Across
- 3. pressure when ventricles are at rest
- 4. an enzyme that lowers circulating cholesterol by inhibiting the production of cholesterol
- 6. the valve between the left ventricle and atria
- 8. ventricle pumps blood to the lungs
- 10. when blood vessels expand/relax
- 11. between all chambers of the heart
- 12. when the blood vessels contract
- 14. a valve between the right atria and ventricle
- 15. transports blood to heart tissue
- 17. when the artery wall thickens and hardens due to a fatty material build-up
- 18. used to make billions of copies of DNA segments
- 19. shows images of blood vessels when dye passes though the lumen
- 20. tool that measures blood pressure with an inflatable cuff
Down
- 1. when blood pressure is consistently lower than normal
- 2. abnormal cholesterol levels
- 5. pumps blood to the body
- 7. how electrical activity is measured in the heart
- 9. when blood pressure is consistently higher than normal
- 13. pressure when ventricles are contracting
- 16. where blood returns to the heart from the body
