Across
- 5. Which is "stronger"... arteries or veins?
- 8. Number of chambers in the heart.
- 9. Enlarged heart.
- 10. Thickest layer of the heart wall.
- 11. The length of all of these is 60,000 miles.
- 12. Wall that separates the two upper chambers.
- 15. Layer unique to arteries.
Down
- 1. Excessive amount of cholesterol in the blood.
- 2. Arm cuff and hand bulb used for measuring blood pressure.
- 3. The pacemaker of the heart.
- 4. The mitral valve is also known as the ___ valve.
- 6. You actually hear (not see) the sounds of the heart with this instrument.
- 7. Expression the book used to describe the heart sounds (without hyphen).
- 13. Prevents backflow of blood in the veins and heart.
- 14. Oxygen-depleted blood enters this side of the heart.