Anatomy of the heart terms Crossword
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
 
 
Down: 1) innermost layer of the heart3) separates the right atrium from the right ventricle4) muscular layer of the heart5) pacemaker, sets 60-100 bpm8) thickening and hardening of the arteries, chronic disease9) prevents backflow of blood into the right atrium during diastole10) prevents blood in the lungs from returning to the right ventricle during diastole11) gatekeeper; regulates impulses between the atria & venticles12) conducts electrical impulses through the right and left ventricles14) outermost layer of the heart16) prevents blood in the aorta from returning to the left ventricle during diastole Across: 2) muscular pouch that fills the ventricles with blood6) lower pointed tip of the heart 7) serous sac that encases the heart11) largest artery in the body, carries oxygenated blood away from the heart13) carries blood from the lungs to the heart15) plaque buildup on the inner lining of blood vessels17) only artery in the body that carries de-oxygenated blood, takes blood to the lungs18) pumps blood to the lungs and the entire body19) dividing wall or partition in the heart20) top of the heart21) returns de-oxygenated blood to the heart from the body
 

 

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