Chapter 9 Creative Study

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Across
  1. 2. small vessels that receive blood from the arteries
  2. 3. pericardium layer of the pericardium closest to the heart (visceral = pertaining to organ)
  3. 4. profuse sweating (perspiration)
  4. 7. condition of narrowing of a part
  5. 8. high blood pressure
  6. 11. ventricle (belly or pouch)
  7. 12. aneurysm a spindle-shaped bulge of an artery
  8. 13. pericardium outer layer (parietal=pertaining to wall)
  9. 14. plugging; an obstruction or a closing off
  10. 16. drug that reduces serum fat and cholesterol
  11. 19. membrane forming the outer layer of the heart
  12. 21. surgical repair of a heart valve
  13. 23. upper right or left chamber of the heart
  14. 25. septum partition between the right and left ventricles
  15. 26. vessels that carry blood to the heart from the venules
  16. 28. drug that increases the secretion of urine; commonly prescribed in treating hypertension
  17. 30. membrane lining the cavities of the heart
Down
  1. 1. subjective experience of pounding, skipping, or racing heartbeat
  2. 5. cavity fluid-filled cavity between the pericardial layers
  3. 6. vein
  4. 9. protective sac enclosing the heart composed of two layers with fluid between
  5. 10. aneurysm a sac-like bulge on one side of an artery
  6. 15. a stationary blood clot
  7. 17. septum partition between the right and left atria
  8. 18. tiny vessels that join arterioles and venules
  9. 20. vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the arterioles
  10. 22. low blood pressure
  11. 24. valve valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle
  12. 27. aneurysm a split or tear of the arterial wall
  13. 29. heart muscle