Cardio stuff

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart (4)
  2. 6. To lose intensity (8)
  3. 7. An instance or single occasion for some event (4)
  4. 9. Of the present time and place (9)
  5. 10. Being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering (7)
  6. 11. The quality of being ___ rather than general (11)
  7. 14. Depending on free oxygen or air (7)
  8. 15. The number of occurrences within a given time period (9)

Down

  1. 1. Either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart (8)
  2. 2. A subdivision of a particular kind of thing (4)
  3. 3. A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body (6)
  4. 5. The magnitude of sound (9)
  5. 8. The ___ at which the ___ beats (9)
  6. 10. Obstruction of blood flow in a ___ artery by a blood clot (8)
  7. 12. A mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation (5)
  8. 13. Performing mild exercises to prepare for some more strenuous activity (6)