Across
- 4. contraction phase of the heartbeat
- 6. relaxation phase of the heartbeat
- 7. small artery
- 10. smallest type of blood vessel
- 12. node specialized muscle fibers connecting the atria
- 13. dioxide gas released by body cells
- 14. of the heart lower tip of the heart
- 15. inner lining of the heart
Down
- 1. instrument to measure blood pressure
- 2. small vein
- 3. one of two lower chambers of the heart
- 5. muscular middle layer of the heart
- 8. node pacemaker of the heart
- 9. one of two upper chambers of the heart
- 11. largest artery in the body