Across
- 3. major blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body
- 5. irregular heartbeat, problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat
- 8. Rapid beating of the heart, usually defined as greater than 100 beats per minute
- 10. condition in which the blood vessels have persistently raised pressure
- 11. When the heart relaxes, the chambers of the heart fill with blood
- 12. inflammation of the inside lining of the heart chambers and heart valves
- 13. heart's electrical system fails entirely, which causes your heart to stop pumping
- 14. fluid-filled sac that surrounds your heart and the roots of the major blood vessels that extend from your heart
Down
- 1. rapid irregular contractions of the muscle fibers of the heart resulting in a lack of synchronism between heartbeat and pulse
- 2. thickening or hardening of the arteries caused by a buildup of plaque in the inner lining of an artery
- 4. consisting of two triangular flaps which allow only unidirectional blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle
- 6. A rapid or irregular heartbeat that a person can feel
- 7. the large vein that returns blood from the head and arms to the heart
- 9. middle muscular layer of the heart wall