Across
- 6. The smooth layer of cells that line the insides of the heart
- 7. The part of the heart inferior to the right atrium, blood comes here from the right atrium and then gets fed to the pulmonary artery
- 9. A type of anemia in which there's an inadequate amount of iron to form hemoglobin in erythrocytes
- 10. Fatty plaques that are deposited onto the walls of the arteries, can lead to an emboli
- 11. A type of anemia in which blood cells are unable to be created due to the destruction of bone marrow
- 12. Blood vessels that carry blood BACK to the heart, usually deoxygenated blood
- 13. The valve between the Left atrium and the left ventricle
- 14. A foreign substance circulating in the blood stream
- 17. A muscular organ that pumps blood thoughout the entire body
- 20. The Part of the heart where oxygenated blood returns to
- 23. The only oxygenated artery in the whole body, carries blood to the lungs to be oxygenated
- 25. The valve that prevents back flow of blood from the aorta back to the LV
- 26. The valve preventing the back flow of blood back into the right vetricle
- 27. the vein that carries blood back to the heart from the upper half of the body
Down
- 1. infarction Also called a heart attack, it is a blockage in the coronary arteries cutting off blood supply to the heart
- 2. High Blood pressure
- 3. the vein that carries blood back to the heart from the Lower half of the body
- 4. Blood vessels that carry blood AWAY from the heart, usually carry oxygenated blood
- 5. When the heart muscles do not beat adequately to supply the blood needs of the body
- 8. A type of anemia in which the formation of erythrocytes are abnormally large in size but small in amount; caused by the lack of intrinsic factor
- 15. The part of the heart inferior to the left atrium, pushes blood into the aorta and to the rest of the body
- 16. The only oxygenated veins in the whole body, carries blood from the lungs to the heart
- 18. The muscular middle layer of the heart
- 19. The valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle
- 21. The part of the heart where deoxygenated blood returns from the body from the vena cavas
- 22. The double layered membrane that covers the outside of the heart. Fills the space between the two layers and prevents friction and damage
- 24. The largest Artery in the body, has three branches, and forms an arch
