Cardiovascular System Crossword Puzzle

Cardiovascular System

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guards the bases of the two large arteries leaving the ventricular chambers

system of blood vessels that carries nutrient and oxygen-rich blood to all body organs

oxygen-poor blood from the veins of the body pass through it from the right side of the heart (hint: superior--)

septum that divides the heart longitudinally

same job as the pulmonary semilunar valves, but with a different name

carry blood to the lungs, where oxygen is picked up and carbon dioxide is unloaded

function is to use blood to transport oxygen, nutrients, cell wastes, hormones, and many other substances vital for body homeostasis to and from the cells.

tiny, white cords that anchor the flaps of the tricuspid valve to the walls of the ventricles

a specialized mass of conducting cells located at the atrioventricular junction in the heart

also where oxygen-poor blood from the veins of the body pass through it from the right side of the heart (hint: inferior--)

system that carries blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs and back to the left side of the heart

one of the major branches of the coronary arteries on the left side

lines the interior of the fibrous pericardium

empties into the right atrium

the region of the thoracic cavity between the lungs

double walled sac that encloses the heart

these drain the myocardium and empty into an enlarged vessel on the posterior of the heart called the coronary sinus

a serous membrane that lightly hugs the external surface of the heart and is actually part of the heart wall

major systemic artery; arises from the left ventricle of the heart

The left atrioventricular (AV) valve

major branch of the coronary arteries on the right side

a chamber of the heart receiving blood from the veins, superior heart chamber

broad posterosuperior aspect from which the great vessels of the body emerge

discharging chambers of the heart

splits the pulmonary arteries

encircled by the coronary arteries; also known as the atrioventricular groove

The right atrioventricular (AV) valve

repeated bacterial infection of the endocardium

thin, glistening sheet of endothelium that lines the heart chambers

branch from the base of the aorta and encircle the heart in the coronary sulcus at the junction of the atria and ventricles

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