Heart Structure, Problems & Treatment Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• stent: a wire mesh that's inserted inside an artery to help keep in open.
• coronary artery: a blood vessel which supplies blood to the heart.
• artificial pacemaker: device implanted under the skin with a wire going into the heart. helps heart to beat regularly.
• statins: types of medicine that reduce cholesterol in the blood.
• oxygen: the pulmonary vein carries this in the blood from the lungs.
• vena cava: blood flows into the right atrium from this vessel.
• left ventricle: thick muscular wall to pump blood all around the body.
• pacemaker: group of cells in the right atrium wall that produce electrical impulses.
• heart transplant: a donor organ from a person who has died used to treat heart failure.
• valves: these are present in the heart & in veins & prevent blood flowing backwards.
• biological valves: replacement valves from cos or pigs.
• artificial heart: mechanical devices that pump blood for a person whose own heart has failed.
• coronary heart disease: when 'bad' or 'ldl cholesterol' causes fatty deposits to form inside arteries.
• aorta: biggest artery in the body -leaves the left ventricle with oxygenated.