Cardiovascular System

1. The chamber of the heart that is responsible for pumping blood out to the rest of the body.
5. Normal period of relaxation and dilation of the heart cavities.
6. chest pain caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle.(Two Words)
11. Death of the heart muscle due to the loss of blood supply.(Two words)
13. Inability of the heart to pump blood with normal efficiency.(Three Words)
15. Chest pain due to an inadequate supply of oxygen to the heart muscle.
16. Irregular heartbeat.
17. A vessel that carries blood toward the heart.
18. Difficulty in breathing.
19. The chamber of the heart that collects blood returning from the rest of the body.

2. Valve that separates the right atrium and the right ventricleand prevents back-flow from the ventricle to the atrium.(Two Words)
3. The pressure of the blood on the walls of the arteries, produced primarily by contraction of the heart muscle. (Two Words)
4. Disease of the heart muscle.
7. An accumulation of fat-containing deposits on the arterial walls.
8. Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels.
9. Excessively rapid heartbeat.
10. Excessively slow heartbeat.
12. Valve that separates the left atrium and the left ventricle and prevents back-flow from the ventricle to the atrium.(Two words)
14. Contraction of the heart during which blood is ejected from the ventricles,
16. The major vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body.