Across
- 6. Largest artery in the body.
- 10. These veins & arteries are the pathway to & from the lungs.
- 12. The more muscular of the 2 ventricles.
- 13. This kind of muscle is in the heart.
- 14. The outer layer of the heart.
- 16. The heart's "pacemaker."
- 17. These lead away from the heart.
- 18. The valve between the left atrium & ventricle.
- 21. Blood, sans O2.
- 23. The innermost layer of the heart.
- 24. The vena cava that services the upper body.
- 26. This middle layer of the heart is all muscle.
Down
- 1. The valve between the right atrium & ventricle.
- 2. An irregular heartbeat.
- 3. The relaxation phase of a heartbeat.
- 4. Receives blood from the body.
- 5. This lies between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.
- 7. The contraction phase of a heartbeat.
- 8. Largest vein in the body.
- 9. The heart lies at the center of this system.
- 11. Diseases of the heart, in short.
- 15. This is the wall (septum) between the atria.
- 19. Receives blood from the lungs.
- 20. The heart has 4 of these.
- 22. The heart's circulatory system consists of ____ arteries & veins.
- 25. These lead towards the heart.
