Across
- 4. artery in neck used as a pulse point
- 7. high blood pressure
- 10. vessel that carries blood toward the heart
- 11. muscular wall dividing the right side of the heart from the left side
- 12. artery commonly used to check blood pressure
Down
- 1. arteries carrying newly oxygenated blood to feed the heart muscle itself
- 2. valve between the right atrium and right ventricle
- 3. vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- 5. procedure involving the placement of a stent to restore blood flow to the heart
- 6. ballooning of an artery
- 8. valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
- 9. major portion of heart consisting of cardiac muscle tissue
- 13. vessel which allows exchange between blood and tissue fluid