Heart Terms

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Across
  1. 5. a heart chamber that pushes blood into the arteries
  2. 7. the largest artery in the body
  3. 9. the heart valve located between the right atrium and the right ventricle
  4. 10. a large vein that returns blood from the lower body regions to the heart
  5. 11. a large vein that carries blood from the upper body regions to the heart
Down
  1. 1. an upper-heart chamber that receives blood from the lungs or body
  2. 2. a muscular wall dividing the right side of the heart from the left side
  3. 3. the artery that transports deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
  4. 4. the left atrioventicular heart valve
  5. 6. a structure that allows the blood to leave the ventricles but prevents it from returning
  6. 8. the vein that returns oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart