heart Crossword Puzzles

Cardiovascular System 2022-11-19

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries.
  2. Lower tip of the heart.
  3. Relaxation phase of the heartbeat. (From Greek diastole, dilation)
  4. Muscular middle layer of the heart.
  5. Largest type of blood vessel; carries blood away from the heart to all parts of the body.
  6. Largest artery in the body.
  7. Gas (waste) released by body cells, transported via veins to the heart
  8. Small artery
  9. Two common carotid arteries located on each side of the neck branch from the aorta and provide blood to head, neck and brain
  10. Valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle; bicuspid valve.
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  1. Smallest type of blood vessel.
  2. Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart.
  3. Record of the electrical activity of the heart. The electricity is represented by waves or defl ections called P, QRS, or T.
  4. Blood vessels that branch from the aorta and carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle.
  5. One of two upper chambers of the heart.
  6. Innermost lining of blood vessels.
  7. Inner lining of the heart.

17 Clues: Small artery • Lower tip of the heart. • Inner lining of the heart. • Largest artery in the body. • Smallest type of blood vessel. • Innermost lining of blood vessels. • Muscular middle layer of the heart. • One of two upper chambers of the heart. • Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart. • Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries. • ...

Circulatory and Respiratory System Word Vocabulary Review 2024-09-02

Circulatory and Respiratory System Word Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
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  1. 6. A blood vessel that returns blood from the body to the heart
  2. 14. the smallest blood vessel
  3. 11. Erythrocytes, or blood cells, transport oxygen.
  4. 10. the build-up of fatty deposits in artery walls
  5. 8. a muscle layer in the heart
  6. 3. Fluid and the small particles it contain that leave blood cells
  7. 7. a structure that keeps blood moving through the heart in one direction
  8. 15. Leukocytes, or. _ blood cells, guard against infection.
  9. 5. The circulation pathway that sends blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart
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  1. 16. the protein in the blood that binds oxygen Down
  2. 13. a cell fragment that makes blood clotting possible
  3. 10. A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to body tissues
  4. 2. an upper chamber of the heart
  5. 9. A lower chamber of the heart
  6. 1. The sinoatrial node of the heart
  7. 12. The circulation that sends blood from the heart to all the body except the lungs
  8. 4. The fluid portion of the blood

17 Clues: 14. the smallest blood vessel • 8. a muscle layer in the heart • 9. A lower chamber of the heart • 2. an upper chamber of the heart • 4. The fluid portion of the blood • 1. The sinoatrial node of the heart • 10. the build-up of fatty deposits in artery walls • 16. the protein in the blood that binds oxygen Down • 11. Erythrocytes, or blood cells, transport oxygen. • ...

Circulatory system 2022-11-29

Circulatory system crossword puzzle
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  1. when blood leaves the pulmonary artery and exits the heart it goes where?
  2. range from which the lungs and heart receive benefits from exercise
  3. where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
  4. are found in this blood vessel
  5. iron compound found on red blood cells
  6. takes how many minutes for blood to travel from your heart to toe and back again
  7. carries nutrients, water, oxygen and waste products to and from your body
  8. blood is a living ?
  9. blood leaves the left atrium and enter where next?
  10. this blood cell helps with oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange
  11. largest artery
  12. carries blood away from the heart
  13. blood cell responsible for protecting the body from disease and infection
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  1. this makes up more than 50% of the blood
  2. refers to the circulation of blood through the heart
  3. second place in which blood enters the heart and is deoxygenated
  4. "bleeders disease"
  5. rate at which the heart beats in a minute
  6. blood circulation to the rest of the body
  7. blood vessels are made in ?
  8. repair damaged blood vessels
  9. muscular organ that pumps blood to the rest of the body
  10. condition in which a person lacks hemoglobin

23 Clues: largest artery • "bleeders disease" • blood is a living ? • blood vessels are made in ? • repair damaged blood vessels • are found in this blood vessel • carries blood away from the heart • iron compound found on red blood cells • this makes up more than 50% of the blood • rate at which the heart beats in a minute • blood circulation to the rest of the body • ...

Cardiovascular system 2021-10-14

Cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
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  1. Have thick walls and carry blood away from the
  2. condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  3. condition in which an artery has a weakened wall
  4. is a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
  5. valves that keep blood flowing in one direction towards the heart
  6. prefix for pulse
  7. prefix for vessel
  8. abbreviation for coronary artery
  9. abbreviation for automated external
  10. a procedure is done in a specialized area of radiology
  11. center function for the cardiovascular system and for the human body
  12. abbreviation for chest pain
  13. condition that makes the veins swollen and dilated
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  1. have very thin walls so they can exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
  2. prefix for heart
  3. abbreviation for blood pressure
  4. is known as high blood pressure
  5. A test that helps check the heart rhythm and other issues involving the heart
  6. largest artery in the body
  7. Instrument to measure pressure
  8. abbreviation for cardiovascular
  9. condition of which it stops the heart
  10. ultrasound to look at blood going through blood vessels to determine if they are narrowed
  11. prefix for atrium
  12. prefix for artery

25 Clues: prefix for heart • prefix for pulse • prefix for vessel • prefix for atrium • prefix for artery • largest artery in the body • abbreviation for chest pain • Instrument to measure pressure • abbreviation for blood pressure • is known as high blood pressure • abbreviation for cardiovascular • abbreviation for coronary artery • abbreviation for automated external • ...

assessment 2024-02-08

assessment crossword puzzle
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  1. simple sugar that is main source of energy for the body
  2. who is type one diabetes most common in
  3. chronic health condition in which the body dows not produce enough insulin
  4. how much sleep do teenagers need per night
  5. what way do the veins carry the blood
  6. when the arteries to your heart get called
  7. what carries the blood around your body
  8. what sends out electric signals from the heart
  9. name a chamber of the heart
  10. name another chamber of the heart
  11. how many types of cancer are there
  12. what system is the heart in
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  1. what age group is most coomon for type two diabetes
  2. what is the cardiatic cycle
  3. what pumps your blood
  4. when a tumor breaks away and travels to another organ
  5. what is the resting heart rate for teenager
  6. what is another word for high blood pressure
  7. cannot properly use insulin produced
  8. name anotehr chamber of the heart
  9. when blood vessel clogs in brain
  10. hormone that regulates blood sugar level
  11. which way do arteries carry the blood
  12. what are the blue lines on your wrists
  13. name another chamber of the heart

25 Clues: what pumps your blood • what is the cardiatic cycle • name a chamber of the heart • what system is the heart in • when blood vessel clogs in brain • name anotehr chamber of the heart • name another chamber of the heart • name another chamber of the heart • how many types of cancer are there • cannot properly use insulin produced • which way do arteries carry the blood • ...

CARDIOVASCULAR CROSSWORD 2025-08-25

CARDIOVASCULAR CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
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  1. the heart’s electrical activity.
  2. surrounding the heart.
  3. or pain around the heart, often radiating to arm/shoulder, triggered by exertion.
  4. or natural connection between vessels.
  5. given in shock to increase cardiac output.
  6. imaging used to assess heart structures and function.
  7. in acute heart failure to reduce anxiety, preload, afterload, respirations, and pain in MI.
  8. of weakened, enlarged heart muscle.
  9. and filling of the atria and ventricles; ~two thirds of the cardiac cycle.
  10. ,Terminal fibers of the cardiac conduction system; carry impulses through ventricles.
  11. decrease in systolic pressure (>10 mmHg) during inspiration.
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  1. thickening (fibrosis/calcification), often from rheumatic carditis.
  2. released by ventricles during fluid overload/heart failure.
  3. Minimally invasive procedure using a balloon catheter to open blocked coronary arteries.
  4. Delays conduction between atria and ventricles.
  5. muscle protein released into blood with myocardial injury.
  6. of the heart due to fluid in the pericardium.
  7. of heart walls to increase contractility and cardiac output.
  8. that assesses cardiovascular response to increased workload.
  9. that dilates coronary arteries, relieves angina.

20 Clues: surrounding the heart. • the heart’s electrical activity. • of weakened, enlarged heart muscle. • or natural connection between vessels. • given in shock to increase cardiac output. • of the heart due to fluid in the pericardium. • Delays conduction between atria and ventricles. • that dilates coronary arteries, relieves angina. • ...

Circulatory System 2024-01-04

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. Vessels "below" the heart
  2. The number of valves in the heart
  3. Vessels that carry oxygen away from the heart
  4. The number of chambers in the heart
  5. Directs the flow of blood in the heart
  6. The upper chambers of the heart
  7. The exchange zone in the body where arteries and veins connect to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide.
  8. The heart sounds come from the one directional "doors" in the heart called ______
  9. Another word for pulmonary
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  1. The vessels that take unoxygenated blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen are pulmonary _________
  2. Vessels "above" the heart
  3. The system that consists of the heart, blood and blood vessels
  4. The arteries on the outside of the heart, "like a crown."
  5. Cane shaped artery that carries "red rich blood and oxygen" to the body.
  6. Relating to the stomach area
  7. The lower chambers of the heart
  8. Vessels that collect oxygen-poor blood and bring it back to the heart.
  9. The normal heartbeat range is 60-100 beats per _________.
  10. The vessels that bring back oxygenated blood from the lungs are pulmonary ________

19 Clues: Vessels "above" the heart • Vessels "below" the heart • Another word for pulmonary • Relating to the stomach area • The lower chambers of the heart • The upper chambers of the heart • The number of valves in the heart • The number of chambers in the heart • Directs the flow of blood in the heart • Vessels that carry oxygen away from the heart • ...

Cardiovascular System Teigin Moore 2020-09-24

Cardiovascular System Teigin Moore crossword puzzle
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  1. veins are swollen and dilated veins
  2. a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon
  3. used to listen for the sounds of the heart
  4. cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  5. largest artery in the body
  6. X-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing (stenosis) or aneurysms.
  7. do not resuscitate
  8. largest type of blood vessel; carries blood away from the heart to all parts of the body
  9. inner
  10. small artery
  11. slow
  12. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  13. coronary artery bypass graft
  14. High Blood Pressure
  15. many
  16. one of two upper chambers of the heart
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  1. record of the electricity flowing through the heart.
  2. smallest blood vessel
  3. instrument to measure blood pressure
  4. within
  5. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
  6. against
  7. a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  8. arrest a complete stopping of the heart
  9. normal sinus rhythm

25 Clues: slow • many • inner • within • against • small artery • do not resuscitate • High Blood Pressure • normal sinus rhythm • smallest blood vessel • largest artery in the body • coronary artery bypass graft • cardiopulmonary resuscitation • veins are swollen and dilated veins • instrument to measure blood pressure • atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease • one of two upper chambers of the heart • ...

Unit 4 lab 2022-04-05

Unit 4 lab crossword puzzle
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  1. is the middle, muscular layer that contracts to pump blood
  2. to view
  3. the thin inner layer that lines each chamber
  4. monitor records heart activity to show a possible pattern for the symptoms the patient may be having.
  5. temperature
  6. The machine records the electrical activity of the heart
  7. inflammation of any of the layers of the pericardium
  8. against
  9. is a muscular organ that pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system
  10. self
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  1. is the outer layer
  2. process of recording
  3. instrument to measure pressure
  4. is the outer layer
  5. used to inject the dye into the vessels surrounding the heart
  6. occurs when the heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should
  7. history of
  8. small
  9. emergency room
  10. growth
  11. blood
  12. an irregular heartbeat
  13. .a disorder in which there is a narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart
  14. a general term for a range of birth defects that affect the normal way the heart works
  15. automated external defibrillator

25 Clues: self • small • blood • growth • to view • against • history of • temperature • emergency room • is the outer layer • is the outer layer • process of recording • an irregular heartbeat • instrument to measure pressure • automated external defibrillator • the thin inner layer that lines each chamber • inflammation of any of the layers of the pericardium • ...

Unit 12 Crossword 2014-05-26

Unit 12 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. sets the tempo of the heart beat
  2. brain and spinal cord
  3. long, single fiber, conducts signal to another neuron
  4. where digestive and respiratory organs meet
  5. heart chamber that pumps blood away from the heart
  6. voice box
  7. master control center
  8. relay point between cells
  9. lobe part of brain for vision
  10. anything that causes a nerve signal to start
  11. carry signals to skeletal muscles
  12. carry blood to the heart
  13. conducts signals from integration to effector cells
  14. heart chamber that receives blood
  15. moist internal surface is exposed to air,O2 diffuses into blood
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  1. method of adding dye to blood to determine if you have a blood clot
  2. nerves that go in and out of CNS
  3. presence of CNS separate from PNS
  4. rhythmic contraction and relaxation of the heart
  5. carries blood between heart and rest of body
  6. layers of connective tissue for protection
  7. hormone released during stress
  8. cluster of air sacs
  9. caused by iron deficiency
  10. relays signals to another neuron or effector

25 Clues: voice box • cluster of air sacs • brain and spinal cord • master control center • carry blood to the heart • relay point between cells • caused by iron deficiency • lobe part of brain for vision • hormone released during stress • sets the tempo of the heart beat • nerves that go in and out of CNS • presence of CNS separate from PNS • carry signals to skeletal muscles • ...

Medical Terminology Unit % 2020-05-04

Medical Terminology Unit % crossword puzzle
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  1. arrest stoppin gof the heart
  2. meaning middle
  3. ultrasonograph test that can be used to estimate the blood flow through your veins
  4. atrial fibrillation
  5. pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  6. blood pressure
  7. pericardium outer layer
  8. EKG or ECG
  9. transplatation surgical procdure where the paitent is getting their heart replaced with a donors heart
  10. veins swollen and dilated veins
  11. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  12. thin layer that lines each chamber
  13. acute myocardial infarction
  14. artery disease narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart
  15. basic metabolic panel
  16. beats per minute
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  1. blood
  2. automated external defibrillator
  3. of recodring, examination by X-ray of blood or lymph vessels
  4. pericardium part of the epicurdium, inner layer
  5. inner or within
  6. outer layer of the hear
  7. monitor portable ECG machine
  8. infaraction heart attack
  9. mascular layer that contracts to pump blood
  10. around
  11. artery has a weakened wall
  12. upon or on
  13. A-V atrioventricular

29 Clues: blood • around • EKG or ECG • upon or on • meaning middle • blood pressure • inner or within • beats per minute • atrial fibrillation • A-V atrioventricular • basic metabolic panel • outer layer of the hear • pericardium outer layer • artery has a weakened wall • infaraction heart attack • acute myocardial infarction • arrest stoppin gof the heart • monitor portable ECG machine • ...

Cardiovascular system 2022-05-25

Cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
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  1. networks of smell vessels perfuse tissues
  2. test- ultrasounds to look at heart and blood vessels
  3. Deep Vein Thrombosis
  4. vessels
  5. Atrioventricular
  6. pumps blood
  7. leads (wires) attached to chest that record electrical activity
  8. vessels that return blood back to the heart
  9. cutting into
  10. narrowing
  11. Acute Myocardial Infraction
  12. intensive care unit
  13. Automated External Defibrillator
  14. hardening in the arteries, can be caused by fat build up
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  1. heart not pumping from left ventricle resulting in reduced blood flow
  2. vessels that deliver blood to tissue
  3. x-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like stenosis
  4. portable ECG, records activity to show possible pattern for symptoms that are occurring
  5. used to measure certain items in blood that may indicate heart muscle damage
  6. pulse
  7. carries blood away from heart to the rest of your body
  8. hardening
  9. high blood pressure; increased pressure in blood vessels
  10. weakened wall in artery
  11. lack of blood flow/blockage in coronary arteries; "heart attack"

25 Clues: pulse • vessels • hardening • narrowing • pumps blood • cutting into • Atrioventricular • intensive care unit • Deep Vein Thrombosis • weakened wall in artery • Acute Myocardial Infraction • Automated External Defibrillator • vessels that deliver blood to tissue • networks of smell vessels perfuse tissues • vessels that return blood back to the heart • ...

the body 2023-07-27

the body crossword puzzle
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  1. the back head of your arm
  2. bottom right of the heart
  3. the main part of your back
  4. top right of the heart
  5. the front head of your arm
  6. your calf
  7. the main part of your top leg
  8. starts at the hip and extends to the outer side of the shinbone just below the knee joint.
  9. volume of blood pumped out of the left ventricle of the heart during each systolic
  10. the amount of blood pumped by the heart minute
  11. your chest
  12. your front shoulder
  13. the back of your shoulders and neck
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  1. how much your heart beats per minute
  2. side of your body
  3. the amount of air that moves in or out of the lungs with each respiratory cycle
  4. located between the ribs and the pelvis on the front of the body.
  5. number of breathes you take per minute
  6. the main part of your back leg
  7. top left of the heart
  8. bottom left of the heart

21 Clues: your calf • your chest • side of your body • your front shoulder • top left of the heart • top right of the heart • bottom left of the heart • the back head of your arm • bottom right of the heart • the main part of your back • the front head of your arm • the main part of your top leg • the main part of your back leg • the back of your shoulders and neck • ...

Unit 5 2023-10-19

Unit 5 crossword puzzle
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  1. Meaning middle
  2. Lower chambers
  3. X-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing (stenosis) or aneurysms
  4. Meaning muscle
  5. test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
  6. Meaning around
  7. thick walls and carry blood away from the heart
  8. This test uses ultrasound to look at blood going through blood vessels to determine if they are narrowed or have a thrombus
  9. Meaning inner or within
  10. heart attack
  11. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  12. between the left atrium and left ventricle is the
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  1. between the left ventricle and the left aorta
  2. Upper chambers
  3. instrument to measure pressure
  4. an artery has a weakened wall
  5. Meaning heart
  6. instrument for viewing used to listen for the sounds of the heart
  7. Congestive heart failure
  8. blood pressure
  9. Do not resuscitate
  10. complete stopping of the heart
  11. high blood pressure
  12. hardening of the arteries
  13. automated external defibrillator

25 Clues: heart attack • Meaning heart • Meaning middle • Upper chambers • Lower chambers • Meaning muscle • blood pressure • Meaning around • Do not resuscitate • high blood pressure • Meaning inner or within • Congestive heart failure • hardening of the arteries • an artery has a weakened wall • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation • instrument to measure pressure • complete stopping of the heart • ...

Cardiovascular System 2025-04-08

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. / Instrument used to hear the heartbeat
  2. / Word meaning heart
  3. / Abbreviation for beats per minute
  4. / Chest
  5. / Electrical signals sent to identify heart rate
  6. / Abbreviation for blood pressure
  7. / Small device that helps send electrical shocks to control an abnormal heartbeat
  8. / Condition where the heart is unable to properly pump blood
  9. / Red liquid that makes up your body
  10. / Tissue that protects and supports the heart
  11. / Atrium
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  1. BP / The force of blood is too high against the walls of the arteries
  2. / Pathway that carries red liquid around the body
  3. / Ultrasound picture of the heart
  4. / Means blood
  5. / Abbreviation for blood
  6. / Vein
  7. / Irregular heartbeat
  8. / Condition where there is an issue with the blood supply to the brain
  9. / Instrument that sends electrical shocks to the heart in emergencies
  10. / Abbreviation for chest pain
  11. / Disease where arteries get blocked and there is a build-up of fat
  12. / Muscle
  13. / Organ that pumps blood
  14. / Abbreviation for cardiovascular

25 Clues: / Vein • / Chest • / Atrium • / Muscle • / Means blood • / Word meaning heart • / Irregular heartbeat • / Abbreviation for blood • / Organ that pumps blood • / Abbreviation for chest pain • / Ultrasound picture of the heart • / Abbreviation for blood pressure • / Abbreviation for cardiovascular • / Abbreviation for beats per minute • / Red liquid that makes up your body • ...

The Cardiovascular system! 2025-09-05

The Cardiovascular system! crossword puzzle
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  1. blood vessel carrying blood away from heart
  2. suffix meaning meaning condition or disease
  3. prefix referring to veins
  4. reduced blood flow to organ or tissue
  5. abbreviation to a condition where heart cant pump enough blood
  6. root word referring to blood vessels
  7. abbreviation for a test that records hearts electrical system
  8. tube inserted into a blood vessel for diagnostic or therapeutic purpose
  9. high blood pressure
  10. used to measure blood pressure
  11. irregular heart beat
  12. adjective relating to heart
  13. structure in the heart that prevents back flow of blood
  14. blood vessel carrying blood to heart
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  1. prefix referring to muscle
  2. blockage of an artery
  3. abbreviation for blood pressure
  4. fat found in blood
  5. prefix meaning rapid or fast
  6. arteries that supply blood to the hearts muscle
  7. suffix meaning surgical removal
  8. a small mesh tube to keep arteries open
  9. root word referring to fatty plaque
  10. relating to blood vessels
  11. the sack surrounding the heart

25 Clues: fat found in blood • high blood pressure • irregular heart beat • blockage of an artery • prefix referring to veins • relating to blood vessels • prefix referring to muscle • adjective relating to heart • prefix meaning rapid or fast • used to measure blood pressure • the sack surrounding the heart • abbreviation for blood pressure • suffix meaning surgical removal • ...

Cardiovascular System 2025-09-05

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. suffix meaning meaning condition or disease
  2. reduced blood flow to organ or tissue
  3. suffix meaning surgical removal
  4. blood vessel carrying blood to heart
  5. root word referring to blood vessels
  6. prefix meaning rapid or fast
  7. blockage of an artery
  8. adjective relating to heart
  9. fat found in blood
  10. root word referring to fatty plaque
  11. prefix referring to muscle
  12. blood vessel carrying blood away from heart
  13. abbreviation to a condition where heart cant pump enough blood
  14. prefix referring to veins
  15. irregular heart beat
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  1. relating to blood vessels
  2. a small mesh tube to keep arteries open
  3. arteries that supply blood to the hearts muscle
  4. used to measure blood pressure
  5. high blood pressure
  6. the sack surrounding the heart
  7. abbreviation for a test that records hearts electrical system
  8. structure in the heart that prevents back flow of blood
  9. abbreviation for blood pressure
  10. tube inserted into a blood vessel for diagnostic or therapeutic purpose

25 Clues: fat found in blood • high blood pressure • irregular heart beat • blockage of an artery • relating to blood vessels • prefix referring to veins • prefix referring to muscle • adjective relating to heart • prefix meaning rapid or fast • used to measure blood pressure • the sack surrounding the heart • suffix meaning surgical removal • abbreviation for blood pressure • ...

Medical terminology 2025-11-12

Medical terminology crossword puzzle
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  1. prefix meaning "vessel"
  2. suffix meaning "blood condition"
  3. coronary artery disease
  4. root word meaning "blood"
  5. blood pressure
  6. measures the electrical activity of the heart
  7. irregular heartbeat, potentially leading to various complications
  8. used to auscultate heart sounds, detecting abnormalities
  9. congestive heart failure
  10. root word meaning "Heart"
  11. electrocardiogram
  12. measures blood pressure, a crucial indicator of cardiovascular health
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  1. a minimally invasive procedure to visualize the hearts chambers and blood vessels
  2. the hearts inability to pump enough blood to meet body's needs
  3. composed of myocardium, endocardium, and epicardium
  4. interruption of blood supply to the brain, causing brain damage
  5. persistently elevated blood pressure, increasing the risk of cardiovascular events
  6. fluid medium carrying oxygen, nutrient, and waste
  7. uses ultrasound to visualize the hearts structure and function
  8. nodes play a role in the immune response, influencing cardiovascular health
  9. myocardial infraction
  10. artery disease(CAD) narrowing of the coronary arteries, reducing blood flow to the heart
  11. marrow site of hematopoiesis
  12. prefix meaning "vessel"
  13. vessels including arteries, veins, and capillaries

25 Clues: blood pressure • electrocardiogram • myocardial infraction • prefix meaning "vessel" • coronary artery disease • prefix meaning "vessel" • congestive heart failure • root word meaning "blood" • root word meaning "Heart" • marrow site of hematopoiesis • suffix meaning "blood condition" • measures the electrical activity of the heart • fluid medium carrying oxygen, nutrient, and waste • ...

Chapter 28 & Chapter 29 Review 2023-02-27

Chapter 28 & Chapter 29 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. the extreme condition in which no oxygenated blood gets through to the heart muscle. also known as AMI
  2. the result of your heart beating erratically. also known as SCD
  3. the continuum of conditions affecting blood flow. also known as ACS
  4. the complete absence of any cardiac motion including the ventricles, atria and valves
  5. the condition of having a heartbeat per minute below 60 beats
  6. the result of when the blood backing up from the left heart also swells blood vessels in the lungs
  7. a chaotic, unorganized electrical malfunction of the heart that results in no useful heartbeat
  8. the vessels that supply the heart with oxygenated blood
  9. the heart muscle
  10. the condition of your heart not getting enough oxygen
  11. high blood pressure
  12. the condition of having a heartbeat per minute over 100 beats
  13. when the heart's electrical system is functioning properly.
  14. the process of fatty streaks building up on blood vessels
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  1. This is used for patients who are at risk for developing recurrent ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation, this is also known as AICD
  2. a medical device designed to analyze the heart rhythm and deliver an electric shock to victims of ventricular fibrillation to restore the heart rhythm to normal known as a AED
  3. A concept embraced by the American Heart Association that refers to the multiple elements needed in response system in order to have a successful resuscitation.
  4. the condition of your coronary artery becoming more blocked
  5. the process of delivering a shock to the heart
  6. a record or display of a person's heartbeat produced by electrocardiography also referred as a ECG
  7. A man made electronic device that will create an electrical impulse signaling the heart to beat.
  8. the condition of appearing sweaty
  9. the machines that are used to deliver shock during open chest surgery
  10. A disruption of the normal sinus rhythm

24 Clues: the heart muscle • high blood pressure • the condition of appearing sweaty • A disruption of the normal sinus rhythm • the process of delivering a shock to the heart • the condition of your heart not getting enough oxygen • the vessels that supply the heart with oxygenated blood • the process of fatty streaks building up on blood vessels • ...

Chapter 9 Vocab 2022-10-17

Chapter 9 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. surgical repair of a heart valve
  2. small vessels that gather blood from the capillaries into the veins
  3. surgical removal of the lining of an artery to clear a blockage caused by a clot or atherosclerotic plaque build up
  4. to contract; period during the cardiac cycle (complete heart beat) when the heart is in contraction and blood is ejected through the aorta and the pulmonary artery
  5. vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the arterioles
  6. thickening, loss of elasticity, and calcification (hardening) of arterial walls
  7. recharging of the myocardial cell from a contracted state back to a resting state
  8. a form of arteriosclerosis characterized by the buildup of fatty substances that harden within the walls of arteries
  9. membrane forming the outer layer of the heart
  10. upper right or left chamber of the heart
  11. profuse sweating (perspiration)
  12. heart muscle
  13. condition of narrowing of a part
  14. to expand; period during the cardiac cycle (complete heart beat) when blood enters the relaxed ventricles from the atria
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  1. a stationary blood clot
  2. high blood pressure
  3. replacement surgery to replace a diseased heart valve with an artificial valve
  4. an abnormal growth of tissue around a valve
  5. normal blood pressure
  6. tiny vessels that join arterioles and venules
  7. large artery that is the main trunk of the arterial system branching from the left ventricle
  8. small vessels that receive blood from the arteries
  9. protective sac enclosing the heart composed of two layers with fluid between
  10. joining of two blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other
  11. resting; resting state of a myocardial cell
  12. limping; pain in a limb (especially the calf) while walking that subsides after rest; caused by inadequate blood supply
  13. membrane lining the cavities of the heart
  14. change of a myocardial cell from a polarized
  15. subjective experience of pounding, skipping, or racing heartbeat
  16. vessels that carry blood to the heart from the venules
  17. low blood pressure

31 Clues: heart muscle • low blood pressure • high blood pressure • normal blood pressure • a stationary blood clot • profuse sweating (perspiration) • surgical repair of a heart valve • condition of narrowing of a part • upper right or left chamber of the heart • membrane lining the cavities of the heart • an abnormal growth of tissue around a valve • ...

NASM Chapter 1 Vocabulary 2022-08-18

NASM Chapter 1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The social standing of a person or group that includes education, income, and work.
  2. The pressure in arteries and other blood vessels when the heart is at rest or between beats.
  3. A sudden lack of blood supply to the brain, caused by either a blockage in an artery or ruptured blood vessel.
  4. A general term used to describe progressive lung disease.
  5. Chronic metabolic disorder caused by insulin deficiency, which impairs carbohydrate usage and enhances usage of fat and protein.
  6. A state of lost physical fitness, which may include imbalances, decreased flexibility, and a lack of core and joint stability.
  7. Any attribute, characteristic or exposure of an individual that increases the likelihood of developing a disease or injury.
  8. when muscles on each side of a joint have altered length tension relationships.
  9. The pressure in arteries and other vessels when the heart is contracting.
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  1. The action that occurs when an artery supplying the heart with blood and oxygen becomes blocked; medically known as myocardial infection.
  2. A category of heart-related problems caused by the narrowing of coronary arteries, which supply blood and oxygen to the heart muscle.
  3. The processes by which plaque is formed in arteries leading to reduced blood flow.
  4. The support provided by tissues surrounding a joint to maintain and provide control during movement.
  5. A problem with the rate or rhythm of a person's heartbeat. The heart beats too quickly, too slowly, or with an irregular pattern.
  6. A condition that occurs when one or more heart valves do not function properly, causing shortness of breath and reduced oxygen supply.
  7. The state of having a disease.
  8. Consistently elevated blood pressure.
  9. Study of movement as it relates to anatomy and physiology.
  10. A condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.
  11. A stretching or tearing of ligaments.

20 Clues: The state of having a disease. • Consistently elevated blood pressure. • A stretching or tearing of ligaments. • A general term used to describe progressive lung disease. • Study of movement as it relates to anatomy and physiology. • The pressure in arteries and other vessels when the heart is contracting. • ...

General terms 2017-03-28

General terms crossword puzzle
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  1. presence of partition
  2. condition of a blood clot
  3. chest
  4. inflammation around the heart
  5. presence of heart muscle
  6. white blood cell
  7. formation of red blood cell
  8. pressure pertaining to the contraction phase of the heart cycle
  9. clear blood cell
  10. instrument used to examine
  11. condition of excessive blood pressure
  12. swelling that contains blood
  13. pressure pertaining to the relaxation phase of the heart
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  1. many blood cells
  2. type of white blood cell with one large nucleus
  3. condition of low blood pressure
  4. hardening of the arteries
  5. condition of slow heart
  6. instrument used to examine the chest
  7. refers to disease producing

20 Clues: chest • many blood cells • white blood cell • clear blood cell • presence of partition • condition of slow heart • presence of heart muscle • condition of a blood clot • hardening of the arteries • instrument used to examine • formation of red blood cell • refers to disease producing • swelling that contains blood • inflammation around the heart • condition of low blood pressure • ...

Week 9 2017-03-28

Week 9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. chest
  2. condition of low blood pressure
  3. white blood cell
  4. condition of excessive blood pressure
  5. refers to disease producing
  6. hardening of the arteries
  7. condition of slow heart
  8. instrument used to examine the chest
  9. condition of a blood clot
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  1. pressure pertaining to the contraction phase of the heart cycle
  2. pressure pertaining to the relaxation phase of the heart
  3. instrument used to examine
  4. many blood cells
  5. formation of red blood cell
  6. swelling that contains blood
  7. inflammation around the heart
  8. clear blood cell
  9. presence of heart muscle
  10. type of white blood cell with one large nucleus
  11. presence of partition

20 Clues: chest • many blood cells • white blood cell • clear blood cell • presence of partition • condition of slow heart • presence of heart muscle • hardening of the arteries • condition of a blood clot • instrument used to examine • formation of red blood cell • refers to disease producing • swelling that contains blood • inflammation around the heart • condition of low blood pressure • ...

Cardiovascular 2023-10-05

Cardiovascular crossword puzzle
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  1. surgical repair of a blood vessel
  2. one who studies blood
  3. excision of a vein
  4. excision of the plug
  5. one who studies the heart
  6. deficiency of blood
  7. narrowing off the blood vessels
  8. state of a plug
  9. disease of the heart muscle
  10. condition of a slow heart
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  1. inflammation of the valve
  2. originating in the blood
  3. pertaining to the narrowing of the aorta
  4. excessive flow of blood
  5. hardening of the fatty plaque
  6. inner lining of the heart
  7. abnormal condition of a blood clot
  8. inflammation of the heart
  9. visual exam of a blood vessel
  10. tumor composed of blood vessels

20 Clues: state of a plug • excision of a vein • deficiency of blood • excision of the plug • one who studies blood • excessive flow of blood • originating in the blood • inflammation of the valve • inner lining of the heart • one who studies the heart • inflammation of the heart • condition of a slow heart • disease of the heart muscle • hardening of the fatty plaque • visual exam of a blood vessel • ...

Body Systems 2020-10-22

Body Systems crossword puzzle
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  1. muscle this muscle looks smooth
  2. bone hard outside part of bone
  3. carry blood to heart
  4. continuation of airflow below the larynx
  5. what coordinates muscle movements
  6. cortex what sends signals to nerves
  7. protects the heart and lungs
  8. biggest part of respiratory system
  9. two sides of brain
  10. back of nose and mouth
  11. framework of a protein called
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  1. carries blood to body
  2. contains voice box
  3. nervous system brain and spinal cord
  4. pounds how much the brain weighs
  5. carry blood away from heart
  6. protects the brain
  7. outer layer of cerebrum
  8. blood what does the heart do
  9. muscle muscle found in heart

20 Clues: contains voice box • protects the brain • two sides of brain • carry blood to heart • carries blood to body • back of nose and mouth • outer layer of cerebrum • carry blood away from heart • protects the heart and lungs • blood what does the heart do • muscle muscle found in heart • framework of a protein called • bone hard outside part of bone • muscle this muscle looks smooth • ...

20 Disorders Chapters 10 & 11 2023-02-07

20 Disorders Chapters 10 & 11 crossword puzzle
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  1. fluid leaking into lung tissue
  2. decrease in serous fluid
  3. abnormal increase in the number of erythrocytes
  4. circulation is inadequate to meet tissue needs
  5. bone marrow becomes cancerous
  6. unusual heart sounds
  7. bleeders disease
  8. lack of adequate blood supply
  9. oxygen-deprived heart cells may die
  10. heart beating at its own rate
  11. crushing chest pain
  12. heart attack or coronary
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  1. insufficient number of circulating platelets
  2. clot in an unbroken blood vessel
  3. thrombus breaking away from the vessel wall
  4. standing for long periods of time
  5. shuddering of the heart muscle
  6. small purplish blotches
  7. bacterial infection of the endocardium
  8. lacking blood

20 Clues: lacking blood • bleeders disease • crushing chest pain • unusual heart sounds • small purplish blotches • decrease in serous fluid • heart attack or coronary • bone marrow becomes cancerous • lack of adequate blood supply • heart beating at its own rate • fluid leaking into lung tissue • shuddering of the heart muscle • clot in an unbroken blood vessel • ...

10.7 Pertaining to the Heart 2023-03-09

10.7 Pertaining to the Heart crossword puzzle
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  1. sac surrounding the heart
  2. heartbeat
  3. the heart lies in this cavity
  4. largest artery
  5. arteries supplying blood to head and neck
  6. infarction (heart attack)
  7. one of the upper chambers of the heart
  8. phase of heartbeat (relaxation)
  9. one of the lower chambers of the heart
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  1. waxy substance narrowing arteries
  2. quarts of blood in the body
  3. only artery that carries oxygen-deficient blood
  4. records electrical changes in the heart
  5. not enough oxygen
  6. small branches of arteries
  7. phase of heartbeat (contraction)
  8. a waste product

17 Clues: heartbeat • largest artery • a waste product • not enough oxygen • sac surrounding the heart • infarction (heart attack) • small branches of arteries • quarts of blood in the body • the heart lies in this cavity • phase of heartbeat (relaxation) • phase of heartbeat (contraction) • waxy substance narrowing arteries • one of the upper chambers of the heart • ...

EKG and Cardiovascular Fundamentals Terminology 2025-08-28

EKG and Cardiovascular Fundamentals Terminology crossword puzzle
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  1. a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to other parts of the body
  2. a tiny blood vessel that connects arteries to veins, facilitating the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nutrients, with surrounding tissues
  3. a test that records the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time using electrodes placed on the skin
  4. refers to the circulatory system, which includes the heart and blood vessels ( arteries, veins, and capillaries )
  5. the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps from the chambers into the arteries
  6. the rhythmic throbbing of arteries as blood is propelled through them, typically felt in the wrist or neck
  7. the way the hearts electrical impulses travel through the heart muscle, causing it to contract and pump blood
  8. Pressure the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries
  9. the largest artery in the body, responsible for carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heat to the rest of the body
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  1. the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and the chambers fill with blood
  2. the sequence of events that occur during one complete heartbeat. It includes the filling of the heart with blood (diastrole) and the ejection of blood from the heart (systrole)
  3. the muscular tissue of the heat, responsible for its ability to contract and pump blood throughout the body
  4. Rate the number of times a person's heart beats per minute
  5. a noninvasive test that records the electrical activity of the heart over time
  6. the process of blood delivery to a capillary bed in the biological tissue
  7. a blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart from other parts of the body
  8. one of the two upper chambers of the heart
  9. refers to a lymph node, which is a small, bean-shaped structure that is part of the body's immune system
  10. refers to an electrode attached to the body to conduct electrical signals from the heart to an electrocardiograph (ECG) machine

19 Clues: one of the two upper chambers of the heart • Rate the number of times a person's heart beats per minute • Pressure the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries • the process of blood delivery to a capillary bed in the biological tissue • a noninvasive test that records the electrical activity of the heart over time • ...

The Circulatory System 2015-02-24

The Circulatory System crossword puzzle
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  1. Upper chamber of the heart
  2. Regulates the pace of the heart
  3. Makes up more than half your blood
  4. Fights bacteria that make you sick
  5. The liquid that moves around in blood vessels
  6. The smallest blood vessel in the body
  7. Carries blood away from the heart
  8. To breathe out
  9. Carries blood to the heart
  10. The smallest item in your body
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  1. Things that you need to live and grow
  2. Carries oxygen throughout the body
  3. A pump
  4. Makes you sick
  5. The lower chamber of your heart
  6. A chemical messenger
  7. An artery or vein
  8. Helps your blood clot

18 Clues: A pump • Makes you sick • To breathe out • An artery or vein • A chemical messenger • Helps your blood clot • Upper chamber of the heart • Carries blood to the heart • The smallest item in your body • Regulates the pace of the heart • The lower chamber of your heart • Carries blood away from the heart • Carries oxygen throughout the body • Makes up more than half your blood • ...

medical terminology 2022-03-28

medical terminology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. angiography, imagine to see your hearts blood vessels
  2. irregular heartbeat
  3. the largest blood vessel in body
  4. root for heart
  5. ischemia, lack of blood flow to heart muscle
  6. study of
  7. an artery disease where they make the arteries hard
  8. peripheral vascular disease
  9. veins
  10. Transient ischemic attack
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  1. machine you can see the electrodes in heart
  2. vasc
  3. slow rhythm
  4. attack, a blockage of blood flow to the heart
  5. Cardiac rhythm management
  6. fast rhythm
  7. red
  8. Cerebrovascular accident
  9. tests, measure of examination of cells, chemicals, and proteins
  10. symptom of coronary artery disease
  11. channels that carry blood throughout your body
  12. Cardiovascular disease

22 Clues: red • vasc • veins • study of • slow rhythm • fast rhythm • root for heart • irregular heartbeat • Cardiovascular disease • Cerebrovascular accident • Cardiac rhythm management • Transient ischemic attack • peripheral vascular disease • the largest blood vessel in body • symptom of coronary artery disease • machine you can see the electrodes in heart • ...

Unit 5 Activity 2 2023-10-29

Unit 5 Activity 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. suffix for study of
  2. prefix for many
  3. cardio vascular
  4. chest pain
  5. helps someone breath
  6. surgery to implant a new heart
  7. complete stopping of the heart
  8. carry blood from the heart
  9. root word for vessel
  10. double-layered sack
  11. the outer layer
  12. high blood pressure
  13. pericardial sack is inflamed
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  1. heart attack
  2. test to look at blood
  3. muscle layer that contracts to pump blood
  4. narrowing in the arteries
  5. ultrasound used for heart
  6. prefix for back
  7. blood
  8. against prefix
  9. sodium
  10. cheif complaint
  11. thin layer that line each chamber
  12. test how well the system is functioning

25 Clues: blood • sodium • chest pain • heart attack • against prefix • prefix for many • cardio vascular • prefix for back • cheif complaint • the outer layer • suffix for study of • double-layered sack • high blood pressure • helps someone breath • root word for vessel • test to look at blood • narrowing in the arteries • ultrasound used for heart • carry blood from the heart • pericardial sack is inflamed • ...

Cardiovascular Crossword Puzzle Review 2024-01-12

Cardiovascular Crossword Puzzle Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clot in unbroken blood vessel
  2. Relaxation of Ventricles
  3. Records the Electrical Activity of the Heart
  4. Pacemaker of the heart
  5. High Blood Pressure
  6. Lack of adequate blood supply to the heart
  7. Smooth Muscle and Elastic Tissue
  8. Contract spontaneously and independently
  9. Decreases in oxygen-carrying ability of the blood
  10. Blood Cell Formation
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  1. Peak of Ventricular Contraction
  2. Outer Layer of the heart
  3. Low Blood platelet count
  4. Prevent Backflow of Blood
  5. Rapid Heart Rate
  6. Ventricles Relax
  7. Carries on the signal from the SA node to the bundle of His
  8. Pumps blood out
  9. Events of one heartbeat
  10. Recieve Blood

20 Clues: Recieve Blood • Pumps blood out • Rapid Heart Rate • Ventricles Relax • High Blood Pressure • Blood Cell Formation • Pacemaker of the heart • Events of one heartbeat • Relaxation of Ventricles • Outer Layer of the heart • Low Blood platelet count • Prevent Backflow of Blood • Clot in unbroken blood vessel • Peak of Ventricular Contraction • Smooth Muscle and Elastic Tissue • ...

Cardiovascular system 2025-11-25

Cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Means "heart"
  2. means "blood"
  3. Means "vessel"
  4. blood pressure to high
  5. short for heart rate
  6. Tube, carries blood
  7. Infarction
  8. Means "swelling or infection"
  9. disease that blocks the arteries
  10. blood flow to the brain stops
  11. short for blood pressure
  12. Tiny blood vessels
  13. heart's electric signals
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  1. arteries get clogged
  2. picture of blood vessels
  3. beats
  4. Means "cutting something out"
  5. picture of the heart
  6. used to hear the heartbeat
  7. brings blood back
  8. heartbeat is not steady
  9. "bad" cholesterol in the blood
  10. Flap that stops blood from going backwards
  11. can't heart can't pump well

24 Clues: beats • Infarction • Means "heart" • means "blood" • Means "vessel" • brings blood back • Tiny blood vessels • Tube, carries blood • arteries get clogged • picture of the heart • short for heart rate • blood pressure to high • heartbeat is not steady • picture of blood vessels • short for blood pressure • heart's electric signals • used to hear the heartbeat • can't heart can't pump well • ...

CardiovascularCrossword.BreeFouts 2025-10-17

CardiovascularCrossword.BreeFouts crossword puzzle
Across
  1. condition, process or method
  2. Nothing by mouth
  3. Many different types
  4. blood pressure cuff
  5. Abnormally rapid heart rate
  6. Dyspnea on exertion
  7. emitting of reflecting light
  8. Largest artery
  9. fatty substance
  10. Coronary care unit
  11. The largest organ of your body
  12. AED
  13. Medical term for high blood pressure
  14. Medical device for a slow heart
  15. listen to heart
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  1. ICD
  2. Chest Pain
  3. Hardening of the arteries
  4. surgical puncture to remove fluid
  5. relating to heart muscle
  6. Electrocardiogram
  7. Cardiac
  8. rupture
  9. These are the two main organs used for breathing
  10. Discharge

25 Clues: ICD • AED • Cardiac • rupture • Discharge • Chest Pain • Largest artery • fatty substance • listen to heart • Nothing by mouth • Electrocardiogram • Coronary care unit • blood pressure cuff • Dyspnea on exertion • Many different types • relating to heart muscle • Hardening of the arteries • Abnormally rapid heart rate • condition, process or method • emitting of reflecting light • ...

CARDIOVASCULAR UNIT 2014-02-07

CARDIOVASCULAR UNIT crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lower part of heart
  2. types, O A B AB
  3. group of heart cells in the atria, adjusts heart to meet oxygen needs
  4. Center, sympathetic innervation of the periphery causing vasoconstriction – Relaxation (vasodilatation) due to inhibition (or withdraw) of the VMC
  5. blood cells, Helps fights disease, produced in bone marrow, larger than but not as many as red blood cells, live longer-months or years
  6. a cardiovascular diseased cause by the buildup of fatty material in the arteries
  7. Liquid part of blood, caries nutrients, waste, and chemical messengers
  8. upper part of heart
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  1. hollow muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body
  2. carry blood away from heart
  3. a one way door which doesn't allow blood to back flow-V shaped-
  4. narrow blood vessels that are one cell thick so nutrients, oxygen and waster can diffuse through, connects arteries and veins
  5. system blood heart blood vessels
  6. carry blood to the heart
  7. a cardiovascular disease contributed with high blood-pressure
  8. located in the carotid arch and the aortic arch of the heart. Baroreceptors tell whether the pressure is increased or decreased in the system and sends signals to the brain.
  9. blood cells, picks up oxygen from lungs and carry it to body cells, produced on bone marrow, contain hemoglobin- iron-containing protein that helps red blood cells carry oxygen, pick up waste from blood cells and carries it away, no nuclei live about 120 days
  10. Acceleratory Center, sympathetic innervation of the heart causing increase in heart rate and contraction
  11. Alternating expansion and relaxation of artery walls

19 Clues: types, O A B AB • lower part of heart • upper part of heart • carry blood to the heart • carry blood away from heart • system blood heart blood vessels • Alternating expansion and relaxation of artery walls • hollow muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body • a cardiovascular disease contributed with high blood-pressure • ...

Human heart 2020-02-26

Human heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name an exercise that would make your heart beat fast beginning with r?
  2. How much exercise should you get each day for a healthy heart in minutes?
  3. What is your heart rate called when you are sitting down, beginning with r?
  4. Name the bottom left chamber of the heart
  5. Name the top right chamber of the heart
  6. What colour is your blood?
  7. What does BPM stand for?
  8. Name the top left chamber of the heart
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  1. From where does your blood get oxygen?
  2. Name the bottom right chamber of the heart
  3. How many chambers are there in the heart?
  4. Name the wall of muscle separating the two sides of the heart
  5. What saint's day of the year is associated with hearts?
  6. Where in your body can you find a pulse?

14 Clues: What does BPM stand for? • What colour is your blood? • From where does your blood get oxygen? • Name the top left chamber of the heart • Name the top right chamber of the heart • Where in your body can you find a pulse? • How many chambers are there in the heart? • Name the bottom left chamber of the heart • Name the bottom right chamber of the heart • ...

The Heart 2020-04-29

The Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ventricle, responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to tissues all over the body
  2. the internal cavity is divided into how many chambers?
  3. main artery that carries blood away from your heart to the rest of your body
  4. carries oxygenated blood from heart to the body
  5. cava, large vein that carries deoxygenated blood to the right atrium
  6. carry blood away from the body and exchange nutrients waste and oxygen with tissues at the cellular level.
  7. atruim, receives deoxygenated blood from systemic veins
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  1. middle layer of the heart
  2. one of the small branches of an artery especially one that connects with capillaries
  3. atruim, receives oxygenated blood from pulmonary veins
  4. system, the system that circulates blood and lymph through the body consisting of the heart blood vessels blood lymph and the lymphatic vessels and glands.
  5. carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart
  6. the inner layer of the heart
  7. a four-chambered muscular organ, shaped and sized roughly like a man's closed fist
  8. The outer layer of the heart wall

15 Clues: middle layer of the heart • the inner layer of the heart • The outer layer of the heart wall • carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart • carries oxygenated blood from heart to the body • atruim, receives oxygenated blood from pulmonary veins • the internal cavity is divided into how many chambers? • atruim, receives deoxygenated blood from systemic veins • ...

Heart Anatomy 2022-02-06

Heart Anatomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. collects deoxygenated blood
  2. carries blood back to heart from lungs
  3. valve that prevents back flow into left ventricle
  4. pumps oxygenated blood into body
  5. largest vein; drains blood into right atrium
  6. collects oxygenated blood
  7. valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
  8. pumps deoxygenated blood into lungs
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  1. carries blood away from heart to lungs
  2. largest artery; delivers oxygenated blood to body
  3. valve that prevents back flow into right ventricle
  4. circuit to and from body to deliver oxygen
  5. circuit to and from lungs to collect oxygen
  6. valve between right atrium and right ventricle

14 Clues: collects oxygenated blood • collects deoxygenated blood • pumps oxygenated blood into body • pumps deoxygenated blood into lungs • carries blood away from heart to lungs • carries blood back to heart from lungs • circuit to and from body to deliver oxygen • circuit to and from lungs to collect oxygen • largest vein; drains blood into right atrium • ...

Heart Month 2022-02-09

Heart Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. blood vessels that bring blood back to the heart
  2. fatty substance causing heart disease
  3. machine that picks up heart's electrical signals
  4. part of the body in which heart is located
  5. carries blood to the lung
  6. pumping chambers of the heart
  7. test conducted on a treadmill
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  1. 24 Hour monitor
  2. Medical Term for "Passing Out"
  3. collecting chamber of the heart
  4. carries blood to the body
  5. doctor who examines the heart
  6. organ that pumps blood
  7. blood vessels leaving the heart

14 Clues: 24 Hour monitor • organ that pumps blood • carries blood to the body • carries blood to the lung • doctor who examines the heart • pumping chambers of the heart • test conducted on a treadmill • Medical Term for "Passing Out" • collecting chamber of the heart • blood vessels leaving the heart • fatty substance causing heart disease • part of the body in which heart is located • ...

Human Heart 2022-01-27

Human Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Separates left and right sides of the heart
  2. Chambers that pump blood to parts of the body
  3. Blood rich in oxygen
  4. Vessels that take blood away from the heart
  5. Vessel that carries blood to all parts of the body
  6. Initiates heart beat
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  1. Ensures unidirectional flow of blood
  2. Double walled membrane of the heart
  3. Blood rich in carbon dioxide
  4. Brings blood from the lungs to the heart
  5. Brings blood to the right auricles
  6. Vessels that bring blood towards the heart
  7. Circulation between heart and body parts
  8. Muscles of the heart

14 Clues: Blood rich in oxygen • Muscles of the heart • Initiates heart beat • Blood rich in carbon dioxide • Brings blood to the right auricles • Double walled membrane of the heart • Ensures unidirectional flow of blood • Brings blood from the lungs to the heart • Circulation between heart and body parts • Vessels that bring blood towards the heart • ...

Heart Valves 2022-02-14

Heart Valves crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Main actor in the opening and closing of the semilunar valves
  2. Semilunar valves control blood into____ vessels
  3. The papillary muscles are a type of ____
  4. The ____ skeleton provides structural support of the heart valves
  5. The semilunar valve located between the left ventricle and a particular great vessel
  6. Site of the most common valve disorders
  7. Phase of cardiac cycle when papillary muscles are contracted
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  1. Backflow of blood into atria
  2. Action of the papillary muscles upon ventricular contraction
  3. The tissue that covers / lines the heart valves
  4. State of the chordae tendineae during diastole
  5. Muscle that is part of the subvalvular apparatus
  6. Narrowing
  7. Heart valves prevent blood from flowing ____

14 Clues: Narrowing • Backflow of blood into atria • Site of the most common valve disorders • The papillary muscles are a type of ____ • Heart valves prevent blood from flowing ____ • State of the chordae tendineae during diastole • Semilunar valves control blood into____ vessels • The tissue that covers / lines the heart valves • Muscle that is part of the subvalvular apparatus • ...

Berlin Heart 2022-04-26

Berlin Heart crossword puzzle
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  1. Emergency equipment used in case of pump failure
  2. How often the berlin should be checked and charted
  3. __________ Assist Device
  4. An underfilled pump can lead to an incomplete filling/ejection, which presents as a _______
  5. VAD coordinator to contact in case of emergency
  6. A Berlin heart is a _________ pump
  7. Tool used to inspect the underside of the pump
  8. Number of minutes of battery life
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  1. Continuous anticoagulation checked via unfractionated heparin level
  2. Driver that controls pressure, rate, and fill
  3. A malleable membrane that separates the blood side from the air side
  4. Stringy white deposits that cling to the sides of the pump
  5. Continuous anticoagulation checked via hepzyme PTT level
  6. Deep red deposit that clings to the sides of the pump

14 Clues: __________ Assist Device • Number of minutes of battery life • A Berlin heart is a _________ pump • Driver that controls pressure, rate, and fill • Tool used to inspect the underside of the pump • VAD coordinator to contact in case of emergency • Emergency equipment used in case of pump failure • How often the berlin should be checked and charted • ...

Berlin Heart 2022-04-26

Berlin Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Emergency equipment used in case of pump failure
  2. How often the berlin should be checked and charted
  3. __________ Assist Device
  4. An underfilled pump can lead to an incomplete filling/ejection, which presents as a _______
  5. VAD coordinator to contact in case of emergency
  6. A Berlin heart is a _________ pump, powered by air
  7. Tool used to inspect the underside of the pump
  8. Number of minutes of battery life
Down
  1. Continuous anticoagulation checked via unfractionated heparin level
  2. Driver that controls pressure, rate, and fill
  3. A malleable membrane that separates the blood side from the air side
  4. Stringy white deposits that cling to the sides of the pump
  5. Continuous anticoagulation checked via hepzyme PTT level
  6. Deep red deposit that clings to the sides of the pump

14 Clues: __________ Assist Device • Number of minutes of battery life • Driver that controls pressure, rate, and fill • Tool used to inspect the underside of the pump • VAD coordinator to contact in case of emergency • Emergency equipment used in case of pump failure • How often the berlin should be checked and charted • A Berlin heart is a _________ pump, powered by air • ...

Heart Failure 2014-02-05

Heart Failure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cardiac workload ,Slow the progression of heart failure. You would place the PT in high fowler's position with ______ legs.
  2. Hyperthyroidism, infection, anemia or pregnancy are all caused of what type of HF
  3. Where fluid will back up in left sided heart failure
  4. The most common impaired myocardial contraction cause of heart failure
  5. To improve cardiac function and control fluid retention
  6. SOB is a clinical manifestation of what type of HF
Down
  1. The most common Increased cardiac workload cause of heart failure
  2. S/S: SOB, tachypnea, crackles if LV is affected, distended neck veins, liver enlargement , anorexia and nausea if RV is affected are what type of Ventricular HF
  3. JVD is a clinical manifestation of what type of HF
  4. Molecular marker that is unequivocally associated with CHF
  5. Decrease muscle ability to contract or pump resulting in inability to move blood forward is a cause of what type of Ventricular HF
  6. This drug is an Atrial nateuretic peptide hormone given for CHF based on BNP level
  7. Best indicator of water retention
  8. Where fluid will back up in right sided heart failure

14 Clues: Best indicator of water retention • JVD is a clinical manifestation of what type of HF • SOB is a clinical manifestation of what type of HF • Where fluid will back up in left sided heart failure • Where fluid will back up in right sided heart failure • To improve cardiac function and control fluid retention • ...

The Heart 2016-05-04

The Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. brings oxygen poor blood into the heart from the body
  2. sends oxygen rich blood to the body
  3. separates the right atrium and right ventricle
  4. separates the left atrium and left ventricle
  5. keeps blood moving in a forward direction
Down
  1. upper chambers of the heart
  2. sends oxygen poor blood to the lungs
  3. waste product of cells
  4. blood vessel that has valves
  5. brings oxygen rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium
  6. sends blood away from the heart
  7. strongest ventricle in the heart
  8. smallest blood vessels
  9. lower chambers of the heart

14 Clues: waste product of cells • smallest blood vessels • upper chambers of the heart • lower chambers of the heart • blood vessel that has valves • sends blood away from the heart • strongest ventricle in the heart • sends oxygen rich blood to the body • sends oxygen poor blood to the lungs • keeps blood moving in a forward direction • separates the left atrium and left ventricle • ...

Heart Failure 2024-02-28

Heart Failure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In systolic HF the chambers are thin and_____
  2. Vein distention Elevated neck veins
  3. Decrease in GFR is evidenced by a decrease in ____.
  4. Diagnostic of heart failure
  5. Compensation
  6. Will measure pulmonary and atrial wedge pressure
  7. Stop or it can progress to hypertension and Heart failure
Down
  1. Three pillows please
  2. _____of the fingers is a sign of heart failure
  3. pressure in the L. ventricle at end of diastole
  4. Heart cannot pump
  5. Stiff and thick chambers
  6. You hear evidence of pleural effusion
  7. Causes retention of H2O

14 Clues: Compensation • Heart cannot pump • Three pillows please • Causes retention of H2O • Stiff and thick chambers • Diagnostic of heart failure • Vein distention Elevated neck veins • You hear evidence of pleural effusion • In systolic HF the chambers are thin and_____ • _____of the fingers is a sign of heart failure • pressure in the L. ventricle at end of diastole • ...

Heart Health 2025-02-12

Heart Health crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ________ benefits the heart
  2. Managing _______ pressure can help avoid heart disease
  3. The heart begins beating ______ weeks after conception
  4. Approximately 2,300 Americans die from ____________ disease every day
  5. High __________ level is a risk factor for heart disease
  6. __________ fats are a healthy fat
  7. This occurs when the heart malfunctions and the heart stops beating
Down
  1. Eat healthy and maintain a healthy _________ to
  2. Dark Chocolate is rich in _____________
  3. ________ Juice is considered a heart healthy drink
  4. The most important key to heart health is....
  5. Your body uses about 9 cups of this to transport nutrients and keep skin moist
  6. When blood flow is blocked from the heart
  7. __________ is the strongest muscle in the body

14 Clues: ________ benefits the heart • __________ fats are a healthy fat • Dark Chocolate is rich in _____________ • When blood flow is blocked from the heart • The most important key to heart health is.... • __________ is the strongest muscle in the body • Eat healthy and maintain a healthy _________ to • ________ Juice is considered a heart healthy drink • ...

Cardiorespiratory System 2018-02-09

Cardiorespiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the smallest of blood vessels that form a network between veins and arteries
  2. oxygenated blood travels from the lungs to the heart using this blood vessel
  3. another name for warm blooded, meaning these animals burn more calories to regulate body temperature
  4. oxygenated blood leaves the heart by way of this large artery
  5. primary organ of the respiratory system
  6. Organ whose sole responsibility is to pump blood
  7. vein that brings deoxygenated blood from the upper half of your body back to the heart
  8. Makes up about 55% of our blood and mainly consists of water
  9. process our mitochondria perform to make ATP
  10. chamber of the heart that first receives oxygenated blood as it returns from the lungs
  11. Vein wall can be described as this when compared to an artery
  12. Blood cells that protect our body against foreign materials
  13. protein responsible for helping red blood cells transport oxygen
  14. colorless, cell fragments that help with blood clotting
  15. responsible for bringing blood from the rest of your body back to your heart
  16. Something your blood must do so you don’t bleed out when you have a small scrape or scratch
Down
  1. ATP is made from this and glucose
  2. large flat muscle in the middle or our body that helps our lungs inhale and exhale
  3. airway composed of cartilage rings, that stretches from the larynx to the bronchioles of the lungs
  4. vein that brings deoxygenated blood from the lower half of your body back to the heart
  5. System that consist of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
  6. System that consist of the heart, blood, and blood vessels
  7. another name for cold blooded, meaning these animals don’t need to work as hard to regulate body temperature
  8. deoxygenated blood leaves the heart by this to go to the lungs
  9. chamber of the heart that first receives deoxygenated blood
  10. chamber of the heart responsible for pushing deoxygenated blood out of the heart and into the pulmonary artery
  11. System that consist of the lungs and airways
  12. responsible for taking blood away from your heart to the rest of your body
  13. chamber of the heart responsible for pushing oxygenated blood out of the heart and into the aorta
  14. Artery wall can be described as this when compared to a vein
  15. Shape of healthy red blood cells, this shape allows them to carry oxygen
  16. Blood cells that make up about 45% of our blood and carry oxygen

32 Clues: ATP is made from this and glucose • primary organ of the respiratory system • System that consist of the lungs and airways • process our mitochondria perform to make ATP • Organ whose sole responsibility is to pump blood • colorless, cell fragments that help with blood clotting • System that consist of the heart, blood, and blood vessels • ...

Cardiorespiratory System 2022-03-23

Cardiorespiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. chamber of the heart that first receives oxygenated blood as it returns from the lungs
  2. System that consist of the lungs and airways
  3. Makes up about 55% of our blood and mainly consists of water
  4. the smallest of blood vessels that form a network between veins and arteries
  5. vein that brings deoxygenated blood from the lower half of your body back to the heart
  6. primary organ of the respiratory system
  7. Something your blood must do so you don’t bleed out when you have a small scrape or scratch
  8. chamber of the heart that first receives deoxygenated blood
  9. chamber of the heart responsible for pushing oxygenated blood out of the heart and into the aorta
  10. another name for warm blooded, meaning these animals burn more calories to regulate body temperature
  11. colorless, cell fragments that help with blood clotting
  12. process our mitochondria perform to make ATP
  13. large flat muscle in the middle or our body that helps our lungs inhale and exhale
  14. Blood cells that make up about 45% of our blood and carry oxygen
  15. oxygenated blood leaves the heart by way of this large artery
  16. protein responsible for helping red blood cells transport oxygen
Down
  1. System that consist of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
  2. oxygenated blood travels from the lungs to the heart using this blood vessel
  3. airway composed of cartilage rings, that stretches from the larynx to the bronchioles of the lungs
  4. deoxygenated blood leaves the heart by this to go to the lungs
  5. Vein wall can be described as this when compared to an artery
  6. Shape of healthy red blood cells, this shape allows them to carry oxygen
  7. System that consist of the heart, blood, and blood vessels
  8. vein that brings deoxygenated blood from the upper half of your body back to the heart
  9. another name for cold blooded, meaning these animals don’t need to work as hard to regulate body temperature
  10. Blood cells that protect our body against foreign materials
  11. Artery wall can be described as this when compared to a vein
  12. responsible for bringing blood from the rest of your body back to your heart
  13. responsible for taking blood away from your heart to the rest of your body
  14. ATP is made from this and glucose
  15. Organ whose sole responsibility is to pump blood
  16. chamber of the heart responsible for pushing deoxygenated blood out of the heart and into the pulmonary artery

32 Clues: ATP is made from this and glucose • primary organ of the respiratory system • System that consist of the lungs and airways • process our mitochondria perform to make ATP • Organ whose sole responsibility is to pump blood • colorless, cell fragments that help with blood clotting • System that consist of the heart, blood, and blood vessels • ...

Therapeutic Agents of the Cardio. Vocab. 2024-01-03

Therapeutic Agents of the Cardio. Vocab. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. secreted by adrenal gland to regulate salt and water.
  2. genetic coding for high LDL.
  3. double layer sac that surrounds the heart.
  4. inner lining of the heart.
  5. lower chambers of the heart.
  6. enlargement of an artery due to weakening wall.
  7. largest vein in the body.
  8. blood clot in vessel.
  9. mini stroke.
  10. prevent blood clots
  11. used for treatment of high cholesterol.
  12. tube to keep vessel open.
  13. Good cholesterol
  14. smallest vessels that allow gas exchange.
  15. low BP due to standing suddenly.
  16. liquid to solid
  17. entry chambers of heart.
  18. carry blood back to the heart.
  19. medication to break up blood clots.
  20. muscular layer of the heart.
  21. death of brain cells due to lack of 02 by obstructed or ruptured arteries.
  22. occurs in the absence of any evident cause.
  23. aka hypercholesterolemia.
  24. released in response to low sodium levels.
  25. causes vasoconstriction and increased blood pressure
  26. largest artery in the body.
  27. primarily lowers triglycerides.
  28. results from identifiable causes.
Down
  1. material that travels in blood stream and can obstruct a blood vessel.
  2. vitamin B-niacin
  3. set of conditions.
  4. major form of body stored fat.
  5. a coagulating enzyme.
  6. low blood pressure
  7. accelerates a reaction.
  8. thickening and hardening of arterial walls.
  9. treats angina
  10. inner layer of the pericardium.
  11. heart contraction.
  12. period of cardiac relaxation
  13. blood vessel widening.
  14. carry blood away from the heart.
  15. irregular heart beats.
  16. fast heart rate, above 100 bpm.
  17. only artery that carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
  18. Bad cholesterol.
  19. vessels directly on the heart that provide it with oxygen
  20. chest pain
  21. thickening and hardening due to fat deposits.
  22. narrowing blood vessel.
  23. amount of blood circulated in a minute.
  24. used to treat hyperlipidemia.
  25. pressure within arteries.
  26. heart that cannot keep up with demand.
  27. enzyme that binds and breaks down LDLR.
  28. heart tissue death due to lack of oxygen.
  29. high blood pressure

57 Clues: chest pain • mini stroke. • treats angina • liquid to solid • vitamin B-niacin • Bad cholesterol. • Good cholesterol • set of conditions. • low blood pressure • heart contraction. • prevent blood clots • high blood pressure • a coagulating enzyme. • blood clot in vessel. • blood vessel widening. • irregular heart beats. • accelerates a reaction. • narrowing blood vessel. • entry chambers of heart. • ...

Cardiovascular System Crossword 2024-05-25

Cardiovascular System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thin outer layer that covers the heart and has pericardial fluid
  2. turbulent blood flow causes these sounds
  3. carries blood from the heart to the body
  4. leads pacemaker activity and has the fastest action potentials per minute (two words, no space)
  5. vessels carrying blood from the heart that branch into capillaries
  6. formed by grouped specialized cells that perform pacemaker activity in the heart
  7. oxygen-poor blood flows here from the right atrium and gets pumped into the pulmonary artery (two words, no space)
  8. without this, blood squeezed by contracted skeletal muscle would flow both away and towards the heart (two words, no space)
  9. a mechanism where the capillary walls only allow plasma to flow through (two words, no space)
  10. last place in the current flow sequence through the heart wall (two words, no space)
  11. type of circulation where oxygenated blood is pumped from left chambers to tissues of the body
  12. thin inner lining of each heart chamber
  13. oxygenated blood flows here from the right and left pulmonary veins (two words, no space)
  14. heart relaxes in this period of the cardiac cycle
Down
  1. depolarization of ventricles is shown in this part of the ECG record (two words, no space)
  2. abnormally high blood pressure
  3. mechanoreceptors that sense and respond to changes in average pulse pressure and arterial pressure
  4. type of circulation where oxygen-poor is pumped from right chambers to the lungs to absorb oxygen
  5. happens when the net pressure, influencing bulk flow, is positive
  6. end-diastolic volume minus end-systolic volume (two words, no space)
  7. the smallest blood vessels
  8. type of cell that makes up majority of cardiac muscle cells
  9. one of the four heart valves
  10. large vessels that serves as a reservoir for oxygen-poor blood and returns it to the heart
  11. expressed by the pressure gradient divided by the resistance to flow (two words, no space)
  12. middle cardiac muscle layer of the heart wall
  13. ability of the heart muscle to generate electrical activity through spontaneous action potentials
  14. heart contracts in this period of the cardiac cycle
  15. materials independently move down concentration gradients

29 Clues: the smallest blood vessels • one of the four heart valves • abnormally high blood pressure • thin inner lining of each heart chamber • turbulent blood flow causes these sounds • carries blood from the heart to the body • middle cardiac muscle layer of the heart wall • heart relaxes in this period of the cardiac cycle • heart contracts in this period of the cardiac cycle • ...

Medical Terminology Chapter 5 Part 1 2025-10-22

Medical Terminology Chapter 5 Part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. disease of the heart muscle that reduces its ability to pump blood
  2. abnormally slow heart rate
  3. hardening and narrowing of arteries due to plaque buildup
  4. catheterization procedure where a catheter is inserted into the heart to examine it or perform a procedure
  5. sudden blockage of a blood vessel by a clot or foreign material
  6. medication that reduces the workload of the heart and slows heart rate
  7. chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart
  8. record of the electrical activity of the heart
  9. localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery
  10. surgical removal of plaque from the carotid artery to restore blood flow to the brain
  11. abnormal heart rhythm
  12. object such as a blood clot or air bubble that travels through the bloodstream and causes a blockage
  13. that increases urine secretion to reduce fluid buildup in the body
  14. inhibitor medication that blocks the action of the enzyme that causes blood vessels to contract, used to treat hypertension and heart failure
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  1. dyscrasia any disease or disorder of the blood
  2. use of electrical shock to restore the heart’s normal rhythm
  3. surgical removal of plaque buildup from the interior of an artery
  4. fatty substance in the blood that can contribute to plaque buildup in arteries
  5. condition where veins cannot pump enough blood back to the heart
  6. medication that slows or prevents blood clot formation
  7. arrest sudden stopping of the heart’s function
  8. anemia condition where the bone marrow fails to produce enough blood cells
  9. surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel, especially a coronary artery
  10. narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries caused by atherosclerosis
  11. fibrillation irregular and often rapid heart rhythm originating in the atria
  12. blockage of a coronary artery by a blood clot
  13. inflammation of the inner lining of the heart and its valves
  14. external defibrillator device used to restart the heart by delivering an electric shock
  15. condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin
  16. fatty deposit within the wall of an artery

30 Clues: abnormal heart rhythm • abnormally slow heart rate • fatty deposit within the wall of an artery • blockage of a coronary artery by a blood clot • dyscrasia any disease or disorder of the blood • arrest sudden stopping of the heart’s function • record of the electrical activity of the heart • chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart • ...

The Cardiovascular System 2013-12-24

The Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. masses (foreign bodies, blood clots, piece of tumor) that break off and cause occlusion of an artery
  2. inflammation of heart tissue
  3. defect of the heart muscle
  4. contraction of the heart muscle
  5. inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves of the heart
  6. substance that delays or prevents coagulation of blood
  7. paroxysmal chest pain
  8. period of cardiac muscle relaxation
Down
  1. inflammation of an artery
  2. enlargement of the heart
  3. a group of diseases characterized by hardening of the arteries
  4. increased blood pressure
  5. area in the chest between the lungs
  6. bluish appearance of the skin and mucous membrane that usually indicates reduced hemoglobin levels in the blood
  7. abnormally slow heart beat below 60 BPM
  8. the absence of heartbeat
  9. hardening of a body part
  10. rapid heartbeat over 100 BPM
  11. compression of a part by pressure or a collection of fluid

19 Clues: paroxysmal chest pain • enlargement of the heart • increased blood pressure • the absence of heartbeat • hardening of a body part • inflammation of an artery • defect of the heart muscle • inflammation of heart tissue • rapid heartbeat over 100 BPM • contraction of the heart muscle • area in the chest between the lungs • period of cardiac muscle relaxation • ...

Circulatory system 2024-03-22

Circulatory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an eating plan to support heart health
  2. valve connecting right atrium and right ventricle is called ...
  3. condition if you lack hematocrit
  4. red blood cells
  5. what is the gas that blood delivers to organs
  6. high blood pressure for a long time is called ...
  7. measuring unit of blood pressure is millimeters of ...
  8. state when the heart contracts to push the blood out
  9. protective outer layer of a heart
Down
  1. a circulatory system is also called ... system
  2. very small arteries (arterioles) and veins (venules) in one word
  3. thrombocytes are also called ...
  4. upper heart chambers are called
  5. thin, muscular tubes that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
  6. 55% of blood is ...
  7. a layer of muscular tissue that divides heart walls into left and right sides
  8. circulatory system provides ... to the organs and tissues
  9. how many chambers does human heart have?
  10. blood loss usually causes ... blood pressure

19 Clues: red blood cells • 55% of blood is ... • upper heart chambers are called • thrombocytes are also called ... • condition if you lack hematocrit • protective outer layer of a heart • an eating plan to support heart health • how many chambers does human heart have? • blood loss usually causes ... blood pressure • what is the gas that blood delivers to organs • ...

The Heart 2020-03-28

The Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The left atrioventricular valve (between the left atrium and left ventricle)
  2. The primary function of the heart is to act as a ...
  3. A heart rate of < 60 bpm
  4. A tracing of the electrical signal of the heart
  5. A syndrome characterised by long limbs and aortic dilatation/dissection
  6. When all organs are mirrored
  7. The larger ventricle
  8. The right atrioventricular valve (between the right atrium and right ventricle)
Down
  1. When an individuals heart points to the right
  2. An ultrasound of the heart (Hint: what Beth does)
  3. A type of cardiomyopathy characterised by thick myocardium
  4. The type of blood that flows though the right heart and to the lungs
  5. A shunt between the left atrium and right atrium
  6. The part of the ECG that reflects ventricular contraction

14 Clues: The larger ventricle • A heart rate of < 60 bpm • When all organs are mirrored • When an individuals heart points to the right • A tracing of the electrical signal of the heart • A shunt between the left atrium and right atrium • An ultrasound of the heart (Hint: what Beth does) • The primary function of the heart is to act as a ... • ...

The Heart 2020-03-28

The Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The left atrioventricular valve (between the left atrium and left ventricle)
  2. The primary function of the heart is to act as a ...
  3. A heart rate of < 60 bpm
  4. A tracing of the electrical signal of the heart
  5. A syndrome characterised by long limbs and aortic dilatation/dissection
  6. When all organs are mirrored
  7. The larger ventricle
  8. The right atrioventricular valve (between the right atrium and right ventricle)
Down
  1. When an individuals heart points to the right
  2. An ultrasound of the heart (Hint: what Beth does)
  3. A type of cardiomyopathy characterised by thick myocardium
  4. The type of blood that flows though the right heart and to the lungs
  5. A shunt between the left atrium and right atrium
  6. The part of the ECG that reflects ventricular contraction

14 Clues: The larger ventricle • A heart rate of < 60 bpm • When all organs are mirrored • When an individuals heart points to the right • A tracing of the electrical signal of the heart • A shunt between the left atrium and right atrium • An ultrasound of the heart (Hint: what Beth does) • The primary function of the heart is to act as a ... • ...

The Heart 2020-04-29

The Heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ventricle, responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to tissues all over the body
  2. the internal cavity is divided into how many chambers?
  3. main artery that carries blood away from your heart to the rest of your body
  4. carries oxygenated blood from heart to the body
  5. cava, large vein that carries deoxygenated blood to the right atrium
  6. carry blood away from the body and exchange nutrients waste and oxygen with tissues at the cellular level.
  7. atruim, receives deoxygenated blood from systemic veins
Down
  1. middle layer of the heart
  2. one of the small branches of an artery especially one that connects with capillaries
  3. atruim, receives oxygenated blood from pulmonary veins
  4. system, the system that circulates blood and lymph through the body consisting of the heart blood vessels blood lymph and the lymphatic vessels and glands.
  5. carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart
  6. the inner layer of the heart
  7. a four-chambered muscular organ, shaped and sized roughly like a man's closed fist
  8. The outer layer of the heart wall

15 Clues: middle layer of the heart • the inner layer of the heart • The outer layer of the heart wall • carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart • carries oxygenated blood from heart to the body • atruim, receives oxygenated blood from pulmonary veins • the internal cavity is divided into how many chambers? • atruim, receives deoxygenated blood from systemic veins • ...

your heart 2021-11-01

your heart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cell pieces that form clots
  2. the transport of blood back and forth between the heart and lungs
  3. the flow of blood between the heart and everything but the lungs
  4. study of the heart
  5. upper chamber of the heart
  6. lower chamber of the heart
  7. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
Down
  1. what arteries branch off into
  2. slippery membrane that covers the heart
  3. these transport oxygen to other cells of the body
  4. these carry blood from capillary networks to veins
  5. a straw colored liquid
  6. what arterioles branch off into
  7. blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart

14 Clues: study of the heart • a straw colored liquid • upper chamber of the heart • lower chamber of the heart • cell pieces that form clots • what arteries branch off into • what arterioles branch off into • slippery membrane that covers the heart • blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart • these transport oxygen to other cells of the body • ...

Heart failure 2025-02-28

Heart failure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (Shortness of Breath) - A common clinical symptom in DCM.
  2. - A common symptom of DCM.
  3. - A clinical manifestation often seen in DCM.
  4. - A diagnostic tool used in DCM
  5. - Referring to the enlargement of the heart chambers in DCM.
  6. - A risk factor for DCM.
Down
  1. Blockers - Medications used in managing DCM.
  2. Failure - A common manifestation of DCM.
  3. Ventricle - The chamber that is most affected in DCM.
  4. - Myocardial infarction can sometimes lead to DCM.
  5. Inhibitors - A common class of medications used in the treatment of DCM.
  6. - A hormone often elevated in heart failure, including DCM.
  7. - The condition itself, often related to DCM.
  8. - A treatment option for heart conditions related to DCM.

14 Clues: - A risk factor for DCM. • - A common symptom of DCM. • - A diagnostic tool used in DCM • Failure - A common manifestation of DCM. • Blockers - Medications used in managing DCM. • - A clinical manifestation often seen in DCM. • - The condition itself, often related to DCM. • - Myocardial infarction can sometimes lead to DCM. • ...

Heart & CVS 2025-07-11

Heart & CVS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Relaxation Phase where the heart muscles relax
  2. Carry oxygenated blood only
  3. Carry blood from the heart to tissues
  4. Lower chamber of heart
  5. __________ are site of gas and nutrient exchange
Down
  1. help fight infections (write in short form)
  2. long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated
  3. Middle layer of heart
  4. Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (write in short form)
  5. The natural ____________ of the heart is called the SA node (sinoatrial node), located in the right atrium
  6. Blood Pressure = cardiac Output * __________ (write in short form)
  7. Return blood to the heart from tissues
  8. are located inside the veins that prevent backflow of blood
  9. Medicines that help body get rid of extra salt and water through urine
  10. Upper chamber of heart

15 Clues: Middle layer of heart • Lower chamber of heart • Upper chamber of heart • Carry oxygenated blood only • Carry blood from the heart to tissues • Return blood to the heart from tissues • help fight infections (write in short form) • Relaxation Phase where the heart muscles relax • __________ are site of gas and nutrient exchange • ...

Transportation 2020-08-14

Transportation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pumping organ of circulation.
  2. carried oxygen & carbon dioxide by.
  3. immunity cells in blood.
  4. number of chambers in the heart.
  5. carried by RBC.
  6. blood collected from lungs to distribute.
  7. heart shape.
  8. lower chambers called.
Down
  1. location of the heart in the chest.
  2. upper chambers called.
  3. blood which collected from body to heart.
  4. fluid connective tissue.
  5. heart size.
  6. oxygenated blood.
  7. Deoxygenated blood.
  8. transportation of food,O2,CO2&nitrogenous wastes.

16 Clues: heart size. • heart shape. • carried by RBC. • oxygenated blood. • Deoxygenated blood. • upper chambers called. • lower chambers called. • fluid connective tissue. • immunity cells in blood. • pumping organ of circulation. • number of chambers in the heart. • location of the heart in the chest. • carried oxygen & carbon dioxide by. • blood which collected from body to heart. • ...

J2 CVICU: Let's Talk RV Function 2025-01-22

J2 CVICU: Let's Talk RV Function crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Low oxygen levels that can result from heart failure.
  2. Related to lung circulation; involves right ventricle.
  3. This can refer to the narrowing of vessels leading to failure.
  4. Swelling caused by fluid retention, often in the legs.
  5. The organ affected in right ventricular failure.
  6. Accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity, often seen in right-sided heart failure.
  7. Refers to blood being pumped; reduced in ventricular failure.
  8. Pertaining to the heart; related to ventricular function.
  9. Refers to neck veins that may become distended in heart failure.
  10. Common symptom; patients may feel extreme tiredness.
Down
  1. Irregular heartbeat that may occur in heart conditions.
  2. State when the heart can no longer maintain adequate circulation.
  3. Medications used to improve heart contractility in heart failure.
  4. Test used to evaluate heart activity.
  5. An abnormal heart sound that can indicate problems.

15 Clues: Test used to evaluate heart activity. • The organ affected in right ventricular failure. • An abnormal heart sound that can indicate problems. • Common symptom; patients may feel extreme tiredness. • Low oxygen levels that can result from heart failure. • Related to lung circulation; involves right ventricle. • Swelling caused by fluid retention, often in the legs. • ...

Lexis Vargas Unit 4 2018-04-15

Lexis Vargas Unit 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. at rest
  2. electrocardiogram
  3. ultrasound test that shows pictures of the heart structure
  4. heart and blood vessels are connected to work the body
  5. delivery of oxygen rick blood to the body
  6. the head opening of the aorta receiving blood to the heart from the right arm
  7. covers surfaces and lines cavities
  8. middle layer of the artery
  9. contracting
  10. low blood pressure, ventricles relax, bottom number when taking BP
  11. high BP, ventricles contract, top number when taking BP
  12. higher than normal heart rate
Down
  1. space where blood flows in artery
  2. sinoatrial node
  3. _____ blood cells pass through the lungs
  4. movement of blood between lungs and heart
  5. muscular wall of the heart
  6. the wall that separates the left side from the right side of the heart
  7. atrioventricular node
  8. relaxing
  9. blood pressure above normal rate
  10. x-ray and dyes to look at the blood flow through blood vessels
  11. procedure to open partially blocked blood vessels with a "ballon"

23 Clues: at rest • relaxing • contracting • sinoatrial node • electrocardiogram • atrioventricular node • muscular wall of the heart • middle layer of the artery • higher than normal heart rate • blood pressure above normal rate • space where blood flows in artery • covers surfaces and lines cavities • _____ blood cells pass through the lungs • movement of blood between lungs and heart • ...

Cardiovascular system 2020-03-23

Cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. do not resuscitate
  2. congestive heart failure
  3. prefix meaning outside of
  4. a machine that records the electrical activity of the heart
  5. prefix meaning slow
  6. tissue used to connect, support, or surround other tissues and organs
  7. high blood pressure
  8. irregular heartbeat disease
  9. blood pressure measuring tool
  10. coronary artery disease
  11. X-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing (stenosis) or aneurysms
  12. prefix meaning inner
  13. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
Down
  1. dilated and bulging veins, often found in legs
  2. disease where plaque buildup narrows the coronary arteries, and causes the heart to receive less oxygen and nutrients
  3. tubes that carry blood away from the heart
  4. tool used to listen to heartbeat
  5. protective tissue covering the whole body
  6. most important organ in the circulatory system
  7. cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  8. suffix meaning hardening
  9. prefix meaning fast
  10. beats per minute
  11. automated external defibrillator
  12. infarction commonly referred to as a heart attack

25 Clues: beats per minute • do not resuscitate • prefix meaning slow • prefix meaning fast • high blood pressure • prefix meaning inner • coronary artery disease • congestive heart failure • suffix meaning hardening • prefix meaning outside of • irregular heartbeat disease • cardiopulmonary resuscitation • blood pressure measuring tool • tool used to listen to heartbeat • ...

Ch. 7.8 Circulatory System 2021-12-07

Ch. 7.8 Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ventricular contraction
  2. two lower chambers of the heart
  3. red blood cells produced in red marrow
  4. valve between right ventricle and pulmonary artery
  5. abnormal heartbeats
  6. receives the blood and returns it to the body
  7. located between the left atrium and left ventricle
  8. white blood cells
  9. carry blood away from the heart
  10. smooth layer of cells,line the inside of the heart
  11. also called platelets
  12. receives blood and carries it to the lungs for oxygen
Down
  1. largest artery in the body
  2. carry blood to the heart
  3. muscular middle layer
  4. the wall that separates the left and right sides of the heart
  5. "the transportation system of the body"
  6. needed for clotting,90% of water
  7. receives blood from the left atrium and pumps to the aorta
  8. valve between the right atrium and right ventricle
  9. composed of heme and globin
  10. double-layered membrane on the outside of the heart
  11. the hearts brief period of rest
  12. two upper chambers of the heart

24 Clues: white blood cells • abnormal heartbeats • muscular middle layer • also called platelets • ventricular contraction • carry blood to the heart • largest artery in the body • composed of heme and globin • two lower chambers of the heart • carry blood away from the heart • the hearts brief period of rest • two upper chambers of the heart • needed for clotting,90% of water • ...

Cardio, med. term. review 2022-03-01

Cardio, med. term. review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. abbreviation for hypertension
  2. abbreviation for the condition where there is a hole in the septum separating the upper chambers of the heart
  3. inflammation of the heart muscle
  4. recording of a blood vessel
  5. abbreviation for the open-heart surgery for clogged coronary arteries
  6. chest pain
  7. blood vessel tumor
  8. abnormal hardening of fatty plaque
  9. disease/disorder of the ventricle
  10. an instrument used to measure oxygen
  11. a weakening in the wall of an artery, resulting in a localized widening of the artery
Down
  1. inflammation of a vein
  2. disease/disorder of the heart muscle
  3. recording of the heart using sound waves
  4. fat in the blood
  5. a beat that originates from outside the SA node
  6. a localized area of necrotic tissue
  7. rupture of an artery
  8. coronary artery disease
  9. the natural pacemaker of the heart is the _____ node
  10. literally means "little vein"
  11. without contraction of the heart (flat-line)
  12. clot
  13. root for vein

24 Clues: clot • chest pain • root for vein • fat in the blood • blood vessel tumor • rupture of an artery • inflammation of a vein • coronary artery disease • recording of a blood vessel • abbreviation for hypertension • literally means "little vein" • inflammation of the heart muscle • disease/disorder of the ventricle • abnormal hardening of fatty plaque • a localized area of necrotic tissue • ...

30 - Body Systems: Cardiovascular & Respiratory 2025-04-29

30 - Body Systems: Cardiovascular & Respiratory crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Smallest vessels where 02 and C02 are exchanged
  2. The organ that is responsible for respiration
  3. Tiny air tubes bunched together resembling broccoli
  4. Conditions of the heart that can cause illness or death
  5. Moved through the cardiovascular system to our body
  6. Part of blood that contains nutrients, platelets, hormones, etc...
  7. An activity that can raise your risk for heart disease
  8. Moved through the cardiovascular system to our cells
  9. Muscle that moves down to bring air into lungs
  10. A condition that can raise your risk for heart disease
  11. The organ responsible for pumping blood
  12. Gas inhaled to lungs & exchanged into blood in alveoli
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  1. Relating to vessels that carry blood
  2. The basic units of life
  3. Problem the heart can experience when failing
  4. Protein in red blood cells used to carry oxygen
  5. Means Heart
  6. The balance & stability that our body maintains
  7. To inhale and exhale oxygen rich air
  8. A disease that can raise your risk for heart problems

20 Clues: Means Heart • The basic units of life • Relating to vessels that carry blood • To inhale and exhale oxygen rich air • The organ responsible for pumping blood • Problem the heart can experience when failing • The organ that is responsible for respiration • Muscle that moves down to bring air into lungs • Smallest vessels where 02 and C02 are exchanged • ...

Cardiopulmonary 2022-03-14

Cardiopulmonary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Incision into the chest
  2. Condition of heart enlargement
  3. Condition of no rhythm
  4. difficulty breathing
  5. Condition of slow heart
  6. Inflamation of the heart muscle
  7. Structure surrounding the heart
  8. recording of electricity of the heart
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  1. condition of low oxygen
  2. Condition of fast heart
  3. Pertaining to the chest
  4. Inflammation of the throat
  5. Pertaining to the heart and lungs
  6. Lack of breathing
  7. Condition of excessive tension

15 Clues: Lack of breathing • Condition of no rhythm • condition of low oxygen • Incision into the chest • Condition of fast heart • Pertaining to the chest • Condition of slow heart • Inflammation of the throat • difficulty breathing • Condition of heart enlargement • Condition of excessive tension • Inflamation of the heart muscle • Structure surrounding the heart • ...

Chapter 11-Cardiovascular System 2023-11-14

Chapter 11-Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. abnormal heart rhythm.
  2. Largest vein in the body.
  3. Abnormal swishing sound
  4. Relaxation phase of the heartbeat.
  5. Lower tip of the heart.
  6. slow heart beat
  7. Smallest type of blood vessel.
  8. One of two upper chambers of the heart.
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  1. Contraction phase of the heartbeat.
  2. fast heart beat
  3. Largest artery in the body.
  4. Small vein.
  5. Muscular middle layer of the heart.
  6. Small artery.
  7. Beat of the heart

15 Clues: Small vein. • Small artery. • fast heart beat • slow heart beat • Beat of the heart • abnormal heart rhythm. • Abnormal swishing sound • Lower tip of the heart. • Largest vein in the body. • Largest artery in the body. • Smallest type of blood vessel. • Relaxation phase of the heartbeat. • Contraction phase of the heartbeat. • Muscular middle layer of the heart. • ...

Circulatory System Puzzle 2022-03-25

Circulatory System Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. allows blood to flow from the left ventricle to the aorta and prevents blood from flowing backward
  2. returns deoxygenated blood from the myocardium to the right atrium
  3. receiving rooms for the blood
  4. Receives blood returning to the heart from the superior and inferior vena cava
  5. a hollow part or cavity in an organ.
  6. the membrane that surrounds the heart
  7. the left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins.
  8. the main artery of the body
  9. allows blood to return from the capillary beds to drain into the larger blood vessels, the veins.
Down
  1. a rhythmically recurrent contraction
  2. a serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart.
  3. the triangular wall of cardiac tissue that separates the left and right ventricles
  4. fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
  5. a rhythmically recurrent expansion
  6. the muscular tissue of the heart
  7. the thin, smooth membrane which lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
  8. A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart from tissues and organs in the body
  9. protects the heart
  10. the body cavity that holds the heart
  11. These strong, muscular blood vessels carry oxygen-rich blood from your heart to your body

20 Clues: protects the heart • the main artery of the body • receiving rooms for the blood • the muscular tissue of the heart • a rhythmically recurrent expansion • a rhythmically recurrent contraction • the body cavity that holds the heart • a hollow part or cavity in an organ. • the membrane that surrounds the heart • ...

Cardiovascular 2024-08-23

Cardiovascular crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the thick muscular layer of the heart
  2. This diagnostic exam provides information about the heart's electrical conduction system
  3. This ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs
  4. This is the medical term for chest pain
  5. A palpable vibration that feels like the purring of a cat
  6. This valve separates the right ventricle from the pulmonary artery
  7. This heart sound is caused by the closing of the semilunar valves
  8. Period of time that the heart ventricles contract
  9. This valve separates the left ventricle from the aorta
  10. Use this side of your stethoscope to hear low pitched sounds
Down
  1. This is known as your "good" cholesterol
  2. This heart murmur configuration starts soft and gets louder
  3. This type of murmur is congenital and sends blood through an abnormal hole in the heart
  4. This is where the blood enters the heart from the upper and lower parts of the body
  5. This valve separates the right atrium from the right ventricle
  6. This landmark is located at the third intercostal space, left of the sternal border
  7. Also known as the pacemaker of the heart
  8. This is the name of the valve that separates the left atrium from left ventricle
  9. This is known as your "bad" cholesterol
  10. Period of time that the heart muscle relaxes
  11. This heart sound is caused by the closing of the atrioventricular valves

21 Clues: This is known as your "bad" cholesterol • This is the medical term for chest pain • This is known as your "good" cholesterol • Also known as the pacemaker of the heart • Period of time that the heart muscle relaxes • This is the thick muscular layer of the heart • Period of time that the heart ventricles contract • This ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs • ...

Cardiovascular System 2024-12-02

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Prefix meaning "inner"
  2. A buildup of fat in the arteries, a common cause of coronary artery disease
  3. Suffix meaning surgical puncture to remove fluid
  4. Distal branches of the artery
  5. Suffix referring to the process of freeing or destroying
  6. When the heart stops beating entirely
  7. A device that delivers electrical impulses to the heart through wires
  8. Carry thick blood away from the heart
  9. Prefix meaning muscle
  10. Abbreviation of "shortness of breath"
  11. Abbreviation of "cardiopulmonary resuscitation"
  12. Prefix meaning "outer"
  13. The center of the cardiovascular system, supplying blood to the rest of the organs in the body
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  1. Swollen and dilated veins
  2. A procedure using ultrasound to inspect the heart and surrounding vessels
  3. Blood vessels with thin walls that allow for the exchange of CO2, O2, and nutrients
  4. A procedure using X-ray reactive dye injected into the blood vessels to detect narrowing or aneurysm.
  5. The largest artery in the body
  6. Abbreviation of sodium
  7. Abbreviation of "hypertension", referring to high blood pressure
  8. Otherwise known as a heart attack
  9. "Leads" are attached to a patient's chest to monitor the electrical activity of the heart
  10. A disorder in which the arteries surrounding the heart begin to narrow
  11. A portable ECG device that is worn over a few days to record long-term heart activity

24 Clues: Prefix meaning muscle • Prefix meaning "inner" • Abbreviation of sodium • Prefix meaning "outer" • Swollen and dilated veins • Distal branches of the artery • The largest artery in the body • Otherwise known as a heart attack • When the heart stops beating entirely • Carry thick blood away from the heart • Abbreviation of "shortness of breath" • ...

Cardiac 2025-10-23

Cardiac crossword puzzle
Across
  1. → Drug for ACS
  2. → Backward flow through valve
  3. → Elevated ST segment
  4. → Rapid ventricular rate
  5. → Conducting fibers in ventricles
  6. Pathophysiology
  7. → Failure of left ventricle
  8. → Life-threatening ventricular rhythm
  9. → Heart attack
  10. → Drug for pulmonary oedema
  11. → Heart block at AV node
  12. → Failure of right ventricle
  13. → Fibrous skeleton of heart
  14. → Widened QRS
  15. → Pre-excitation syndrome
  16. → Life-threatening torsades
  17. → Irregularly irregular rhythm
  18. → Defibrillator shock type
  19. → Rapid fluid to improve BP
  20. → Vessel affected in STEMI
  21. → Low potassium ECG sign
  22. → Drug for bradycardia
  23. → Middle muscular layer
  24. → Slow heart rate
  25. → Inner lining of heart
  26. → Shock with low BP and poor perfusion
Down
  1. → No discernible P wave
  2. → Heart rate for narrow complex tachycardia
  3. → Outer layer of heart
  4. → Mechanical CPR device
  5. → First drug in VF
  6. → Sawtooth atrial waves
  7. → Irregular heartbeat
  8. → Narrowing of valve
  9. → Coronary artery on right side
  10. → Emergency airway adjunct
  11. → Depressed ST segment
  12. → High potassium ECG sign
  13. → Coronary artery supplying LV anterior wall
  14. → Chest pain from ischemia
  15. → Main coronary artery on left side
  16. → Heart pacemaker node
  17. → Electrical shock with rhythm but no pulse
  18. → Volume ejected per beat
  19. → Coronary artery supplying inferior wall
  20. → Targeted oxygen therapy
  21. → Antiarrhythmic for VT
  22. → Inverted T wave
  23. → Fluid around heart
  24. → Mechanical complication post-MI
  25. → AV node delay allows ___ filling

51 Clues: → Widened QRS • → Drug for ACS • → Heart attack • Pathophysiology • → Inverted T wave • → Slow heart rate • → First drug in VF • → Narrowing of valve • → Fluid around heart • → Elevated ST segment • → Irregular heartbeat • → Outer layer of heart • → Depressed ST segment • → Heart pacemaker node • → Drug for bradycardia • → No discernible P wave • → Mechanical CPR device • → Sawtooth atrial waves • ...

Cardiovascular System 2025-11-07

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Abbreviation for a measure of force exerted by blood against walls of the arteries circulating throughout the body
  2. Medical imaging using xrays
  3. Blood flow to the brain is interrupted
  4. Medical Test that records heart activity over time
  5. Prefix; Under
  6. Soft Tissue that contracts to produce movement
  7. Abbreviation for a small cluster of special heart muscle cells found in the right atrium
  8. Special tissue found in the brain that transmits signals
  9. The heart cant pump blood effectively to meet bodily needs
  10. Abbreviation for a condition where the heart muscle cant pump blood efficiently throughout the body
  11. Abbreviation for a measurement of the number of beats that occur in one minute
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  1. Procedure taking small samples of blood from a patient to look at lab samples
  2. Not enough insulin produced
  3. Suffix; Cell
  4. Blood flow to the heart muscle is blocked
  5. Center of Intellectual and nervous activity
  6. A pair of organs in the chest that supplies oxygen
  7. Abbreviation for a large vein carrying deoxygenated blood to the heart
  8. Prefix; Stomach
  9. Medical imaging technique using a strong magnetic field and radio waves to look at detailed images of the body
  10. Pumps blood through the body
  11. Suffix; State or condition
  12. Prefix; Absence of quality or state; not
  13. Condition where the heart beats irregular
  14. Medical test that records electrical activity of the heart using electrodes

25 Clues: Suffix; Cell • Prefix; Under • Prefix; Stomach • Suffix; State or condition • Not enough insulin produced • Medical imaging using xrays • Pumps blood through the body • Blood flow to the brain is interrupted • Prefix; Absence of quality or state; not • Blood flow to the heart muscle is blocked • Condition where the heart beats irregular • ...

Cardio system 2025-12-02

Cardio system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  2. Suffix meaning process of recording
  3. innermost layer of the heart
  4. The abbreviation for as needed
  5. the outer layer of the epicardium
  6. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
  7. This abbreviation means that the patient is in stable condition
  8. The abbreviation for not breathing enough or having a shortness
  9. The muscular layer of the heart that allows for blood to be pumped
  10. A disorder where there is narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart
  11. The abbreviation for having abnormally high blood pressure
  12. The double layer sac that protects the heart
  13. prefix meaning fast
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  1. The test that can measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage
  2. an ultrasound test that is able to look at blood going through blood vessels.
  3. Another word for a heart attack
  4. A test that uses x ray dye and a catheter.
  5. The abbreviation for a serious symptom that should have immediate concern
  6. Outer layer of the heart
  7. Suffix meaning enlarged
  8. prefix meaning two
  9. The medical term for a blood pressure cuff used to measure blood pressure
  10. Hardening of the arteries caused by fat, like cholesterol, building up on the walls of the arteries
  11. Another word for high blood pressure
  12. combining word meaning vessel

25 Clues: prefix meaning two • prefix meaning fast • Suffix meaning enlarged • Outer layer of the heart • innermost layer of the heart • combining word meaning vessel • The abbreviation for as needed • Another word for a heart attack • the outer layer of the epicardium • Suffix meaning process of recording • Another word for high blood pressure • A test that uses x ray dye and a catheter. • ...

The Circulatory System 2023-11-07

The Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fluid that blood is made up of
  2. complex protein
  3. valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
  4. smooth layer of cells that lines the inside of blood vessels
  5. red blood cells
  6. white blood cells
  7. thickest and muscular middle layer
  8. carry blood away from the heart
  9. lower chamber of the heart
  10. blood vessel that connects arterioles with venules
  11. a brief period of rest
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  1. a period of ventricular contraction
  2. double-layered membrane that covers the outside of the heart
  3. fragments or pieces of cells
  4. blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
  5. valve between the left ventricle and aorta
  6. upper chamber of the heart
  7. tissue that flows through the circulatory system
  8. muscular wall that separates the heart

19 Clues: complex protein • red blood cells • white blood cells • a brief period of rest • upper chamber of the heart • lower chamber of the heart • fragments or pieces of cells • fluid that blood is made up of • carry blood away from the heart • thickest and muscular middle layer • a period of ventricular contraction • muscular wall that separates the heart • ...

The Heart Crossword 2018-03-07

The Heart Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A vessel that brings blood away from the heart
  2. Something you are born with
  3. Pectoris Heart pain
  4. The pressure when your heart is contracting
  5. Fatty substance
  6. Upper chamber of the heart
  7. High blood pressure
  8. Wall that seperates the chambers of the heart
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  1. The main artery of the heart that brings blood from the lower to upper changer
  2. Lower chamber of the heart
  3. A vessel that brings blood back to the heart
  4. The pressure when your heart is at rest
  5. An instrument used to measure blood pressure
  6. Hardening of the blood vessel
  7. A baby with "bluish" skin due to lack of oxygen

15 Clues: Fatty substance • Pectoris Heart pain • High blood pressure • Lower chamber of the heart • Upper chamber of the heart • Something you are born with • Hardening of the blood vessel • The pressure when your heart is at rest • The pressure when your heart is contracting • A vessel that brings blood back to the heart • An instrument used to measure blood pressure • ...

Circulatory System 2021-10-19

Circulatory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. High blood pressure
  2. Carry blood to the heart
  3. The main part of the circulatory system
  4. carry blood away from the heart
  5. The top compartments / rooms of the heart
  6. Have a person remain __ when they have a heart attack
  7. Blood ______ - amount of blood against valves
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  1. you should do this to have a healthy heart
  2. Control blood flow
  3. Carries blood throughout the heart
  4. When a vessel is completely blocked
  5. How fast or slow you heart is beating
  6. The lower compartments/rooms of the heart
  7. Blood stops flowing to part of the brain
  8. Use this method when someone has a stroke

15 Clues: Control blood flow • High blood pressure • Carry blood to the heart • carry blood away from the heart • Carries blood throughout the heart • When a vessel is completely blocked • How fast or slow you heart is beating • The main part of the circulatory system • Blood stops flowing to part of the brain • The lower compartments/rooms of the heart • ...

cardiovascular system 2023-06-25

cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Partition or wall dividing a cavity
  2. Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries.
  3. Relaxation phase of the heartbeat.
  4. Small vein
  5. Inner lining of the heart.
  6. Largest artery in the body.
  7. Record of the electrical activity of the heart.
  8. Smallest type of blood vessel.
Down
  1. Contraction phase of the heartbeat.
  2. Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart.
  3. Muscular middle layer of the heart.
  4. One of two lower chambers of the heart.
  5. Lower tip of the heart.
  6. Abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves
  7. One of two upper chambers of the heart.

15 Clues: Small vein • Lower tip of the heart. • Inner lining of the heart. • Largest artery in the body. • Smallest type of blood vessel. • Relaxation phase of the heartbeat. • Partition or wall dividing a cavity • Contraction phase of the heartbeat. • Muscular middle layer of the heart. • One of two lower chambers of the heart. • One of two upper chambers of the heart. • ...

Cardiovascular System 2025-05-06

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large vein that returns blood to heart
  2. lower chambers of the heart
  3. protects red blood cells
  4. blood vessel from arterioles to venules
  5. clots blood
  6. muscular layer of the heart wall
  7. red disk made that carries oxygen
  8. fluid filled sac that protects the heart
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  1. carries oxygen rich blood from lungs to heart
  2. largest artery in the human body
  3. upper chambers of the heart
  4. blood vessel that carries low oxygen blood to heart
  5. smooth membrane that lines inside of heart chambers
  6. carries oxygen poor blood from heart to lungs
  7. blood vessel that carries high oxygen blood to the body

15 Clues: clots blood • protects red blood cells • upper chambers of the heart • lower chambers of the heart • largest artery in the human body • muscular layer of the heart wall • red disk made that carries oxygen • large vein that returns blood to heart • blood vessel from arterioles to venules • fluid filled sac that protects the heart • carries oxygen rich blood from lungs to heart • ...

Medical Terminology Chapter 5 Part 1 2025-10-22

Medical Terminology Chapter 5 Part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. disease of the heart muscle that reduces its ability to pump blood
  2. abnormally slow heart rate
  3. hardening and narrowing of arteries due to plaque buildup
  4. catheterization procedure where a catheter is inserted into the heart to examine it or perform a procedure
  5. sudden blockage of a blood vessel by a clot or foreign material
  6. medication that reduces the workload of the heart and slows heart rate
  7. chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart
  8. record of the electrical activity of the heart
  9. localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery
  10. surgical removal of plaque from the carotid artery to restore blood flow to the brain
  11. abnormal heart rhythm
  12. object such as a blood clot or air bubble that travels through the bloodstream and causes a blockage
  13. inflammation of the inner lining of the heart and its valves
  14. that increases urine secretion to reduce fluid buildup in the body
  15. inhibitor medication that blocks the action of the enzyme that causes blood vessels to contract, used to treat hypertension and heart failure
  16. arrest sudden stopping of the heart’s function
Down
  1. any disease or disorder of the blood
  2. use of electrical shock to restore the heart’s normal rhythm
  3. surgical removal of plaque buildup from the interior of an artery
  4. condition where veins cannot pump enough blood back to the heart
  5. medication that slows or prevents blood clot formation
  6. anemia condition where the bone marrow fails to produce enough blood cells
  7. surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel, especially a coronary artery
  8. narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries caused by atherosclerosis
  9. fibrillation irregular and often rapid heart rhythm originating in the atria
  10. blockage of a coronary artery by a blood clot
  11. external defibrillator device used to restart the heart by delivering an electric shock
  12. condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin
  13. fatty substance in the blood that can contribute to plaque buildup in arteries
  14. fatty deposit within the wall of an artery

30 Clues: abnormal heart rhythm • abnormally slow heart rate • any disease or disorder of the blood • fatty deposit within the wall of an artery • blockage of a coronary artery by a blood clot • record of the electrical activity of the heart • arrest sudden stopping of the heart’s function • chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart • ...

Unit 5 Lab 2020-11-18

Unit 5 Lab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. heart failure is a condition in which the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle, causing reduced blood flow.
  2. arrest is a complete stopping of the heart.
  3. ventricle the thickest of the heart's chambers and is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to tissues all over the body
  4. is a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon.
  5. dilated vein
  6. diabetes mellitus
  7. to measure blood pressure
  8. lung
  9. records the electrical activity of the heart and this test helps check heart rhythm and may diagnose other heart issues.
  10. test uses ultrasound to look at blood going through blood vessels to determine if they are narrowed or have a clot
  11. electricity
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  1. artery carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs
  2. meaning heart
  3. is a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed.
  4. is used to inject the dye into the vessels surrounding the heart.
  5. ventricle opposite of the left ventricle
  6. X-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing (stenosis) or aneurysms
  7. one who studies
  8. do not save or resuscitate
  9. hard of breathing, slow.. Shallow breaths
  10. echocardiogram
  11. pressure, is better known as high blood pressure.
  12. vein transfer oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
  13. dyspnea on exertion
  14. the main artery of the body

25 Clues: lung • electricity • dilated vein • meaning heart • echocardiogram • one who studies • diabetes mellitus • dyspnea on exertion • to measure blood pressure • do not save or resuscitate • the main artery of the body • ventricle opposite of the left ventricle • hard of breathing, slow.. Shallow breaths • arrest is a complete stopping of the heart. • ...

Cardiovascular System Crossword 2023-11-01

Cardiovascular System Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A tool used to listen to the heart and lungs
  2. The wall between the left and right atrium
  3. An ___________ records the electrical signal from the heart
  4. The thin layer that lines each chamber of the heart
  5. An abbreviation meaning Electrocardiogram
  6. A disease where your heart does not pump enough blood for your body
  7. Inflammation of the pericardium
  8. An abbreviation meaning Blood Pressure
  9. A prefix meaning lung
  10. A prefix meaning on or upon
  11. The middle muscular layer of the heart that contracts to pump blood
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  1. The outer layer of the heart
  2. The __________ septum is between the left and right ventricles
  3. A prefix meaning inner or within
  4. An abbreviation meaning Chest x-ray
  5. A prefix meaning heart
  6. _________ Disease occurs when your heart valves have been damaged by rheumatic fever
  7. A 3D scan of the body using radiation
  8. An image taken of the inside of the chest using radiation
  9. an ultrasound used to look at the heart and the nearby blood vessels
  10. An abbreviation meaning Coronary Artery Disease
  11. _________ disease is caused when narrowed blood vessels prevent blood from flowing to the limbs
  12. is caused when a blood vessel that takes blood and nutrients to the brain is clogged or damaged
  13. An abbreviation meaning Cardiovascular Disease
  14. A prefix meaning muscle

25 Clues: A prefix meaning lung • A prefix meaning heart • A prefix meaning muscle • A prefix meaning on or upon • The outer layer of the heart • Inflammation of the pericardium • A prefix meaning inner or within • An abbreviation meaning Chest x-ray • A 3D scan of the body using radiation • An abbreviation meaning Blood Pressure • An abbreviation meaning Electrocardiogram • ...

Heartbreaker 2023-06-22

Heartbreaker crossword puzzle
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  1. Largest artery, carries blood to the branching arteries to the rest of the body
  2. Lower chamber of the heart
  3. Inner layer of the heart lining the chambers
  4. Middle muscular layer of the heart
  5. carry blood into the heart from the lower part of the body
  6. Carry blood toward the heart
  7. Valve leading to the Aorta
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  1. Valve between the right atrium and ventricle
  2. carry blood into the heart from the upper part of the body
  3. Upper chamber of the heart
  4. Sac like membrane surrounding the heart
  5. is Muscular organ that pumps blood around the body
  6. Valve leading to the pulmonary arteries
  7. Valve between the left atrium and ventricle
  8. Carry blood away from the heart

15 Clues: Upper chamber of the heart • Lower chamber of the heart • Valve leading to the Aorta • Carry blood toward the heart • Carry blood away from the heart • Middle muscular layer of the heart • Sac like membrane surrounding the heart • Valve leading to the pulmonary arteries • Valve between the left atrium and ventricle • Valve between the right atrium and ventricle • ...

Cardiovascular System 2023-09-20

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. Tiny blood vessels that connect arteries and veins
  2. test A test that measures the heart's response to physical exertion, often using exercise or medications, to assess its overall function and identify any potential problems.
  3. The muscular organ responsible for pumping blood throughout the body
  4. Coronary artery disease.
  5. Denoting to fatty deposits
  6. Referring to the heart
  7. Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to various parts of the body
  8. A test that records the electrical activity of the heart, helping to detect abnormal rhythms or other cardiac abnormalities.
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  1. Blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart from different parts of the body
  2. Referring to a cell
  3. Myocardial infarction (heart attack).
  4. A test that uses sound waves to create images of the heart, allowing doctors to evaluate its structure and function.
  5. Hypertension (high blood pressure).
  6. catheterization A procedure where a thin tube is inserted into a blood vessel and guided to the heart to collect diagnostic information, measure pressures, or perform interventions.
  7. Relating to fatty deposits
  8. ultrasound A test that uses sound waves to evaluate blood flow through the arteries and veins, helping to identify blockages or abnormalities.
  9. A fluid connective tissue that carries oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and other substances throughout the body
  10. Relating to blood vessels
  11. Electrocardiogram.
  12. Congestive heart failure.

20 Clues: Electrocardiogram. • Referring to a cell • Referring to the heart • Coronary artery disease. • Relating to blood vessels • Congestive heart failure. • Relating to fatty deposits • Denoting to fatty deposits • Hypertension (high blood pressure). • Myocardial infarction (heart attack). • Tiny blood vessels that connect arteries and veins • ...

Cardiovascular 2024-05-27

Cardiovascular crossword puzzle
Across
  1. body system composed of the heart, blood, and blood vessels
  2. bring blood flow back to the heart
  3. thin layer of tissue lining the interior of each heart chamber
  4. Cardiac cycle of relaxation and filling
  5. small diameter vessels derived from arteries that supply blood to organs
  6. the nerve that supplies the parasympathetic nervous system
  7. Node that is faster than the faster SA node at 70 A.P/min
  8. node specialized pacemaker cells in the right atrium near the superior vena cava
  9. discovers heart valve disease when performed
  10. Neurotransmittersused by the parasympathetic nervous system
  11. type of valve that does not fully open
  12. Abnormal heart sounds
  13. Mechanoreceptors sensitive to changes in both mean arterial pressure and pulse pressure
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  1. blood vessels that connect arteries to veins
  2. Type of tissue that separates the atria from ventricles
  3. Substances moving independently down their concentration gradient
  4. pores that allow the flow of plasma
  5. without these valves skeletal muscles would squeeze blood away and towards the heart
  6. The rhythmic electrical generated by the heart
  7. where prostaglandins are produced
  8. Cardiac cycle of contraction and emptying
  9. allows for vasodilation of the coronary vessels
  10. Heart rate and stroke volume
  11. Chambers on the left pumps oxygen-rich blood
  12. Which vein has a high oxygen concentration in the blood
  13. Number of values in the heart

26 Clues: Abnormal heart sounds • Heart rate and stroke volume • Number of values in the heart • where prostaglandins are produced • bring blood flow back to the heart • pores that allow the flow of plasma • type of valve that does not fully open • Cardiac cycle of relaxation and filling • Cardiac cycle of contraction and emptying • blood vessels that connect arteries to veins • ...

Cardio - Respiratory System 2024-12-18

Cardio - Respiratory System crossword puzzle
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  1. Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
  2. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  3. The blood vessel type that has valves
  4. Protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen
  5. A small structure in the brainstem that controls breathing
  6. The process of breathing air in
  7. The windpipe, part of the respiratory system
  8. The respiratory system’s main muscle for breathing
  9. The tube connecting the throat to the lungs
  10. A component of blood that helps with clotting
  11. The main organ of the cardiovascular system
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  1. The number of chambers in the human heart
  2. The type of circulation that carries blood to the lungs
  3. A respiratory condition that narrows the airways
  4. The type of blood pressure measured during heart contraction
  5. Cava The largest vein in the human body
  6. The main artery that carries oxygenated blood from the heart
  7. The network of blood vessels that supply the heart muscle
  8. The thick wall that separates the left and right sides of the heart
  9. A condition caused by blocked coronary arteries
  10. Small air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange takes place
  11. The upper chambers of the heart
  12. Smallest blood vessels where gas exchange occurs
  13. The tiny hair-like structures in the airways that move mucus
  14. The name for the voice box
  15. Dioxide The waste gas exhaled from the lungs

26 Clues: The name for the voice box • The process of breathing air in • The upper chambers of the heart • The blood vessel type that has valves • Cava The largest vein in the human body • The number of chambers in the human heart • The tube connecting the throat to the lungs • The main organ of the cardiovascular system • The windpipe, part of the respiratory system • ...

Medical Terminology 2025-12-10

Medical Terminology crossword puzzle
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  1. Blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
  2. Arch: The curve of the aorta that distributes blood to the upper body.
  3. A prefix indicating below normal or deficient.
  4. Heart Failure A condition where the heart cannot pump effectively.
  5. Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart.
  6. A test that measures the heart's electrical activity.
  7. Arrest: A sudden cessation of heart function.
  8. Abnormally high blood pressure.
  9. A prefix meaning within or inside.
  10. Microscopic blood vessels where gas exchange occurs.
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  1. Abbreviation for premature ventricular contraction, an irregular heartbeat.
  2. A technique to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs using contrast media.
  3. An abnormal bulge in a blood vessel wall.
  4. Monitor: A portable device that records the heart's activity over 24-48 hours.
  5. A suffix often used in medical terms to denote a relationship.
  6. Artery Diseases: Conditions affecting the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle.
  7. A suffix indicating a tumor or mass.
  8. Abbreviation for chest pain, a common symptom of heart issues.
  9. Catheterization: A procedure to diagnose and treat heart conditions using a thin tube.
  10. Abbreviation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, an emergency procedure to save lives.
  11. Abbreviation for hypertension, or high blood pressure.
  12. A prefix meaning against or opposite.
  13. The central organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
  14. An ultrasound test that visualizes heart structure and function.
  15. Abbreviation for electrocardiogram, a test that records the heart's electrical signals.

25 Clues: Abnormally high blood pressure. • A prefix meaning within or inside. • A suffix indicating a tumor or mass. • A prefix meaning against or opposite. • An abnormal bulge in a blood vessel wall. • Arrest: A sudden cessation of heart function. • A prefix indicating below normal or deficient. • Microscopic blood vessels where gas exchange occurs. • ...

Heart and Flow of Blood 2023-06-28

Heart and Flow of Blood crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bottom right chamber of the heart
  2. bottom left chamber of the heart
  3. valve between the left atrium and ventricle
  4. large vein going to the heart
  5. largest artery leading from the heart
  6. top right chamber of the heart
  7. the color of de-oxygenated blood
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  1. blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
  2. a term for veins leading from the lungs
  3. organ that pumps all the blood through the body
  4. the color of oxygenated blood
  5. smallest veins that carry blood
  6. top left chamber of the heart
  7. blood vessel carrying blood to the heart
  8. valve between the right atrium and ventricle

15 Clues: the color of oxygenated blood • top left chamber of the heart • large vein going to the heart • top right chamber of the heart • smallest veins that carry blood • bottom left chamber of the heart • the color of de-oxygenated blood • bottom right chamber of the heart • largest artery leading from the heart • a term for veins leading from the lungs • ...

The Heart Crossword 2018-03-08

The Heart Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Upper chamber of the heart
  2. A baby with "bluish" skin due to lack of oxygen
  3. Wall that seperates the chambers of the heart
  4. Pectoris Heart pain
  5. The pressure when your heart is contracting
  6. Lower chamber of the heart
  7. A vessel that brings blood away from the heart
  8. Fatty substance
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  1. High blood pressure
  2. An instrument used to measure blood pressure
  3. Hardening of the blood vessel
  4. The pressure when your heart is at rest
  5. A vessel that brings blood back to the heart
  6. The main artery of the heart that brings blood from the lower to upper changer
  7. Something you are born with

15 Clues: Fatty substance • High blood pressure • Pectoris Heart pain • Upper chamber of the heart • Lower chamber of the heart • Something you are born with • Hardening of the blood vessel • The pressure when your heart is at rest • The pressure when your heart is contracting • An instrument used to measure blood pressure • A vessel that brings blood back to the heart • ...

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE 2016-11-21

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE crossword puzzle
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  1. Secreted by the kidney's in response to raise blood pressure
  2. The pressure in the aorta that MUST be overcome in order for blood to eject from the left ventricle.
  3. The degree to which the fibers in the myocardial stretch prior to contraction.
  4. Aldosterone antagonist potassium-sparing diuretic that blood aldosterone effects on the heart.
  5. What class of medications relieve symptoms of HF by reducing preload and decreasing the workload of the heart?
  6. Cardiac ________ occurs when the heart can no longer handle work load.
  7. Heart's response to pump enough blood to the body.
  8. Side of the heart that is affected when blood backs into extremities
  9. ______ Inotropic agents are drugs that increase the heart's contractility.
  10. Which condition can cause damage to nerves and blood vessels overtime, weakening the heart?
  11. Which side of the heart is affected when blood backs into the lungs?
  12. Failure of what organ is closely associated with chronic HTN, CAD, and Diabetes?
  13. Substance secreted from the heart that detects whether an MI was present.
  14. HF medication used to decrease fluid volume, causing an increase in urination.
  15. In heart failure, what part of the heart weakens causing blood to not properly eject to the rest of the body?
  16. Difficulty breathing when laying down
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  1. ______ Inotropic agents are drugs that decrease the heart's contractility
  2. Which chronic condition overworks the heart resulting in a greater risk of heart failure?
  3. Most common loop diuretic used to remove fluid from the body.
  4. difficulty breathing
  5. Which edema makes the patient feel as if he is suffocating and increased anxiety?
  6. Ultrasound that shows the heart's movement, structure and function
  7. Cardiac _______ occurs when the myocardium becomes weakened and the heart can not pump blood effectively.
  8. What electrolyte should HF patient's restrict?
  9. Pituitary gland releases this hormone in response to low blood volume.
  10. The strength of the contraction of the heart.
  11. Renin causes this to be produced in order for blood pressure to rise
  12. The _____ effect occurs when there is a change in the heart's contractility
  13. Primary drug (inhibitors) used for high risk HF patients that decrease blood pressure and blood volume.
  14. ACE Inhibitors do what to the veins in order to decrease pulmonary congestion and peripheral edema?

30 Clues: difficulty breathing • Difficulty breathing when laying down • The strength of the contraction of the heart. • What electrolyte should HF patient's restrict? • Heart's response to pump enough blood to the body. • Secreted by the kidney's in response to raise blood pressure • Most common loop diuretic used to remove fluid from the body. • ...

Fish and Mammalian Circulatory Systems 2025-09-05

Fish and Mammalian Circulatory Systems crossword puzzle
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  1. Takes blood towards the heart
  2. First chamber of the heart that a deoxygenated blood cell enters in a fish heart
  3. Where caseous exchange takes place in fish
  4. Smallest blood vessel
  5. Describes blood going to the gills
  6. Number of chambers in the human heart
  7. Mammalian circulation to the rest of the body
  8. Describes the blood leaving the gills
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  1. Found in the heart and veins, but not arteries
  2. Mammalian circulation to the lungs
  3. Where gaseous exchange takes place in mammals
  4. Number of ventricles in the human heart
  5. Describes the mammalian circulatory system
  6. Takes blood away form the heart
  7. Describes the fish circulatory system
  8. Number of ventricles in the fish heart

16 Clues: Smallest blood vessel • Takes blood towards the heart • Takes blood away form the heart • Mammalian circulation to the lungs • Describes blood going to the gills • Number of chambers in the human heart • Describes the fish circulatory system • Describes the blood leaving the gills • Number of ventricles in the fish heart • Number of ventricles in the human heart • ...

Body Systems 2015-06-11

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

19 Clues: Tiny air sac in the lungs • The top chamber in the heart • Part of the digestive system • 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 • Excretes sweat as part of the excretory system • ...

Cardiovascular Crossword 2022-04-06

Cardiovascular Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small arteries
  2. narrowing
  3. Superior chambers of the heart, blood enters here
  4. faster than normal heart rate
  5. main artery leaving the heart
  6. high blood pressure
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  1. pertaining to the lungs
  2. small vein
  3. inflammation of a vein
  4. pertaining to the heart
  5. The outer covering of the heart
  6. slower than normal heart rate
  7. relating to an artery or arteries
  8. no heart activity
  9. relating to a vein or veins

15 Clues: narrowing • small vein • small arteries • no heart activity • high blood pressure • inflammation of a vein • pertaining to the lungs • pertaining to the heart • relating to a vein or veins • slower than normal heart rate • faster than normal heart rate • main artery leaving the heart • The outer covering of the heart • relating to an artery or arteries • ...

Cardiac Terms 2022-03-29

Cardiac Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. gas waste produced by the body
  2. relaxation phase of the heart
  3. blood vessels branching from aorta
  4. Contraction phase of the heart beat
  5. abnormal heart sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves
  6. largest type blood vessel
  7. inner lining of the heart
  8. smallest blood vessel
  9. Valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle
  10. Specialized muscle fibers connecting the atria with the ventricles
  11. Largest artery in the body
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  1. bllod that is oxygen poor
  2. Innermost lining of blood vessels
  3. record of the electricity flowing through the heart
  4. Small artery
  5. specialized tissue in the wall between the atria
  6. one of two upper chambers of the heart

17 Clues: Small artery • smallest blood vessel • bllod that is oxygen poor • largest type blood vessel • inner lining of the heart • Largest artery in the body • relaxation phase of the heart • gas waste produced by the body • Innermost lining of blood vessels • blood vessels branching from aorta • Contraction phase of the heart beat • one of two upper chambers of the heart • ...

Cardiovascular system 2025-04-08

Cardiovascular system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Abnormally slow heart rate
  2. The upper "receiving" chambers of the heart
  3. arrest When electrical activity stops in the heart
  4. Heartbeat sound is caused by the closing of these
  5. The pumping chambers of the heart
  6. veins Responsible for returning oxygenated blood to the left atrium
  7. arteries These supply blood to the outside of the heart
  8. Valve located between the right atrium and ventricles
  9. valve Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
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  1. Abnormally fast heart rate
  2. The great vessel that takes oxygenated blood to the entire body
  3. Tiny blood vessels where gas exchange occurs
  4. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  5. Blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart
  6. Component in blood responsible for oxygen transport
  7. The blood pressure measurement when the heart is contracting

16 Clues: Abnormally fast heart rate • Abnormally slow heart rate • The pumping chambers of the heart • The upper "receiving" chambers of the heart • Tiny blood vessels where gas exchange occurs • Blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart • Heartbeat sound is caused by the closing of these • Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart • ...

Cardiovascular System Review 2022-03-21

Cardiovascular System Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. divides the heart into two halves
  2. platelets
  3. carry blood back to the heart
  4. middle layer of the heart
  5. carry blood away from the heart
  6. liquid part of blood
  7. carry blood between arteries and veins
  8. carries oxygen to all cells and removes CO2
  9. flow of blood between the heart and cells of the body
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  1. red blood cells
  2. white blood cells
  3. flow of blood between the heart and lungs
  4. another name for cardiovascular system
  5. outside layer of heart
  6. inner layer of the heart

15 Clues: platelets • red blood cells • white blood cells • liquid part of blood • outside layer of heart • inner layer of the heart • middle layer of the heart • carry blood back to the heart • carry blood away from the heart • divides the heart into two halves • another name for cardiovascular system • carry blood between arteries and veins • flow of blood between the heart and lungs • ...

Uncompensated Congestive Heart Failure 2025-02-27

Uncompensated Congestive Heart Failure crossword puzzle
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  1. Abnormal fluid buildup in the abdomen due to heart failure
  2. Swelling due to fluid retention often seen in heart failure
  3. Difficulty breathing when lying down, common in heart failure
  4. Drugs that increase the force of heart contractions
  5. Enlargement of the heart due to chronic heart failure
  6. Shortness of breath, a common symptom of heart failure
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  1. Low sodium levels due to fluid overload in heart failure
  2. Medications that reduce heart rate and improve heart failure outcomes
  3. Increased heart rate due to compensatory mechanisms
  4. Drugs that relax blood vessels and lower blood pressure in heart failure
  5. Medications used to remove excess fluid in heart failure
  6. Abnormal lung sounds heard due to pulmonary congestion
  7. Excretion of sodium in the urine to reduce fluid overload
  8. Fluid accumulation in the lungs due to heart failure

14 Clues: Increased heart rate due to compensatory mechanisms • Drugs that increase the force of heart contractions • Fluid accumulation in the lungs due to heart failure • Enlargement of the heart due to chronic heart failure • Abnormal lung sounds heard due to pulmonary congestion • Shortness of breath, a common symptom of heart failure • ...

Chapter 8 2025-03-24

Chapter 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. __ blood goes to the left side of the heart to be
  2. High blood pressure.
  3. A muscular partition separating right and left sides of the hear
  4. The number of chambers and vlaves the heart has.
  5. ___ system that is made up of the heart and blood vessels.
  6. A type of pressure experienced in the arteries while the heart beats.
  7. Can beat by itself.
  8. A muscle that contracts when the heart beats.
  9. Protects and anchors the heart.
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  1. Takes blood away from the heart.
  2. "__ hormones": Epinephrine and norepinephrine
  3. EKG
  4. A system that transports substances too large to diffuse into blood
  5. Irregular heartbeats.
  6. Low blood pressure.
  7. to the rest of the body through the aorta.

16 Clues: EKG • Low blood pressure. • Can beat by itself. • High blood pressure. • Irregular heartbeats. • Protects and anchors the heart. • Takes blood away from the heart. • to the rest of the body through the aorta. • "__ hormones": Epinephrine and norepinephrine • A muscle that contracts when the heart beats. • The number of chambers and vlaves the heart has. • ...

Darian Naylor Unit 4 2018-04-11

Darian Naylor Unit 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. smaller branches of veins
  2. muscle tissue that is only found in one organ of the body
  3. contraction of the smooth muscle in blood vessels, retains heat
  4. inner layer of blood vessels
  5. largest artery, carries oxygenated blood
  6. muscle tissue that doesn't have any striations or disks
  7. smaller branches of arteries that go into capillaries
  8. atria is filling with blood, longest phase of cardiac cycle
  9. muscular organ for pumping blood
  10. blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  11. blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart
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  1. where gas exchange occurs
  2. circulation of deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs to get oxygenated before it goes back to the heart
  3. ultrasound test that allows for pictures of the heart
  4. shortest phase of the cardiac cycle
  5. relaxed tunica media to dissipate heat
  6. receives blood as it returns to the heart to complete the cycle
  7. layer of blood vessels that is made up of connective tissue
  8. the hearts natural pacemaker
  9. pulse taken at artery in the neck
  10. consistent high heart rate
  11. pump blood out of the body to start a new cycle

22 Clues: where gas exchange occurs • smaller branches of veins • consistent high heart rate • the hearts natural pacemaker • inner layer of blood vessels • muscular organ for pumping blood • pulse taken at artery in the neck • shortest phase of the cardiac cycle • relaxed tunica media to dissipate heat • largest artery, carries oxygenated blood • ...