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