CVD

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Across
  1. 1. blood with lower oxygen levels first enters this heart chamber
  2. 4. fatty deposits inside artery walls creating smaller vessel openings
  3. 5. __________% of CVD risk factors can be controlled
  4. 11. electrical problems with the pacemakers; heart doesn't beat or beats irregularly
  5. 13. ______________ heart failure
  6. 15. blood flow is controlled in the heart chambers by ___________
  7. 16. one of the non-controllable factors of CVD
  8. 17. lack of blood flow to brain resulting in brain tissue death
Down
  1. 2. high blood pressure; "silent killer"
  2. 3. a burst blood vessel
  3. 6. blood flow stops getting to heart tissue and it dies
  4. 7. these blood vessels take blood AWAY from the heart
  5. 8. blood enters the aorta after leaving the ___________
  6. 9. these are the smallest blood vessels where gasses, nutrients, and waste products are exchanged
  7. 10. these blood vessels bring blood back IN the heart
  8. 12. a bulging blood vessel due to increased pressure and weak vessel walls
  9. 14. _________ ankles and feet are a sign of CHF