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1. | Path that the blood follows from the left heart to all the organs of the body and back to the right heart is called the ________ circulation |
2. | Tip of the heart at the level of the 10th intercostal space. |
3. | A hollow muscular organ, its primary function is to pump and force blood through the blood vessels of the body. |
4. | Upper chambers that receive blood into the heart. Thin walled and receives unoxygenated blood from the superior and inferior venae cavae. |
6. | ________ venae cavae receives blood from the lower part of the body. |
9. | Middle of the heart, thickest of all three layers. |
11. | Space/cavity between the visceral pericardium and parietal pericardium. |
12. | Lower chambers that pump blood out of the heart |
14. | Valves that resemble a half moon; control the outflow of blood from the right and left ventricles (also known as exit valves) |
15. | Heart sits between the __________ and two lungs |
16. | Condition when pericardial membranes become inflamed. |
17. | Left side of the heart is called the _________ circulation because its function is to pump blood through the lungs in order to pick up oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide. |
18. | Thinnest of all the layers of the heart. |
22. | A passageway that diverts blood from its normal pathway. |
23. | Atrium that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs through four pulmonary veins. |