Across
- 2. Blood flow from the lower body returns via the _____Vena Cava; aka the posterior vena cava
- 4. Coronary arteries supply blood to this.
- 5. What is another name for the mitral valve; located between the left atrium and the left ventricle
- 8. These arteries, tight and left, supply blood to the kidneys
- 9. Where the heart is situated (position in the chest)
- 11. This ion can build up in the coronary circulation making the vessels stiff.
- 15. A narrowed opening through a heart valve.
- 17. What circulation route does the blood follow to supply the hear?
- 18. These keep blood from backflowing.
- 19. Any deviation from a normal heart rhythm is an ___________
- 20. Four of these return oxygenated blood to the heart..
- 21. Vessel that returns oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Down
- 1. What is the type of circulation that supplies the brain with oxygen and nutrients.
- 3. Outermost layer of the wall of the heart.
- 4. What is the name of the portal vein that drains the organs oaf the digestive tract and continues to the liver?
- 6. an abnormal fluttering or humming sound of the heart.
- 7. The hollow core of a blood vessel is called?
- 10. The grove that separates the atria from the ventricles is known as the coronary ________
- 12. Microscopic vessels composed of simple squamous epithelial cells are called?
- 13. The second layer of the heart muscle wall.
- 14. Inadequate blood flow to the heart can cause an ______
- 16. Term meaning to repair or reconstruct.