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Across
  1. 5. the fluttering feeling in the chest caused by abnormal heart rhythms
  2. 6. the SA & AV nodes, bundle branches & Purkinje fibers are know as the ________ highways of the heart
  3. 8. these are the pulmonary vessels that bring oxygenated blood to the left atrium
  4. 9. the valve that separates the right atrium from the right ventricle
  5. 10. the "bag" that surrounds the heart
  6. 14. is the abbreviation of the name of the surgery to detour around blocked vessels
  7. 16. an angio_______ is when a balloon is threaded up into a blockage to open it up
  8. 18. the striped appearance of cardiac muscle
  9. 19. the medical root word that refers to fat
  10. 20. this is the the type of cardiography test using sound waves
  11. 21. the actual muscle portion of the heart
  12. 23. this is when the heart stops beating
  13. 24. the medical prefix meaning "slow"
  14. 25. the medical word that refers to an "inner" layer of a serous membrane
Down
  1. 1. the atrium that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
  2. 2. all the symptoms caused by coronary artery ischemia
  3. 3. this is when the heart is pumping too weakly
  4. 4. the inside layer of the heart
  5. 7. the valve that is between the left atrium & left ventricle
  6. 11. the same thing as the visceral pericardium
  7. 12. this is the pulmonary vessel that takes right ventricular blood to the lungs
  8. 13. the contractile portion of the cardiac cycle
  9. 14. the arteries that deliver oxygen to the heart muscle itself
  10. 15. this is when heart muscle dies
  11. 17. this is a device that is used to cause the heart to beat
  12. 22. the relaxation portion of the cardiac cycle