Across
- 3. The disease in which calcium from the blood collects in the body tissues.
- 6. The percentage of blood pumped out of the right and left ventrilcles with each heartbeat.
- 8. Flaps of tissue that open and close to help regulate the flow of blood from the right ventricle to the right atrium
- 9. The title of this puzzle
- 11. The blood vessels that return de-oxygenated blood to the heart and lungs.
- 12. The blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the lungs and heart.
- 14. The backwards flow of blood.
- 15. The large, lower blood-pumping chambers of the heart
- 18. The valve that regulates the flow of blood from the pulmonary artery to the right ventricle.
- 19. The heart valve that regulates the one-way flow of blood from the left ventricle to the aorta.
Down
- 1. A procedure in which a thin tube is inserted into the body.
- 2. The largest artery of the body that receives blood of the heart that has been oxygenated in the lungs. It delivers this blood to the brain and body.
- 4. A progressive disease that affects the aortic valve.
- 5. The two upper chambers of the heart that receive blood returning from the body.
- 7. The condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to the body's organs.
- 10. The only bi-leaflet valve in gthe heart, it regulates the flow of blood from the left ventricle to the left atrium.
- 13. Chest pain that occurs when an area of the heart muscle does not receive enough oxygen-rich blood
- 16. The narrowing of an opening
- 17. A valve that has two leaflets that regulate the flow of blood.
