Cardiovascular Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. wall dividing the right and left sides of the heart
  2. 4. Veins carry blood under ____ pressure.
  3. 5. transport system pump that propels the blood through a system of vessels.
  4. 7. double-walled sac surrounding the heart
  5. 10. coronary artery disease
  6. 11. blood pressure
  7. 14. The superior and inferior ______ are large veins that carry deoxygenated blood to the heart.
  8. 15. four
  9. 16. Arteries carry blood under ____ pressure.
  10. 18. largest artery in the body that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart
  11. 20. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the body's organs
  12. 22. 2 upper, receiving chambers of the heart
  13. 23. A doctor who specializes in the study of the heart and its function in health and disease.
Down
  1. 1. veins and arteries
  2. 3. The fibrous muscle tissue of the heart.
  3. 5. cardio
  4. 6. blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart from the body's organs
  5. 8. 3rd step in hemostasis
  6. 9. microscopic blood vessels that exchange nutrients, gases & waste products
  7. 12. 2 lower, discharging chambers of the heart
  8. 13. Capillaries are called _______ vessels.
  9. 17. blood
  10. 19. cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  11. 21. halting
  12. 24. lower point of heart