct direction