Across
- 5. Instrument used to take blood pressure.
- 6. Upper, smaller chambers that receive blood into the heart.
- 7. The region between the right and left ventricles of the heart
- 11. Aortic Branch that sends blood into the upper body.
- 12. The electrical activity of the heart.
- 13. Circulation involving the lungs.
- 14. An ultrasound test that allows for pictures of the hearts structure.
- 16. Small blood vessels that connect arteries to capillaries.
- 18. Small blood vessels that connect capillaries and veins.
- 19. A procedure that uses a "balloon" to open partially blocked blood vessels.
- 20. Process of which LDL is brought into the cell.
Down
- 1. The muscular wall of the heart.
- 2. Abnormal cholesterol levels.
- 3. A clot that can block an artery.
- 4. Persistent high blood pressure.
- 8. Transport molecules for insoluble cholesterol and triglycerides.
- 9. The process of fatty buildup in the inner lining of an artery.
- 10. Faster/higher than normal heart rate.
- 15. Body system that is made of the organs: the heart and blood vessels.
- 17. Enlargement of the left ventricle.