Cardiovascular Histology

1234567891011121314151617181920
Across
  1. 4. another name for the visceral layer of pericardium
  2. 6. partially eclipsed between ventricles and vessels
  3. 7. it has a uniquely muscular adventitia
  4. 8. when valves collapse these veins are knotted and bulging
  5. 13. a potential space for Purkinje cells
  6. 16. this single layer of squamous cells is far from simple
  7. 17. specialized cluster of cardiomyocytes at the SVC/RA junction
  8. 18. a secretion of 16-across that helps lower blood pressure especially at the blackjack tables of 11-down
  9. 20. short for a structure that generates the radial pulse
Down
  1. 1. make no bones about this collagenous electrical insulator
  2. 2. the thick vest of a distributing artery that is woven from smooth muscle
  3. 3. the GAG rich filling of a three layered histology valve cake
  4. 5. the magic number of smooth muscle cells crossed when arterioles become arteries
  5. 9. characterized by the many layers of elastin in its wall
  6. 10. in the liver these are discontinuous
  7. 11. a nerve that slows the heart rate, baby!
  8. 12. organ famed for the windows in its small diameter vessels
  9. 14. the visceral and parietal serous cells of the pericardium are examples of this
  10. 15. puny equivalent of the meaty arteriole
  11. 19. this electrical bundle belongs to him