Across
- 2. Relaxation phase of the heartbeat.
- 3. Root word meaning clot.
- 5. Root word meaning chest
- 6. Abbreviation for a condition whereby the heart is unable to pump the required amount of blood (congestive heart failure)
- 8. Is the middle muscular layer of the heart.
- 9. Largest artery in the body
- 11. Root word meaning blue.
- 12. Root word meaning vessel
- 13. Abbreviation for diseases of the arteries surrounding the heart (Coronary artery disease)
- 14. Small vein
Down
- 1. Surgical puncture of a vein in order to withdraw blood, or to introduce a fluid.
- 4. Not enough oxygen in tissues.
- 6. Smallest blood vessel
- 7. Gas waste released by body cells, transported via veins to the heart, and then to the lungs for exhalation.
- 10. One of the two lower chambers of the heart