heart Crossword Puzzles

Respiratory System 2022-04-15

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
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  1. Fainting.
  2. Also known as the bicuspid valve.
  3. Sweating.
  4. the area of the heart where the atria and ventricles meet.
  5. Present at birth.
  6. An x-ray of the coronary blood vessels using a special catheter and an injection of dye.
  7. Opening between right and left atria, which is normal in the fetal heart.
  8. An electronic implant that initiates a heart beat.
  9. The membrane surrounding the lungs that is called pleura, that folds in on itself.
  10. A feeling in the chest that may be caused by an irregular heart rhythm.
  11. A fatty material including cholesterol, connective tissue, white blood cells, and some smooth muscle cells.
  12. a condition in which cells receive insufficient amounts of blood and oxygen.
  13. The number of times the heart contracts in one minute.
  14. Chest pain.
  15. An abnormal heart sound.
  16. Listening to the heart using a stethoscope.
  17. A disorder in which too many red blood cells are produced.
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  1. Very large artery referred to as a trunk, a term indicating that the vessel gives rise to several smaller arteries.
  2. Higher than normal levels of cholesterol in the blood.
  3. Abnormal condition of blue (bluish colour, lips and nail beds). Typically caused by low oxygenation.
  4. Instrument used to record electrical activity within the heart.
  5. A hardening of the arteries that involves the accumulation of plaque.
  6. An endocrine system disorder in the pancreas which results in high levels of glucose in the blood.
  7. Excessive fat in the blood.
  8. Using extreme heat or extreme cold to destroy cells in part of the heart which were causing abnormal rhythms.
  9. Difficult breathing.
  10. Pertaining to without symptoms.
  11. Class of medications used to treat high blood pressure.
  12. Pertaining to a slow heart (rate).
  13. Condition of a fast heart (rate).
  14. Connection between pulmonary trunk and aorta in the fetal heart.
  15. Process of using sound to record the heart.
  16. High blood pressure.
  17. Absence of a regular heart rhythm.
  18. The ability of the blood vessels to dilate and constrict as needed.

35 Clues: Fainting. • Sweating. • Chest pain. • Present at birth. • Difficult breathing. • High blood pressure. • An abnormal heart sound. • Excessive fat in the blood. • Pertaining to without symptoms. • Also known as the bicuspid valve. • Condition of a fast heart (rate). • Pertaining to a slow heart (rate). • Absence of a regular heart rhythm. • Process of using sound to record the heart. • ...

Cardiovascular System 2019-10-23

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. Carry deoxygenated blood towards heart; thinner walls than arteries
  2. mitral valve prolapse
  3. heart or crown
  4. dyspnea on exertion
  5. Located in upper right chamber of heart; receives blood from the vena cava
  6. A catheter used to inject dye into vessels surrounding the heart to show narrowing, aneurysms, collect samples, and detect pressure in the heart
  7. Located inferior to the right atrium (lower right chamber); receives the deoxygenated blood from right atrium and pumps it to the pulmonary artery
  8. Measures blood pressure; "blood pressure cuff"
  9. Fat, like cholesterol, building up on the walls of the arteries; common cause of coronary artery disease (narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart)
  10. Located between left atrium and left ventricle; regulates blood flow between left atrium and ventricle
  11. fatty substance
  12. Located between right atrium and right ventricle and has three flaps; regulates blood flow in a forward direction from right atrium to ventricle
  13. Complete stopping of the heart
  14. dilated vein
  15. vein
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  1. Heart attack; part of the heart does not receive sufficient blood flow
  2. Located inferior to the left atrium (lower left chamber); receives oxygen-rich blood from left atrium and pumps it to the aorta
  3. Located between right ventricle and pulmonary artery; opening for deoxygenated blood to be carried to lungs by pulmonary artery
  4. Portable ECG machine that the patient wears over a few days
  5. Uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
  6. "EKG" or "ECG"; used to record electrical activity of heart and check heart rhythm
  7. Located between aorta and left atrium; carries deoxygenated blood from right ventricle to lungs
  8. Largest artery in the body, which carries oxygenated blood away from heart
  9. Swollen and dilated veins; often found in legs and cause pain
  10. An artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell like a balloon
  11. deep vein thrombus
  12. vessel
  13. Located in upper left chamber of heart; receives blood from pulmonary circulation
  14. implantable cardioverter defibrillator
  15. premature ventricular contraction

30 Clues: vein • vessel • dilated vein • heart or crown • fatty substance • deep vein thrombus • dyspnea on exertion • mitral valve prolapse • Complete stopping of the heart • premature ventricular contraction • implantable cardioverter defibrillator • Measures blood pressure; "blood pressure cuff" • Uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels • ...

CV 100th Anniversary 2014-04-09

CV 100th Anniversary crossword puzzle
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  1. How tall you are
  2. Father of Echo
  3. the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations
  4. a meeting of people who "confer" about a topic
  5. science that studies the structure of the body
  6. a term describing the contraction of the heart
  7. general purpose device that can be programmed to carry out a set of arithmetic or logical operations automatically
  8. chamber in which blood enters the heart
  9. a procedure where fluid is aspirated from the pericardium
  10. blood flow in the opposite direction from normal
  11. the drug is also commonly used in the hospital setting as a pharmacologic stress testing agent to identify coronary artery disease
  12. the electrical impulse of the heart is not regular
  13. Tumor in the heart
  14. the measurable deterioration of the function of the myocardium (the heart muscle) for any reason
  15. an artificial device that replaces a missing body part lost through trauma, disease, or congenital conditions
  16. There are 4 of them in the heart
  17. blood clot, final product of the blood coagulation
  18. shortness of breath (SOB), or air hunger
  19. how much you weigh
  20. the largest artery in the human body
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  1. tissue death (necrosis) caused by a local lack of oxygen
  2. the rate of change of the position of an object a device for walking or running while staying in the same place
  3. Mayo's first sonographer
  4. used to scan Ultrasound
  5. the period of time when the heart refills
  6. refers to a specific form of continuing education
  7. allows doctors to see the heart beating and to see the heart valves and other structures of the heart.
  8. Mayo Clinic's Echo reporting system
  9. an oscillating sound pressure wave with a frequency greater than the upper limit of the human hearing range
  10. inflammation of heart muscle
  11. a pathologic heart sound produced as a result of turbuelent blood
  12. muscle tissue of the heart
  13. a condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent
  14. type of chest discomfort due to poor blood flow through the blood vessels (coronary vessels) of the heart muscle.

34 Clues: Father of Echo • How tall you are • Tumor in the heart • how much you weigh • used to scan Ultrasound • Mayo's first sonographer • muscle tissue of the heart • inflammation of heart muscle • There are 4 of them in the heart • Mayo Clinic's Echo reporting system • the largest artery in the human body • chamber in which blood enters the heart • shortness of breath (SOB), or air hunger • ...

The Understanding of Blood Puzzle 2025-05-08

The Understanding of Blood Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. - smaller veins
  2. - carries blood to the heart
  3. - stops bleeding in blood clots
  4. - delivers oxygenated blood to the heart
  5. - A membrane that lines the inside of the heart
  6. - delivers poor oxygen blood to the lungs
  7. - Another name for a WBC
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  1. - The wall of the heart that separated the left and right
  2. - carries blood from your heart to rest of body
  3. - The lower sections in the heart
  4. - delivers deoxygenated blood to the heart
  5. - carries the blood away from the heart
  6. - A membrane that protects the heart
  7. - The upper sections in the heart
  8. - Another name for a RBC

15 Clues: - smaller veins • - Another name for a RBC • - Another name for a WBC • - carries blood to the heart • - stops bleeding in blood clots • - The lower sections in the heart • - The upper sections in the heart • - A membrane that protects the heart • - carries the blood away from the heart • - delivers oxygenated blood to the heart • - delivers poor oxygen blood to the lungs • ...

The Cardiovascular System 2023-11-16

The Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. cardiac rhythm management
  2. HEART
  3. Attack
  4. vessels that return blood to the heart
  5. vessels that deliver blood to tissues
  6. a scan used to look at the heart and nearby blood vessels
  7. failure When the heart fails
  8. how the heart works during physical activity
  9. a sudden blockage
  10. muscle disease
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  1. peripheral vascular disease
  2. CELL
  3. are networks of small vessels that perfuse tissues
  4. cardiovascular disease
  5. transient ischemic attack
  6. a problem with the rate of your heartbeat
  7. BLOOD
  8. computed tomography scan
  9. magnetic resonance imaging
  10. CLOT, LUMP
  11. Pumps blood through the system
  12. electrocardiogram

22 Clues: CELL • HEART • BLOOD • Attack • CLOT, LUMP • muscle disease • a sudden blockage • electrocardiogram • cardiovascular disease • computed tomography scan • cardiac rhythm management • transient ischemic attack • magnetic resonance imaging • peripheral vascular disease • failure When the heart fails • Pumps blood through the system • vessels that deliver blood to tissues • ...

Circulatory/Respiratory System Crossword 2022-02-21

Circulatory/Respiratory System Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Clusters of tiny, thin-walled sacs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place
  2. A tube supported by C-shaped rings of cartilage
  3. Lower chambers of the heart
  4. Tubelike passageway used for food, liquid, and air
  5. Irregularly shaped cell fragments that help clot blood
  6. The flow of oxygen-rich blood to all of your organs and body tissues, except the heart and lungs
  7. Upper chambers of the heart
  8. Carry blood Away from the heart
  9. A molecule that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide
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  1. The flow of blood through the heart to lungs and back to the heart
  2. The flow of blood to and from the tissue of the heart
  3. Channels that carry blood throughout your body
  4. Carry blood Back To the heart
  5. The organ that controls blood flow through each section
  6. The liquid part of blood-is mostly water
  7. Masses of alveoli arranged in grapelike clusters
  8. Connect arteries and veins
  9. The airway where the vocal cords are attached
  10. Two short tubes from the Trachea that carry into the lungs

19 Clues: Connect arteries and veins • Lower chambers of the heart • Upper chambers of the heart • Carry blood Back To the heart • Carry blood Away from the heart • The liquid part of blood-is mostly water • The airway where the vocal cords are attached • Channels that carry blood throughout your body • A tube supported by C-shaped rings of cartilage • ...

Med Term Unit 5 Crossword 2021-11-11

Med Term Unit 5 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a disorder in which there is a narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart.
  2. What is the thin inner layer that lines each chamber?
  3. complete stopping of the heart.
  4. The combining word meaning sound.
  5. A portable ECG machine that the patient wears over a few days to show a possible pattern for the symptoms the patient may be having.
  6. This test can diagnose aneurysms.
  7. what is the outer layer of the heart?
  8. A device that is implanted in the heart wall to deliver an electrical signal to regulate heart beats.
  9. The prefix meaning against.
  10. What cardiovascular organ is divided into four chambers?
  11. Abbreviation for rule out.
  12. A test that is used to evaluate how well this system is functioning.
  13. Abbreviation for as needed.
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  1. A machine that records the electrical activity of the heart.
  2. The suffix meaning condition.
  3. Abbreviation for chest pain.
  4. Abbreviation for oxygen.
  5. What is the double layered sac in the heart?
  6. Commonly known as a heart attack.
  7. Abbreviation for echocardiogram.
  8. What is the muscular layer that contracts to pump blood?
  9. The prefix meaning middle.
  10. What is the condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed?
  11. What is the condition in which an artery has a weakened wall?
  12. The suffix meaning written record.

25 Clues: Abbreviation for oxygen. • The prefix meaning middle. • Abbreviation for rule out. • The prefix meaning against. • Abbreviation for as needed. • Abbreviation for chest pain. • The suffix meaning condition. • complete stopping of the heart. • Abbreviation for echocardiogram. • Commonly known as a heart attack. • The combining word meaning sound. • This test can diagnose aneurysms. • ...

Circulatory System 2022-03-31

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. thin, smooth membrane which lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves
  2. the constriction of blood vessels
  3. a very small vein
  4. the force of blood pushing against the walls of arteries as the heart pumps blood
  5. Heart chamber that receives blood into the heart and drives it to the ventricles
  6. Phase of the heartbeat when heart muscle relaxed and allows the chambers to fill with blood
  7. a small branch of an artery leading into capillaries.
  8. pressure changes occurring during breathing that enhance venous return
  9. any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body
  10. networks of fibers that receive conductive signals
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  1. procedure that is used to connect vessels to each other
  2. any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules
  3. each of the two main chambers of the heart, left and right
  4. the dilatation of blood vessels
  5. The muscle layer of the heart
  6. one of the simplest and fastest tests used to evaluate the heart
  7. membrane, or sac, that surrounds your heart
  8. muscular blood vessels
  9. prevent the backward flow of blood
  10. a serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart
  11. carries oxygen and nutrients to the cells and picks up carbon dioxide and waste products

21 Clues: a very small vein • muscular blood vessels • The muscle layer of the heart • the dilatation of blood vessels • the constriction of blood vessels • prevent the backward flow of blood • membrane, or sac, that surrounds your heart • networks of fibers that receive conductive signals • a small branch of an artery leading into capillaries. • ...

CHF 2024-08-17

CHF crossword puzzle
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  1. Abbreviation for Jugular Venous Distention a sign of right-sided heart failure
  2. Related to the lungs; congestion here is a symptom of left-sided heart failure
  3. Swelling caused by fluid retention in CHF
  4. Failure General term for a condition where the heart does not pump effectively includes CHF
  5. Class of inhibitors that help relax blood vessels in CHF treatment
  6. Abbreviation for Congestive Heart Failure
  7. The volume of blood in the ventricles at the end of diastole important in assessing CHF
  8. Hormone system targeted by ACE inhibitors to treat CHF
  9. Hormone involved in regulating blood pressure and fluid balance targeted by certain CHF medications
  10. The side of the heart that when failing leads to systemic edema
  11. Mineral that should be restricted in the diet of CHF patients to manage fluid retention
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  1. Difficulty breathing often experienced by CHF patients
  2. Medications used to reduce fluid buildup in CHF
  3. Enlargement of the heart commonly seen in CHF
  4. Medications that help manage heart rate and blood pressure in CHF
  5. Type of medication that helps to dilate blood vessels in CHF
  6. Short for echocardiogram a test used to assess heart function in CHF
  7. Common symptom of CHF due to the heart’s reduced efficiency
  8. The side of the heart that when failing leads to pulmonary congestion
  9. A symptom that can be associated with fluid buildup in the lungs in CHF

20 Clues: Swelling caused by fluid retention in CHF • Abbreviation for Congestive Heart Failure • Enlargement of the heart commonly seen in CHF • Medications used to reduce fluid buildup in CHF • Difficulty breathing often experienced by CHF patients • Hormone system targeted by ACE inhibitors to treat CHF • Common symptom of CHF due to the heart’s reduced efficiency • ...

The Cardiovascular System- Paige Tew 2024-03-06

The Cardiovascular System- Paige Tew crossword puzzle
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  1. The physical resistance presented by the artery the ventricle is ejecting blood into
  2. The fibrous sac the heart is contained in.
  3. The middle and thickest muscular layer of the wall of the heart.
  4. The volume of blood the ventricle receives from the atrium.
  5. The procedure that uses ultrasound to bounce sound waves off parts of the heart to watch the heart beating.
  6. Carries blood away from the heart.
  7. Means "Heart"
  8. The membrane that is on the interior of the myocardium.
  9. What are considered the planes, trains, and automobiles that moves oxygen and other substances from place to place?
  10. Fluid in the abdomen
  11. What is the name of the space between the two lungs.
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  1. What are considered the military vehicles ready for battle at a moments notice?
  2. Forms the transition between arteries and veins.
  3. what is it called when you place paddles on a patients chest and "shock" them to restart their heart?
  4. When the heart makes a swishing or whooshing sound instead of a "lub" or "dub".
  5. The outer most layer of the wall of the heart.
  6. When the myocardium relaxes and repolarizes after a contraction, and allows the chambers to fill with blood again.
  7. Fluid in the tissues
  8. Carries blood towards the heart.
  9. When the myocardium contracts, and causes a chamber to empty itself of blood.

20 Clues: Means "Heart" • Fluid in the tissues • Fluid in the abdomen • Carries blood towards the heart. • Carries blood away from the heart. • The fibrous sac the heart is contained in. • The outer most layer of the wall of the heart. • Forms the transition between arteries and veins. • What is the name of the space between the two lungs. • ...

group 2: CV'sHEART 2023-10-29

group 2: CV'sHEART crossword puzzle
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  1. septum The structure that separates the right ventricle from the left ventricle
  2. The phase of relaxation in the cardiac cycle
  3. The type of blood vessel that Carries the blood away from the heart
  4. Process in which fatty substances are deposited in the walls of the arteries resulting in an impeded blood flow.
  5. node The natural pacemaker of the heart
  6. Microscopic blood vessels that connect arterioles to venules
  7. The middle thickest layer that is composed of cardiac tissues responsible for the heart’s contraction and pumpingpericardiu
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  1. The type of blood the coronary arteries of the heart delivers to the myocardium.
  2. A recording that is produced by electrical currents created by the action potentials of the conduction system that is detected by electrodes placed on the skin’s surface.
  3. layer The outer layer of the serous pericardium that is fused to the fibrous pericardium
  4. The inferior pointed end of the heart.
  5. hormone The type of hormone that increases the heart rate
  6. The lower chambers of the heart
  7. An excess of what nutrient will increase the heart rate and contraction force.
  8. ovalis An oval depression on an interatrial septum
  9. tendinae Tendon like cords that connect to papillary muscles
  10. valve A valve consisting of three cusps
  11. The membrane that surrounds the heart
  12. sinus A major vein that collects blood from the coronary circulation back into the heart
  13. The first heart sound

20 Clues: The first heart sound • The lower chambers of the heart • The membrane that surrounds the heart • The inferior pointed end of the heart. • valve A valve consisting of three cusps • The phase of relaxation in the cardiac cycle • node The natural pacemaker of the heart • ovalis An oval depression on an interatrial septum • ...

Blood, Heart, Lymph 2025-09-18

Blood, Heart, Lymph crossword puzzle
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  1. Expansion and contraction of arteries
  2. Prevents blood flowing backwards
  3. Blood cell that clots blood
  4. Pigment in red blood cells that binds to oxygen
  5. The space inside a vessel where the blood flows through
  6. Type of muscle the heart is made of
  7. A small artery
  8. White blood cell that makes antibodies
  9. deoxygenated blood enters the heart through this vessel
  10. A chamber found in the bottom of the heart
  11. The force exerted on the walls of vessels
  12. Circulatory system where blood is not kept inside vessels
  13. when cardiac muscle relaxes
  14. deoxygenated blood leaves the heart through this vessel
  15. Membrane that surrounds the heart
  16. Vessels that supply the heart with its own blood and food supply
  17. Liquid part of the blood
  18. Blood cell that fights infection
  19. when cardiac muscle contracts
  20. absorbs fat from the intestines
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  1. Valves found in the arteries of the heart
  2. continues the impulse from pacemaker into the ventricles
  3. Wall down the middle of the heart
  4. A chamber found in the top of the heart
  5. Vessels that connect to the liver
  6. oxygenated blood enters the heart through this vessel
  7. White blood cell that digests bacteria
  8. another name for the SA node
  9. The veins that the lymphatic system leads to
  10. Blood circulation that goes to the lungs
  11. oxygenated blood leaves the heart through this vessel
  12. Carries blood away from the heart
  13. Valve found between the left atrium and left ventricle
  14. The lymph duct found on the left side of the body
  15. Pumps blood around the body
  16. Blood circulation that goes to the whole body
  17. A small vein
  18. A swelling along a lymph vessel
  19. Valve found between the right atrium and right ventricle
  20. Blood cell that carries oxygen
  21. Carries blood to the heart
  22. join arteries to veins
  23. System that transports fats and tissue fluid around the body
  24. Vessels that connect to the kidneys
  25. Controls the heartbeat
  26. A blood system that begins and ends in capillaries
  27. Circulatory system where blood is kept inside vessels

47 Clues: A small vein • A small artery • join arteries to veins • Controls the heartbeat • Liquid part of the blood • Carries blood to the heart • Blood cell that clots blood • Pumps blood around the body • when cardiac muscle relaxes • another name for the SA node • when cardiac muscle contracts • Blood cell that carries oxygen • A swelling along a lymph vessel • absorbs fat from the intestines • ...

crossword 2025-05-06

crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. largest artery in the heart
  2. helps to clot blood
  3. a large vein
  4. 5 types and Larger than erythrocytes
  5. middle muscular layer of the heart wall
  6. carrys blood from heart back to the lungs
  7. the two lower chambers of the heart
  8. bringing blood from the heart to the body
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  1. the two upper chambers of the heart
  2. smooth membrane that encloses the inside of the heart
  3. bringing blood from the body to the heart
  4. disk shaped transporter
  5. membrane enclosing the heart
  6. carrys blood from lungs back to the heart
  7. fine branching blood vessels

15 Clues: a large vein • helps to clot blood • disk shaped transporter • largest artery in the heart • membrane enclosing the heart • fine branching blood vessels • the two upper chambers of the heart • the two lower chambers of the heart • 5 types and Larger than erythrocytes • middle muscular layer of the heart wall • bringing blood from the body to the heart • ...

The Cardiac Cycle 2024-07-24

The Cardiac Cycle crossword puzzle
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  1. Muscular tissue of the heart.
  2. Lower chamber of The largest.
  3. Test that records the electrical activity of the heart.
  4. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
  5. Upper chamber of the heart.
  6. largest artery in the body.
  7. Device that regulates heartbeats.
  8. Phase when the heart muscle contracts.
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  1. Related to the heart.
  2. Blood vessels that carry blood to the heart.
  3. Membrane surrounding the heart.
  4. Heartbeat felt through the walls of arteries.
  5. Phase when the heart muscle relaxes.
  6. Smallest blood vessels where gas exchange occurs.
  7. Structures that prevent backflow of blood in the heart.

15 Clues: Related to the heart. • Upper chamber of the heart. • largest artery in the body. • Muscular tissue of the heart. • Lower chamber of The largest. • Membrane surrounding the heart. • Device that regulates heartbeats. • Phase when the heart muscle relaxes. • Phase when the heart muscle contracts. • Blood vessels that carry blood to the heart. • ...

Body Systems 2025-05-09

Body Systems crossword puzzle
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  1. a small blood vessel; connects arteries and veins
  2. a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart
  3. platelets
  4. carries oxygenated blood from lungs to heart
  5. inner lining of the heart chambers
  6. carries deoxygenated blood from heart to lung
  7. white blood cells
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  1. muscular tissue of the heart
  2. main artery carrying oxygenated blood from the heart to body
  3. pumps blood to arteries
  4. large vein carrying deoxygenated blood to the heart
  5. a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  6. membrane enclosing the heart
  7. chamber of the heart; receives blood from veins
  8. red blood cells

15 Clues: platelets • red blood cells • white blood cells • pumps blood to arteries • muscular tissue of the heart • membrane enclosing the heart • inner lining of the heart chambers • carries oxygenated blood from lungs to heart • carries deoxygenated blood from heart to lung • chamber of the heart; receives blood from veins • a small blood vessel; connects arteries and veins • ...

Cardiovascular Disease Crossword 2020-12-26

Cardiovascular Disease Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. I am the rhythm when your heart rate is above 100
  2. I am a device that can be utilized to maintain electrical activity of the heart
  3. This is the recommended diet for patients with cardiovascular disease
  4. This is the word we use to describe chest pain related to ischemia or lack of blood flow to the heart
  5. Acronym for the percentage of blood ejected from the left ventricle with each contraction
  6. I am the type of test that can see how your heart works under pressure and activity
  7. This is the acronym for the disease process which involves build-up of plaques in the coronary arteries which can lead to blockages
  8. I am the general name for the procedure that is used to visualize the inside of the heart and perform interventions
  9. This is the acronym for the backflow of blood flow to the jugular veins that happens in right-sided heart failure
  10. I am the diagnostic test that allows you to view the visual structures of the heart and see how it is pumping
  11. A generic name for an abnormal heart beat
  12. An assessment finding common in heart failure- signifies an accumulation of fluid
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  1. This is an acronym for procedures performed to open and allow for removal of blockages of the coronary arteries
  2. I am the cardiac biomarker that takes awhile to rise but I do not stay elevated for long
  3. In this type of fibrillation the top of the heart is chaotic putting the patient at risk for hypotension and blood clots
  4. This is a heart rhythm where there is no electrical activity, you cannot shock this rhythm
  5. This can help to convert a patient out of an abnormal heart rhythm that still has a pulse
  6. I am the type of angina that is not relieved with rest or nitroglycerin
  7. I am the type of angina that gets better when you rest or take nitroglycerin
  8. This sided heart failure is characterized mostly by jugular vein distention, peripheral edema, and ascites
  9. I am the rhythm when your heart rate is below 60 bpm
  10. Acronym for a rhythm that has a heart rate >150 and has a skinny QRS (fast and skinny)
  11. This sided heart failure is characterized mostly by crackles, confusion, and breathing difficulties
  12. In this type of fibrillation the bottom of the heart is not properly contracting, they will not have a pulse
  13. I am the most common cardiac biomarker monitored that can tell you if cardiac damage is happening
  14. This will restart the heart if you have no pulse but still have electrical activity
  15. I am the acronym for the diagnostic test that will tell you if the electrical pattern of your heart is abnormal

27 Clues: A generic name for an abnormal heart beat • I am the rhythm when your heart rate is above 100 • I am the rhythm when your heart rate is below 60 bpm • This is the recommended diet for patients with cardiovascular disease • I am the type of angina that is not relieved with rest or nitroglycerin • ...

Cardiovascular CW 2 2022-02-14

Cardiovascular CW 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. valve also called bicuspid
  2. implantable device used to regulate the heart
  3. this chamber pumps blood to the body
  4. systemic circulation delivers blood to and from the _______
  5. side of heart responsible for systemic circulation
  6. small air sacs found in the lungs
  7. any unsteady or irregular heart beat
  8. the bottom number in blood pressure
  9. condition where blood pressure is 120/80 or greater
  10. side of heart responsible for pulmonary circulation
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  1. the right and left _____ contract first
  2. this is good for your heart and helps to reduce stress
  3. this is one of the causes of cardiomegaly
  4. eating food low in ____ is good for your heart
  5. only artery to carry deoxygenated blood
  6. type of arteriosclerosis where fat builds between two layers of an artery
  7. valve after left ventricle
  8. valve found after right ventricle
  9. veins carry blood ______ the heart
  10. part of the aorta which is curved

20 Clues: valve also called bicuspid • valve after left ventricle • valve found after right ventricle • small air sacs found in the lungs • part of the aorta which is curved • veins carry blood ______ the heart • the bottom number in blood pressure • this chamber pumps blood to the body • any unsteady or irregular heart beat • the right and left _____ contract first • ...

Disorders and Diseases 2014-03-28

Disorders and Diseases crossword puzzle
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  1. of adequate blood supply to the heart muscle
  2. blood pressure
  3. heart rate
  4. or abnormal increase in the number of erythrocytes
  5. rapid, uncoordinated shuddering of the heart muscle
  6. of a vein that results when a clot forms in a vessel because of poor circulation
  7. floating free in bloodstream
  8. heart rate that is substantially slower than normal
  9. bleeding disorder
  10. or unusual heart sounds
  11. purple blotches
  12. blood pressure and dizziness in elders when they stand up
  13. progressive condition that reflects weakening of the heart by coronary atherosclerosis
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  1. of the pericardium
  2. vessels are inadequately filled and blood cannot circulate normally
  3. low white blood cell count
  4. in the oxygen carrying ability of the blood
  5. attack
  6. marrow cancer
  7. clot that develops and persists in an unbroken blood vessel

20 Clues: attack • heart rate • marrow cancer • blood pressure • purple blotches • bleeding disorder • of the pericardium • or unusual heart sounds • low white blood cell count • floating free in bloodstream • in the oxygen carrying ability of the blood • of adequate blood supply to the heart muscle • or abnormal increase in the number of erythrocytes • ...

medical term cross word puzzle 2022-11-21

medical term cross word puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. nothing by mouth
  2. the thin inner layer that lines each chamber of the heart
  3. complete stopping of the heart
  4. largest vein for blood in the lower half of the body
  5. ventricular tachycardia
  6. beyond or excessive
  7. a machine that records the electrical activity of the heart
  8. heart attack
  9. the wall between the right and left ventricles
  10. the outer layer of the heart
  11. by x-ray using the dye to diagnose aneurysm
  12. skin
  13. destruction
  14. uses ultrasound to look at blood if it is narrow
  15. mitral valve prolapse
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  1. the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  2. instrument to measure pressure
  3. dyspnea on exertion
  4. the wall between the right and left atria
  5. middle
  6. high blood pressure
  7. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
  8. implantable cardioverter defibrillator
  9. the artery has a weakened wall causing it to swell
  10. inflammation

25 Clues: skin • middle • destruction • heart attack • inflammation • nothing by mouth • dyspnea on exertion • beyond or excessive • high blood pressure • mitral valve prolapse • ventricular tachycardia • the outer layer of the heart • instrument to measure pressure • complete stopping of the heart • implantable cardioverter defibrillator • the wall between the right and left atria • ...

Circulatory System 2018-11-14

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the two chambers in your heart are called
  2. the very thin blood vessels
  3. the pumping muscle in your chest area
  4. when no blood goes into your heart
  5. the vessels that carry blood away from your heart
  6. the cell that kills diseases
  7. the liquid part of the blood
  8. narrowing of the aorta
  9. this is low if your thin
  10. the red liquid in your body
  11. if it does not contain oxygen
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  1. if it contains oxygen
  2. the system that circulates blood
  3. the big blood vessel coming from your heart
  4. the strenght of your blood stream
  5. the cell that is rich in haemoglobin
  6. the fat that is stored in your veins
  7. the diameter of a blood vessel
  8. when the heart stops
  9. the blood vessel that is visual on your skin
  10. reduced blood flow into your heart is called

21 Clues: when the heart stops • if it contains oxygen • narrowing of the aorta • this is low if your thin • the very thin blood vessels • the red liquid in your body • the cell that kills diseases • the liquid part of the blood • if it does not contain oxygen • the diameter of a blood vessel • the system that circulates blood • the strenght of your blood stream • ...

Cardiovascular system 2023-05-09

Cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Red blood cells
  2. Carries blood from the heart to the lungs and back
  3. Flaps of tissue that prevent blood from flowing backwards
  4. Largest vein in the body
  5. Tip of heart
  6. The composistion of plasma is regulated by
  7. 2nd Layer of the heart
  8. Regulates osmosis between blood and tissues
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  1. Carries blood from the heart to the body tissues and back
  2. A shortcut from the artery to the vain
  3. Used in blood clotting
  4. Forms the network between the arterioles and venules
  5. Frequency of the heartbeat
  6. White blood cells
  7. 1st layer of the heart
  8. The stimulating factor for producing blood cells
  9. 3rd layer of the heart
  10. Transport substances or fights infections
  11. Begins the impulse and causes contraction of the atria
  12. Carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body
  13. Main artery that carries blood from artery to the body

21 Clues: Tip of heart • Red blood cells • White blood cells • Used in blood clotting • 1st layer of the heart • 3rd layer of the heart • 2nd Layer of the heart • Largest vein in the body • Frequency of the heartbeat • A shortcut from the artery to the vain • Transport substances or fights infections • The composistion of plasma is regulated by • Regulates osmosis between blood and tissues • ...

cardiac med terms 2024-03-15

cardiac med terms crossword puzzle
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  1. 2nd most numerous WBC
  2. the inner layer of the heart
  3. microscopic 1 cell thick vessels
  4. valve located between the left atrium and left ventricle
  5. stopes the backflow into the chambers of the heart
  6. a reaction which particles suspend in a liquid collection into clumps
  7. a process in which WBC surround, engulfs and destroys a pathogen
  8. media middle layer of a blood vessel
  9. arising from the left ventricle
  10. the wall separating the heart into left and right sides
  11. ventricle the left lower side of the heart
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  1. iron containing pigment in RBC
  2. most numerous WBC with adults
  3. rapid uncoordinated contractions
  4. the smallest branch of arteries
  5. the smallest of veins
  6. the fluid filled sac surrounding the heart
  7. top layer of clear fluid
  8. the lower pumping chamber of the heart
  9. the contracting phase of the heart
  10. the inner space of a blood vessel

21 Clues: 2nd most numerous WBC • the smallest of veins • top layer of clear fluid • the inner layer of the heart • most numerous WBC with adults • iron containing pigment in RBC • the smallest branch of arteries • arising from the left ventricle • rapid uncoordinated contractions • microscopic 1 cell thick vessels • the inner space of a blood vessel • the contracting phase of the heart • ...

Medical Terminology 2024-10-23

Medical Terminology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. narrowing in arteries around the heart
  2. heart layer(inner/ outer)
  3. measure pressure
  4. artery has a weaken wall
  5. process of recording (blood)
  6. Prefix: Within
  7. works with a network of blood to pump (arteries, veins)
  8. inter- Between layer of the Atrium and Ventricle)
  9. myo- muscle cardi(o)-heart pumps blood
  10. ECG machine that patients wear for a couple days
  11. inter-between ventricles
  12. Prefix: Four
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  1. Suffix: surgical puncture to remove fluid
  2. X-ray dye in radiology area
  3. swollen or dilated in your legs
  4. heart doesn't get the enough blood flow and causes chest pain
  5. Deep Vein Thrombosis
  6. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  7. Suffix: process of freeing or destroying
  8. sac around the heart
  9. Hg Millimeters in mercury
  10. Laboratory test seeing for muscle damage
  11. Root Word: Emitting of reflecting light
  12. atrioventricular
  13. point of maximum impulse heart when felt during examination

25 Clues: Prefix: Four • Prefix: Within • measure pressure • atrioventricular • Deep Vein Thrombosis • sac around the heart • artery has a weaken wall • inter-between ventricles • heart layer(inner/ outer) • Hg Millimeters in mercury • X-ray dye in radiology area • process of recording (blood) • swollen or dilated in your legs • narrowing in arteries around the heart • ...

The Cardiovascular System 2017-03-27

The Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An agent that causes disease, such as a virus
  2. Carries and distributes oxygen rich blood to all arteries from the heart, the main artery in the body
  3. A condition where there is a lack of red blood cells or haemoglobin in the blood
  4. The blood pressure when the heart is contracting, the highest pressure during contraction of the left ventricle.
  5. A process that increases blood flow to active areas during exercise by diverting blood away from inactive areas.
  6. Takes oxygenated blood away from the heart to the working muscles.
  7. Blood Cells Primary aim is to transport oxygen
  8. Brings deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
  9. The constriction of blood vessels.
  10. The bottom chambers of the heart.
  11. Splits the left and right hand sides of the heart.
  12. A red protein in the blood that transports oxygen
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  1. The system that circulates blood and through the body, consisting of the heart, blood vessels, blood.
  2. made from 90% water and is a pale yellow colour
  3. The structures and processes in your body that stop disease
  4. seperates the right atrium and right ventricle
  5. The blood pressure when the heart is relaxing, the lowest pressure during relaxation of the left ventricle
  6. A Chemical that destroys a pathogen
  7. Help in the clotting of blood and from a protective barrier at open wounds.
  8. The top chambers of the heart.
  9. Valves Prevent backflow of blood into the heart
  10. The relaxation of blood vessels
  11. Cava Large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart.
  12. Blood Cells The Bodys main defence against pathogens, fights disease and infection.

24 Clues: The top chambers of the heart. • The relaxation of blood vessels • The bottom chambers of the heart. • The constriction of blood vessels. • A Chemical that destroys a pathogen • Brings deoxygenated blood back to the heart. • An agent that causes disease, such as a virus • seperates the right atrium and right ventricle • Blood Cells Primary aim is to transport oxygen • ...

Exercise Physiology 2024-03-21

Exercise Physiology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. upper chamber of the heart
  2. Node controls heart rate
  3. circulation deoxygenated blood is carried from the heart to the lungs gets oxygen then pumped back to heart
  4. drift gradual increase of heart rate over time during extended exercise
  5. pressure force of blood exerted on arterial walls during heart contraction
  6. circulation carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart to body and vise versa
  7. Arteries transports deoxygenated blood to the heart from the lungs
  8. transports oxygenated blood to the body from the heart
  9. reserve volume max volume of air that can be exhaled after normal expiration
  10. pressure force of blood exerted on arterial walls during heart relaxation
  11. volume Amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle of the heart in one contraction
  12. Cavae transports deoxygenated blood to the body from the heart
  13. Capacity Max volume of air that can be exhaled after max inhale
  14. Node electric impulse for heart contraction
  15. two max max amount of oxygen that a person can use while performing dynamic exercise
  16. your body's ability to effectively control to regulate temperature of your body
  17. nervous system
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  1. Ventilation air going from your lungs to the atmosphere and vise versa
  2. prevents blood from flowing back to the atria
  3. Veins transports oxygenated blood to the heart from the lungs
  4. volume remaining volume of air after max expiration
  5. white blood cells
  6. reserve volume volume max volume of air that can be inhaled after normal expiration
  7. contraction of blood vessels which increases blood pressure
  8. also called thrombocytes
  9. fibers conduct impulses to regulate heart beat
  10. Volume volume inhaled during normal inspiration
  11. pumps blood from body to the lungs and vise versa
  12. red blood cells
  13. dilation of blood vessels which decreases blood pressure

30 Clues: nervous system • red blood cells • white blood cells • Node controls heart rate • also called thrombocytes • upper chamber of the heart • Node electric impulse for heart contraction • prevents blood from flowing back to the atria • fibers conduct impulses to regulate heart beat • Volume volume inhaled during normal inspiration • pumps blood from body to the lungs and vise versa • ...

Cardiovascular System 2020-07-30

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Deoxygenated blood enters the heart through this blood vessel into the Right Atrium.
  2. These discs look like a dried apricot.
  3. This is a complex, connective tissue.
  4. Which blood vessel is located deeper within the body?
  5. These protect the body from disease and infection.
  6. Severe chest pain due to a lack of blood and oxygen to the heart muscle.
  7. Which valve does the blood flow through from the Left Atrium to the Left Ventricle?
  8. These are thin walled,hollow tubes with a wide lumen.
  9. This is a cancer of the blood caused by over-production of white blood cells.
  10. Which organ acts as a pump to push blood around the body?
  11. Platelets are formed here.
  12. The muscular layer of the heart that contracts.
  13. The lower chambers of the Heart.
  14. This blood disorder is characterised by a decrease in the oxygen carrying ability of blood.
  15. The outer layer of the heart that is like a double bag
  16. What is the name of the circulation to and from the lungs?
  17. Another word for high blood pressure.
  18. This gives blood it's characteristic red colour.
  19. This is the smooth, frictionless, inner layer of the blood vessel.
  20. A function of the Cardiovascular System.
  21. The study of Blood.
  22. The upper chambers of the Heart.
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  1. These are also called Thrombocytes.
  2. These are veins which have become twisted and enlarged.
  3. Blood drains from Arteries into this blood vessel.
  4. Capillaries meet and form these.
  5. This is a genetic condition that mainly affects people of African descent.
  6. What divides the heart into left and right sides?
  7. The reading when the heart is contracting.
  8. A blood clot.
  9. The reading when the heart is relaxing.
  10. The cavity where the heart and lungs reside.
  11. The thin inner layer of the heart made of epithelial tissue.
  12. This is slightly thick and has a straw colour.
  13. How many valves are there in the heart?

35 Clues: A blood clot. • The study of Blood. • Platelets are formed here. • Capillaries meet and form these. • The lower chambers of the Heart. • The upper chambers of the Heart. • These are also called Thrombocytes. • This is a complex, connective tissue. • Another word for high blood pressure. • These discs look like a dried apricot. • The reading when the heart is relaxing. • ...

Unit 5 Lab 2023-11-13

Unit 5 Lab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This abbreviation means automated external defibrillator.
  2. This abbreviation means blood pressure.
  3. Has thick walls and carries blood away from the heart.
  4. A test that utilizes ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
  5. When the heart completely stops.
  6. When the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed.
  7. Outer layer of the heart wall.
  8. Measures certain items in a person’s blood that can indicate heart muscle damage.
  9. This prefix means above/over or excessive.
  10. When the heart is not effectively from the left ventricle. This results in reduced blood flow.
  11. A test when a catheter is used to inject dye into the vessels around the heart. This test can be used to look for narrowing vessels, aneurysms, and more.
  12. Has thin walls and carries blood to the heart.
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  1. A test that utilizes ultrasound to look at blood going through blood vessels. It can determine if the blood vessels are narrowed or have a thrombus.
  2. Inner layer of the heart wall. It lines each chamber of the heart.
  3. Veins that are often found in the legs that are swollen or dilated.
  4. This prefix means against.
  5. This abbreviation means cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
  6. This prefix means fast.
  7. This prefix means middle.
  8. This abbreviation means coronary artery disease.
  9. Has thin walls. This allows for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. This also can also allow for the exchange of nutrients.
  10. This abbreviation means echocardiogram.
  11. When the arteries surrounding the heart narrow.
  12. A type of test that measures how well a person’s cardiovascular system is working. To perform this test, the patient is asked to walk or bike to increase how hard the heart has to work. While the patient does this, their oxygen levels and EKG are monitored.
  13. This prefix means many.

25 Clues: This prefix means fast. • This prefix means many. • This prefix means middle. • This prefix means against. • Outer layer of the heart wall. • When the heart completely stops. • This abbreviation means blood pressure. • This abbreviation means echocardiogram. • This prefix means above/over or excessive. • Has thin walls and carries blood to the heart. • ...

Do it With Heart 2025-01-10

Do it With Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A procedure to open narrowed arteries. During the procedure, a doctor places a special catheter (balloon catheter) into the narrowed artery to widen it. This helps improve or restore blood flow to your heart.
  2. This cardiac situation occurs when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops pumping. If this happens, blood stops flowing to the brain and other vital organs.
  3. An irregular heartbeat, which can be too fast, too slow, or irregular.
  4. Blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to other parts of the body.
  5. Swelling in the body, mainly found in the hands, feet, legs, or abdomen from accumulation of fluids.
  6. A fatty deposit that can build up in the arteries and block blood flow.
  7. ____-__-____ is a no cost benefit for employees diagnosed with high blood pressure. It can be accessed through our Wellbeing platform, Personify Health. Employees accessing this benefit can get a smart blood pressure monitor, a personalized action plan, and expert coaching.
  8. This one form of measurement is used to show if your weight is in the healthy range for your height. It measures body fat based on height and weight. There are four categories — underweight, healthy weight, overweight, or obese.
  9. A waxy substance that the body uses to build cells and make hormones and vitamins.
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  1. A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart from tissues and organs in the body.
  2. High blood pressure. If you have high blood pressure, the force of the blood pushing against the artery walls is consistently too high. The heart has to work harder to pump blood to regulate your heartbeat. Your doctor may use a pacemaker along with a defibrillator to treat a heart rhythm problem.
  3. This machine records your heart’s electrical activity to see if it’s functioning correctly. This test can help diagnose heart arrhythmias or a heart attack. It’s usually combined with other tests when assessing overall heart health.
  4. Medicines used to reduce excess fluid in the body. You may need to take diuretics if you’ve been diagnosed with high blood pressure or heart failure.
  5. This dangerous episode in the heart, often caused by coronary artery disease, is also known as a myocardial infarction. It occurs suddenly and is an emergency. It happens when the flow of blood that brings oxygen to a part of your heart muscle suddenly becomes blocked. Your heart can’t get enough oxygen. If blood flow is not restored quickly, the heart muscle will begin to die.
  6. Chest pain or discomfort that occurs when the heart muscle doesn't get enough oxygenated blood.
  7. A doctor who is trained to treat heart conditions.
  8. A device implanted on the heart to help control the electrical pulses that regulate your heartbeat. Your doctor may use a pacemaker along with a defibrillator to treat a heart rhythm problem.
  9. This also known as heart rate, is the number of times your heart beats in one minute. Resting heart rates vary from person to person.
  10. A pumping chamber in the bottom of the heart. The heart has two of these chambers (left and right). The left pumps blood into the aorta, which sends blood to the body. The right pumps blood into the pulmonary artery, which sends blood to the lungs.

19 Clues: A doctor who is trained to treat heart conditions. • An irregular heartbeat, which can be too fast, too slow, or irregular. • A fatty deposit that can build up in the arteries and block blood flow. • A waxy substance that the body uses to build cells and make hormones and vitamins. • ...

Chapter 11 - Cardiovascular System 2024-02-23

Chapter 11 - Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small vein
  2. innermost lining of the blood vessels
  3. surgical removal of plaque from the inner layer of an artery
  4. combining form meaning chest
  5. small artery
  6. muscular middle layer of the heart
  7. largest vein in the body
  8. lower tip of the heart
  9. pain, tension and weakness in a leg after walking has begun
  10. combining form meaning heart
  11. record of the electrical activity of the heart
  12. x-ray imaging of blood vessels after injection of contrast material
  13. beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries
  14. specialized muscle fibers connecting the atria with the ventricles and transmitting electrical impulses between them
  15. combining form meaning vein
  16. structure in veins that temporarily closes an opening so that blood flows in only one direction
  17. valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle
  18. combining form meaning vessel
  19. local widening of an arterial wall
  20. combining form meaning pulse
  21. contraction phase of the heartbeat
  22. abnormal blowing or swishing sound heard during auscultation of an artery or organ
  23. smallest type of blood vessel
  24. relaxation phase of the heartbeat
  25. inner lining of the heart
  26. blood that is oxygen-poor
  27. one of two upper chambers of the heart
  28. arteries located on each side of the neck branch from the aorta and provide blood to head, neck and brain
  29. closure of a blood vessel due to blockage
  30. vibration felt over an area of turmoil in blood flow
  31. clumps of platelets, clotting proteins, microorganisms, and red blood cells on diseased heart valves
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  1. inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
  2. partition or wall dividing a cavity
  3. combining form meaning arm
  4. gas released by body cells, transported via veins to the heart and then to the lungs for exhalation
  5. one of two lower chambers of the heart
  6. instrument to measure blood pressure
  7. uncomfortable sensations in the chest related to cardiac arrhythmias
  8. double-layered membrane surrounding the heart
  9. rapid but regular contractions of the atria
  10. largest artery in the body
  11. thin-walled vessel that carries blood from body tissues and lungs back to the heart
  12. drug used to lower cholesterol in the bloodstream
  13. abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves
  14. electronic apparatus implanted in the chest to stimulate heart muscle that is week and not functioning
  15. very rapid, random, inefficient and irregular contractions of the heart
  16. abnormal heart rhythms
  17. specialized tissue in the wall between the atria
  18. high blood pressure
  19. area of dead tissue
  20. combining form meaning vessel
  21. blood vessels that branch from the aorta and carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle
  22. small, pinpoint hemorrhages
  23. pacemaker of the heart
  24. combining form meaning mucus
  25. gas that enters the blood through the lungs and travels to the heart to be pumped via arteries to all body cells
  26. valve located between the right atrium and left ventricle
  27. veins that are abnormally swollen and twisted, usually occurring in the legs
  28. measurement of cholesterol and triglycerides in a blood sample
  29. largest type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to all parts of the body

60 Clues: small vein • small artery • high blood pressure • area of dead tissue • lower tip of the heart • abnormal heart rhythms • pacemaker of the heart • largest vein in the body • inner lining of the heart • blood that is oxygen-poor • combining form meaning arm • largest artery in the body • combining form meaning vein • small, pinpoint hemorrhages • combining form meaning chest • ...

Respiratory System 2025-04-22

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back.
  2. a muscular organ that pumps blood through the body.
  3. a part of the heart that controls the signal between atria and ventricles.
  4. the heart’s natural pacemaker; starts each heartbeat.
  5. the flow of blood from the heart to the rest of the body and back.
  6. one complete heartbeat (filling and pumping of blood).
  7. the rhythmic throbbing of arteries as blood is pumped.
  8. the liquid part of blood that carries cells and nutrients.
  9. blood rich in oxygen, usually found in arteries.
  10. the wall that separates the left and right sides of the heart.
  11. a lower chamber of the heart that pumps blood out.
  12. pressure the force of blood pushing against artery walls.
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  1. structures in the heart that keep blood flowing in one direction.
  2. an artery that supplies blood to the heart muscle.
  3. small blood vessels that collect blood from capillaries and carry it to the veins.
  4. a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.
  5. the main and largest artery in the human body
  6. an upper chamber of the heart that receives blood.
  7. blood low in oxygen, usually found in veins.
  8. cells cells that fight infection and disease.
  9. cells cells that carry oxygen throughout the body.
  10. small delicate blood vessels throughout your body.
  11. a blood vessel that takes oxygenated blood away from the heart
  12. cell fragments that help blood to clot.
  13. a blood vessel in the circulatory system that mostly carries deoxygenated blood towards the heart.

25 Clues: cell fragments that help blood to clot. • blood low in oxygen, usually found in veins. • the main and largest artery in the human body • blood rich in oxygen, usually found in arteries. • a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. • an artery that supplies blood to the heart muscle. • an upper chamber of the heart that receives blood. • ...

Kaidens 8th Period Puzzle 2024-03-27

Kaidens 8th Period Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Inflammation of a vein caused by the formation of a thrombus
  2. Prevents the backflow chambers between chambers between the atrium and ventricles
  3. A machine that continuously records cardiac rhythm
  4. Inflammation of the pericardium
  5. Helpful for diagnosing heart damage or scar tissue
  6. narrowing of the coronary arteries, resulting in an insufficient blood supply to the heart
  7. Condition characterized by severe, constricting pain or pressure in the chest
  8. Disease resulting from reduced blood flow of the heart
  9. Extra abnormal heartbeats that disrupt the regular ventricular rhythm of the heart
  10. A radiograph test that uses a contrast agent and a camera to take pictures of the blood flow in arteries and veins
  11. the __ Atrium receives blood from vena cava
  12. Prevent the backflow of blood into the ventricle
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  1. A record of the electric activity of the heart
  2. Inflammation of the inner layer of the heart muscle
  3. collects oxygenated blood and carries it from the lungs back to the heart
  4. the __ ventricle
  5. Within prefix
  6. suffix that means to turn
  7. Tissue dearh in the heart muscle resulting from an obstructed artery
  8. Fast heart rate
  9. chest combining form
  10. apart prefix
  11. Process of listening to the internal sounds of the body using a stethoscope
  12. disease that narrows the arteries results in decreased blood flow to the extremities, causing claudication
  13. combining form of heart

25 Clues: apart prefix • Within prefix • Fast heart rate • the __ ventricle • chest combining form • combining form of heart • suffix that means to turn • Inflammation of the pericardium • the __ Atrium receives blood from vena cava • A record of the electric activity of the heart • Prevent the backflow of blood into the ventricle • A machine that continuously records cardiac rhythm • ...

Literacy in Health Science: Plain Language Alternatives 2020-04-23

Literacy in Health Science: Plain Language Alternatives crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Heart doctor​
  2. [ECG]​ Picture of your heart​
  3. Going to die​
  4. Cancer​
  5. Keep track of, keep an eye on​
  6. Get bigger​
  7. ​Pain killer​
  8. High blood pressure​
  9. Fats in the blood​
  10. Send you to another doctor​
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  1. Femur​ Broken hip/leg​
  2. Failure​ Heart isn’t pumping well​
  3. Problem​ Heart problem​
  4. not cutting the skin​
  5. Not cancer​
  6. ​x-ray department​
  7. Cancer​
  8. cancer has spread​
  9. Poisonous ​

19 Clues: Cancer​ • Cancer​ • Not cancer​ • Get bigger​ • Poisonous ​ • Heart doctor​ • Going to die​ • ​Pain killer​ • cancer has spread​ • Fats in the blood​ • ​x-ray department​ • High blood pressure​ • not cutting the skin​ • Femur​ Broken hip/leg​ • Problem​ Heart problem​ • Send you to another doctor​ • [ECG]​ Picture of your heart​ • Keep track of, keep an eye on​ • Failure​ Heart isn’t pumping well​

circulatory system 2021-01-13

circulatory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. walls that divide the heart into chambers
  2. exchange carbon dioxide with oxygen w cells
  3. carry blood away from the heart
  4. protein in plasma
  5. sections of heart
  6. clot hardened lump of blood
  7. two lower chambers of the heart
  8. liquid that carries everything in blood
  9. protect the body from DISESE
  10. prevent backflow of blood
  11. carry blood to the heart
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  1. The force that blood exerts on the artery walls.
  2. clots the blood which helps stop bleeding
  3. cava gets rid of deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart
  4. actually carries the oxygen
  5. carry oxygen around the body
  6. largest artery in the body
  7. interior of a blood vessel
  8. high blood pressure
  9. when heatrbeat

20 Clues: when heatrbeat • protein in plasma • sections of heart • high blood pressure • carry blood to the heart • prevent backflow of blood • largest artery in the body • interior of a blood vessel • actually carries the oxygen • clot hardened lump of blood • carry oxygen around the body • protect the body from DISESE • carry blood away from the heart • two lower chambers of the heart • ...

cardiovascular system 2022-01-14

cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small vessels that perfuse tissues.
  2. -vessel,-process of recording
  3. degree of hot or cold
  4. vessels that deliver blood to tissues
  5. referred as a heart attack
  6. -around,-inflammation
  7. high blood pressure
  8. ultrasound to look at blood
  9. measuring pressure.
  10. a room for urgent care
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  1. ultrasound to look at the heart
  2. artery has a weakened wall
  3. process of recording in radiology
  4. resuscitation of a person dying
  5. pressure
  6. -fatty substance,-hardening
  7. moves through the body
  8. arrest,stopping of the heart
  9. use both suffixes for small
  10. artery,a disorder in the arteries
  11. vessels that return blood to the heart.
  12. pumps blood through the system
  13. tool to listen the heart and other body parts
  14. -ole and -ule
  15. artery disease

25 Clues: pressure • -ole and -ule • artery disease • high blood pressure • measuring pressure. • degree of hot or cold • -around,-inflammation • moves through the body • a room for urgent care • artery has a weakened wall • referred as a heart attack • -fatty substance,-hardening • use both suffixes for small • ultrasound to look at blood • arrest,stopping of the heart • -vessel,-process of recording • ...

cardiovascular system 2022-01-14

cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pumps blood through the system
  2. tool to listen the heart and other body parts
  3. a room for urgent care
  4. degree of hot or cold
  5. artery,a disorder in the arteries
  6. high blood pressure
  7. -vessel,-process of recording
  8. process of recording in radiology
  9. vessels that return blood to the heart.
  10. referred as a heart attack
  11. moves through the body
  12. arrest,stopping of the heart
  13. -ole and -ule
  14. vessels that deliver blood to tissues
Down
  1. ultrasound to look at the heart
  2. -fatty substance,-hardening
  3. resuscitation of a person dying
  4. ultrasound to look at blood
  5. use both suffixes for small
  6. measuring pressure.
  7. -around,-inflammation
  8. small vessels that perfuse tissues.
  9. artery has a weakened wall
  10. artery disease
  11. pressure

25 Clues: pressure • -ole and -ule • artery disease • high blood pressure • measuring pressure. • degree of hot or cold • -around,-inflammation • a room for urgent care • moves through the body • artery has a weakened wall • referred as a heart attack • -fatty substance,-hardening • ultrasound to look at blood • use both suffixes for small • arrest,stopping of the heart • -vessel,-process of recording • ...

Unit 5 Lab 2020-09-04

Unit 5 Lab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Abbreviation for (Cardiac Heart Failure)
  2. X-Ray Most commonly performed diagnostic x-ray examination.
  3. Root word pertaining to heart.
  4. Blood Pressure Condition where the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high.
  5. Ventricle The right lower chamber of the heart
  6. Improper beating of the heart
  7. Disease Inflammation of any of the layers of the pericardium
  8. Uses sound waves to produce images of your heart.
  9. Abbreviation for (supraventricular tachycardia)
  10. Abbreviation for (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
  11. Wall separating the ventricles and lower chambers of the heart from one another.
  12. Abbreviation for (Sudden Cardiac Death)
  13. Abbreviation for (left ventricular assist device)
  14. Scan that produces cross-sectional images of specific areas of a scanned object this allows the user to see inside the object without having to preform exploratory surgery.
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  1. Aniogram Procedure that is done with a special contrast dye injected into the body's blood vessels.
  2. Suffix pertaining to the surgical puncture as to aspirate or remove fluid.
  3. Hardening of the artery's.
  4. Ultrasound of the heart.
  5. Vena Cava Carries oxygenated blood from the lower half of the body to the right atrium of the heart.
  6. Atrium The left upper chamber of the heart.
  7. Suffix pertaining to (disease)
  8. Root word pertaining to vessel.
  9. Ventricle The left lower chamber of the heart
  10. Prefix pertaining to (slow)
  11. Disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for your heart to pump blood through your body.
  12. Largest artery in the human body.
  13. Vena Cava The superior of the two venae cavae or (Vena Cava)
  14. Prefix pertaining to (fast)
  15. Atrium The right upper chamber of the heart.

29 Clues: Ultrasound of the heart. • Hardening of the artery's. • Prefix pertaining to (slow) • Prefix pertaining to (fast) • Improper beating of the heart • Root word pertaining to heart. • Suffix pertaining to (disease) • Root word pertaining to vessel. • Largest artery in the human body. • Abbreviation for (Sudden Cardiac Death) • Abbreviation for (Cardiac Heart Failure) • ...

Euphoria's Respiratory Crossword Puzzle 2021-03-20

Euphoria's Respiratory Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Prefix meaning before/from or in front of
  2. Suffix meaning pain
  3. The medical term for a heart attack
  4. abbreviation for a portable, life saving device designed to treat people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest
  5. abbreviation for the medical name for a heart attack
  6. A test where the patient is asked to walk on a treadmill or ride a bicycle to increase how hard the heart rate
  7. Vessels that deliver blood to tissues
  8. A test where leads are attached to the chest
  9. Vessels that return blood to the heart
  10. High blood pressure
  11. A portable ECG machine that patients wear over a period of few days
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  1. Combining word for plug or blockage
  2. Networks of small vessels the perfuse tissues
  3. A procedure using x-ray dye and a catheter
  4. Pumps blood through the system
  5. A test that is used to measure certain items in the blood may indicate heart muscle damage
  6. suffix Surgical puncture to remove fluid
  7. A disorder in which there is a narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart
  8. abbreviation for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  9. abbreviation for a disease that develops when the major blood vessels that supply the heart become damaged or diseased
  10. The complete stopping of the heart
  11. A condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  12. A condition in which an artery has a weakened wall that causes it to swell
  13. abbreviation for a condition that occurs when the heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should
  14. prefix meaning under or insufficient

25 Clues: Suffix meaning pain • High blood pressure • Pumps blood through the system • The complete stopping of the heart • Combining word for plug or blockage • The medical term for a heart attack • prefix meaning under or insufficient • Vessels that deliver blood to tissues • Vessels that return blood to the heart • suffix Surgical puncture to remove fluid • ...

Pig Heart Dissection 2023-04-18

Pig Heart Dissection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. muscular wall between the right and left ventricles.
  2. heart relaxation phase
  3. atrioventricular valve between the right atrium and right ventricle.
  4. valve between the aorta and left ventricle, and between the pulmonary trunk and right ventricle.
  5. thick layer of the heart made of cardiac muscle
  6. any blood vessel that returns blood to the heart.
  7. large vein that returns blood from the lower body regions to the right atrium.
  8. branch of the aorta which splits apart to form the right subclavian artery and right common carotid artery.
  9. large artery that emerges from the left ventricle; carries blood to the systemic circuit. Apex - pointed end of the heart consisting of muscle from the left ventricle.
  10. one of the two upper chambers of the heart which receive blood.
  11. one of the two lower chambers of the heart which force blood into either the aorta or the pulmonary arteries.
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  1. blood vessel that return oxygenated blood from the lungs to the atrium
  2. large vein that returns blood from the upper regions of the body to the right atrium. Trabeculae carneae - ridges and folds on the walls of the ventricles.
  3. heart contraction phase
  4. ear-like flap made up of muscle from the atria.
  5. blood vessel that carries blood to the lungs to receive oxygen
  6. membrane around the heart
  7. atrioventricular valve between the left atrium and ventricle; also called the mitral valve.
  8. artery leading from the aorta that supplies blood to the heart muscle.
  9. any blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
  10. the tip of the heart

21 Clues: the tip of the heart • heart relaxation phase • heart contraction phase • membrane around the heart • ear-like flap made up of muscle from the atria. • thick layer of the heart made of cardiac muscle • any blood vessel that returns blood to the heart. • muscular wall between the right and left ventricles. • any blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. • ...

Cardiovascular System 2021-11-29

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  2. blood pressure cuff
  3. are tiny blood vessels that transport blood, nutrients and oxygen to cells in your organs and body systems
  4. a complete stopping of the heart
  5. meaning heart
  6. this tool, as you know, is used to listen for the sounds of the heart, but it also helps us listen to other body sounds like the lungs and intestines
  7. meaning inner or within
  8. blood pressure
  9. beats per minute
  10. swollen and dilated veins
  11. is a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon
  12. automated external defibrillator
  13. high blood pressure
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  1. test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
  2. are the blood vessels that deliver oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the tissues of the body
  3. meaning upon or on
  4. meaning middle
  5. involuntary striated muscle tissue found only in the heart and is responsible for the ability of the heart to pump blood
  6. emergency department
  7. X-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing (stenosis) or aneurysms. Any vessel can be looked at with this procedure
  8. are blood vessels in humans, and most other animals that carry blood towards the heart
  9. A laboratory test to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage
  10. at the center of the cardiovascular system and has the job of pumping blood to the rest of the body
  11. echocardiogram
  12. meaning around

25 Clues: meaning heart • meaning middle • blood pressure • echocardiogram • meaning around • beats per minute • meaning upon or on • blood pressure cuff • high blood pressure • emergency department • meaning inner or within • swollen and dilated veins • a complete stopping of the heart • automated external defibrillator • test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels • ...

Cardiovasular System 2023-09-22

Cardiovasular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Carries oxygen through the blood vessels
  2. An insoluble protein made in the blood to stop clotting
  3. Pumps blood through your body
  4. A disease in your heart of blood vessels
  5. Take oxygenated blood from lungs to heart
  6. Heart beats per minute
  7. Kills infections in the bloodstream
  8. Cell fragments that clot to stop bleeding
  9. Fluid made up of plasma red/white blood cells and platelets
  10. A cycle of pressure changes in the heart
  11. System of lungs, heart, and blood vessels
  12. Synynom for circulatory system
  13. Takes blood from the arteries to the capillaries
  14. The artery that takes oxygenated blood from the heart's left vetrical to the rest of the body
  15. When the blood to the brain is blocked or a vessel bursts
  16. Takes deoxygenated blood to the heart
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  1. The smallest blood vessel
  2. The vein that takes deoxygenated blood to the heart's right atrium
  3. High blood pressure
  4. System of blood traveling confined in blood vessels
  5. Take deoxygenated blood from heart to lungs
  6. System of blood traveling freely through the body
  7. A cell that can absorb bacteria and small cell particals
  8. A net work of capillaries
  9. Amount of pressure on the blood vessels
  10. Thickening of the artery walls
  11. The fluid that makes up your blood
  12. The smaller chambers of the heart
  13. Takes blood from the capillaries to the veins
  14. A soluble protein in plasm where fibrin is produced
  15. Takes oxygenated blood from the heart
  16. The large chambers of the heart

32 Clues: High blood pressure • Heart beats per minute • The smallest blood vessel • A net work of capillaries • Pumps blood through your body • Thickening of the artery walls • Synynom for circulatory system • The large chambers of the heart • The smaller chambers of the heart • The fluid that makes up your blood • Kills infections in the bloodstream • Takes oxygenated blood from the heart • ...

Unit 5 Activity 2 Crossword puzzle 2025-12-04

Unit 5 Activity 2 Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when a part of the heart doesn’t get the blood flow it needs
  2. nursing care plan
  3. emergency room
  4. process of cutting(Find the suffix)
  5. innermost tissue layer lining the heart's chambers and valves
  6. a disorder in which there is a narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart
  7. what's the prefix for against
  8. intensive care unit
  9. Main organ for breathing
  10. process of recording, is a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
  11. process of recording, is a procedure done in a specialized area of radiology. X-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing (stenosis) or aneurysms
  12. (arteries, veins, and capillaries)
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  1. surgical procedure in which the patient’s heart is replaced with the heart from a donor
  2. composed of cardiac muscle tissues
  3. portable ECG machine that the patient wears over a few days
  4. a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon.
  5. meaning chest
  6. a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed.
  7. test uses ultrasound to look at blood going through blood vessels to determine if they are narrowed or have a thrombus, from thromb(o)-, clot.
  8. muscle Hearts main tissue
  9. a condition in which the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle
  10. automated external defibrillator
  11. surgical removal/excision(Find the suffix)
  12. basic metabolic panel
  13. what is the prefix for many

25 Clues: meaning chest • emergency room • nursing care plan • intensive care unit • basic metabolic panel • Main organ for breathing • muscle Hearts main tissue • what is the prefix for many • what's the prefix for against • automated external defibrillator • composed of cardiac muscle tissues • (arteries, veins, and capillaries) • process of cutting(Find the suffix) • ...

Act 3 2025-07-10

Act 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
  2. Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart.
  3. Prefix meaning heart.
  4. Medical term for high blood pressure.
  5. Test recording heart’s electrical signals.
  6. Prefix meaning vessel.
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  1. Smallest blood vessels where gas exchange happens.
  2. Tool used to listen to heart and lungs.
  3. Suffix meaning surgical removal.
  4. INFARCTION Another name for a heart attack.
  5. Test that uses sound waves to show hea
  6. Buildup of plaque in the arteries.
  7. Suffix meaning inflammation.
  8. Organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
  9. Brain condition caused by blocked or burst blood vessel.
  10. HEART FAILURE When the heart can't pump blood effectively.
  11. Suffix meaning record or picture.

17 Clues: Prefix meaning heart. • Prefix meaning vessel. • Suffix meaning inflammation. • Suffix meaning surgical removal. • Suffix meaning record or picture. • Buildup of plaque in the arteries. • Medical term for high blood pressure. • Test that uses sound waves to show hea • Tool used to listen to heart and lungs. • Test recording heart’s electrical signals. • ...

Jas Cardiovascular Puzzle 2023-06-20

Jas Cardiovascular Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. partition
  2. valve between left atrium and left ventricle
  3. largest artery in the body
  4. closes an opening
  5. lower tip of the heart
  6. valve between right atrium and right ventricle
  7. smallest type of blood vessel
  8. abnormal swishing sound
  9. small vein
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  1. contraction phase of the heartbeat
  2. inner lining of the blood vessels
  3. inner lining of the heart
  4. muscular layer of the heart
  5. upper chambers of the heart
  6. carries blood away from the heart
  7. beat of the heart
  8. relax phase of the heartbeat
  9. Greek word meaning stupor

18 Clues: partition • small vein • closes an opening • beat of the heart • lower tip of the heart • abnormal swishing sound • inner lining of the heart • Greek word meaning stupor • largest artery in the body • muscular layer of the heart • upper chambers of the heart • relax phase of the heartbeat • smallest type of blood vessel • inner lining of the blood vessels • ...

Cardiovascular 2023-03-30

Cardiovascular crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small artery
  2. smallest blood vessel
  3. another word for the SA node
  4. junction of two or more blood vessels
  5. contraction phase of the heart
  6. hollow core of blood vessel
  7. relaxation pahse of a heart beat
  8. Another name for mitral valve
  9. returns deoxygenated blood to the heart
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  1. a high blood pressure
  2. outermost layer of the heart
  3. abnormalnarrowing of the heart valve
  4. largest artery
  5. arterial disease caused by plaque build up
  6. carries oxygenated blood from the heart
  7. organ suplied by renal arteries
  8. cardiac muscle layer
  9. small vein

18 Clues: small vein • small artery • largest artery • cardiac muscle layer • a high blood pressure • smallest blood vessel • hollow core of blood vessel • outermost layer of the heart • another word for the SA node • Another name for mitral valve • contraction phase of the heart • organ suplied by renal arteries • relaxation pahse of a heart beat • abnormalnarrowing of the heart valve • ...

Get that Cardio In! 2024-10-02

Get that Cardio In! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Failure - A condition where the heart cannot pump effectively.
  2. - Uses ultrasound to visualize heart structure and function.
  3. Test - Evaluates heart function under physical stress
  4. - Congestive Heart Failure.
  5. (ECG/EKG) - Measures the electrical activity of the heart.
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  1. - Chronic high blood pressure that can strain the heart.
  2. - Hardening and narrowing of arteries due to plaque accumulation.
  3. X-ray - Helps visualize the heart and blood vessels.
  4. Artery Disease - Narrowing of the coronary arteries due to plaque buildup.
  5. - Hypertension.
  6. - Abnormal heart rhythms that can disrupt normal function.
  7. - Electrocardiogram.
  8. - Coronary Artery Disease.
  9. Catheterization - Involves inserting a catheter to assess blood flow and pressure in the heart.
  10. - Myocardial Infarction (heart attack).

15 Clues: - Hypertension. • - Electrocardiogram. • - Coronary Artery Disease. • - Congestive Heart Failure. • - Myocardial Infarction (heart attack). • X-ray - Helps visualize the heart and blood vessels. • Test - Evaluates heart function under physical stress • - Chronic high blood pressure that can strain the heart. • - Abnormal heart rhythms that can disrupt normal function. • ...

Cardiovascular System 2021-11-29

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this is the chamber that receives blood into the heart
  2. abnormally high blood pressure
  3. this is the chamber where blood is pushed out of the heart
  4. blood vessels that take blood away from the heart
  5. this is a hardening of the artery walls caused by a build of cholesterol
  6. this side of the heart has oxygen in the blood
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  1. tiny blood vessels where CO2 and oxygen are exchanged
  2. brings blood back to the heart from the lungs
  3. takes blood away from the heart to the lungs
  4. this side of the heart has no oxygen in the bloood
  5. system that transports blood, oxygen, and nutrients to all cells
  6. organ that pumps blood to the entire body
  7. main vein bringing blood into the heart
  8. blood vessels that take blood to the heart
  9. organ responsible for carrying nutrients and oxygen to all cells
  10. main artery leaving the heart

16 Clues: main artery leaving the heart • abnormally high blood pressure • main vein bringing blood into the heart • organ that pumps blood to the entire body • blood vessels that take blood to the heart • takes blood away from the heart to the lungs • brings blood back to the heart from the lungs • this side of the heart has oxygen in the blood • ...

cardiovascular crossword 2021-02-28

cardiovascular crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. muscular layer, contracts to pump blood
  2. meaning two
  3. meaning three
  4. atrial fibrillation
  5. dye injected into blood vessels
  6. artery has a weakened wall
  7. meaning around
  8. measure certain items in the blood
  9. meaning heart
  10. acute myocardial infarction
  11. swollen or dilated veins
  12. meaning middle
  13. where the blood gets oxygen
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  1. ultrasound to look at the heart&vessels
  2. increase pressure in the blood vessels
  3. sac around the heart is inflamed
  4. narrowing in the arteries
  5. portable ECG machine that patients wears
  6. outer layer of the heart
  7. evaluate how this system is functioning
  8. thin inner layer of the heart
  9. center of the cardiovascular system
  10. automated external defibrillator
  11. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  12. coronary artery bypass graft

25 Clues: meaning two • meaning three • meaning heart • meaning around • meaning middle • atrial fibrillation • outer layer of the heart • swollen or dilated veins • narrowing in the arteries • artery has a weakened wall • acute myocardial infarction • where the blood gets oxygen • coronary artery bypass graft • thin inner layer of the heart • dye injected into blood vessels • ...

med term 2020-12-21

med term crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This organ beats to keep you alive
  2. Detects irregular heart rhythms
  3. Means heart
  4. root word for veins
  5. Liquid that flows through the whole body
  6. Fats such as cholesterol can block these
  7. transcatheter aortic valve replacement
  8. when the flow of blood to the heart is blocked
  9. Cardiac resynchronization therapy
  10. Red and Blue lines that are noticeable through skin
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  1. This is a disease when your heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should
  2. vessels Channels within your body that blood is distributed through
  3. Disease narrowing of the arteries
  4. Disease when the arteries harden
  5. Means more blood vessels
  6. Means pertaining to
  7. implantable cardioverter defibrillator
  8. abnormal heart rhythms
  9. Magnetic resonance imaging
  10. coronary artery bypass graft surgery
  11. Cardiovascular disease
  12. root word for blood

22 Clues: Means heart • root word for veins • Means pertaining to • root word for blood • abnormal heart rhythms • Cardiovascular disease • Means more blood vessels • Magnetic resonance imaging • Detects irregular heart rhythms • Disease when the arteries harden • Disease narrowing of the arteries • Cardiac resynchronization therapy • This organ beats to keep you alive • ...

Anatomy Of The Heart 2024-01-18

Anatomy Of The Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the relaxation of ventricles
  2. constricts damaged blood vessels
  3. blood cell formation
  4. the outer layer of the heart
  5. a graphic record of heart activity
  6. Disease- abnormally shaped hemoglobin
  7. the wall between the atria and ventricles
  8. Pressure- the peak of ventricular contraction
  9. lack of adequate blood supply to the heart
  10. a foreign substance your immune system recognizes
  11. thickened artery walls due to fatty deposits
  12. the transport vehicle
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  1. prolonged heart rate
  2. Heart Failure- progressive weakening of the heart
  3. the contraction of ventricles
  4. a clot in an unbroken vessel
  5. decrease in oxygen and the ability to carry blood cells
  6. Externa- fibrous connective tissue supporting and protecting vessels
  7. high blood pressure
  8. a hereditary bleeding disorder

20 Clues: high blood pressure • prolonged heart rate • blood cell formation • the transport vehicle • the relaxation of ventricles • a clot in an unbroken vessel • the contraction of ventricles • the outer layer of the heart • a hereditary bleeding disorder • constricts damaged blood vessels • a graphic record of heart activity • Disease- abnormally shaped hemoglobin • ...

Medical Terminology Crossword 2023-03-09

Medical Terminology Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Suffix meaning growth
  2. Double-layer sac that encloses the heart
  3. When the pericardial sac is inflamed
  4. Above, over, excessive
  5. Prefix meaning fast
  6. Potassium chloride
  7. The other two chambers of the heart
  8. Also known as treadmill test
  9. Vessel
  10. Two of the heart's four chambers
  11. Swollen and dilated veins
  12. Oxygen
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  1. Device that has wires implanted into heart wall
  2. Where and artery has a weakened wall
  3. Often confused with a heart attack
  4. The largest artery in the body
  5. Portable ECG machine
  6. Uses x-ray dye
  7. Where the heart lies
  8. Sodium
  9. Used to listen to heart sounds
  10. Nausea and vomiting
  11. Better known as high blood pressure
  12. Surgical puncture to remove fluid

24 Clues: Sodium • Vessel • Oxygen • Uses x-ray dye • Potassium chloride • Prefix meaning fast • Nausea and vomiting • Portable ECG machine • Where the heart lies • Suffix meaning growth • Above, over, excessive • Swollen and dilated veins • Also known as treadmill test • The largest artery in the body • Used to listen to heart sounds • Two of the heart's four chambers • Surgical puncture to remove fluid • ...

Cardiovascular System 2022-11-02

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. blood pressure pericardial sac around the lung is inflamed
  2. removes toxins from the blood
  3. used to listen to the heart and lungs
  4. fast
  5. enlarged
  6. heart attack
  7. cardiovascular
  8. creates thoughts, emotions, decision making, etc.
  9. transform waste into urine
  10. coronary artery disease
  11. inflammation
  12. destruction
  13. testing used to evaluate how well the system is functioning
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  1. used to measure blood pressure
  2. made up of cardiac muscle
  3. machine used to measure electrical activity of the heart
  4. normal
  5. artery disease narrowing of the arteries surrounding the heart
  6. supply body with oxygen
  7. a condition in which an artery has a weak wall
  8. arrest complete stopping of the heart
  9. Automated External Defibrillator
  10. enzymes used to test the amount of certain items in the blood
  11. Shortness of breath
  12. Normal sinus rhythm

25 Clues: fast • normal • enlarged • destruction • heart attack • inflammation • cardiovascular • Shortness of breath • Normal sinus rhythm • supply body with oxygen • coronary artery disease • made up of cardiac muscle • transform waste into urine • removes toxins from the blood • used to measure blood pressure • Automated External Defibrillator • used to listen to the heart and lungs • ...

unit 5 activity 2 2024-10-24

unit 5 activity 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what regulates irregular heartbeats
  2. what is the abbreviation for atrial fibrillation
  3. what does brady mean
  4. what does itis mean
  5. what does pathy mean
  6. how many chambers does the heart have
  7. what does oma mean
  8. what does anti mean
  9. what is used to measure your blood pressure
  10. what does tachy mean
  11. arteries carry blood ___ from the heart
  12. what is the abbreviation for cardiopulmonaryresuscitation
  13. what does ectomy mean
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  1. what is the top of the heart called
  2. whats the abbreviation for chest pain
  3. whats the largest artery
  4. what does hyper mean
  5. what does hypo mean
  6. what is a heart doctor called
  7. what is used to listen to heartbeats
  8. what does bi mean
  9. capillaries have very ___ walls
  10. what carries blood to the heart
  11. what is the medical term for rapid heart rate
  12. where does the heart lie at
  13. what does megaly mean

26 Clues: what does bi mean • what does oma mean • what does hypo mean • what does itis mean • what does anti mean • what does hyper mean • what does brady mean • what does pathy mean • what does tachy mean • what does megaly mean • what does ectomy mean • whats the largest artery • where does the heart lie at • what is a heart doctor called • capillaries have very ___ walls • ...

miah 2024-11-21

miah crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pertaining to
  2. small structure in the heart
  3. double layered sac that surrounds the heart
  4. swollen and dilated veins
  5. narrowing in one of the coronary arteries
  6. hardening of the arteries
  7. before/from or in front of
  8. combining form meaning chest
  9. procedure used to diagnose stenosis
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  1. narrowing of the coronary arteries
  2. pressure exerted by blood against the wall of an artery or vein
  3. main chamber of the heart
  4. machine that records electrical activity in the heart
  5. portable ECG machine
  6. wall between the right and left atria
  7. medical word for skin
  8. the outer layer of the heart
  9. to cut
  10. deep vein thrombosis
  11. used to measure certain items in the blood
  12. normal sinus rhythm
  13. nothing by mouth
  14. upper Chambers of the heart
  15. complete stopping of the heart
  16. pressure in blood vessels is too high

25 Clues: to cut • pertaining to • nothing by mouth • normal sinus rhythm • portable ECG machine • deep vein thrombosis • medical word for skin • main chamber of the heart • swollen and dilated veins • hardening of the arteries • before/from or in front of • upper Chambers of the heart • small structure in the heart • the outer layer of the heart • combining form meaning chest • ...

NANCY CRUZ 2024-11-21

NANCY CRUZ crossword puzzle
Across
  1. patients oxygen levels and EKG monitored during test
  2. basic metabolic panel
  3. between the left ventricle and left aorta
  4. intensive care unit
  5. occurs due to exercise,anxiety,or stress
  6. separated by interatrial septum
  7. disease
  8. swollen + dialiated veins,veins found in the legs
  9. disease that effects the heart muscle making hard for heart to pump blood
  10. sends electrical signal to regulate heart beats
  11. pts heart replaced with heart from a donor
  12. bottom heart chambers
  13. electrocordiogram
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  1. union or association
  2. or less than normal
  3. wall between right and left venticles
  4. tachycardia
  5. know low blood pressure decreased pressure in blood vessels
  6. between right ventricle and pulmonary
  7. device that delivers electrical shock to heart
  8. radiant energy
  9. untreated myocardial
  10. portable ecg machine that patients wear over a few days
  11. vessels:blood vessels
  12. potassium chlorine

25 Clues: disease • tachycardia • radiant energy • electrocordiogram • potassium chlorine • or less than normal • intensive care unit • union or association • untreated myocardial • basic metabolic panel • vessels:blood vessels • bottom heart chambers • separated by interatrial septum • wall between right and left venticles • between right ventricle and pulmonary • ...

Cardiovascular System 2024-12-06

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. middle, muscular layer of the heart
  2. this root means “pulse”
  3. an instrument that measures pressure
  4. largest artery in the body
  5. diabetes mellitus
  6. acute myocardial infarction
  7. this suffix means “chest”
  8. a swollen artery due to a weakened wall
  9. smaller versions of arteries
  10. small branch of veins
  11. coronary artery bypass graft
  12. a procedure using x-ray dye to look at vessels
  13. vessels with thin walls that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
  14. this prefix means “slow”
  15. this prefix means “outside of”
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  1. records the electrical activity of the heart to check its rhythm
  2. the complete stopping of the heart
  3. hypertension
  4. high blood pressure
  5. ventricular tachycardia
  6. uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
  7. the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  8. a heart attack
  9. this suffix means “pressure”
  10. an instrument commonly used to listen to the heart and lungs

25 Clues: hypertension • a heart attack • diabetes mellitus • high blood pressure • small branch of veins • this root means “pulse” • ventricular tachycardia • this prefix means “slow” • this suffix means “chest” • largest artery in the body • acute myocardial infarction • this suffix means “pressure” • smaller versions of arteries • coronary artery bypass graft • this prefix means “outside of” • ...

Review for Chapter 10,11 Test 2023-01-13

Review for Chapter 10,11 Test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. most abundant blood cell
  2. middle layer, muscle of heart
  3. upper chambers of heart
  4. thin-walled vessels with valves inside
  5. membrane surrounding the heart
  6. vessels that carry blood AWAY from heart
  7. artery listened to while taking blood pressure
  8. vessels bringing blood back to heart from lungs
  9. the universal recipient
  10. protein that carries oxygen in RBCs
  11. makes up the majority of blood
  12. instrument used to take blood pressure
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  1. function is to clot blood
  2. another word for heart attack
  3. largest artery of the body
  4. valve found between right atrium and right ventricle
  5. large vein carrying blood to right atrium
  6. valve found between left atrium and left ventricle
  7. known as pacemaker of the heart
  8. makes up the majority plasma
  9. top number of blood pressure reading
  10. most abundant leukocyte
  11. high blood pressure
  12. describes type O blood (can give to anybody)
  13. largest leukocyte

25 Clues: largest leukocyte • high blood pressure • upper chambers of heart • most abundant leukocyte • the universal recipient • most abundant blood cell • function is to clot blood • largest artery of the body • makes up the majority plasma • another word for heart attack • middle layer, muscle of heart • membrane surrounding the heart • makes up the majority of blood • ...

Medical Terms Unit 5 2025-12-05

Medical Terms Unit 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Swollen and dilated veins
  2. Basic metabolic panel
  3. Pulse
  4. A procedure done in a specialized area of radiology
  5. Beyond
  6. A test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
  7. Instrument to measure pressure
  8. The outer layer of a heart
  9. Automated external defibrillator
  10. vessel
  11. A condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  12. Clot
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  1. Septum The wall between the right and left ventricles
  2. Atrial fibrillation
  3. Blood pressure cuff
  4. The thin layer of the heart that lines each chamber
  5. High blood pressure
  6. Acute myocardial infarction
  7. A condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon
  8. Portable device that produces an electrocardiogram once several electrodes have been connected to the chest
  9. The bottom of the heart
  10. The top of the heart
  11. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  12. A heart attack
  13. process of recoding

25 Clues: Clot • Pulse • Beyond • vessel • A heart attack • Atrial fibrillation • Blood pressure cuff • High blood pressure • process of recoding • The top of the heart • Basic metabolic panel • The bottom of the heart • Swollen and dilated veins • The outer layer of a heart • Acute myocardial infarction • Instrument to measure pressure • Automated external defibrillator • ...

Respiratory system 2025-09-08

Respiratory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Breathing muscle
  2. Breathing out
  3. Lower heart chambers
  4. Airway tube
  5. Circulation Heart–body circulation
  6. Circulation Heart–lung circulation
  7. Flap covering airway
  8. Upper heart chambers
  9. Tiny nose hairs
  10. Large air tubes
  11. Help clot blood
  12. Respiration Gas exchange in cells
  13. Windpipe
  14. Tiny air sacs in lungs
  15. Prevents backflow
  16. Gas needed for life
  17. Small air tubes
  18. Carry blood to heart
  19. Close with heartbeat
  20. Breathing process
  21. System Breathing system
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  1. Body fluid
  2. Cava Main vein to heart
  3. Throat passage
  4. Carry blood away
  5. Breathing in
  6. Pumps blood
  7. Entry of air
  8. Blood Cells Fight infection
  9. Respiration Gas exchange in lungs
  10. Liquid part of blood
  11. Voice box
  12. Oxygen-carrying pigment
  13. Beat of arteries
  14. Dioxide Gas we exhale
  15. Organs for breathing
  16. Circulation Two blood loops
  17. Smallest blood vessels
  18. Largest artery

39 Clues: Windpipe • Voice box • Body fluid • Airway tube • Pumps blood • Breathing in • Entry of air • Breathing out • Throat passage • Largest artery • Tiny nose hairs • Large air tubes • Help clot blood • Small air tubes • Breathing muscle • Carry blood away • Beat of arteries • Prevents backflow • Breathing process • Gas needed for life • Lower heart chambers • Flap covering airway • Liquid part of blood • ...

MUSC Heart & Vascular Haile/Pinnacle Pt - Cardiology Terms 2023-10-31

MUSC Heart & Vascular Haile/Pinnacle Pt - Cardiology Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. inflammation of the myocardium, the muscular part of the heart, caused most often by viral infection and less often by bacterial infections, certain medications, toxins, and autoimmune disorders.
  2. Heart Disease/ heart muscles and valves damage due to rheumatic fever caused by Streptococcus pyogenes a group A streptococcal infection.
  3. diseases of cardiac muscle
  4. inflammation of the inner layer of the heart, the endocardium. The structures most commonly involved are the heart valves.
  5. Artery Stenosis/ the narrowing of one or both of the renal arteries, most often caused by atherosclerosis or fibromuscular dysplasia
  6. Artery Disease/ involves the reduction of blood flow to the heart muscle due to build-up of atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries of the heart.
  7. Myocarditis/ inflammation of the myocardium caused by pathologically activated eosinophilic white blood cells.
  8. Heart Disease/ heart structure malformations existing at birth
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  1. Disease/ disease of blood vessels that supply blood to the brain
  2. Heart Disease/ a failure at the right side of the heart with respiratory system involvement
  3. Aneurysm/ an enlargement (dilatation) of the aorta to greater than 1.5 times normal size.
  4. Dysrhythmias/ abnormalities of heart rhythm
  5. Failure/ a clinical syndrome caused by the inability of the heart to supply sufficient blood to the tissues to meet their metabolic requirements
  6. Heart Disease/ diseases of the heart secondary to high blood pressure or hypertension
  7. Arterial Disease/ disease of blood vessels that supply blood to the arms and legs
  8. Heart Disease/ any cardiovascular disease process involving one or more of the four valves of the heart

16 Clues: diseases of cardiac muscle • Dysrhythmias/ abnormalities of heart rhythm • Heart Disease/ heart structure malformations existing at birth • Disease/ disease of blood vessels that supply blood to the brain • Arterial Disease/ disease of blood vessels that supply blood to the arms and legs • ...

Cardivascular System 2023-04-03

Cardivascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
  2. white blood cell
  3. iron-containing pigment in red blood cells essential for oxygen transportation
  4. the large artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body
  5. a vein that is the 2nd largest vein in the body
  6. Red blood cell
  7. dilated veins caused by defective valves
  8. insufficient blood supply to the body
  9. a vein that is the largest vein in the body
  10. chamber of the heart that receives de-oxygenated from the body
  11. chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the heart
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  1. cardiac standstill
  2. myocardial infarction
  3. carries blood away from the heart
  4. artery carrying de-oxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
  5. a group of diseases characterized by insufficient blood cells
  6. irregular heartbeat
  7. carries blood towards the heart

18 Clues: Red blood cell • white blood cell • cardiac standstill • irregular heartbeat • myocardial infarction • carries blood towards the heart • carries blood away from the heart • insufficient blood supply to the body • dilated veins caused by defective valves • a vein that is the largest vein in the body • a vein that is the 2nd largest vein in the body • ...

HEART OF THE MATTER 2024-03-27

HEART OF THE MATTER crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the red blood cells are made in this part of the bones
  2. upper chamber of the heart
  3. the process of blood moving around the body
  4. this makes the sound of the heart beat
  5. the pump to this system
  6. this is the area that separates the chambers
  7. this causes blood to form a clot
  8. this is the doctor you would see for the heart
  9. main component of blood carried throughout the body
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  1. the lower chamber of the heart
  2. type of blood cells that carries oxygen
  3. type of blood cells that destroys bacteria in the body
  4. meaning is heart
  5. this is the liquid part of blood
  6. carries blood to the heart
  7. blood vessels that carries blood away from the heart
  8. the largest artery in the body
  9. the smallest blood vessels

18 Clues: meaning is heart • the pump to this system • upper chamber of the heart • carries blood to the heart • the smallest blood vessels • the lower chamber of the heart • the largest artery in the body • this is the liquid part of blood • this causes blood to form a clot • this makes the sound of the heart beat • type of blood cells that carries oxygen • ...

Unit 5 Lab 2023-04-04

Unit 5 Lab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. vessels
  2. slow
  3. carry deoxygenated blood from the organs
  4. mitral valve prolapse
  5. behind or back
  6. used to look at the heart and its vessels
  7. pain
  8. chest pain
  9. records the electrical activity of the heart
  10. acute myocardial infarction
  11. artery has a weakened wall
  12. a tubular structure
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  1. complete stopping of the heart
  2. emergency department
  3. pumps blood throughout body
  4. high blood pressure
  5. used to measure certain items in the blood
  6. small
  7. nothing by mouth
  8. delicate blood vessels that exist throughout your body
  9. sac around heart is inflamed
  10. records heart activity
  11. fast
  12. veins swollen and dilated veins
  13. contrast is injected into blood vessels
  14. responsible for transporting fluid

26 Clues: slow • pain • fast • small • vessels • chest pain • behind or back • nothing by mouth • high blood pressure • a tubular structure • emergency department • mitral valve prolapse • records heart activity • artery has a weakened wall • pumps blood throughout body • acute myocardial infarction • sac around heart is inflamed • complete stopping of the heart • veins swollen and dilated veins • ...

cardiovascular system 2022-01-14

cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pumps blood through the system
  2. tool to listen the heart and other body parts
  3. a room for urgent care
  4. degree of hot or cold
  5. artery,a disorder in the arteries
  6. high blood pressure
  7. -vessel,-process of recording
  8. process of recording in radiology
  9. vessels that return blood to the heart.
  10. referred as a heart attack
  11. moves through the body
  12. arrest,stopping of the heart
  13. -ole and -ule
  14. vessels that deliver blood to tissues
Down
  1. ultrasound to look at the heart
  2. -fatty substance,-hardening
  3. resuscitation of a person dying
  4. ultrasound to look at blood
  5. use both suffixes for small
  6. measuring pressure.
  7. -around,-inflammation
  8. small vessels that perfuse tissues.
  9. artery has a weakened wall
  10. artery disease
  11. pressure

25 Clues: pressure • -ole and -ule • artery disease • high blood pressure • measuring pressure. • degree of hot or cold • -around,-inflammation • a room for urgent care • moves through the body • artery has a weakened wall • referred as a heart attack • -fatty substance,-hardening • ultrasound to look at blood • use both suffixes for small • arrest,stopping of the heart • -vessel,-process of recording • ...

Anatomy Of The Heart 2024-01-18

Anatomy Of The Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the wall between the atria and ventricles
  2. Heart Failure- progressive weakening of the heart
  3. a graphic record of heart activity
  4. constricts damaged blood vessels
  5. a foreign substance your immune system recognizes
  6. Externa- fibrous connective tissue supporting and protecting vessels
  7. a hereditary bleeding disorder
  8. high blood pressure
  9. prolonged heart rate
  10. a clot in an unbroken vessel
  11. Pressure- the peak of ventricular contraction
Down
  1. lack of adequate blood supply to the heart
  2. the relaxation of ventricles
  3. the contraction of ventricles
  4. Disease- abnormally shaped hemoglobin
  5. the outer layer of the heart
  6. decrease in oxygen and the ability to carry blood cells
  7. blood cell formation
  8. the transport vehicle
  9. thickened artery walls due to fatty deposits

20 Clues: high blood pressure • blood cell formation • prolonged heart rate • the transport vehicle • the relaxation of ventricles • a clot in an unbroken vessel • the contraction of ventricles • the outer layer of the heart • a hereditary bleeding disorder • constricts damaged blood vessels • a graphic record of heart activity • Disease- abnormally shaped hemoglobin • ...

NCMCOA6 2025-08-15

NCMCOA6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. “Good” cholesterol
  2. Abnormally fast heart rate
  3. “Bad” cholesterol
  4. Abnormally slow heart rate
  5. Medication for chest pain often taken under the tongue
  6. Common term for a heart attack
  7. Heart’s natural pacemaker
  8. Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
  9. Irregular heartbeat
  10. Condition of persistently high blood pressure
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  1. Protein that rises in the blood during a heart attack
  2. Test that records the heart’s electrical activity
  3. Second heart sound (“lub–___”)
  4. Bluish skin due to low oxygen
  5. Type of medication that helps the body remove excess water and salt
  6. Chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart
  7. Difficulty breathing
  8. Rapid, irregular rhythm from the atria
  9. Blood clot in a blood vessel
  10. Swelling from fluid buildup

20 Clues: “Bad” cholesterol • “Good” cholesterol • Irregular heartbeat • Difficulty breathing • Heart’s natural pacemaker • Abnormally fast heart rate • Abnormally slow heart rate • Swelling from fluid buildup • Blood clot in a blood vessel • Bluish skin due to low oxygen • Second heart sound (“lub–___”) • Common term for a heart attack • Rapid, irregular rhythm from the atria • ...

Cardiovascular System 2023-05-01

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Smallest Blood vessels
  2. Brings blood to the heart
  3. Platelets
  4. Oxygenated blood enters back through the heart through the...
  5. Thin membrane separating the chambers
  6. Blood travels from the right to the left through the...
  7. White blood cell
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  1. Muscular tissue of the heart
  2. Oxygenated blood leaves the heart through the...
  3. Lower section of the heart
  4. Blood enters the heart through the...
  5. Brings blood from the heart
  6. Membrane surrounding the heart
  7. Upper section of the heart
  8. Red blood cell

15 Clues: Platelets • Red blood cell • White blood cell • Smallest Blood vessels • Brings blood to the heart • Lower section of the heart • Upper section of the heart • Brings blood from the heart • Muscular tissue of the heart • Membrane surrounding the heart • Blood enters the heart through the... • Thin membrane separating the chambers • Oxygenated blood leaves the heart through the... • ...

Cardiac Rehab Anatomy and Physiology 2022-02-11

Cardiac Rehab Anatomy and Physiology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Vessel that supplies body with oxygen-rich blood
  2. Type of exercise that improves muscle strength and mass
  3. Procedure to diagnose and open blockages in the heart
  4. Type of surgery to go around blockages in heart
  5. Irregular heart rhythm
  6. Bottom chamber of the heart
  7. Normal heart rhythm
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  1. Percentage of blood that is pumped out of the heart
  2. Type of exercise that benefits the heart and lungs
  3. Heart rate under 60 bpm
  4. Heart rate over 100 bpm
  5. Small mesh tube implanted in artery to reduce blockage
  6. Vessel that brings blood back to the lungs to be re-oxygenated
  7. Top chamber of the heart
  8. One-way passage for blood through the heart

15 Clues: Normal heart rhythm • Irregular heart rhythm • Heart rate under 60 bpm • Heart rate over 100 bpm • Top chamber of the heart • Bottom chamber of the heart • One-way passage for blood through the heart • Type of surgery to go around blockages in heart • Vessel that supplies body with oxygen-rich blood • Type of exercise that benefits the heart and lungs • ...

Unit 5 Activity 2 2025-07-10

Unit 5 Activity 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Test that uses sound waves to show hea
  2. Medical term for high blood pressure.
  3. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
  4. Prefix meaning heart.
  5. Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart.
  6. HEART FAILURE When the heart can't pump blood effectively.
  7. Suffix meaning record or picture.
  8. INFARCTION Another name for a heart attack.
Down
  1. Smallest blood vessels where gas exchange happens.
  2. Organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
  3. Tool used to listen to heart and lungs.
  4. Buildup of plaque in the arteries.
  5. Prefix meaning vessel.
  6. Suffix meaning inflammation.
  7. Brain condition caused by blocked or burst blood
  8. Test recording heart’s electrical signals.
  9. Suffix meaning surgical removal.

17 Clues: Prefix meaning heart. • Prefix meaning vessel. • Suffix meaning inflammation. • Suffix meaning surgical removal. • Suffix meaning record or picture. • Buildup of plaque in the arteries. • Medical term for high blood pressure. • Test that uses sound waves to show hea • Tool used to listen to heart and lungs. • Test recording heart’s electrical signals. • ...

Cardiovascular Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-09

Cardiovascular Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ..the persistent HR slower than 60bpm
  2. ...is the double-walled sac surrounding
  3. ...bring blood towards the heart
  4. When the valve closes it makes this sound
  5. The contraction of the heart
  6. It brings... to the rest of the body
  7. ...Receives deoxygenated blood
  8. The relaxation of the heart
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  1. ...the persistent HR greater than 100bpm
  2. There are ... chambers
  3. ...The events that occur from the beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next
  4. The heart is a...
  5. The heart wall consists of ...layers
  6. The heart is around the size of a...
  7. ...bring blood away from the heart
  8. The disease of the heart in the presentation
  9. The heart contains ...valves
  10. ...Take waste from the cells

18 Clues: The heart is a... • There are ... chambers • The relaxation of the heart • The contraction of the heart • The heart contains ...valves • ...Take waste from the cells • ...Receives deoxygenated blood • ...bring blood towards the heart • ...bring blood away from the heart • The heart wall consists of ...layers • The heart is around the size of a... • ...

Heart Cross Word Puzzle 2021-03-11

Heart Cross Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What we can do to keep our heart in great shape
  2. Someone with a heart issue should only eat 1,500 mg of this mineral
  3. Heart ______ is when their is a block in the heart and blood cannot get to the heart
  4. One slice with pepperoni can be as much as 1/3 of your daily sodium
  5. The heart is what kind of muscle
  6. When a vein or artery bursts and blood cannot get to the heart. You use FAST to diagnose
  7. Heart _______ is when there is a clog in the veins and arteries
  8. Blood leaves the heart and travels through the body through these
  9. Blood without oxygen enters this side of the heart
Down
  1. Our heart will pump about 2,000 gallons of this each day
  2. 3/4 of the sodium that we consume come from packaged food and these establishments
  3. Our heart will do this about 100,000 times a day
  4. Blood comes back to the heart through these
  5. Blood with oxygen exits this side of the heart
  6. Sodium Chloride is better known as this ingredient
  7. ____ Blood Pressure is when there is added pressure on the walls of the arteries

16 Clues: The heart is what kind of muscle • Blood comes back to the heart through these • Blood with oxygen exits this side of the heart • What we can do to keep our heart in great shape • Our heart will do this about 100,000 times a day • Sodium Chloride is better known as this ingredient • Blood without oxygen enters this side of the heart • ...

Unit 4 2018-04-15

Unit 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This node causes the contraction for the ventricles of the heart.
  2. The plane that cuts the body into left and right.
  3. Heart rate that exceeds normal level
  4. shows electrical activity.
  5. The plane that consists of anterior and posterior
  6. When the ventricles of the heart are contracted.
  7. Covers surfaces and lines cavities or chambers.
  8. found in what part of the tunica externa.
  9. Transmits electrical signals
  10. When the parts of the heart are contracting.
Down
  1. Protects, connects, and supports all other tissues.
  2. A test that uses dyes and an x-ray to look at the blood flow of certain blood vessels.
  3. The plane that move into inferior and superior
  4. High blood pressure.
  5. Brings oxygen and glucose to cells.
  6. A test that shows the structure of the heart using an ultrasound.
  7. Helps generate movement.
  8. A procedure in which they use a balloon to open a partially blocked blood vessel.
  9. Brings deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
  10. Takes oxygenated blood away from the heart.
  11. This node causes the atriums in the heart to contract.

21 Clues: High blood pressure. • Helps generate movement. • shows electrical activity. • Transmits electrical signals • Brings oxygen and glucose to cells. • Heart rate that exceeds normal level • found in what part of the tunica externa. • Takes oxygenated blood away from the heart. • Brings deoxygenated blood back to the heart. • When the parts of the heart are contracting. • ...

Body Systems 2015-06-11

Body Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name for the vena cava that comes from the top half of the body
  2. Smallest blood vessel. Only one cell thick
  3. Part of the circulatory system. Pumps blood
  4. The bottom camber in the heart
  5. Carries blood to the lungs
  6. Part of the digestive system
  7. Bring in oxygen and exchange carbon dioxide. Part of the respiratory and excretory systems
  8. Name of the major vein that returns blood to the heart
  9. Name for blood vessels that carry blood to the heart
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  1. Name for the vena cava that comes from the bottom half of the body
  2. Major artery that carries blood away from the heart
  3. Name for blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  4. Longest part of the digestive system
  5. Name for the wind pipe after it branches off towards the left and right lung
  6. Carries blood from the lungs back to the heart
  7. Tiny air sac in the lungs
  8. Filter blood and create urine. Part of the excretory system
  9. Holds urine before it is excreted
  10. The top chamber in the heart
  11. Excretes sweat as part of the excretory system

20 Clues: Tiny air sac in the lungs • Carries blood to the lungs • Part of the digestive system • The top chamber in the heart • The bottom camber in the heart • Holds urine before it is excreted • Longest part of the digestive system • Smallest blood vessel. Only one cell thick • Part of the circulatory system. Pumps blood • Carries blood from the lungs back to the heart • ...

Cardiovascular system 2021-12-02

Cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The cardiovascular system pumps blood from the heart to this organ to get oxygen.
  2. The opposite of big.
  3. Cardiac resynchronization therapy.
  4. Pertaining to.
  5. The cardiovascular system has this organ at the center of its function.
  6. Vessels that deliver blood to tissues.
  7. Disease Disorders of the aorta.
  8. A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant.
  9. Angiogram Uses X-ray imaging to see your heart's blood vessels.
  10. Inflammation
  11. MRI Makes detailed images of the beating heart.
  12. Networks of small vessels that perfuse tissues.
  13. The problem of the heart rate or rythem of your heartbeat.
  14. Makes it harder for your heart to pump to the rest of the body.
  15. Vessels that return blood to the heart.
Down
  1. Coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
  2. A simple and fast test used to evaluate the heart.
  3. Pain.
  4. Failure When the heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should.
  5. Uses sound waves to create moving pictures of your heart.
  6. Acute coronary syndromes.
  7. Cardiovascular disease.
  8. Acute myocardial infarction.
  9. Attack When blood is blocked from flowing to the heart muscle.
  10. X-ray Uses X-rays to look at the structures and organs in your chest.

25 Clues: Pain. • Inflammation • Pertaining to. • The opposite of big. • Cardiovascular disease. • Acute coronary syndromes. • Acute myocardial infarction. • Disease Disorders of the aorta. • Cardiac resynchronization therapy. • Coronary artery bypass graft surgery. • Vessels that deliver blood to tissues. • Vessels that return blood to the heart. • ...

Cardiac muscle 2022-09-28

Cardiac muscle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. resting membrane potential in cardiac muscle
  2. what ion is responsible for the plateau in cardiac muscle AP?
  3. primary ion responsible for AP in a pacemaker cell
  4. location of pacemaker
  5. muscular wall of the heart
  6. ______ cells: capable of forming action potentials
  7. T/F Ca+ binds to Troponin in cardiac excitation-contraction coupling.
  8. the duration of the action potential is the _____ as the duration of its contraction.
  9. T/F Cardiac muscles can have tetanization?
  10. covers the outer surface of the heart; aka visceral pericardium
  11. normal pacemaker of the heart
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  1. _____ channels participate in spontaneous depolarization of the pacemaker
  2. mitochondria make up __% of cytoplasm volume in cardiac fibers
  3. ________ cells: contracting heart cells; striated; conduct impulse; atrial and ventricular muscle
  4. compartment in the thoracic cavity that holds the heart
  5. pacemaker Na channels; close during AP
  6. serous membrane forms the outer wall of the heart cavity sac
  7. covers the inner surface of the heart
  8. the myocardium is interconnected by _________ which allow AP to travel easily
  9. ________ cells: conduct action potentials through the heart; create excitatory system that controls rhythmical beating
  10. Atrial cells have ______ action potentials than ventricular cells.

21 Clues: location of pacemaker • muscular wall of the heart • normal pacemaker of the heart • covers the inner surface of the heart • pacemaker Na channels; close during AP • T/F Cardiac muscles can have tetanization? • resting membrane potential in cardiac muscle • primary ion responsible for AP in a pacemaker cell • ______ cells: capable of forming action potentials • ...

Transport In Humans 2021-03-28

Transport In Humans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Prevent the backflow of blood in veins
  2. Component of blood that engulfs pathogens
  3. Blood enters the left side of the heart via the
  4. Blood vessels only a cell thick to allow diffusion of substances across them
  5. Blood is taken to the body via the
  6. Component of blood that transport oxygen
  7. The transport medium of our body
  8. The blood in the right side of the heart is
  9. Separates both sides of the heart
  10. The blood in the left side of the heart is
Down
  1. Blood becomes oxygenated in the
  2. Part of the blood that transports substances
  3. Red pigment that give red blood cells their color
  4. Blood enters the right side of the heart via the
  5. Help in blood clotting
  6. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  7. Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
  8. Type of muscles that make up the heart
  9. Component of blood that produces antibodies to fight infections
  10. The movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration until particles are evenly distributed.

20 Clues: Help in blood clotting • Blood becomes oxygenated in the • The transport medium of our body • Separates both sides of the heart • Blood is taken to the body via the • Prevent the backflow of blood in veins • Type of muscles that make up the heart • Component of blood that transport oxygen • Component of blood that engulfs pathogens • ...

Heart Project Crossword 2023-10-20

Heart Project Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the volume of blood from the heart per stroke
  2. valve between the right atrium and ventricle that has 3 cusps
  3. heart contraction
  4. the deepest layer of the heart
  5. when the heart relaxes and fills with blood
  6. the first layer of the heart
  7. the amount of blood pumped from the heart per minute
  8. prevents the backflow of blood in the aorta and the heart between the pulmonary artery
  9. The two valves in between the atria and ventricles
  10. separates the left and right ventricles
Down
  1. middle layer of the heart
  2. Second largest vein in the body
  3. Narrowing of blood vessels
  4. Large artery that comes from the left ventricle and sends blood throughout the body
  5. largest vein in the human body
  6. semilunar valve between the left Ventrical and the aorta,prevents blood from coming back up
  7. what separates the left and right atria
  8. keeps tension on the chordae tendineae as the ventricle contracts
  9. bicuspid valve in between the left atrium and right atrium
  10. widening of the blood vessel

20 Clues: heart contraction • middle layer of the heart • Narrowing of blood vessels • the first layer of the heart • widening of the blood vessel • largest vein in the human body • the deepest layer of the heart • Second largest vein in the body • what separates the left and right atria • separates the left and right ventricles • when the heart relaxes and fills with blood • ...

Gary Aragon 2024-03-22

Gary Aragon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Deepest layer of the heart
  2. Slow
  3. Chest
  4. Characterized by severe, constricting pain or pressure in the chest
  5. Three
  6. The atria beats faster than the ventricles, causing a quivering motion
  7. Main vessel in which oxygen rich blood travels from heart to body
  8. Tissue death in heart muscle from obstructed artery
  9. A machine continuously recording cardiac rhythms
  10. Procedure where blood flow and pressure are measured with ultrasound tech
  11. An electrical device to control abnormal cardiac rhythm
  12. To hold back
  13. Condition of plaque built up in arteries
  14. Shocks sent through the heart
Down
  1. Test used to measure volume of blood
  2. Extra abnormal heartbeats that disrupt the normal ventricle rhythm
  3. Fibroserous sac that encloses the heart
  4. Pumps blood throughout body
  5. Brings oxygen rich blood from lungs to the heart
  6. A mass of solid, liquid or gas and an obstruction in the blood stream
  7. Thickening, hardening and loss of elasticity in arterial walls
  8. A shunt allows blood to travel from aorta to coronary artery
  9. Disease resulting from reducing blood flow of heart
  10. Pertaining to tone

24 Clues: Slow • Chest • Three • To hold back • Pertaining to tone • Deepest layer of the heart • Pumps blood throughout body • Shocks sent through the heart • Test used to measure volume of blood • Fibroserous sac that encloses the heart • Condition of plaque built up in arteries • Brings oxygen rich blood from lungs to the heart • A machine continuously recording cardiac rhythms • ...

The Cardiovascular System 2024-03-22

The Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. abnormal heart rhythms
  2. commonly known as a heart attack
  3. non-invasive test that records the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time using electrodes placed on the skin
  4. vessels that return blood to the heart
  5. blood vessels
  6. consists of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
  7. a chronic condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.
  8. elevated blood pressure in the arteries
  9. CAD
  10. surgical removal
Down
  1. invasive procedure used to diagnose and treat cardiovascular conditions
  2. networks of small vessels that perfuse tissues.
  3. occurs when a blood vessel supplying the brain is blocked
  4. inflammation
  5. ultrasound test that uses sound waves to create detailed images of the heart's structure
  6. heart
  7. heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs
  8. a muscular organ that pumps blood throughout your body
  9. conditions related to blood
  10. vessels that deliver blood to tissues.
  11. a condition where the coronary arteries become narrowed or blocked due to the buildup of plaque

21 Clues: CAD • heart • inflammation • blood vessels • surgical removal • abnormal heart rhythms • conditions related to blood • commonly known as a heart attack • vessels that return blood to the heart • vessels that deliver blood to tissues. • elevated blood pressure in the arteries • networks of small vessels that perfuse tissues. • a muscular organ that pumps blood throughout your body • ...

Cardiovascular System Crossword 2024-11-14

Cardiovascular System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fast
  2. Valve- Two flaps or cusps found between the left Atrium and left Ventricle
  3. Using an ultrasound to look at the heart and vessels
  4. acute myocardial infarction
  5. Heart Failure- Heart isn't pumping the correct way from the left Ventricle reducing blood flow
  6. outer/outside
  7. blood pressure
  8. Ultrasonography- Ultrasounds that look at the blood going through blood vessels to see if they are narrowed or have clots
  9. Arrest- HEART STOPS BEATING, myocardial infection is not treated
  10. System- Divided into pulmonary and systemic circulation
  11. blood
  12. atrial fibrillation
Down
  1. Blood Pressure Cuff
  2. Valve- Lungs that are a half moon shape
  3. Tool used to listen to the sound of the heart, as well as lungs and intestines
  4. Valve- Between the left ventricle and left aorta
  5. Infarction- AKA Heart Attack, part of the heart doesn't get enough blood
  6. Meets the second type of vessel, capillaries, at the bed
  7. against
  8. Procedure that is done in a specialized area of radiology
  9. inner
  10. slow
  11. Arteries have weakened walls, the cause swelling
  12. Artery Disease- Narrowing arteries that are surrounding the heart
  13. automated external defibrillator

25 Clues: fast • slow • inner • blood • against • outer/outside • blood pressure • Blood Pressure Cuff • atrial fibrillation • acute myocardial infarction • automated external defibrillator • Valve- Lungs that are a half moon shape • Valve- Between the left ventricle and left aorta • Arteries have weakened walls, the cause swelling • Using an ultrasound to look at the heart and vessels • ...

Cardiovascular Physiology - Mateo Santiago 2024-11-07

Cardiovascular Physiology - Mateo Santiago crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the amount of blood pumped out of each ventricle in one minute (HR x SV)
  2. material pressure that the heart is pumping against
  3. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to tissues and organs in the body
  4. the sound the closure of the pulmonary and aortic valves makes
  5. "pacemaker" , controls the electrical impulses which cause contraction
  6. the sound the closure of the AV valves makes
  7. the largest artery in the body, carries O2-rich blood away from the heart to the rest of the body
  8. a large vein that carries blood to the heart from other areas of the body
  9. the fibrous strand that connect the papillary muscles to the mitral and tricuspid valves in the heart
  10. the two lower chambers of the heart, one one the right and one on the left
  11. volume of blood in the ventricle before contraction
  12. the phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart muscle relaxes and the heart's chambers fill with blood
  13. carries oxygen poor blood to the lungs and back to the heart
  14. the contraction of the heart muscle that forces blood out of the heart and into the circulatory system
  15. rapid and irregular signaling contractions not controlled by SA node, fixed by defibrillation
Down
  1. flaps that open and close to control the direction and flow of blood through the heart
  2. transmits the stimulus to the ventricles
  3. delicate blood vessels that exist throughout your body
  4. Volume / beat
  5. a tiny vein, one that collects blood from the capillaries
  6. uncoordinated atria; and ventricular contractions
  7. all of the events involved with the blood flow through the heart
  8. caused by high pressure in the ventricle by itself
  9. channels that carry blood throughout the body
  10. carries oxygen rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body and back
  11. beats / minute
  12. delays the stimulus to the ventricles
  13. any of the tubing that forms the part of the blood circulation system of the body, mostly carries O2 poor blood to the heart
  14. the two upper chambers of the heart that receive blood from the veins and pump it into the ventricles
  15. distribute stimulus to the myocardial cells

30 Clues: Volume / beat • beats / minute • delays the stimulus to the ventricles • transmits the stimulus to the ventricles • distribute stimulus to the myocardial cells • the sound the closure of the AV valves makes • channels that carry blood throughout the body • uncoordinated atria; and ventricular contractions • caused by high pressure in the ventricle by itself • ...

Cardiovascular system practice 2022-12-06

Cardiovascular system practice crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Middle layer of the heart wall.
  2. The type of pressure generated in the blood vessels by the heart.
  3. System that creates red blood cells
  4. protective sac around the heart
  5. largest artery
  6. In general, it is the blood vessel type that carries blood back to the heart.
  7. Drains blood back to the heart from the upper regions of the body
  8. White blood cells
  9. It controls the timing of the heartbeat.
Down
  1. A measure of the strain felt in your arteries.
  2. The opening and closing of these things causes the sound of the heart
  3. Upper chambers of the heart
  4. Can cause low blood pressure
  5. The sound the heart makes
  6. Lower , external place that comes to a soft point on the heart
  7. High blood pressure can cause damage to ________
  8. Largest vein

17 Clues: Largest vein • largest artery • White blood cells • The sound the heart makes • Upper chambers of the heart • Can cause low blood pressure • Middle layer of the heart wall. • protective sac around the heart • System that creates red blood cells • It controls the timing of the heartbeat. • A measure of the strain felt in your arteries. • ...

Cardiovascular System 2023-11-17

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. vas/o
  2. arter/o
  3. yellowish plaque, fatty substance
  4. coron/o
  5. brachi/o
  6. vessel
  7. thromb/o
  8. valvul/o
  9. blue
  10. pericardi/o
  11. ven/o
  12. cholesterol/o
Down
  1. angi/o
  2. rhythm
  3. ventricle, lower heart chamber
  4. phleb/o
  5. aort/o
  6. atrium, upper heart chamber
  7. chest
  8. heart
  9. sphygm/o
  10. myx/o
  11. ox/o

23 Clues: blue • ox/o • vas/o • chest • heart • myx/o • ven/o • angi/o • rhythm • aort/o • vessel • phleb/o • arter/o • coron/o • brachi/o • thromb/o • valvul/o • sphygm/o • pericardi/o • cholesterol/o • atrium, upper heart chamber • ventricle, lower heart chamber • yellowish plaque, fatty substance

Unit 5 Lab 2022-05-10

Unit 5 Lab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. vital signs stable
  2. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and vessels.
  3. better known as high blood pressure
  4. atrioventricular
  5. lung
  6. oxygen
  7. a condition in which the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle
  8. cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  9. measures the electrical activity of the heart.
  10. vein
  11. a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell
Down
  1. instrument used to measure blood pressure
  2. blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart.
  3. blood vessels with thick walls that carry blood away from the heart.
  4. pulse
  5. uses ultrasound to look at blood moving through the blood vessels
  6. heart
  7. the hardening of arteries, caused by fat build-up on the arteries’ walls
  8. a test where contrast (x-ray dye) is injected into blood vessels.
  9. blood vessels with very thin walls that allow the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and other nutrients.
  10. hypertension
  11. commonly referred to as a heart attack
  12. mitral valve prolapse
  13. the organ/muscle that is at the center of the cardiovascular system’s function

24 Clues: lung • vein • pulse • heart • oxygen • hypertension • atrioventricular • vital signs stable • mitral valve prolapse • cardiopulmonary resuscitation • better known as high blood pressure • commonly referred to as a heart attack • instrument used to measure blood pressure • measures the electrical activity of the heart. • blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart. • ...

Gr8-Ch.5-Sec.1 & 2 2025-04-22

Gr8-Ch.5-Sec.1 & 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the organs are not receiving sufficient blood
  2. high blood pressure
  3. helps with forming clots
  4. when the heart lacks oxygen/blood
  5. responsible for keeping blood flowing in one direction
  6. blocked or ruptured vessel in the brain
  7. Blood group O
  8. the upper chambers of the heart
  9. blood vessels do this when you are cold
  10. Blood group AB
  11. the left side of the heart deals with this type of blood
  12. help fight pathogens
Down
  1. a type of pressure when ventricles relax
  2. a type of blood circulation that goes from heart to body and back to heart
  3. condition that involves the build-up of fatty deposits on artery walls
  4. a type of blood circulation that goes from heart to lungs and back to heart
  5. the fluid part of the blood (without RBCs)
  6. the bottom chanbers of the heart
  7. a type of pressure when ventricles contract
  8. one-cell-thick "tube" where gas nutrients and waste are exchanged
  9. blood vessles do this when you are hot
  10. the thickest blood vessel
  11. blood vessel with valves

23 Clues: Blood group O • Blood group AB • high blood pressure • help fight pathogens • helps with forming clots • blood vessel with valves • the thickest blood vessel • the upper chambers of the heart • the bottom chanbers of the heart • when the heart lacks oxygen/blood • blood vessles do this when you are hot • blocked or ruptured vessel in the brain • ...

Respiratory and circulatory system 2025-08-25

Respiratory and circulatory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : Membrane around lungs
  2. : Gas exhaled from lungs
  3. : Study of blood
  4. : Throat passageway
  5. : Protein that carries oxygen
  6. : Windpipe carrying air
  7. : Airways branching into lungs
  8. : Tiny hairs cleaning airways
  9. : Small branches of bronchi
  10. : Circulation in the whole body
  11. : Process of gas exchange
  12. : Sac around the heart
  13. : Voice box
  14. : Help blood clot
  15. : Related to the lungs
  16. : Upper heart chamber
  17. : Prevents blood backflow
  18. : Organs where gas exchange happens
  19. : Sticky fluid trapping dust
  20. : Pumps blood through the body
Down
  1. : Movement of air in lungs
  2. : Carry blood back to the heart
  3. : Gas inhaled into the lungs
  4. : Movement of blood
  5. : Carry oxygen
  6. : Tiny air sacs in lungs
  7. : Carry blood away from the heart
  8. : Chest cavity
  9. : Fight infections
  10. : Lower heart chamber
  11. : Warms and filters air
  12. : Gas movement in alveoli
  13. : Smallest blood vessels
  14. : Muscle that helps breathing
  15. : Largest artery
  16. : Brain part controlling breathing
  17. : Liquid part of blood
  18. : Heartbeat felt in arteries
  19. : Divides heart chambers
  20. : Arteries supplying the heart

40 Clues: : Voice box • : Carry oxygen • : Chest cavity • : Study of blood • : Largest artery • : Help blood clot • : Fight infections • : Movement of blood • : Throat passageway • : Lower heart chamber • : Upper heart chamber • : Sac around the heart • : Liquid part of blood • : Related to the lungs • : Membrane around lungs • : Warms and filters air • : Windpipe carrying air • : Gas exhaled from lungs • ...

Critical Care 2014-10-24

Critical Care crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In a vein
  2. Test used to assess anemia or infection
  3. Cardiac monitoring
  4. Ineffective pumping of the heart
  5. Pigment in blood cells that causes jaundice
  6. Assists with breathing
  7. Sudden loss of all heart function
  8. Machines or treatments that sustain life
  9. technique to provide cardiac and respiratory support
  10. Device to sense electrical activity of the heart
  11. nil per os
  12. When the lungs fail to work
Down
  1. Nutrients given intervenously
  2. Tube inserting into the windpipe
  3. Machine that sends electrical charges to the heart
  4. To test for infection
  5. Blood gases
  6. Infection causing heart, blood vessel and cell dysfunction
  7. Stimulates the heart

19 Clues: In a vein • nil per os • Blood gases • Cardiac monitoring • Stimulates the heart • To test for infection • Assists with breathing • When the lungs fail to work • Nutrients given intervenously • Tube inserting into the windpipe • Ineffective pumping of the heart • Sudden loss of all heart function • Test used to assess anemia or infection • Machines or treatments that sustain life • ...

Crossword Puzzle Challenge Part 2023-11-16

Crossword Puzzle Challenge Part crossword puzzle
Across
  1. color of the blood
  2. which side of the heart the oxygen-poor blood enters?
  3. contraction of the heart
  4. record used to detect electrical changes in heart muscle
  5. In veins or the heart, there's a special part that acts like a door, letting blood go only one way.
  6. smallest vessels
Down
  1. beat of the heart
  2. relaxation of the heart
  3. supply blood to the neck and head
  4. small artery
  5. separated partitions of the heart (plural)
  6. arteries carry deoxygenated blood away from the heart
  7. Abnormal swishing sound
  8. responsible for returning the blood to the heart
  9. tip of the heart

15 Clues: small artery • tip of the heart • smallest vessels • beat of the heart • color of the blood • relaxation of the heart • Abnormal swishing sound • contraction of the heart • supply blood to the neck and head • separated partitions of the heart (plural) • responsible for returning the blood to the heart • which side of the heart the oxygen-poor blood enters? • ...

Caridovascular system Crossword 2025-05-06

Caridovascular system Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Heads to the right ventricle
  2. Smallest vein
  3. Muscle of the heart
  4. Largest Artery
  5. Carries oxygen
Down
  1. Chambers at bottom of the heart
  2. Membrane in the heart
  3. Mucus made on outside of heart
  4. Platelet's second name
  5. Fights infection
  6. Superior and inferior on the heart
  7. Carry oxygen filled blood to heart
  8. Carries blood away from heart
  9. Upper cavities of the heart
  10. Usually shown blue

15 Clues: Smallest vein • Largest Artery • Carries oxygen • Fights infection • Usually shown blue • Muscle of the heart • Membrane in the heart • Platelet's second name • Upper cavities of the heart • Heads to the right ventricle • Carries blood away from heart • Mucus made on outside of heart • Chambers at bottom of the heart • Superior and inferior on the heart • Carry oxygen filled blood to heart

Circulatory System 2023-10-11

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Any changes in rate, rhythm, or conduction within the heart
  2. Vessels that transport blood back to the heart
  3. Vessels that transport blood away from the heart
  4. Electronic instrument that picks up the tiny electrical signal that runs through the body
  5. A system in which the blood is always contained within the vessels
  6. Amount of heartbeats per minute
  7. Contraction phase of the cardiac system
  8. Leakage within the heart, creating an abnormal heart sound
  9. Elevated heart rate
  10. Condition in which the body's immune system destroys its own cells
Down
  1. Maintains the regular rhythm of the heart
  2. Occurs when the ruminants inadvertently consume metal, which migrates through their bodies causing infection
  3. Above normal levels in the blood stream
  4. Below normal levels in the blood stream
  5. One complete contraction and relaxation of the heart
  6. A system in which the blood is not enclosed in the blood vessels
  7. Relaxation phase of the cardiac system
  8. Condition in which the heart cannot meet the demands of the animal

18 Clues: Elevated heart rate • Amount of heartbeats per minute • Relaxation phase of the cardiac system • Above normal levels in the blood stream • Below normal levels in the blood stream • Contraction phase of the cardiac system • Maintains the regular rhythm of the heart • Vessels that transport blood back to the heart • Vessels that transport blood away from the heart • ...

Cardiovasuclar 2025-11-19

Cardiovasuclar crossword puzzle
Across
  1. device to regulate the heartbeat
  2. Enlarged Heart
  3. test that record electrical activity
  4. Narrowing of atrieres
  5. Bloackge in blood vessel
  6. Labored breathing
  7. Ultra sound of heart
  8. Execsive Cholesterol in blood
  9. infarction Heart attack
Down
  1. High Blood Pressuare
  2. slow heart rate
  3. slow heart rate
  4. High levels of fat
  5. device that detects dangerous heart rhythms
  6. Tissue death
  7. Imaging test that shows blood
  8. Chest pains by reduced blood flow
  9. small mesh tube placed in blood vessel
  10. Swelling caused by fluid
  11. Bluish discoloration

20 Clues: Tissue death • Enlarged Heart • slow heart rate • slow heart rate • Labored breathing • High levels of fat • High Blood Pressuare • Ultra sound of heart • Bluish discoloration • Narrowing of atrieres • infarction Heart attack • Bloackge in blood vessel • Swelling caused by fluid • Imaging test that shows blood • Execsive Cholesterol in blood • device to regulate the heartbeat • ...

lab 5 medical termonology 2023-03-29

lab 5 medical termonology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. diseases in the arteries
  2. blood that transports blood towards the heart
  3. chest pain
  4. disease- common diseases for the cardiovascular
  5. when the aorta is weakened and swells outwards
  6. fluids and gasses in between the blood and tissues
  7. arterial- arteries are being blocked causing limbs in legs
  8. muscles aching
  9. prefix for fast
  10. muscle that pumps
  11. defibrillation threshold testing
Down
  1. used for puncture to aspirate or fluids being removed
  2. opposite or against
  3. test- to detect effects in the heart from exercises
  4. implantable cardioverter defibrillator
  5. angiography- detailed pictures from the vessels that are in the blood from heart
  6. bursting vessels towards the brain causing brain damage or death
  7. blood that transports away from the heart.
  8. ultrasound- type of imaging test
  9. small sticky dots that are put on chest, arms, and legs
  10. heart with the heart in closed circle or circuit of vessels
  11. root word for heart
  12. ultrasound- monitor for blood flow through an artery on both sides of the neck
  13. - blood pressure
  14. beats per minute

25 Clues: chest pain • muscles aching • prefix for fast • - blood pressure • beats per minute • muscle that pumps • opposite or against • root word for heart • diseases in the arteries • ultrasound- type of imaging test • defibrillation threshold testing • implantable cardioverter defibrillator • blood that transports away from the heart. • blood that transports blood towards the heart • ...

IB Blood System 2022-04-21

IB Blood System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Narrowing of the coronary arteries
  2. Waste product transported in the blood
  3. Create the heart sounds as they close
  4. Bundles of nerves in the septum
  5. Platelet
  6. Refers to the fact that the cardiac cycle is controlled from within the heart muscle
  7. Space through which blood flows
  8. Sino-atrial node
  9. Transports carbon dioxide
  10. Prevented by valves
  11. Protein that makes arteries stretchy
  12. Red blood cell
  13. Membrane surrounding capillaries
  14. Upper chambers of the heart
  15. Blood vessels with valves
  16. Separates oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in the heart
  17. Circulation to and from the lungs
  18. Showed that blood circulated
  19. fibres that spread the electric impulse through the ventricles
Down
  1. White blood cells
  2. Valves in the heart
  3. Traces the electrical signals through the heart.
  4. Smallest blood vessels
  5. Transported in the blood
  6. Protein that makes arteries strong
  7. Bacteria engulfing cell
  8. Transports blood away from the heart under very high pressure
  9. Ventricle with a thicker wall
  10. Increases the heart rate
  11. Can be felt in arteries but not veins
  12. Circulation around the body

31 Clues: Platelet • Red blood cell • Sino-atrial node • White blood cells • Valves in the heart • Prevented by valves • Smallest blood vessels • Bacteria engulfing cell • Transported in the blood • Increases the heart rate • Transports carbon dioxide • Blood vessels with valves • Circulation around the body • Upper chambers of the heart • Showed that blood circulated • Ventricle with a thicker wall • ...

Unit 5 Activity 2 2023-11-09

Unit 5 Activity 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cell
  2. Transient ischemic attack.
  3. deficient/below
  4. occurs when the heart muscle is cut off from the oxygen it needs.
  5. used to detect the risk factors for heart disease.
  6. The circulatory system includes blood vessels and this.
  7. cerebrovascular accident.
  8. helps to detect the calcium deposits in the walls of the coronary arteries.
  9. heart
  10. it is lined by a membrane called the endocardium.
  11. cardiac rhythm management.
  12. blood
  13. any abnormal rhythm of the heart.
Down
  1. creates a moving picture of the heart.
  2. when the mitral valve is abnormally narrow.
  3. are so small blood cells can only go through them one by one.
  4. refers to the heart not pumping blood as well as it should.
  5. Carries blood that has oxygen and nutrients in it.
  6. peripheral vascular disease.
  7. cardiovascular disease.
  8. white
  9. receives around 20% of the cardiac output.
  10. due to problems with blood flow to the brain.
  11. shows the shape and size of the heart, lungs, and major blood vessels.
  12. records the hearts electrical activity.

25 Clues: cell • white • heart • blood • deficient/below • cardiovascular disease. • cerebrovascular accident. • Transient ischemic attack. • cardiac rhythm management. • peripheral vascular disease. • any abnormal rhythm of the heart. • creates a moving picture of the heart. • records the hearts electrical activity. • receives around 20% of the cardiac output. • ...

GCM Heart Murmur Quiz 2025-01-22

GCM Heart Murmur Quiz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. V2, V3 and V4 are ? ECG leads.
  2. Heart pressure overload causes ventricular ?
  3. Heart volume overload causes ventricular ?.
  4. How many chest leads does an ECG have?
  5. Auscultate the 2nd rib space on the left sternal edge for this area.
  6. A symptom possibly measured in pillow height.
  7. The sound of AV valves closing.
  8. Type of MI requiring immediate PCI.
  9. A raised JVP indicates failure with what side of the heart?
  10. Type of MI not obviously present on ECG.
  11. Fetal heart shunt between pulmonary artery and aorta.
Down
  1. Fetal heart shunt between atria.
  2. Made from Lead II, present at the bottom of an ECG.
  3. The sound of SL valves closing.
  4. Murmur type, examples are aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation.
  5. Symptom of heart failure, waking up breathless in the night (abbreviation).
  6. Murmur type, examples are mitral stenosis and aortic regurgitation.
  7. Heart failure symptom affecting the ankles and legs.
  8. Imaging technique (abbreviation) used to diagnose heart murmurs.
  9. An audible vascular sound indicative of turbulent blood flow.
  10. I, aVL, V5 and V6 are ? ECG leads.

21 Clues: V2, V3 and V4 are ? ECG leads. • The sound of SL valves closing. • The sound of AV valves closing. • Fetal heart shunt between atria. • I, aVL, V5 and V6 are ? ECG leads. • Type of MI requiring immediate PCI. • How many chest leads does an ECG have? • Type of MI not obviously present on ECG. • Heart volume overload causes ventricular ?. • ...

cardiovascular disease 2025-11-21

cardiovascular disease crossword puzzle
Across
  1. high levels of fat in the blood.
  2. The heart muscle does not get enough oxygen.
  3. an ultrasound of the heart that uses sound waves to create moving pictures of the heart.
  4. a test that records the heart's electrical activity
  5. slow heart beat
  6. shortness of breath
  7. a lack of blood flow, injury, infection, and toxins.
  8. heart muscle damage.
  9. Hardening and narrowing of the arteries
  10. a medical procedure using X-ray imaging and a contrast dye to visualize blood vessels and diagnose conditions like blockages, aneurysms, or tears.
Down
  1. having too much fatty substance in your blood
  2. Swelling caused by a buildup of excess fluid in the body's tissues.
  3. Enlargement of the heart
  4. High blood pressure
  5. a blockage that can refer to a complete or partial obstruction of a blood vessel.
  6. rapid heart beat
  7. The heart muscle not getting enough oxygen-rich blood, most commonly due to coronary artery disease.
  8. abnormal heartbeat.
  9. bluish discoloration of the skin
  10. A minimally invasive, non-surgical procedure used to open blocked coronary.

20 Clues: slow heart beat • rapid heart beat • High blood pressure • shortness of breath • abnormal heartbeat. • heart muscle damage. • Enlargement of the heart • high levels of fat in the blood. • bluish discoloration of the skin • Hardening and narrowing of the arteries • having too much fatty substance in your blood • The heart muscle does not get enough oxygen. • ...

Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) 2025-10-07

Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Symptom resulting from poor cardiac output
  2. – Medication class that improves survival by reducing myocardial workload
  3. – Abnormal heart rhythm caused by ventricular dilation
  4. – Compensatory heart rate increase seen in DCM
  5. – Peripheral fluid accumulation due to right-sided failure
  6. – Chamber most affected by dilation
  7. – Percentage of blood pumped out of the left ventricle each beat
  8. – Enlargement of the heart seen on chest x-ray in DCM
  9. – Type of heart failure caused by weak contraction
  10. – Layer of the heart primarily damaged in DCM
Down
  1. – The pressure the heart must overcome to eject blood during systole
  2. – Laboratory marker that rises in response to ventricular stretch
  3. – Diagnostic test that visualizes heart chambers and wall motion
  4. – Common symptom due to pulmonary congestion
  5. – Many DCM cases are linked to this type of inheritance
  6. – Structural changes in the heart muscle due to chronic dilation and stress
  7. – Low blood pressure caused by decreased cardiac output
  8. – Definitive treatment for end-stage heart failure

18 Clues: – Chamber most affected by dilation • – Symptom resulting from poor cardiac output • – Common symptom due to pulmonary congestion • – Layer of the heart primarily damaged in DCM • – Compensatory heart rate increase seen in DCM • – Definitive treatment for end-stage heart failure • – Type of heart failure caused by weak contraction • ...

Circulatory System 2013-11-20

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This binds to oxygen in the lungs and transports it to cells
  2. The upper chamber of the heart
  3. The lower chamber of the heart
  4. These vessels contain valves to prevent the back-flow of blood. They carry blood to the heart
  5. This carries blood from the lungs back to the heart
  6. Specialised cells in the blood that are responsible for clotting
  7. What transports oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body
  8. This carries blood from the heart to the lungs
  9. Disc shaped cells that contain haemoglobin for carrying oxygen
  10. This is the largest blood vessel, it contains the highest pressure of all the blood vessels
Down
  1. The straw coloured fluid in blood that carries the blood cells
  2. Blood from the pulmonary vein enters this chamber
  3. How many times does the heart beat on average per minute?
  4. This divides the heart into the right and left sides
  5. Brings blood into the heart from the body
  6. blood cells that fight against infection
  7. The smallest vessels that bring oxygen and nutrients to the cells and absorb/ remove carbon dioxide and wastes from cells
  8. These carry blood away from the heart
  9. The heart rate will increase with exercise due to a greater need for what molecule?

19 Clues: The upper chamber of the heart • The lower chamber of the heart • These carry blood away from the heart • blood cells that fight against infection • Brings blood into the heart from the body • This carries blood from the heart to the lungs • Blood from the pulmonary vein enters this chamber • This carries blood from the lungs back to the heart • ...

cardiovascular system 2022-11-17

cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. upper chamber of the heart
  2. blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
  3. there are certain points on your body where you can feel for this beating of the heart
  4. gas containing waste products that our bodies breathe out
  5. muscle layer of the heart
  6. medical term for clot
  7. medical term for vein
  8. largest veins in the body-superior and inferior
  9. gas we breathe in
Down
  1. small, microscopic blood vessel
  2. partition of the chambers of the heart
  3. measures electrical pulses of the heart beat, ECG
  4. term for the beating part(contraction) of the heartbeat
  5. abnormal heart sounds, "swishing"
  6. two lower chambers of the heart
  7. bottom, pointed part of the heart

16 Clues: gas we breathe in • medical term for clot • medical term for vein • muscle layer of the heart • upper chamber of the heart • small, microscopic blood vessel • two lower chambers of the heart • abnormal heart sounds, "swishing" • bottom, pointed part of the heart • partition of the chambers of the heart • largest veins in the body-superior and inferior • ...

Cardiovascular System 2023-06-21

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Partition or wall dividing a cavity of the heart
  2. Muscular middle layer of the heart
  3. A waste product released by body cells
  4. Structure in the veins or heart that temporarily closes an opening so that blood flows in only one direction
  5. Gas that enters the blood through the lungs and travels to the heart to be pumped
  6. Found between left atrium and left ventricle
  7. 1 of 2 upper chambers of the heart
  8. Large blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  9. Innermost layer of epithelial cells
Down
  1. Pathway of blood from the heart to the tissue capillaries and back to the heart
  2. Beat of the heart
  3. Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart
  4. Oxygen-rich blood
  5. The pathway of blood through the vessels from the heart to the lungs and then back to the heart again heart to the lungs
  6. Small vein

15 Clues: Small vein • Beat of the heart • Oxygen-rich blood • Muscular middle layer of the heart • 1 of 2 upper chambers of the heart • Innermost layer of epithelial cells • A waste product released by body cells • Found between left atrium and left ventricle • Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart • Partition or wall dividing a cavity of the heart • ...

•Heart Health Awareness Month 2025-07-30

•Heart Health Awareness Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Color of a healthy heart
  2. The organ that pumps blood throughout your body
  3. Resting your heart muscle
  4. Red liquid that carries oxygen
  5. Type of exercise that's great for your heart
  6. What your heart does when you're excited
  7. Number of chambers in the human heart
  8. What smoking does to your heart risk
  9. Type of cholesterol that's "bad"
Down
  1. Month when we celebrate heart health awareness
  2. What your heart rate measures
  3. Doctor who specializes in heart health
  4. Healthy fat found in fish and nuts
  5. Healthy cooking method
  6. Food group that includes beans and peas

15 Clues: Healthy cooking method • Color of a healthy heart • Resting your heart muscle • What your heart rate measures • Red liquid that carries oxygen • Type of cholesterol that's "bad" • Healthy fat found in fish and nuts • What smoking does to your heart risk • Number of chambers in the human heart • Doctor who specializes in heart health • Food group that includes beans and peas • ...