Across
- 1. valve between the atrium and ventricle
- 3. cavity where the heart is located
- 6. blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart
- 8. circuit that transports blood to the lungs
- 9. node that establishes the normal cardiac rhythm
- 11. alternate name for the left AV valve
- 14. wall that divides the heart into chambers
- 16. strands of connective tissue that attach to the flap of an AV valve
Down
- 2. rapid heart beat, over 100 bpm
- 4. alternate name for right AV valve
- 5. membrane that surrounds the heart
- 7. valve that leads to the aorta or pulmonary trunk
- 8. nerve fibers that spread within the ventricle wall muscle
- 10. contraction in the cardiac cycle
- 12. amount of blood pumped by each side of the heart in one minute
- 13. circuit that transports blood to the body
- 15. volume of blood pumped by each ventricle in one heartbeat