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