Across
- 3. 2 upper chambers of the heart that receive blood
- 4. a person trained to draw blood from a patient
- 6. formation of all blood cells
- 7. slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)
- 11. is an infection of the lining of the heart chambers and/or the valves
- 14. 2 lower chambers of the heart that discharge blood
- 16. formation of red blood cells
- 17. the action of blood being collected from a vein
- 18. layer in the heart wall that lines the heart chambers
Down
- 1. is a disease of the heart that makes it harder to pump blood
- 2. relaxation/filling in the cardiac cycle
- 4. fluid portion of blood
- 5. platelets
- 6. high blood pressure
- 8. formation of platelets
- 9. rapid heart rate (over 100 bpm)
- 10. white blood cells
- 12. contraction/pumping in the cardiac cycle
- 13. machine that separates blood components
- 15. red blood cells