Across
- 2. classified as a connective tissue, the fluid medium that transports nutrients and waste products throughout the body
- 3. termed the contraction and emptying phase
- 5. the left atrioventricular valve is also known as the _______ valve.
- 7. there must be a ________ between the two ends of a tube for fluid to move through it
- 10. during ventricular systole, these types of valves open
- 12. the aortic semilunar valve is found on the _______ side of the heart.
- 13. these vessels always convey blood to the heart
- 14. the left and right cardiac outputs are said to be homeostatically ________.
- 15. develops the pressure needed for the blood to be pushed through the resistance of the blood vessels
- 17. termed the relaxation and filling phase
Down
- 1. when the pressure is greater in the right ventricle than the right atrium, the tricuspid valve _______.
- 4. the right atrioventricular valve is also known as the ______ valve.
- 5. tube-like structures that distribute blood to nearly every cell in the body
- 6. the number of chambers in the heart
- 8. the pulmonary semilunar valve is found on the ______ side of the heart.
- 9. when the pressure is greater in the left atrium than the left ventricle, the mitral valve ______.
- 11. these vessels always convey blood away from the heart
- 16. both the right and left side of the heart pump this many liters of blood per minute
- 18. during ventricular diastole, these types of valves are open. (common abbreviation).