Across
- 4. muscular wall of the heart
- 6. heartbeat that's too fast
- 7. provides information about the overall size and function of the heart valves
- 10. the "fight or flight hormone
- 15. narrows the lumen of blood vessels
- 16. the pressure on the artery wall when the ventricles are relaxed
- 17. used to measure the adequacy of blood getting to vital organs and tissues
- 19. refers to the movement of blood between the lungs and the heart
- 20. heartbeat that's too slow
Down
- 1. one complete squence of pumping/filling
- 2. risk factors cannot be changed
- 3. a set of autosomal dominant genetic disorders marked by high LDL levels
- 5. due to relaxation of the tunica media and the expansion of the lumen
- 8. the pressure on the artery wall when the ventricles contract
- 9. measurement of the pressure caused by the ventricles and is reported as a ratio of systolic to diastolic pressure
- 11. most basic body functions
- 12. means abnormal cholesterol levels
- 13. includes the heart and the associated blood vessels
- 14. a broad term used to refer to the range of diseases that can affect the heart including
- 18. persistent high blood pressure