Across
- 5. an instrument that is used to measure blood pressure.
- 9. hardening of the arteries.
- 10. abnormally fast heart rate.
- 11. over enlargement of a tissue or an organ from the increase in size of its cells.
- 13. related to both the right arm and head.
- 14. muscular tissue that surrounds the heart.
- 15. a small artery that leads into capillaries.
- 17. relates to blood vessels and the heart.
- 20. a small vein.
- 21. a process in which plasma membrane folds inward, to forma vesicle that brings substances into the cell
- 22. a tissue forming the outer layer of a body's surface and lining hollow structures.
- 23. upper chambers of the heart that pass blood to the ventricles.
Down
- 1. a portion that separates two chambers.
- 2. do not dissolve easily in water
- 3. soluble proteins that combine with and transport fat and other lipids in the blood plasma
- 4. a surgery used to repair or unblock a coronary artery or blood vessel.
- 6. a record or display of a person's heart beat produced by electrocardiography.
- 7. relating the lungs.
- 8. abnormally high blood pressure.
- 10. formation of blood clots within a vessel.
- 12. ultrasound test that allows pictures of the heart structure.
- 15. largest artery in the body
- 16. middle tunica layer.
- 18. involving or having no net electric charge or difference in electrical potential.
- 19. lightened dark marks under microscope.
- 20. lower chambers of the heart
