Across
- 2. a free-floating blood clot in a blood vessels
- 5. high blood pressure
- 6. buildup of fats, cholesterol & other substances on the artery walls
- 7. another name for the sinoatrial node
- 9. valve between the right atrium and right ventricle
- 10. sac that encloses the heart
- 14. blood supply to the brain is interrupted or reduced
- 16. the only vessels that directly serve the body cells
- 17. valve located between the left atrium and left ventricle
- 18. an abnormal or unusual heart sound, usually from a valve problem
- 20. pressure when the ventricles are relaxing
Down
- 1. chamber receiving deoxygenated blood from the body
- 3. circuit of blood from heart, out to the body, and back to the heart
- 4. tiny veins that drain the capillary beds
- 8. thin sheet that lines the walls of the heart chambers
- 11. structure that carries oxygenated blood out of the heart to the body
- 12. thick bundles of cardiac muscle that contract
- 13. carry blood to the heart
- 15. acronym used to help diagnose a stroke
- 19. another name for the bicuspid valve