CVD Crossword puzzle: Alizah Wright

a blood vessel that takes blood from the heart and other parts of the body
vessels that carry blood from the heart
blood that carries O2 or has been exposed to oxygen
blood that lacks O2 or hasn’t been exposed to oxygen
an unconscious control
upper chambers of the heart
Hollow part or cavity in the heart. Two large chambers that lead toward the bottom of the heart that collects and expel blood.
CO2, colorless and odorless gas
Organ in the body beneath the rib cage, consists of elastic sacs with branching passages, which is where air is drawn.
a one-way passageway that allows blood to flow in only one direction through the heart.
high blood pressure
positive change
negative change
small branching blood vessels form a network between the arterioles and venules.
Small branch of an artery leading into the capillaries.
small vein collecting blood from the capillaries
main and largest artery in the human body, supplies oxygenated blood throughout the body.
large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart.
three flaps that prevent the flow of blood from the right ventricle and the right atrium.
also known as mitral valve; two flaps in the heart that lies between the left atrium and left ventricle.
Artery that supplies blood to the heart
right ventricle that carries deoxygenated blood back to the right side of the heart.
muscle tissue on the right wall of the atrium acts as a pacemaker that produces electrical impulses.
severe chest pain caused by lack of blood supply in the heart