THE HEART

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Across
  1. 3. receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle
  2. 6. A disease of heart muscle in which the heart is abnormally enlarged, thickened, and/or stiffened
  3. 9. how much pressure is in the arteries during diastole
  4. 10. a powerful organ
  5. 12. between the left atrium and the left ventricle
  6. 14. During cardiac catheterization, a doctor inflates a balloon inside a narrowed or blocked coronary artery to widen the artery
  7. 15. An abnormal sound heard when listening to the heart with a stethoscope
Down
  1. 1. A coronary artery is suddenly blocked
  2. 2. An ultrasound of the heart. An echocardiogram provides direct viewing of any problems with the heart muscle’s pumping ability and heart valves.
  3. 4. controls blood flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle
  4. 5. receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the lungs, where it is loaded with oxygen.
  5. 7. a short period that occurs when the tricuspid and mitral valves close
  6. 8. This powerful medicine helps prevent blood clots
  7. 11. a thin layer on the surface of the heart in which the coronary arteries lie.
  8. 13. run along the surface of the heart and provide oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle.