Chapter 4 Vocabulary Pt. 1

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Across
  1. 5. inflammation of the pericardium
  2. 7. ability of cells to respond to electrical impulses
  3. 12. circulation that provides blood to and from the lungs
  4. 13. cardiac rest phase
  5. 17. force in peripheral vessels that is opposing
  6. 20. amount of blood returning to the RA
  7. 21. inner structures of the heart including valves
  8. 22. rate of electrical conduction
  9. 25. pumping chambers of the heart
  10. 26. pressure needed to eject the blood
  11. 27. cardiac compression d/t excess fluid accumulation
  12. 28. cardiac contraction
  13. 29. blood pumped out every minute
Down
  1. 1. circulation that provides blood throughout the body
  2. 2. pacemaker of the heart
  3. 3. cardiac work phase
  4. 4. water retainer
  5. 6. rate of contraction
  6. 8. d/t loss of elasticity of pericardium
  7. 9. force of blood on the walls of BVs
  8. 10. ability of cells to conduct electrical impulses
  9. 11. reflects the force of each contraction
  10. 14. caused by bacteria
  11. 15. Cardiac relaxation
  12. 16. ability to generate an electrical impulse with no external nerve stimulus
  13. 18. surrounds the heart for protection
  14. 19. cardiac muscle
  15. 23. strength of contraction
  16. 24. receiving chambers of the heart