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Cardiovascular & Respiratory System

Across
The pumping chambers sending blood to the lungs and out to systemic circulation
Pressure left in vessels that the heart has to pump against
Vessels relax
Blood pressure is too high
Amount of blood pumped out of left ventricle per minute (stroke volume x heart rate)
Relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle
Blood travels from right atrium to the right ventricle, through this vessel and to the lungs for gas exchange
Number of total heart chambers
Flat line on ECG reading; without heart contraction
Valve separating the right atrium and right ventricle
Valve separating the left atrium and left ventricle
Circulation of blood to tissues
Number of beats per minute
Absence of breathing
Down
Abnormally slow heart rate
Site of gas and nutrient exchange
Carry dirty/deoxygenated blood back to the heart (exception of pulmonary vein)
Heart chamber receiving dirty blood
Bluish tinge to tongue or mucous membranes, indicates inadequate gas exchange or poor perfusion
Abnormally high respiratory rate
Vessels tighten/constrict
Clean blood from lungs transported via this vessel to left atrium
Amount of blood ejected out of the left ventricle with each heart beat
They distribute oxygenated blood (exception of pulmonary artery)
Capillary refill time abbreviation, less than 2 seconds normal
End-diastolic volume
Large vessel carrying oxygenated blood to coronary arteries and systemic circulation