Cardiovascular System

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  1. 5. Occurs when blood supply to the brain is blocked
  2. 7. Tiny blood vessels used for diffusing nutrients & wastes between blood & cells
  3. 9. Leading cause of death in the US since 1921
  4. 10. Major artery leaving the right side of the heart
  5. 11. Recording of the flow of electrical impulses traveling through the heart
  6. 12. Disease making it difficult to pump blood due to enlargement of left ventricle & the walls around it
  7. 14. Color of deoxygenated blood on diagrams
  8. 17. Major artery leaving the left side of the heart
  9. 18. Carry blood away from the heart
  10. 20. The left side of the heart pumps to the whole body - it is a _______ pump.
  11. 22. The two upper chambers of the heart
  12. 23. A measure of heart rate often taken from an artery in the wrist or neck
  13. 24. The name of the right AV valve
  14. 25. Protects the brain by giving more than one route for blood to reach brain tissue
  15. 26. Valve found between atria and ventricles
  16. 27. Narrowing of arteries due to buildup of plaque
  17. 28. The left side of the heart deals with this type of blood
  18. 30. Occurs when blood flow is blocked to an area of the heart
  19. 31. Rapid heart rate (>100 bpm)
  20. 32. The name of the left semilunar valve
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  1. 1. The name of the left AV valve
  2. 2. The two lower chambers of the heart
  3. 3. Hole between right & left atria that allows for mixing of oxygenated & deoxygenated blood
  4. 4. The right side of the heart deals with this type of blood
  5. 6. This node is called the pacemaker of the heart
  6. 8. The name of the right semilunar valve
  7. 13. Term for high blood pressure
  8. 14. Slow heart rate (<60 bpm)
  9. 15. Processes nutrients before they are sent throughout the body
  10. 16. Carry blood towards the heart
  11. 19. Where blood travels after leaving the right side of the heart
  12. 20. Valve found between ventricles and the arteries leaving the heart
  13. 21. The right side of the heart is a pump for the ________
  14. 29. Abnormal heart rate or rhythm
  15. 33. Color of oxygenated blood on diagrams