Across
- 4. Small vessels where exchange of gases and nutrients occur
- 5. Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart, often bacterial in origin
- 8. Life-threatening condition where fluid in the pericardium restricts heart filling
- 10. The “pacemaker” of the heart
- 11. Chest pain caused by transient myocardial ischemia without infarction
- 12. Bluish discoloration of skin due to poor oxygenation
- 16. Valve between right atrium and right ventricle
- 17. Fainting due to sudden drop in cerebral perfusion
- 19. Condition where heart cannot pump enough blood to meet body’s needs
Down
- 1. Blood protein that carries oxygen
- 2. Defect in septum between the heart’s two atria
- 3. Elevated blood lipids increasing risk for atherosclerosis
- 4. Extreme form of low cardiac output shock due to heart failure
- 6. Dangerous clot in a deep vein, often in the leg
- 7. Cyanosis in infants due to four structural heart defects
- 9. Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
- 13. Severe tearing chest/back pain from aortic wall separation
- 14. Inflammation of a vein often related to clot formation
- 15. Inflammatory condition of the heart muscle often following viral infection
- 18. Arterial bulge due to weakened vessel wall