Cardiovascular system terms.

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Across
  1. 2. inner layer of the heart
  2. 4. another name for the bicuspid valve that is located between the left atrium and left ventricle
  3. 8. if the valves are not closed properly. There may be an additional sound called a.
  4. 12. heart rate above 100 bpm
  5. 13. Lower chambers of the heart.
  6. 14. Fatty plaque builds up in the arteries.
  7. 15. small thin walled vessels where oxygen and carbon dioxide gas exchange occur.
  8. 20. Myocardium attack.
Down
  1. 1. a life threatening condition in which the heart ventricles quiver at a rate greater than 350 bpm
  2. 3. Myocardial infraction/blockage of normal blood supply to an are of the hart causes permanent damage.
  3. 5. an irregular ryhthem in the heart beat.
  4. 6. affects blood pressure, cardiovascular fitness level, and body temperature.
  5. 7. Vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
  6. 9. pectories back pain.
  7. 10. The amount of blood pumped from the heart per beat.
  8. 11. is recorded as systole diastole.
  9. 16. a type of cancer affecting the blood and bone marrow, characterized by the rapid production of abnormal white blood cells.
  10. 17. pacemaker of the heart
  11. 18. when the brain is damaged because the blood supply to the brain is stopped.
  12. 19. the period of contraction when chambers are pumping blood out of the heart