Cardiovascular System

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  1. 4. ___________ Infarction; heart attack
  2. 7. Vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  3. 8. is shortness of breath when lying down that is relieved by sitting up
  4. 11. is the upper two chambers of the heart
  5. 12. The top number on blood pressure, measures the force the heart exerts on the walls of the arteries each time it beats
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  1. 1. the bottom number on blood pressure, measures the force the heart exerts on the walls of the arteries in between beats.
  2. 2. vessel that carries blood to the heart
  3. 3. high blood pressure
  4. 5. ________ System is another word for Cardiovascular system.
  5. 6. the lower two chambers of the heart
  6. 9. four-chambered pump that is responsible for the flow of blood in the body
  7. 10. the main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system.