heart Crossword Puzzles
Cardiovascular System 2024-10-20
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- fluid that carries nutrients, oxygen, and other substances around the body
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
- muscular layer of heart wall that contracts to pump blood
- intravenous
- hypertension
- suffix meaning process of cutting
- combining form meaning heart or crown
- combining form meaning fatty substance
- instrument used for listening to the heart or lungs
- tool used to look at the vessels
- suffix meaning inflammation
- thin inner layer of heart wall that lines each chamber
- diabetes mellitus
- portable ECG machine worn over a few days
- suffix meaning to control or place
- combining form meaning vessel
- when pericardial sac around heart is inflamed
- prefix meaning around
- disorder when arteries surrounding the heart start narrowing
- double layered sac surrounding the heart
- suffix meaning hardening
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- test using ultrasound to look at heart and vessels
- when veins are swollen or dilated
- carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
- muscle that pumps blood
- carry deoxygenated blood toward the heart
- suffix meaning chest
- machine used to measure pressure, specifically blood pressure
- outer layer of heart wall
- also known as high blood pressure
- prefix meaning slow
- prefix meaning fast
- also known as heart attack
- when the heart completely stops
- atrial fibrillation
- connect arteries and veins
36 Clues: intravenous • hypertension • diabetes mellitus • prefix meaning slow • prefix meaning fast • atrial fibrillation • suffix meaning chest • prefix meaning around • muscle that pumps blood • suffix meaning hardening • outer layer of heart wall • also known as heart attack • connect arteries and veins • suffix meaning inflammation • Coronary Artery Bypass Graft • combining form meaning vessel • ...
Cardiovascular System 2025-11-09
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- Failure / A chronic condition where the heart can't pump blood effectively.
- / A blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart.
- / Tiny blood vessels where the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste occurs.
- / An ultrasound of the heart to assess its structure and function
- / Another common abbreviation for heart attack.
- / Root word relating to the heart.
- / The pressure of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels (Abbreviation).
- / Prefix meaning fast
- / The inner lining of blood vessels and the heart.
- / An instrument used to listen to internal body sounds, especially the heart and lungs.
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- / A condition of blood, often indicating an abnormal presence (Suffix)
- / The speed of the heartbeat measured by the number of contractions per minute (Abbreviation).
- / A test that records the electrical activity of the heart.
- / The central organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
- infarction / Death of heart muscle tissue due to lack of blood supply (Heart Attack)
- / An imaging technique used to visualize blood vessels.
- / A blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
- / Prefix relating to blood vessels.
- / Abnormally high blood pressure.
- / A chronic condition where the heart can't pump blood effectively (Abbreviation)
- testing / A test that assesses how the heart performs under physical stress
- / Prefix meaning slow.
- / Narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries (Abbreviation)
23 Clues: / Prefix meaning fast • / Prefix meaning slow. • / Abnormally high blood pressure. • / Root word relating to the heart. • / Prefix relating to blood vessels. • / Another common abbreviation for heart attack. • / The inner lining of blood vessels and the heart. • / An imaging technique used to visualize blood vessels. • ...
Cardio vascular system 2021-06-26
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- Vessel returning blood from body to heart
- Another name for a myo-cardialinfarction
- Valve between right atrium and ventricle
- The name of the heart muscle
- you will find the radial pulse here
- Arteries supplying blood to the heart
- The hearts pacemaker
- One location for taking a brachial pulse
- Top reading for blood pressure
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- The largest artery leaving the heart
- anag:unrest von slave. These are in veins
- Divides the heart between right and left
- arteries taking de-oxygenated blood to lung
- veins taking oxygenated blood to the heart
- Pumping chamber of the heart
- Valve between left atrium and ventricle
- Sac surrounding and protecting the heart
- Vessel carrying blood from heart to body
- One of the nutrients found in the blood
- There are 4 of these in the heart
- Collecting chamber of the heart
21 Clues: The hearts pacemaker • Pumping chamber of the heart • The name of the heart muscle • Top reading for blood pressure • Collecting chamber of the heart • There are 4 of these in the heart • you will find the radial pulse here • The largest artery leaving the heart • Arteries supplying blood to the heart • Valve between left atrium and ventricle • ...
Circulatory system crossword 2020-01-14
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- Does not have collagen fibres, smooth muscle and elastic fibres
- Waste gas produced in muscles
- Oxygen rich blood
- Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- Bottom chambers of the heart
- Organ where gas exchanged with environment
- Heart does not require stimulus
- Capillaries are blood vessels with lowest blood ?
- Another word that means heart
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- Blood vessels that swap oxygen and carbon dioxide
- Top chambers of the heart
- Carry oxygenated blood for the heart to use
- Carbon dioxide rich blood
- Controls contraction of heart
- Heart rate is measured in beats per
- Prevent backflow of blood through veins
- Blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart
- Veins have largest ? diameter
- Blood flow around the body
- Number of chambers in the heart
- Your blood vessels could reach around this 2.5 times
21 Clues: Oxygen rich blood • Top chambers of the heart • Carbon dioxide rich blood • Blood flow around the body • Bottom chambers of the heart • Controls contraction of heart • Waste gas produced in muscles • Veins have largest ? diameter • Another word that means heart • Number of chambers in the heart • Heart does not require stimulus • Heart rate is measured in beats per • ...
Cardiac Crossword 2013-04-03
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- Vessel that blood is take to the heart
- inadequate blood flow to a region, organ or tissue
- Artery in the arm
- Congestive cardiac failure
- abnormally high levels of plasma cholesterol
- Electrocardiogram
- Area of dead tissue
- An abnormal heart sound
- Abnormal heart rhythm
- Coronary artery bypass graft (Acronym)
- Vessel that bloods moves away from the heart
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- the transcutaneous puncture of a vein
- Condition of an enlarged heart Also called macrocardia
- abnormally slow heart rate usually
- Formation of a clot in a blood vessel
- An instrument to listen to sounds in the chest
- abnormally rapid heart rate
- diagnostic test that uses ultrasound waves to create an image of the heart muscle
- Upper heart chambers
- Artery that contains deoxygenated blood
- Lower heart chambers
- Atrial fibrillation (Acronym)
22 Clues: Artery in the arm • Electrocardiogram • Area of dead tissue • Upper heart chambers • Lower heart chambers • Abnormal heart rhythm • An abnormal heart sound • Congestive cardiac failure • abnormally rapid heart rate • Atrial fibrillation (Acronym) • abnormally slow heart rate usually • the transcutaneous puncture of a vein • Formation of a clot in a blood vessel • ...
A Beating Heart 2022-03-28
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- heart chambers that push blood down into the ventricles
- fast heart rate / fast pulse
- term that describes the low pressure state of the heart as it is filling up with blood
- during the QRS-wave of an EKG, _______ electrify and contract
- slow heart rate / slow pulse
- sound made by atrioventricular valves (valves between the right and left atria and ventricles) closing and blood smacking into it
- flaps of connective tissue that blood smacks into, causing the sound of the pulse
- low blood pressure
- unit of pulse: beats per minute
- heart electrical charge decreases back to normal
- ____ ____ sound of the heart
- __________ describes an arrhythmia when the ventricles are over compensating and contracting too forcefully
- pressure mmhg: unit of ____ ____(millimeters of Mercury)
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- during the P-wave of an EKG, _______ electrify and contract
- high blood pressure
- describes a fatal heart arrhythmia where the heart is fluttering trying to contract
- term that describes top number of blood pressure
- heart chambers that push blood out of the heart
- 120/80 mmHg and 65 bpm
- abnormal heart rhythm
- term that describes bottom number blood pressure
- term that describes the high pressure state of the heart when blood is pushing out of the arteries
- "flat line"
- sound made by semilunar valves (valves between the ventricles and arteries) closing and blood smacking into it
- heart gets electrically charged up
25 Clues: "flat line" • low blood pressure • high blood pressure • abnormal heart rhythm • 120/80 mmHg and 65 bpm • fast heart rate / fast pulse • slow heart rate / slow pulse • ____ ____ sound of the heart • unit of pulse: beats per minute • heart gets electrically charged up • heart chambers that push blood out of the heart • term that describes top number of blood pressure • ...
Healthy Heart Crossword 2022-05-20
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- One of the leading factors to heart problems include _____.
- Your heart is a very important _____ in your body.
- To prevent high blood pressure, it is important to maintain healthy _____.
- It is important to eat fruits and _____ for a healthy heart.
- The heart is part of the _____ system.
- A doctor who specializes in hearts.
- Too much _____ can be linked with heart attacks.
- A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart.
- Shortness of breath, chest _____, and an irregular heartbeat are common symptoms of an unhealthy heart.
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- An instrument that can be used to listen to the heart.
- A throbbing of blood vessels as blood goes through them.
- ______ is a chemical element that we need to live and can be found in blood.
- An action that your heart does.
- Reduce your chances of having a heart disease or _____ by eating healthy and exercising regularly.
- A physical activity to keep your heart active and healthy.
- Drink plenty of _____ everyday.
- What your heart circulates and pumps.
- Where your heart is located.
- Be cautious of your salt and _____ intake.
- Make sure you get enough _____ each night.
20 Clues: Where your heart is located. • An action that your heart does. • Drink plenty of _____ everyday. • A doctor who specializes in hearts. • What your heart circulates and pumps. • The heart is part of the _____ system. • Be cautious of your salt and _____ intake. • Make sure you get enough _____ each night. • A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart. • ...
Unit 5 Activity 2 2024-11-16
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- Ultrasound of the heart.
- Coronary angiogram Imaging test to view coronary arteries.
- Aneurysm Abnormal bulge in the wall of the aorta.
- Tiny blood vessels where gas exchange occurs.
- Another term for coronary heart disease.
- Disease General term for diseases affecting the heart and blood vessels.
- Catheterization Procedure to examine blood vessels and heart function.
- Disease Disease affecting blood vessels in the brain.
- Suffix meaning "pertaining to a seizure or attack."
- Suffix indicating a condition or disease.
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- Pump that circulates blood through the body.
- tests Lab tests to measure heart-related markers.
- Test that records the electrical activity of the heart.
- Prefix relating to the heart.
- Energy molecule used in muscle contraction.
- valve Structures that prevent blood from flowing backward in the heart.
- Blood vessels that return blood to the heart.
- Suffix often indicating "pertaining to."
- Hardening of the arteries due to plaque buildup.
- Prefix referring to blood vessels.
- Acronym for a technique used to visualize blood vessels.
- Blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart.
- Surgical procedure to bypass blocked coronary arteries.
- Coronary artery disease, a condition affecting blood flow to the heart.
- Heart Failure Condition where the heart cannot pump blood effectively.
25 Clues: Ultrasound of the heart. • Prefix relating to the heart. • Prefix referring to blood vessels. • Suffix often indicating "pertaining to." • Another term for coronary heart disease. • Suffix indicating a condition or disease. • Energy molecule used in muscle contraction. • Pump that circulates blood through the body. • Blood vessels that return blood to the heart. • ...
Cardiovascular System 2024-11-05
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- irregular heartbeat that can disrupt blood flow and heart efficiency
- atrial fibrillation
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- also known as ECG or EKG, measures the electrical activity of the heart
- vessels transports blood throughout the body
- disease
- congestive heart failure
- central organ of the cardiovascular system
- refers to blood vessels
- portable ECG machine that records heart activity to show patterns for symptoms
- vein
- an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell
- atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- refers to the heart
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- hardening and narrowing of the armies due to plaque buildup
- x-ray dye called contraste is injected into blood vessels to diagnose narrowing or aneurysms
- listens to heart sounds to detect murmurs or rhythems
- high blood pressure that puts stress on blood vessels and the heart
- blood
- uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
- also known as heart attack, where heart does not get the blood flow it needs due to blockage or narrowing in a coronary artery
- carries oxygen, nutrients, and waste products throughout the body
- blood vessels that carry oxygen-depleted blood back to the heart
- coronary artery bypass graft
- blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart
25 Clues: vein • blood • disease • atrial fibrillation • refers to the heart • refers to blood vessels • congestive heart failure • coronary artery bypass graft • cardiopulmonary resuscitation • atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease • central organ of the cardiovascular system • vessels transports blood throughout the body • an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell • ...
Medical Terminology 2024-12-02
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- abbreviation for blood pressure
- root word meaning "aorta."
- the innermost layer of the heart.
- when the heart muscles don't pump well you go into.
- a test that records electrical activity in the heart.
- the smallest blood vessels throughout the body.
- term referring to diseases of heart and blood vessels.
- lower chambers of the heart.
- imaging test used to view blood vessels.
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- a condition of high blood pressure.
- prefix meaning "vessel."
- a tool used to listen to heart and lungs.
- abbreviation for electrocardiogram
- root word meaning "artery."
- the organ that pumps blood through the entire body.
- a blockage in the lung artery.
- suffix meaning "blood condition."
- primary blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
- prefix meaning "heart."
- medical term for a heart attack
- a test that collects a blood sample from the vein.
- when blood flow to the brain is blocked it causes a.
- term referring to a condition where the arteries that supply blood to the heart become blocked.
- bulge or ballooning area in blood vessel.
- scan imaging test using x-rays to create images of heart and blood vessels
25 Clues: prefix meaning "heart." • prefix meaning "vessel." • root word meaning "aorta." • root word meaning "artery." • lower chambers of the heart. • a blockage in the lung artery. • abbreviation for blood pressure • medical term for a heart attack • the innermost layer of the heart. • suffix meaning "blood condition." • abbreviation for electrocardiogram • ...
CRP Crossword 2025-11-04
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- Abnormal or irregular heartbeat.
- Abbreviation for coronary artery disease.
- Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart.
- Tiny blood vessels where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged with tissues.
- Muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
- The largest artery in the body that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
- Pressure Cuff: Device used to measure blood pressure.
- Abbreviation for congestive heart failure.
- Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart.
- Prefix meaning "fat" or "plaque."
- Suffix meaning "inflammation."
- Suffix meaning "study of."
- Abbreviation for cardiovascular system.
- Abbreviation for myocardial infarction (heart attack).
- Test that records the electrical activity of the heart.
- Disease in which arteries become clogged with fatty plaque buildup.
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- Ultrasound test that creates images of the heart.
- Prefix meaning "heart."
- Blood vessels that return deoxygenated blood to the heart.
- The protective membrane or sac surrounding the heart.
- Imaging test using dye to view blood vessels.
- Instrument used to listen to the heart and lung sounds.
- Abbreviation for blood pressure.
- Prefix meaning "vessel."
- infarction: Medical term for a heart attack.
- Condition characterized by high blood pressure.
26 Clues: Prefix meaning "heart." • Prefix meaning "vessel." • Suffix meaning "study of." • Suffix meaning "inflammation." • Abnormal or irregular heartbeat. • Abbreviation for blood pressure. • Prefix meaning "fat" or "plaque." • Abbreviation for cardiovascular system. • Abbreviation for coronary artery disease. • Abbreviation for congestive heart failure. • ...
Medical Terms Study 2025-11-16
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- test Portable 24–48 hour heart rhythm monitoring exam
- Coronary artery disease
- Test that records the electrical activity of the heart)
- Heart
- infarction Death of heart muscle due to blocked blood flow; commonly called a heart attack
- an Imaging technique that uses dye and X-rays to view blood vessels
- The two upper chambers of the heart that receive incoming blood.
- The thick muscular layer of the heart responsible for contraction.
- Cava Large vein that returns deoxygenated blood from the body to the right atrium
- The largest artery in the body that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body.
- Fast
- Chronically high blood pressure
- Myocardial infarction
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- Ultrasound imaging test used to visualize the structure and function of the heart
- Vessel
- An abnormal heart rhythm
- Slow
- Record
- Congestive heart failure
- artery The blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
- Hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by plaque buildup)
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- angiogram Computed tomography scan that produces detailed images of blood vessels using contrast dye
- Blood Pressure
- Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart, often caused by infection
25 Clues: Slow • Fast • Heart • Vessel • Record • Blood Pressure • Myocardial infarction • Coronary artery disease • An abnormal heart rhythm • Congestive heart failure • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation • Chronically high blood pressure • test Portable 24–48 hour heart rhythm monitoring exam • Test that records the electrical activity of the heart) • ...
The Cardiac Circuit Review 2026-04-24
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- Largest artery of the body that transports oxygen-filled blood from the heart
- Official term for blood pressure apparatus
- Object such as a blood clot traveling in blood vessels
- One of the two chambers located at the bottom of the heart that pumps blood
- Lack of oxygen supply to heart muscles
- Very small blood vessels responsible for the exchange of gases
- Refers to slow
- Small tube introduced into the vessel to examine the heart
- Refers to hardening
- Stands for coronary artery bypass graft surgery
- Stands for heart rate
- Refers to vessel
- Inner lining of the heart chambers and valves
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- Refers to vein
- Hardening of the walls of arteries
- Thick middle layer of the heart consisting of muscle fibers
- Condition marked by a rapid heartbeat
- Device utilized for recording electrical activity of the heart
- Stands for congestive heart failure
- Stands for blood pressure
- Stands for myocardial infarction (heart attack)
- Procedure that makes use of ultrasound to examine the heart structure
- Medical instrument used to auscultate heart sounds
- Enlargement of the walls of an artery due to a weak point
- Refers to heart
25 Clues: Refers to vein • Refers to slow • Refers to heart • Refers to vessel • Refers to hardening • Stands for heart rate • Stands for blood pressure • Hardening of the walls of arteries • Stands for congestive heart failure • Condition marked by a rapid heartbeat • Lack of oxygen supply to heart muscles • Official term for blood pressure apparatus • ...
The Circulatory System and Blood 2017-04-09
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- tissue fluid consists mainly of ... and white blood cells
- carry deoxygenated blood
- involved in blood clotting
- white blood cell
- a type of blood vessel
- controls heart beat
- left atrium recieves blood from the ... vein
- condition where the heart is in short oxygen supply
- blood vessel carries blood away from the heart
- high carbon dioxide concentration ... the heart rate
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- inorganic element in the blood
- the circulatory system in fish
- when heart is relaxed
- supply blood to the heart
- blood vessels assoicated with the kidney
- measurement of heart activity
- heart valve
- blood clot
- the scientist who demonstrated the one-way action of valves
- heart muscle
- component of blood
- the circulatory system in humans
22 Clues: blood clot • heart valve • heart muscle • white blood cell • component of blood • controls heart beat • when heart is relaxed • a type of blood vessel • carry deoxygenated blood • supply blood to the heart • involved in blood clotting • measurement of heart activity • inorganic element in the blood • the circulatory system in fish • the circulatory system in humans • ...
cardiovascular system 2020-10-04
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- used to find blood clots
- a tool used to hear the heart
- connects the arteries to the veins
- blood vessels that deliver blood to the heart
- combining word meaning vein
- large vein carries deoxygenated blood
- know as a heart attack
- carries blood from heart to lungs
- pericardial sac around heart is inflamed
- prefix meaning fast
- know as high blood pressure
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- detects pressure in the heart
- suffix meaning pertaining to
- suffix meaning growth
- used to help a heart beat normally
- a blood pressure band
- swollen or dilated veins
- hypertension
- pumps blood
- prefix meaning slow
- when the heart stops beating
- myocardial infarction
- coronary care unit
- basic metabolic panel
- ventricular tachycardia
25 Clues: pumps blood • hypertension • coronary care unit • prefix meaning slow • prefix meaning fast • suffix meaning growth • a blood pressure band • myocardial infarction • basic metabolic panel • know as a heart attack • ventricular tachycardia • used to find blood clots • swollen or dilated veins • combining word meaning vein • know as high blood pressure • suffix meaning pertaining to • ...
Cardiovascular System Crossword 2025-10-30
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- build up of plaque in the arteries
- medical term for heart attack
- test that records heart's electrical activity
- Coronary artery disease
- Attack blocked blood flow to the heart
- Artery Disease narrowing of heart arteries
- the body's largest artery
- Pressure Cuff measures blood pressure
- means inflammation
- means record or tracing
- carry blood back to the heart
- Electrocardiogram
- means vessel
- irregular heartbeat
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- means blood condition
- tiny vessels where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged
- test uses sound waves to make a heart image
- pumps blood through the body
- tool to listen to heart sounds
- carry blood away from the heart
- means heart
- high blood pressure
- blood pressure
- X-ray of blood vessels using dye
- heart rate
25 Clues: heart rate • means heart • means vessel • blood pressure • Electrocardiogram • means inflammation • high blood pressure • irregular heartbeat • means blood condition • Coronary artery disease • means record or tracing • the body's largest artery • pumps blood through the body • medical term for heart attack • carry blood back to the heart • tool to listen to heart sounds • ...
Cardiovascular Crossword 2026-04-17
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- The largest artery in the body
- Used to listen to heart sounds
- white blood cell
- irregular heartbeat
- Means inflammation
- Related to the heart
- Study of something
- Refers to vessels
- Carries blood back to the heart
- pressure cuff Checks blood pressure
- Carries blood away from the heart
- blood flow to the brain is interrupted
- X-ray of blood vessels
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- buildup of plague in arteries
- Pumps blood through the body
- High blood pressure
- Uses sound waves to view the heart
- red blood cell
- Emergency procedure to restart heart/breathing
- Tiny blood vessels where exchange happens
- attack when blood flow to heart is blocked
- blood pressure
- heart rate
- Related to blood
- Measures electrical activity of the heart
25 Clues: heart rate • red blood cell • blood pressure • white blood cell • Related to blood • Refers to vessels • Means inflammation • Study of something • High blood pressure • irregular heartbeat • Related to the heart • X-ray of blood vessels • Pumps blood through the body • buildup of plague in arteries • The largest artery in the body • Used to listen to heart sounds • ...
Cardio Crossword 2026-04-30
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- relating to the heart
- relating to vessels
- tool to listen to heart sounds
- ultrasound of the heart
- condition of the blood
- pressure cuff measures BP
- imaging test for blood vessels
- largest artery in the body
- high blood pressure
- tiny vessel where gas exchange happens
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- irregular heartbeat
- hardening of the arteries
- inflammation
- emergency life saving procedure
- tests that records heart activity
- organ that pumps blood
- a written record
- infarction heart attack
- blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- blood vessel that carries blood to the heart
- blood pressure
- myocardial infarction
- heart rate
- loss of blood flow to the brain
- coronary artery disease
25 Clues: heart rate • inflammation • blood pressure • a written record • irregular heartbeat • relating to vessels • high blood pressure • relating to the heart • myocardial infarction • condition of the blood • organ that pumps blood • ultrasound of the heart • infarction heart attack • coronary artery disease • hardening of the arteries • pressure cuff measures BP • largest artery in the body • ...
Structure of the Heart 2014-09-15
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- A tiny blood vessel where diffusion can occur
- In three chambered hearts, oxygenated and deoxygenated blood _____ in the ventricle
- The type of animal that has a two chambered heart
- Mammals and ________ have four chambered hearts
- The chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs
- The term that describes blood that has a high concentration of oxygen
- Number of chambers of a human heart
- The term that describes blood that has a low concentration of oxygen
- The blood vessel that carries blood from the upper body to the heart
- Number of chambers of the hearts of reptiles and amphibians
- The blood vessel that carries blood from the lungs to the heart
- The muscular organ of the circulatory system which contracts to pump blood around the body
- The chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the body
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- The chamber of the heart that receives blood from the body
- The term for the chambers of the heart that PUMP blood
- The blood vessel that carries blood from the lower body to the heart
- The side of the heart that pumps deoxygenated blood from the body to the lungs
- Tubes of the circulatory system through which blood travels
- A general name for a blood vessel which carries blood AWAY from the heart
- The blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
- The blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the lungs
- Flaps in the heart that prevent the back flow of blood through the heart
- A general name for a blood vessel which carries blood TOWARDS the heart
- The chamber of the heart that receives blood from the lungs
- The muscular wall that separates the ventricles in a four chambered heart
- Part of the circulatory system that carries oxygen, glucose and cell waste
- The term for the chambers of the heart that RECEIVE blood
- The side of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood from the lungs to the body
28 Clues: Number of chambers of a human heart • A tiny blood vessel where diffusion can occur • Mammals and ________ have four chambered hearts • The type of animal that has a two chambered heart • The chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the body • The term for the chambers of the heart that PUMP blood • The chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs • ...
The Circulatory System and Blood 2017-04-09
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- blood vessels assoicated with the kidney
- component of blood
- a type of blood vessel
- blood vessel carries blood away from the heart
- blood clot
- condition where the heart is in short oxygen supply
- heart muscle
- white blood cell
- tissue fluid consists mainly of ... and white blood cells
- heart valve
- the circulatory system in fish
- the circulatory system in humans
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- supply blood to the heart
- controls heart beat
- the scientist who demonstrated the one-way action of valves
- left atrium recieves blood from the ... vein
- involved in blood clotting
- carry deoxygenated blood
- high carbon dioxide concentration ... the heart rate
- when heart is relaxed
- measurement of heart activity
- inorganic element in the blood
22 Clues: blood clot • heart valve • heart muscle • white blood cell • component of blood • controls heart beat • when heart is relaxed • a type of blood vessel • carry deoxygenated blood • supply blood to the heart • involved in blood clotting • measurement of heart activity • the circulatory system in fish • inorganic element in the blood • the circulatory system in humans • ...
Love Our Heart 2023-04-18
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- The heart that pumps blood throughout the body is the heart on the
- the heart that pumps blood to the lungs is the other side of the heart
- in order to avoid disease, we must regulate ...
- an organ that is very important in our life because we cannot live without it
- good food to protect heart health is
- Preventing heart disease early is...
- The most fatal risk for people with heart disease is...
- Indirectly, tempeh also has an anti-atherogenic effect which can prevent coronary heart disease.
- the heart stands of... pumps that is separated.
- The heart is an organ that it is located in chest cavity between a
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- The biggest cause of heart disease is...
- .... resources includes a knowledge, skill, and attitude.
- prevention is a programmed to increase the quality of patient life and to prevent futhermore handicap ...
- Maintaining heart health can be done with suggest to consume the ... food and low cholesterol.
- one of the ingredients of tempeh...
- Pumping blood throughout the body is... the heart
- the healthy is a ... condition that dynamic in our body and its functions is an adaption to bother condition.
- risk factors for heart disease...
- factor of risk can not be controlling by an...
- something that cannot be paid for by anything and that is a gift from God to us is...
20 Clues: risk factors for heart disease... • one of the ingredients of tempeh... • good food to protect heart health is • Preventing heart disease early is... • The biggest cause of heart disease is... • factor of risk can not be controlling by an... • in order to avoid disease, we must regulate ... • the heart stands of... pumps that is separated. • ...
Cardiovascular System 2021-01-27
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- prefix meaning four.
- suffix meaning instrument to measure pressure.
- premature ventricular contraction.
- vessels that deliver blood to tissues.
- test that raises your heart rate with exercise while taking heart tests and checking how your heart responds.(2 words in 1)
- a portable device you wear to record your heart rhythm, usually for 24 to 72 hours. It finds irregular heart patterns an EKG can't find.
- prefix meaning around.
- abbreviation for cardiovascular disease.
- stage in which fluid builds up within the heart and causes it to pump inefficiently.(3 words in one)
- abbreviation for Coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
- uses a magnetic field and computer-generated radio waves to create detailed images of your heart. (the full name for the abbreviation cardiac MRI,4 words in 1)
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- vessels that transport oxygenated blood to the heart muscle.(2 words in 1)
- medical term for heart attack.
- lower chamber of heart.
- suffix meaning disease.
- disease that causes the narrowing of the arteries.(3 words in 1)
- a quick and painless test that records the electrical signals in your heart.
- forms a connection between arteries and veins.
- combining form that means vessel.(no /)
- ventricular tachycardia
- This exam uses sound waves to produce images of your heart's structure.
- vessels that return blood to the heart.
- abnormal heart rhythms
- abbreviation for congestive heart failure.
- heart lung disease.
25 Clues: heart lung disease. • prefix meaning four. • prefix meaning around. • abnormal heart rhythms • lower chamber of heart. • suffix meaning disease. • ventricular tachycardia • medical term for heart attack. • premature ventricular contraction. • vessels that deliver blood to tissues. • combining form that means vessel.(no /) • vessels that return blood to the heart. • ...
Cardiac Terminology 2025-04-15
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- A Life threatening condition in which the heart ventricles quiver at a rate greater than 350 bpm
- A procedure to open clogged vessels
- Hardening of the arteries
- The membrane that surrounds the heart
- The period of relaxation in the heart when the chambers are filling with blood
- Vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- A normal rhythm but with a rate above 100 bpm
- Extra or unusual sounds made by the heart during heart beats
- Usually a result of someone having frequent untreated strep throat, attacks the lining of the heart and the heart valves
- Condition characterized by severe, constricting pain or sensation of pressure in the chest
- An incomplete closing of the mitral valve, causing blood to flow backward into the leaft atrium when the left ventricle contracts
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- A normal heart rhythm but with a rate below 60 bpm
- The middle layer of the heart
- The amount of blood pumped from the heart per minute
- The outermost layer of the heart
- A small mass of specialized tissue located in the right atrium and acts as the pacemaker
- A period of contraction when the chambers are pumping blood out of the heart
- An irregular heart beat or rhythm
- A circular, hollow, wire mesh tube to hold arteries open after angioplasty
- Vessels that carry blood to the heart
20 Clues: Hardening of the arteries • The middle layer of the heart • The outermost layer of the heart • An irregular heart beat or rhythm • A procedure to open clogged vessels • Vessels that carry blood to the heart • The membrane that surrounds the heart • Vessels that carry blood away from the heart • A normal rhythm but with a rate above 100 bpm • ...
Cardiovascular System 2023-03-14
Across
- Circulation (circuit) pumping blood to the body
- Largest artery in the body
- Arteries supplying blood to the thighs
- Heart valve between left atrium & ventricle
- The thickness of a fluid
- Minimum arterial pressure when the heart is relaxed
- Artery supplying blood to the head
- 1st 2 branches off the aorta delivering blood to the heart muscles
- Arteries supplying blood to the kidneys
- The 2 upper heart chambers that receive blood from outside the heart
- An abnormal heart sound
- Nerve fibers that carry impulses to distant regions of the ventricular myocardium
- Blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart
- Maximum arterial pressure when the heart contracts
- Relaxation of smooth muscle in vascular walls causing a larger diameter & lower blood pressure
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- Middle layer of the heart (cardiac muscle)
- Heart valve that opens for blood exiting the left ventricle on route to the body
- A recording of electrical changes in the heart
- Contraction of smooth muscle in vascular walls causing a smaller diameter & increased blood pressure
- Veins that bring blood down from the head
- Heart valve that opens for blood exiting the right ventricle on route to the lungs
- Arteries supplying blood to the arms
- Smallest blood vessels between arterioles & venules
- Heart valve between right atrium & ventricle
- The 2 lower heart chambers that pump blood out of the heart
- Blood vessels that carry blood from the heart
- Circulation (circuit) pumping blood to lungs
- Arteries supplying blood to ovaries & testes
28 Clues: An abnormal heart sound • The thickness of a fluid • Largest artery in the body • Artery supplying blood to the head • Arteries supplying blood to the arms • Arteries supplying blood to the thighs • Arteries supplying blood to the kidneys • Veins that bring blood down from the head • Middle layer of the heart (cardiac muscle) • Heart valve between left atrium & ventricle • ...
All About Cardiovascular 2020-07-27
Across
- A portable EKG machine that the patient wears for a few days to record their heart rhythm
- Narrowing of the arteries around the heart
- When the heart does not pump blood well from the left ventricle
- Fatty Substance
- To remove fluid
- The sac that encloses the heart
- When an artery is weakened and balloons out
- Using an ultrasound to look at the heart and blood vessels
- ICD
- The outer layer of the heart
- Uses a catheter to inject x-ray dye into the blood vessels around the heart
- When the heart doesn't get enough blood; a heart attack
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- AED
- Brings blood to the heart from the lower body
- Swollen and Dilated veins
- A blood vessel from somewhere else in the body is taken to replace a blocked blood vessel in the heart; open heart surgery
- DM
- ASCVD
- PVC
- Uses an ultrasound to look at the blood going through the blood vessels
- Blockage or Plug
- Measures pressure
- Beyond or Excess
- The thin layer of tissue that lines each chamber of the heart
- Muscular layer that contracts to pump blood
25 Clues: DM • AED • PVC • ICD • ASCVD • Fatty Substance • To remove fluid • Blockage or Plug • Beyond or Excess • Measures pressure • Swollen and Dilated veins • The outer layer of the heart • The sac that encloses the heart • Narrowing of the arteries around the heart • When an artery is weakened and balloons out • Muscular layer that contracts to pump blood • ...
Cardiovascular System crossword 2022-04-17
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- /carry blood toward the heart
- /uses contrast injected into the blood vessels
- / chief complaint
- / the largest artery in the body
- / outside of
- / a part of the heart is not receiving the blood flow needed also known as a heart attack
- / blood
- /double-layered sac that encloses the heart
- /many leads are attached to the chest to get a recording of the electrical activity of the heart
- / increased blood pressure also know as high blood pressure
- /uses contrast and a catheter to inject the dye into the vessels surrounding the heart
- / carry blood away from the heart
- /blood work test to measure items in the blood to look for damage to the heart muscle
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- / narrowing
- / a test done through ultrasound to look at the heart and vessels
- / the sac around the heart is inflamed
- /narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart
- / clot
- / enlarged
- /through
- /premature ventricular contraction
- / thin inner layer that lines each chamber of the heart
- /impression
- / swollen and dilated veins
- / potassium chloride
25 Clues: / clot • / blood • /through • / enlarged • / narrowing • /impression • / outside of • / chief complaint • / potassium chloride • / swollen and dilated veins • /carry blood toward the heart • / the largest artery in the body • / carry blood away from the heart • /premature ventricular contraction • / the sac around the heart is inflamed • /double-layered sac that encloses the heart • ...
Cardiovascular system 2023-11-07
Across
- test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
- when the heart is not effectively pumping from the left ventricle.
- meaning inflammation
- meaning beats per minute
- uses wires and leads attached to the chest to record the electrical activity of the heart
- when an artery has a weakened wall
- meaning heart or crown
- meaning echocardiogram
- takes blood from the body to the heart
- between the arteries and the venules
- the main organ in the cardiovascular system
- meaning cardiovascular
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- increases pressure in the blood vessels
- worn over a few days while is records the heart activity
- meaning coronary artery disease
- stops backward blood flow within the heart
- when the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- meaning chest
- meaning blood
- mening vessel
- a procedure done in a specialized area of radiology
- patient is asked to do physical activity to see how much stress is put on the heart
- meaning inner
- takes blood from the heart to the body
- when there is a complete stopping of the heart.
25 Clues: meaning chest • meaning blood • mening vessel • meaning inner • meaning inflammation • meaning heart or crown • meaning echocardiogram • meaning cardiovascular • meaning beats per minute • meaning coronary artery disease • when an artery has a weakened wall • between the arteries and the venules • takes blood from the body to the heart • takes blood from the heart to the body • ...
Unit 5 lab 2024-03-15
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- heart disease/ when the hearts blood vessels- the coronary arteries become restricted because of your arteries narrowed
- cardiac rhythm managment
- cell/ a layer that lines all blood vessels and regulates exchanges between the bloodstream and surrounding tissue
- networks of small vessels that peruse tissues
- peripheral vascular disease
- when the blood supply to your heart becomes restricted because of your arteries narrowed
- vessels that return blood to the heart
- vein
- vessel
- failure/ caused by an impairment of the hearts blood pumping function
- radiograph/ shows the shape and size of the heart lung major blood vessels
- gives a picture of your heart using ultrasound
- heart
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- attack/ when the blood flow to a part of the heart is blocked by a blood clot function
- vessels that deliver blood to tissue
- artery
- test/ laboratory tests are used to detect the tusk factors for heart diseases
- pumps blood through the system
- catheterization/ medical procedure used to diagnose and treat some heart condition
- ventricular tachycardia
- cardiovascular disease
- any abnormal rhythm of the heart: to slow or to fast or at a irregular
- atrial fibrillation
23 Clues: vein • heart • artery • vessel • atrial fibrillation • cardiovascular disease • ventricular tachycardia • cardiac rhythm managment • peripheral vascular disease • pumps blood through the system • vessels that deliver blood to tissue • vessels that return blood to the heart • networks of small vessels that peruse tissues • gives a picture of your heart using ultrasound • ...
crossword puzzle 2024-11-21
Across
- / this is a test were doctors can calculate the patients oxygen level and EKG.
- / within.
- / ECG machine that patient wears over a few days.
- / complete stop of the heart.
- / blood
- / harden of arteries caused by fat build up on the walls of the arteries.
- / coronary care unit
- / pressure is exerted by the blood against the wall of a artery or a vein.
- / slow.
- / some part of the heart doesn't get blood flow it needs because of a blockage or a coronary artery.
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- / records electrical activity of heart.
- / narrowing.
- / upper chamber of the heart
- / outside.
- / its not big its small.
- / this test can measure certain items in the blood that can include heart muscle damage.
- / heart is not efficiently pumping from the ventricle.
- disease / coronary arteries narrow which result in an insufficient blood supply to the heart.
- / this inner layer of heart that lines each chamber.
- / chest pain
- / blood pressure
- / outer layer of heart
- / main chamber of the heart bottom, heart chamber
- / middle muscular layer of heart that contrast to pump blood.
- / emergency department
25 Clues: / blood • / slow. • / within. • / outside. • / narrowing. • / chest pain • / blood pressure • / coronary care unit • / outer layer of heart • / emergency department • / its not big its small. • / upper chamber of the heart • / complete stop of the heart. • / records electrical activity of heart. • / ECG machine that patient wears over a few days. • ...
All About Cardiovascular 2020-07-28
Across
- Uses a catheter to inject x-ray dye into the blood vessels around the heart
- Measures certain items in the blood that could indicate heart muscle damage
- DM
- Using an ultrasound to look at the heart and blood vessels
- PVC
- When the heart does not pump blood well from the left ventricle
- Blockage or Plug (combining form)
- Beyond or Excess (prefix)
- Narrowing of the arteries around the heart
- A portable EKG machine that the patient wears for a few days to record their heart rhythm
- Measures Pressure (suffix)
- ICD
- The outer layer of the heart
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- Swollen and Dilated veins
- ASCVD
- The sac that encloses the heart
- Uses and ultrasound to look at the blood going through the blood vessels
- AED
- Muscular layer that contracts to pump blood
- To remove fluid (suffix)
- When an artery is weakened and balloons out
- Brings blood to the heart from the lower body
- When the heart doesn't get enough blood; a heart attack
- The thin layer of tissue that lines each chamber of the heart
- Fatty Substance (combining form)
25 Clues: DM • AED • PVC • ICD • ASCVD • To remove fluid (suffix) • Swollen and Dilated veins • Beyond or Excess (prefix) • Measures Pressure (suffix) • The outer layer of the heart • The sac that encloses the heart • Fatty Substance (combining form) • Blockage or Plug (combining form) • Narrowing of the arteries around the heart • Muscular layer that contracts to pump blood • ...
Cardiovascular system 2021-11-29
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- Small thin vessels that connect the arteries and veins
- Apply force to dilate restrictions or unblock arteries
- Small tube inserted into heart to look for heart malfunctions
- Aorta
- Arteriole
- When arteries of the heart don't produce enough oxygen rich blood to the heart
- Used to help guide catheter into CVC
- Pumps blood through circulatory system
- Drug-eluting stent
- Outermost layer of blood vessel
- Narrowing of the valve between lower right heart chamber and the lung arteries
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- Send a shock or pulse to the heart to get a normal pulse
- Atrium
- Carry oxygen and nutrients away from the heart to the tissues
- When the heart has an irregular beat
- When flow of blood to the heart is blocked
- Tiny tube placed into a hollow structure in your body
- Percutaneous coronary intervention
- Electrocardiogram
- Carry blood back to the heart to provide more oxygen
- Artery
- Disease
- When the heart cannot pump enough blood to stay alive
- Cardiovascular disease
- Bare metal stent
25 Clues: Aorta • Atrium • Artery • Disease • Arteriole • Bare metal stent • Electrocardiogram • Drug-eluting stent • Cardiovascular disease • Outermost layer of blood vessel • Percutaneous coronary intervention • When the heart has an irregular beat • Used to help guide catheter into CVC • Pumps blood through circulatory system • When flow of blood to the heart is blocked • ...
Unit 5 Activity 2 2025-02-23
Across
- - Abnormal heart rhythm.
- - High blood pressure.
- - The organ responsible for pumping blood throughout the body.
- - Suffix meaning surgical removal.
- - Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
- - Coronary Artery Disease.
- - Prefix meaning vessel.
- - Blood Pressure.
- - A diagnostic test that uses dye and X-rays to see blood flow through arteries and veins.
- - The main artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
- - Hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to plaque buildup.
- - Suffix meaning inflammation.
- Infarction - Medical term for a heart attack.
- - Root word meaning blood.
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- - A tool used to listen to heart sounds.
- - Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart chambers and valves.
- (ECG) - A test that measures the electrical activity of the heart.
- - Cardiovascular Disease.
- - Tiny blood vessels where the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nutrients occurs.
- - Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart.
- Pressure Cuff - A tool used to measure blood pressure.
- - Myocardial Infarction.
- - Prefix meaning heart.
- - An ultrasound of the heart to visualize its function.
- - Congestive Heart Failure.
25 Clues: - Blood Pressure. • - High blood pressure. • - Prefix meaning heart. • - Abnormal heart rhythm. • - Myocardial Infarction. • - Prefix meaning vessel. • - Cardiovascular Disease. • - Coronary Artery Disease. • - Root word meaning blood. • - Congestive Heart Failure. • - Suffix meaning inflammation. • - Suffix meaning surgical removal. • - A tool used to listen to heart sounds. • ...
Cardiovascular System Crossword 2025-11-04
Across
- Surgery to bypass blocked arteries.
- Another name for high blood pressure.
- Hardening and narrowing of arteries.
- An upper chamber of the heart that receives blood.
- A lower chamber of the heart that pumps blood out.
- Tiny vessel where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged with tissues.
- Prefix meaning heart.
- Prefix meaning blood vessel.
- Irregular or abnormal heartbeat.
- Suffix meaning inflammation.
- This organ pumps blood through the body.
- Root meaning blood.”
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- heart failure Condition when the heart cannot pump enough blood.
- infarction Also called a heart attack.
- test Measures heart function during exercise.
- catheterization Exam of arteries using a thin tube.
- Percentage of oxygen in the blood
- Ultrasound test of the heart.
- Suffix meaning surgical removal.
- The largest artery carrying blood away from the heart.
- test Measures chemicals in blood related to heart health.
- Measures the pressure of blood in arteries.
- Number of heartbeats per minute.
- Test that records the electrical activity of the heart.
- Gas essential for life in the blood.
25 Clues: Root meaning blood.” • Prefix meaning heart. • Prefix meaning blood vessel. • Suffix meaning inflammation. • Ultrasound test of the heart. • Suffix meaning surgical removal. • Irregular or abnormal heartbeat. • Number of heartbeats per minute. • Percentage of oxygen in the blood • Surgery to bypass blocked arteries. • Hardening and narrowing of arteries. • ...
Cardiovascular System Crossword Puzzle 2026-02-10
Across
- suffix meaning involuntary muscle contraction
- _____ veins (swollen and dilated veins)
- congestive heart failure
- test where x-ray dye is injected into blood vessels to diagnose stenosis or aneurysms
- electrocardiogram
- root word meaning heart
- central organ of the cardiovascular system
- vessels that connect arterioles and venules
- condition in which an artery has a weakened wall
- suffix meaning narrowing
- ____ arrest meaning complete stopping of the heart
- beats per minute
- increased pressure in the blood vessels (high blood pressure)
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- vessels that carry blood toward the heart
- atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- _____ monitor (records heart activity to show a possible pattern for symptoms)
- coronary artery bypass graft
- condition where the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
- thin inner-layer of the heart that lines each chamber
- double-layered sac that covers the heart
- device implanted in the heart wall to regulate heart beats
- type of test to evaluate how well the cardiovascular system is functioning
- prefix meaning fast
- suffix meaning instrument for viewing
25 Clues: beats per minute • electrocardiogram • prefix meaning fast • root word meaning heart • congestive heart failure • suffix meaning narrowing • coronary artery bypass graft • suffix meaning instrument for viewing • atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease • _____ veins (swollen and dilated veins) • double-layered sac that covers the heart • vessels that carry blood toward the heart • ...
Cardiovascular system 2026-03-02
Across
- / The muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
- Infarction / A heart attack caused by blocked blood flow to the heart.
- / An ultrasound image of the heart.
- / Electrocardiogram.
- / Means inflammation.
- / A condition where blood pressure is too high.
- / Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart.
- / Means blood.
- / Tiny blood vessels where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged.
- / Means blood condition.
- / An imaging test that shows blood vessels using dye and X-rays.
- / A tool used to listen to the heart and blood flow.
- / Means vessel.
- Pressure Monitor / A device that measures blood pressure.
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- / A test that records the heart’s electrical activity.
- / Means heart.
- Heart Failure / The heart cannot pump blood effectively.
- Artery Disease / Blockage or narrowing of the heart’s arteries.
- / Hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to plaque buildup.
- / Blood Pressure.
- / Heart Rate.
- / Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
- / Most commonly known as Coronary Artery Disease.
- / Most known as Congestive Heart Failure.
- / The fluid that carries oxygen and nutrients in the body.
25 Clues: / Heart Rate. • / Means heart. • / Means blood. • / Means vessel. • / Blood Pressure. • / Electrocardiogram. • / Means inflammation. • / Means blood condition. • / An ultrasound image of the heart. • / Most known as Congestive Heart Failure. • / A condition where blood pressure is too high. • / Most commonly known as Coronary Artery Disease. • ...
Blood and the Circulatory System 2017-04-12
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- carry deoxygenated blood
- tissue fluid consists mainly of ... and white blood cells
- high carbon dioxide concentration ... the heart rate
- condition where the heart is in short oxygen supply
- component of blood
- involved in blood clotting
- blood clot
- the scientist who demonstrated the one-way action of valves
- heart valve
- type of white blood cell
- inorganic element in blood
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- blood vessels assoicated with the kidney
- left atrium receives blood from the ... vein
- the circulatory system in humans
- when heart is relaxed
- controls heart beat
- blood vessel carries blood away from the heart
- circulatory system in fish
- supply blood to the heart
- measurement of heart activity
- type of blood vessel
- heart muscle
22 Clues: blood clot • heart valve • heart muscle • component of blood • controls heart beat • type of blood vessel • when heart is relaxed • carry deoxygenated blood • type of white blood cell • supply blood to the heart • circulatory system in fish • involved in blood clotting • inorganic element in blood • measurement of heart activity • the circulatory system in humans • ...
Cardiovascular Crossword 2023-03-24
Across
- relaxation
- rapid heart rate
- high blood pressure
- slow heart rate
- a tool used to hear heart sounds
- measure of heart rate
- a pump of the heart
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- a decrease in the oxygen carrying capacity of the RBC
- the largest artery of the body
- an orange-yellow pigment formed in the liver by the breakdown of hemoglobin
- branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
- a disease of the heart that makes it harder to pump blood
- carrying oxygen
- carries blood to the heart
- contraction
- carries nutrients and oxygen through the body
- carries blood away from the heart
- thick muscular layer
- pumps blood throughout our body
- electrocardiogram
20 Clues: relaxation • contraction • carrying oxygen • slow heart rate • rapid heart rate • electrocardiogram • high blood pressure • a pump of the heart • thick muscular layer • measure of heart rate • carries blood to the heart • the largest artery of the body • pumps blood throughout our body • a tool used to hear heart sounds • carries blood away from the heart • ...
The Circulatory System and Blood 2017-04-09
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- tissue fluid consists mainly of ... and white blood cells
- heart muscle
- carry deoxygenated blood
- supply blood to the heart
- when heart is relaxed
- heart valve
- the scientist who demonstrated the one-way action of valves
- inorganic element in the blood
- the circulatory system in fish
- the circulatory system in humans
- blood clot
- component of blood
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- blood vessel carries blood away from the heart
- left atrium recieves blood from the ... vein
- controls heart beat
- involved in blood clotting
- condition where the heart is in short oxygen supply
- a type of blood vessel
- high carbon dioxide concentration ... the heart rate
- measurement of heart activity
- white blood cell
- blood vessels assoicated with the kidney
22 Clues: blood clot • heart valve • heart muscle • white blood cell • component of blood • controls heart beat • when heart is relaxed • a type of blood vessel • carry deoxygenated blood • supply blood to the heart • involved in blood clotting • measurement of heart activity • inorganic element in the blood • the circulatory system in fish • the circulatory system in humans • ...
muscle crossword review 2024-01-17
Across
- closing of AV valves
- graphic record of heart activity
- seriesofwires/nervescarryingelectriimplulsestoventricles/lowchambersthruseptumcoordinatingventricularcontractions
- (heart attack) Prolonged agina(chestpain)heart cells may die
- events of one heartbeat
- distributes impulse out to the ventricles
- abnormal/unusual heart sounds
- pacemaker
- contraction of ventricles
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- lack of adequate blood supply to heart
- uncoordinated shuddering of heart muscle, useless pump
- very slow heart rate (60beats)
- rapid heart rate exceeding 100 beats per min
- relaxation of ventricles
- represent-a trial contraction
- atrioventricular node carries on signal from SA node to bundle of his
- chest pain caused by heart muscle being deprived of oxygen
- semilunar vales at end of systole
- represents-ventricular contraction
- sendelectricalsignals
- wave-represents-ventricular relaxation
21 Clues: pacemaker • closing of AV valves • sendelectricalsignals • events of one heartbeat • relaxation of ventricles • contraction of ventricles • represent-a trial contraction • abnormal/unusual heart sounds • very slow heart rate (60beats) • graphic record of heart activity • semilunar vales at end of systole • represents-ventricular contraction • lack of adequate blood supply to heart • ...
Heart 2013-03-03
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- two lower chambers of the heart
- vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- two upper chambers of the heart
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- muscular organ that pumps blood through the body
- pipe that allows blood to flow in only one direction
- vessels that carry blue blood back to the heart
- system/the body system that moves blood around the body
- blood vessels that connect arteries to venues
- transport substance to and from all parts of the body
- blood cells/blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the body and take away carbon dioxide to the lungs again
10 Clues: two lower chambers of the heart • two upper chambers of the heart • vessels that carry blood away from the heart • blood vessels that connect arteries to venues • vessels that carry blue blood back to the heart • muscular organ that pumps blood through the body • pipe that allows blood to flow in only one direction • ...
heart 2014-06-24
Across
- The ________ valve prevents backflow of blood from the left ventricle to the left atrium.
- The lower chambers of the heart.
- Our main artery which carries oxygenated blood to all parts of the body.
- The heart has ________ chambers.
Down
- The ________ artery is connected to the right ventricle and carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
- The _________ prevents backflow of blood from the right ventricle to the right atrium.
- The upper chambers of the heart.
- A thin muscular wall that separates the right side and left sides of the heart.
- Connected to the right atrium and brings deoxygenated blood back from tissues of the body.
- The pulmonary vein is connected to the ________ atrium and brings oxygenated blood back from the lungs.
10 Clues: The upper chambers of the heart. • The lower chambers of the heart. • The heart has ________ chambers. • Our main artery which carries oxygenated blood to all parts of the body. • A thin muscular wall that separates the right side and left sides of the heart. • The _________ prevents backflow of blood from the right ventricle to the right atrium. • ...
Heart 2020-12-19
Across
- Right ventricle pumps blood into the ___.
- ___ increase as force of ventricular contractions increase.
- Oxygenated blood leaving heart to all part of body through ___.
- What link myocardial cells together?
- During cardiac cycle, the contraction phase is referred as?
- Name valve with two cusps.
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- Node in the conduction system acts as a pacemaker.
- The first deflection on the ECG represents ___ of the atria.
- Valve which locate between pulmonary artery and right ventricle.
- Heart wall that form 2 network.
10 Clues: Name valve with two cusps. • Heart wall that form 2 network. • What link myocardial cells together? • Right ventricle pumps blood into the ___. • Node in the conduction system acts as a pacemaker. • ___ increase as force of ventricular contractions increase. • During cardiac cycle, the contraction phase is referred as? • ...
Heart 2020-12-19
Across
- Valve which locate between pulmonary artery and right ventricle.
- ___ increase as force of ventricular contractions increase.
- What link myocardial cells together?
- The first deflection on the ECG represents ___ of the atria.
- Name valve with two cusps.
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- Right ventricle pumps blood into the ___.
- During cardiac cycle, the contraction phase is referred as?
- Heart wall that form 2 network.
- Node in the conduction system acts as a pacemaker.
- Oxygenated blood leaving heart to all part of body through ___.
10 Clues: Name valve with two cusps. • Heart wall that form 2 network. • What link myocardial cells together? • Right ventricle pumps blood into the ___. • Node in the conduction system acts as a pacemaker. • During cardiac cycle, the contraction phase is referred as? • ___ increase as force of ventricular contractions increase. • ...
Heart 2022-03-22
Across
- Head through this to get to the lungs
- Below the right atrium
- Where the blood goes after oxygenated
- Where deoxygenated blood first enters
- Where blood goes after the Venacava
- last thing before the blood leaves the heart
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- 2nd to last thing before the lungs
- Where the blood gets oxygenated
- 2nd to last thing before blood leaves again
- First thing after the blood renters the heart
10 Clues: Below the right atrium • Where the blood gets oxygenated • 2nd to last thing before the lungs • Where blood goes after the Venacava • Head through this to get to the lungs • Where the blood goes after oxygenated • Where deoxygenated blood first enters • 2nd to last thing before blood leaves again • last thing before the blood leaves the heart • ...
heart 2022-11-30
Across
- a surgical removal of artery plaque
- a record to check the vessels
- a disease of the heart muscle
- without healthy red blood cells in the blood
- inflammation around the heart
- a tumor of mucus in the heart)
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- producing new vessel
- hardening of the arteries
- a slow heart rate
- utilizing a balloon to widen the blood vessel during plastic surgery, especially in obstructed arteries
10 Clues: a slow heart rate • producing new vessel • hardening of the arteries • a record to check the vessels • a disease of the heart muscle • inflammation around the heart • a tumor of mucus in the heart) • a surgical removal of artery plaque • without healthy red blood cells in the blood • ...
Heart 2020-02-24
Across
- open and close depending on the blood needed
- take the oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
- are the upper chambers
- take the non-oxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
- are the lower chambers
- devide the two ventricles
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- take the blood from the upper part of the body into the heart
- a vein that Put the blood of all the inferior body into the heart
- One of the most important artery in the body
- a valve that separes the right ventricle and the right atrium
10 Clues: are the upper chambers • are the lower chambers • devide the two ventricles • open and close depending on the blood needed • One of the most important artery in the body • take the oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart • take the non-oxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs • take the blood from the upper part of the body into the heart • ...
Cardiovascular System Review 2024-10-20
Across
- A test that records the electrical activity of the heart.
- Hardening or narrowing of the arteries due to plaque buildup.
- Abbreviation for “electrocardiogram.”
- The smallest blood vessels where the exchange of oxygen and nutrients occurs.
- A tool used to measure blood pressure.
- Abbreviation for “heart rate.”
- A blood vessel that returns blood to the heart.
- Abbreviation for “blood pressure.”
- Medical term for a heart attack.
- The muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
- A type of blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart.
- A tool used to listen to the sounds of the heart and lungs.
- A condition where the heart is unable to pump blood effectively.
- Prefix meaning “slow.”
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- An ultrasound of the heart used to see how the heart muscles and valves function.
- An irregular heartbeat or abnormal heart rhythm.
- The largest artery in the body that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
- Abbreviation for “coronary artery bypass graft.”
- Root word for “vessel.”
- Root word for “heart.”
- A condition of abnormally high blood pressure.
- Prefix meaning “fast.”
- A procedure used to diagnose and treat cardiovascular conditions by inserting a tube into a blood vessel.
- Suffix meaning “blood condition.”
- Abbreviation for “congestive heart failure.”
25 Clues: Root word for “heart.” • Prefix meaning “fast.” • Prefix meaning “slow.” • Root word for “vessel.” • Abbreviation for “heart rate.” • Medical term for a heart attack. • Suffix meaning “blood condition.” • Abbreviation for “blood pressure.” • Abbreviation for “electrocardiogram.” • A tool used to measure blood pressure. • Abbreviation for “congestive heart failure.” • ...
Circluatory system 2018-03-26
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- Protein that forms in blood serum protein
- From Femus area to heart
- Lower Right side of heart
- White blood cell with granular cytoplasm
- Carries Oxygen depleted blood to heart
- Upper Left Side of heart
- Irregular Heart Beat
- 92% water and yellowish
- Right Ventral
- From knee area to heart
- Colorless cell that attacks foreign substances
- Upper Right side of heart
- Blood with Oxygen goes from the heart
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- Blood Clot Cells
- Monkey antigen
- simple protein and soluble in water
- 3 Triangular segments
- Red Blood Cell that contains hemoglobin
- Lower Left side of heart
- Vein running deoxygenated blood into heart
- Red Blood Cells
- White blood cells with no Granules
- Protein in blood plasma
- Lets blood go through a certain way
- Lets blood go from 1 chamber to another
25 Clues: Right Ventral • Monkey antigen • Red Blood Cells • Blood Clot Cells • Irregular Heart Beat • 3 Triangular segments • Protein in blood plasma • 92% water and yellowish • From knee area to heart • From Femus area to heart • Lower Left side of heart • Upper Left Side of heart • Lower Right side of heart • Upper Right side of heart • White blood cells with no Granules • ...
Cardio vascular system 2021-06-26
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- Valve between right atrium and ventricle
- veins taking oxygenated blood to the heart
- One of the nutrients found in the blood
- One location for taking a brachial pulse
- The hearts pacemaker
- Vessel carrying blood from heart to body
- The name of the heart muscle
- you will find the radial pulse here
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- Pumping chamber of the heart
- Arteries supplying blood to the heart
- Top reading for blood pressure
- arteries taking de-oxygenated blood to lung
- Sac surrounding and protecting the heart
- Vessel returning blood from body to heart
- The largest artery leaving the heart
- These are in veins and not arteries
- Valve between left atrium and ventricle
- Divides the heart between right and left
- Another name for a myo-cardialinfarction
- Collecting chamber of the heart
- There are 4 of these in the heart
21 Clues: The hearts pacemaker • Pumping chamber of the heart • The name of the heart muscle • Top reading for blood pressure • Collecting chamber of the heart • There are 4 of these in the heart • These are in veins and not arteries • you will find the radial pulse here • The largest artery leaving the heart • Arteries supplying blood to the heart • ...
Medterms 2024-06-25
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- Coronary artery bypass graft
- Congestive heart failure
- Central organ of the cardiovascular system
- Tiny blood vessel where gas exchange occurs
- Blood vessel carrying deoxygenated blood back to the heart
- Prefix meaning blood vessel
- Portable device for continuous ECG recording
- Records heart's electrical activity
- low blood pressure
- Prefix meaning heart
- Blood pressure
- a medical device used by healthcare professionals to examine the ear canal and eardrum.
- Main artery carrying blood from the heart to the body
- Heart attack
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- Buildup of plaque in arteries
- Suffix meaning blood condition
- High blood pressure
- Suffix meaning surgical removal
- Tool to listen to heart sounds
- Irregular heart rhythm
- Coronary artery disease
- Myocardial infarction
- blood pressure
- Ultrasound to visualize heart function
- Suffix meaning inflammation
- Blood vessel carrying oxygenated blood away from the heart
26 Clues: Heart attack • blood pressure • Blood pressure • low blood pressure • High blood pressure • Prefix meaning heart • Myocardial infarction • Irregular heart rhythm • Coronary artery disease • Congestive heart failure • Prefix meaning blood vessel • Suffix meaning inflammation • Coronary artery bypass graft • Buildup of plaque in arteries • Suffix meaning blood condition • ...
Chapter 9 Crossword 2024-11-14
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- External layer of heart covering
- Iron
- Lymphatic glandlike organ
- Another term for thrombocytes
- The sinoatrial node
- Middle layer of heart covering
- Heart valve with two flaps
- Lower border of heart
- Very small veins
- Part of system circulation
- Relaxation part of cardiac cycle
- Basic blood circuit
- Lower heart chambers
- This valve separates right atrium and ventricle
- Fluid carried by lymphatic system
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- Innermost membrane covering heart
- Relaxation part of cardiac cycle
- Two blood types of cats
- Small blood vessels
- Right ventricle pumps blood to this organ
- Upper border of heart
- Number of heart wall layers
- Three pairs of lymphoid tissue
- Source of lymphocyte formation
- Largest artery
- Upper heart chambers
- Heart muscle
- Aortic branch called aortic _______
- Major type of blood vessel
- Segment of circulation
30 Clues: Iron • Heart muscle • Largest artery • Very small veins • The sinoatrial node • Small blood vessels • Basic blood circuit • Upper heart chambers • Lower heart chambers • Upper border of heart • Lower border of heart • Segment of circulation • Two blood types of cats • Lymphatic glandlike organ • Heart valve with two flaps • Part of system circulation • Major type of blood vessel • ...
Diamond Heart 2021-01-15
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- a fancy word for under
- to stay
- an open space in a forest, there are no trees there, only grass
- another word for jail
- when you only think about yourself
- money, riches, treasures
- when you want more and more money and riches, it's never enough
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- a group of wolves is called a _______
- situated above, looking down on something
- when you win a battle, you _______ the enemy
- very old
- the king _______ the kingdom - he is in charge
- to make everyone come together in the same place
- ropes made out of metal links, used to tie up prisoners
- the line between countries
- the sound that wolves do against the moon
- snakes _______ their skin
17 Clues: to stay • very old • another word for jail • a fancy word for under • money, riches, treasures • snakes _______ their skin • the line between countries • when you only think about yourself • a group of wolves is called a _______ • situated above, looking down on something • the sound that wolves do against the moon • when you win a battle, you _______ the enemy • ...
Heart Functions 2023-10-16
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- Lungs
- allow coordinated contraction of cardiac muscle.
- drains deoxygenated blood from upper limbs to LA
- pumps oxygen blood to body
- Opens to let blood flow from LV to Aorta
- Blood pumped from RV to lungs
- Generates an electrical signal causes upper heart chambers to contract
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- carry electrical signals from AV node to bundle branches
- pumps blood to lungs, oxygenated and CO2 eliminated
- Sinus Node
- transports deoxygenated blood from lower body to RA
- Carries blood away from heart to rest of body
- Receives oxygen-rich blood from lungs, empties blood into LV through Mitral valve
- To the body
- Carries blood from heart to lungs
- Receives oxygen-poor blood from body pumps to RV through tricuspid valve
- transmits electrical signals from atrium to ventricle
17 Clues: Lungs • Sinus Node • To the body • pumps oxygen blood to body • Blood pumped from RV to lungs • Carries blood from heart to lungs • Opens to let blood flow from LV to Aorta • Carries blood away from heart to rest of body • allow coordinated contraction of cardiac muscle. • drains deoxygenated blood from upper limbs to LA • pumps blood to lungs, oxygenated and CO2 eliminated • ...
Purple Heart 2024-04-05
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- process used to make soil more fertile
- a plant covered with long sharp points
- a plant’s ability to survive during drought
- process that keep plants moist
- to retain green leaves throughout the year
- happens when sunlight mixes with a plant’s chlorophyll and other pigments
- upper layer of earth where plants grow
- tightly packed soil
Down
- can thrive indoors
- mixture of organic materials used for plant growth
- a genus of perrenial wild flower
- plump areas on the plant
- to get bigger
- having the characteristics of an herb
- to be present year round
- part of the plant that attaches to the ground
- a type of flower
17 Clues: to get bigger • a type of flower • can thrive indoors • tightly packed soil • plump areas on the plant • to be present year round • process that keep plants moist • a genus of perrenial wild flower • having the characteristics of an herb • process used to make soil more fertile • a plant covered with long sharp points • upper layer of earth where plants grow • ...
THE HEART 2025-11-05
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- Big artery that distributes blood to the whole body
- valve that regulates blood flow between the right atrium and right ventricle.
- it pumps oxygenated blood to the body through the aorta.
- They connect the veins to the arteries.
- Name of the upper chambers of the heart.
- liquid that flows through our body carrying oxygen and nutrients to the cells.
- They are responsible for breathing.
- Vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
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- name of the artery that carries blood from the heart to the lungs so it can be oxygenated.
- The blood carry away .... from the body's cells.
- it receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the vena cavas.
- It regulates blood flow between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
- Name of the lower chambers of the heart.
- Our heart is divided into four .....
- The blood takes ...... to the body's cells.
- A vital organ that pumps blood through our body
- Vessels that carry blood back to the heart
17 Clues: They are responsible for breathing. • Our heart is divided into four ..... • They connect the veins to the arteries. • Name of the lower chambers of the heart. • Name of the upper chambers of the heart. • Vessels that carry blood back to the heart • The blood takes ...... to the body's cells. • Vessels that carry blood away from the heart. • ...
About your Heart and Heart Health 2025-01-15
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- What the lower chambers of the heart are called
- What the upper chambers of the heart are called
- You can call our Heart [ ] to speak to a cardiac nurse for advice and support
- These deliver blood from your heart to your body
- Doing this can seriously affect your heart health
- The term for high blood pressure
- Your heart is one of these
- The term for heart conditions that are passed through families
- Your heart has four of these
- An arrhythmia is also known as an [ ] heart rhythm
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- Your heart is linked to this system in your body by blood vessels
- Too much of this in your blood can increase the risk of heart attacks or strokes
- [ ] heart disease is a fault or problem with the heart that's there from birth
- This is a condition where the amount of sugar in your blood is too high
- Take blood low in oxygen back to your heart
- [ ] arrest - when your heart suddenly stops pumping blood around your body
- Drinking too much of this regularly can affect your heart health
- Your heart does this around 100,000 times a day
18 Clues: Your heart is one of these • Your heart has four of these • The term for high blood pressure • Take blood low in oxygen back to your heart • What the lower chambers of the heart are called • What the upper chambers of the heart are called • Your heart does this around 100,000 times a day • These deliver blood from your heart to your body • ...
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM ANATOMY & PHISIOLOGY 2023-09-26
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- Valve that functions to flow blood from the atrium to the ventricle during systole
- The smallest blood vessels
- Simple squamous layer that lines the inside of the heart
- Hole in the heart when a human is still in the fetus
- The inner layer of arteries and veins
- The valve located between the left atrium and the left ventricle
- A tool used to measure blood pressure
- Another name for the chambers of the heart
- The largest artery
- Circulation of blood from the heart to the lungs back to the heart
- The atrioventricular valve on the right side of the heart
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- An organ that functions as a blood pump throughout the body
- A tool for measuring heart rate
- Blood circulation from the heart to the digestive organs back to the heart
- The blood that comes out of the lungs to the heart contains many elements
- Another name for the atrium in the heart chamber
- Blood vessels that carry blood to the outside of the heart
- Blood vessels found between the arteries and veins
- Blood pressure when the ventricles relax
- Blood vessels that carry blood to the heart
20 Clues: The largest artery • The smallest blood vessels • A tool for measuring heart rate • The inner layer of arteries and veins • A tool used to measure blood pressure • Blood pressure when the ventricles relax • Another name for the chambers of the heart • Blood vessels that carry blood to the heart • Another name for the atrium in the heart chamber • ...
cardiovascular 2025-12-17
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- Irregular heartbeat
- Abbreviation for heart rate
- Muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body
- Suffix meaning “inflammation”
- catheterization Procedure that examines blood flow in the heart’s arteries
- Stands for myocardial infarction
- heart failure Condition in which the heart cannot pump blood effectively
- Clue
- Root word meaning “heart”
- Suffix meaning “enlargement”
- Prefix meaning “vessel”
- Tiny blood vessel where exchange of oxygen and nutrients occurs
- Suffix meaning “blood condition”
- Measurement of the force of blood against artery walls
- infarction Another name for a heart attack
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- Hardening and narrowing of the arteries
- High blood pressure
- Ultrasound test that creates images of the heart
- X-ray of blood vessels after dye injection
- Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- Tool used to listen to heart and lung sounds
- Stands for coronary artery disease
- Test that records the electrical activity of the heart
- Prefix meaning “fast"
- Stands for congestive heart failure
- Blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart
- The largest artery in the body
27 Clues: Clue • Irregular heartbeat • High blood pressure • Prefix meaning “fast" • Prefix meaning “vessel” • Root word meaning “heart” • Abbreviation for heart rate • Suffix meaning “enlargement” • Suffix meaning “inflammation” • The largest artery in the body • Stands for myocardial infarction • Suffix meaning “blood condition” • Stands for coronary artery disease • ...
Cardiovascular System 2026-03-03
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- fast or rapid
- a measurement, of how much blood the left ventricle pumps out
- when the heart beats too fast or irregular
- a catheter inserted to a blood vessel
- hardening
- a blood clot that forms in a vein
- number of times the heart beats per minute
- an ultrasound of the heart
- where narrowed arteries reduced blood flow to the limbs
- most common heart disease
- a chronic condition where the heart can't pump blood properly
- records the electrical activity of the heart
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- a portable EKG
- makes up the thick middle layer of the heart
- pertaining to the heart
- measurement of the force of blood
- medical term for a heart attack
- commonly known as a blood pressure cuff
- when blood flow to the brain is reduced or blocked
- carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the rest of the body
- carry oxygenated blood towards the heart
- slow
- central organ of the system
- site of gas exchange
- pertaining to a blood vessel
25 Clues: slow • hardening • fast or rapid • a portable EKG • site of gas exchange • pertaining to the heart • most common heart disease • an ultrasound of the heart • central organ of the system • pertaining to a blood vessel • medical term for a heart attack • measurement of the force of blood • a blood clot that forms in a vein • a catheter inserted to a blood vessel • ...
Cardiovascular System 2024-12-17
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- Abbreviation for the system we are learning in this unit
- ventricle
- disease when the heart does not efficiently pump blood which reduces blood flown
- center function of cardiovascular system
- largest artery in the body
- commonly referred to as heart attack
- most commonly referred to as blood pressure cuff
- ultrasound that looks at heart and its vessels
- heart
- Abbreviation for 1 down
- blood vessel the heart works with
- a life saving device
- abbreviation for what someone suffering a heart attack might complain of
- disease also known as highblood pressure
- blood
- Abbreviation for blood pressure
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- disorder in which there is a narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart
- Also known as an EKG- records electrical activity in the heart
- vessel
- aorta
- disease that involvescomplete stopping of the heart, often confused with heart attacks
- x-ray dye is injected into blood vessels to diagnose narrowing or aneurysms
- blood vessel the heart works with
- keep blood flowing in the right direction
- tool that listens to the sound of the heart
25 Clues: aorta • heart • blood • vessel • ventricle • a life saving device • Abbreviation for 1 down • largest artery in the body • Abbreviation for blood pressure • blood vessel the heart works with • blood vessel the heart works with • commonly referred to as heart attack • center function of cardiovascular system • disease also known as highblood pressure • ...
Cardiovascular System 2024-10-24
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- fluid that circulates through the cardiovascular systema-: Absence of, without.
- On, upon, over
- Within, in.
- pumps blood through the system.
- networks of small vessels that perfuse tissues.
- vessels that return blood to the heart.
- abnormal heart rhythm, such as too slow
- sound waves to create images of the heart, allowing assessment of heart valve function and chamber size.
- disease that affects the blood vessels of the arms, legs, or abdominal organs
- Checking blood levels of specific proteins like troponin
- Bad, abnormal, painful, difficult.
- a basic view of the heart size and position within the chest
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- measures the electrical activity of the heart, revealing irregularities in heart rhythm and potential damage.
- two
- catheter is inserted into an artery and dye is injected to visualize the coronary arteries
- Chronic heart disease
- disease that affects the blood vessels that supply the heart muscle
- heart disease that occurs when blood flow to the brain is blocked
- failure also known as congestive heart failure, this occurs when the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should
- Congestive heart failure
- vessels that deliver blood to tissues.
- Slow
- Coronary artery disease
- Implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- Electrocardiogram
- Atrial fibrillation
26 Clues: two • Slow • Within, in. • On, upon, over • Electrocardiogram • Atrial fibrillation • Chronic heart disease • Coronary artery disease • Congestive heart failure • pumps blood through the system. • Bad, abnormal, painful, difficult. • vessels that deliver blood to tissues. • Implantable cardioverter defibrillator • vessels that return blood to the heart. • ...
Cardiovascular System 2026-04-09
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- Blood Pressure
- Largest artery in the body
- Suffix -algia
- Myocardial Infraction (heart attack)
- Coronary artery disease
- Root word pulmon(o)-
- Blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
- Condition in which the artery has a weakened wall causing it to swell
- Organ that pumps blood through the body
- Emergency procedure to restart heart
- condition in which the heart is not efficiently pumping blood to the left ventricle
- suffix -ia
Down
- Condition in increased blood pressure in the blood vessels
- Tool used to measure blood pressure
- Ultrasound image of the heart
- Commonly referred to as a heart attack
- Instrument used to measure pulse pressure or better know as blood pressure
- Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- Imaging of blood vessels using dye
- Tiny vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- Heart rate
- Measures electrical activity of the heart
- Prefix hyper-
- Artery disease in which there is a narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart
- Suffix -itis
25 Clues: Heart rate • suffix -ia • Suffix -itis • Suffix -algia • Prefix hyper- • Blood Pressure • Root word pulmon(o)- • Coronary artery disease • Largest artery in the body • Ultrasound image of the heart • Imaging of blood vessels using dye • Tool used to measure blood pressure • Myocardial Infraction (heart attack) • Emergency procedure to restart heart • Commonly referred to as a heart attack • ...
Cardiopulmonary System 2023-11-03
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- Throat tube
- Respiratory and circulatory systems together
- Tiny vessels, exchange O2, CO2 and nutrients
- Blood clotter
- Black death
- Part of blood, carries O2
- Gas that we need
- Vessel leading away from heart
- Small pocket exchanges gases
- Part of heart, receives blood
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- Circuit that connects lungs and heart
- Circuit that connects heart with body
- Hollow muscle, never tires
- Part of blood, fights off invaders
- Gas waste
- Part of blood, liquid of blood, carries nutrients
- Another way of saying heartbeat
- Lung branches
- Part of heart, pumps away from heart
- Voice box
- Vessel leading toward heart
21 Clues: Gas waste • Voice box • Throat tube • Black death • Blood clotter • Lung branches • Gas that we need • Part of blood, carries O2 • Hollow muscle, never tires • Vessel leading toward heart • Small pocket exchanges gases • Part of heart, receives blood • Vessel leading away from heart • Another way of saying heartbeat • Part of blood, fights off invaders • Part of heart, pumps away from heart • ...
Heart and Circulatory system 2024-11-06
Across
- White cells ingesting bacteria.
- White cells producing antibodies.
- Membrane lining the heart's interior.
- Major artery carrying oxygenated blood.
- Vessels carrying blood to heart.
- Vessels carrying blood away from heart.
- Main organ of the circulatory system.
- Structures controlling blood flow direction.
- White blood cells fighting infection.
- Lower heart chambers.
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- Red blood cells transporting oxygen.
- Platelets aiding blood clotting.
- Relating to lungs and blood flow.
- Tiny blood vessels for substance exchange.
- Liquid component of blood.
- SA node controlling heart rate.
- Phase of heart contraction.
- Protein in red cells binding oxygen.
- Upper heart chambers.
- Muscular wall dividing heart halves.
20 Clues: Upper heart chambers. • Lower heart chambers. • Liquid component of blood. • Phase of heart contraction. • White cells ingesting bacteria. • SA node controlling heart rate. • Platelets aiding blood clotting. • Vessels carrying blood to heart. • White cells producing antibodies. • Relating to lungs and blood flow. • Red blood cells transporting oxygen. • ...
Cardiovascular 2026-02-27
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- vessel with valves
- Radiological examination of aorta through injection
- narrowing
- muscular elastic vessels
- blood pressure
- coronary heart disease
- failure inability of the heart to pump properly
- procedure that alters a vessel through surgery
- recording that shows electrical in heart
- hardening of arteries
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- a hollow muscular tissue
- Restoring the normal rhythm of heart
- structure within the heart and veins
- catheterization a catheter into the through a vein to evaluate the heart
- aortic stenosis
- a thin smooth layer of cells
- slow
- artery disease plaque built up in arteries
- pulse
- heart
- inflammation of the heart
- cardiovascular
- cholesterol
- atrium
24 Clues: slow • pulse • heart • atrium • narrowing • cholesterol • blood pressure • cardiovascular • aortic stenosis • vessel with valves • hardening of arteries • coronary heart disease • a hollow muscular tissue • muscular elastic vessels • inflammation of the heart • a thin smooth layer of cells • Restoring the normal rhythm of heart • structure within the heart and veins • ...
Cardiovascular crossword puzzle 2024-01-16
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- Pacemaker of the heart.
- The cardiac muscle.
- Part of the heart that pumps blood out.
- Blood to/from all body tissues.
- Blood to/from the lungs.
- Rapid heart rate.
- Atria contact.
- Part of the heart that receives blood.
- Lack of adequate blood supply to the heart.
- Blood cell formation.
Down
- The rarest blood type.
- Graphoc record of heart activity.
- The heart is surrounded by the ___________.
- Word for the contraction of ventricles.
- Distributes impulse to the ventricles.
- Ventricles relax.
- Prevents backflow of blood in the heart.
- Word for the relaxation of ventricles.
- The wall between the atrium and ventricles.
- Ventricles contract.
20 Clues: Atria contact. • Rapid heart rate. • Ventricles relax. • The cardiac muscle. • Ventricles contract. • Blood cell formation. • The rarest blood type. • Pacemaker of the heart. • Blood to/from the lungs. • Blood to/from all body tissues. • Graphoc record of heart activity. • Distributes impulse to the ventricles. • Word for the relaxation of ventricles. • ...
Love Your Heart 2014-08-31
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- Wire mesh tube used to keep arteries open.
- Lack of blood supply to a tissue
- Slow heart rate
- Ultrasound recording of heart function
- Uncontrolled quivering of twitching of the heart muscle
- Main artery of the neck.
- Persistent high arterial blood pressure
- Are of cell death resulting from an infarction
- Inflammation of the lining of the heart
- Tip or end of cone-shaped structure, such as the heart
- Instrument for listening to cardiac and respiratory sounds
- Underneath the tongue
- Pertaining to the heart
Down
- An abnormal heart rhythm
- A wall dividing two cavities.
- Device that regulates cardiac electrial activity
- Hardening of the arteries
- forcible, rapid beat of the heart felt by the patient
- All the heart muscle
- Persistent low arterial blood pressure
- A device for conducting electricity
- fast heart rate
- chamber where blood enters the heart on both right and left sides
- Removal of a tissue to destroy its function
- Main trunk of the systemic arterial system
25 Clues: Slow heart rate • fast heart rate • All the heart muscle • Underneath the tongue • Pertaining to the heart • An abnormal heart rhythm • Main artery of the neck. • Hardening of the arteries • A wall dividing two cavities. • Lack of blood supply to a tissue • A device for conducting electricity • Ultrasound recording of heart function • Persistent low arterial blood pressure • ...
CARDIOVASCULAR PUZZLE 2022-01-11
Across
- aka heart attack
- circulation going from heart to body to heart
- rapid heart rate
- circulation from heart to lungs to heart
- inner layer of the heart; lines chambers
- instrument used to measure blood pressure
- another term for high blood pressure
- area where you would find the SA and AV nodes
- small vessels where gas exchange takes place
- largest of the leukocytes
- blood cell that carries oxygen
- most abundant protein in the plasma
- top number of blood pressure
- also known as bicuspid
Down
- serous membrane of the heart attached directly to heart
- valve between the right atrium and right ventricle
- pacemaker of the heart
- large vein carrying blood from head and neck into right atrium
- separates heart into halves
- ion used in blood clotting process
- most abundant leukocyte
- makes up about 55% of the blood; mostly made up of water
- fatty build-up inside the arteries
- arteries that supply myocardium with blood
- largest artery of the body
25 Clues: aka heart attack • rapid heart rate • pacemaker of the heart • also known as bicuspid • most abundant leukocyte • largest of the leukocytes • largest artery of the body • separates heart into halves • top number of blood pressure • blood cell that carries oxygen • ion used in blood clotting process • fatty build-up inside the arteries • most abundant protein in the plasma • ...
The Cardiovascular System 2023-03-28
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- a surgical connection between two structures
- a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to tissues and organs
- one of two upper chambers in the heart that receives blood
- makes electrical signal that causes heart chambers to contract
- the product of heart rate and stroke volume
- smallest blood vessels
- a small blood vessel that receives blood from the capillaries
- a fluid filled cavity in the heart or brain
- when the heart muscle relaxes
- the widening of blood vessels
- a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart form tissues and organs
Down
- helps pump blood back to the heart
- narrowing of blood vessels
- favorite color is blue
- a protective, fluid filled sac that surrounds the heart
- a special muscle tissue that forms the heart
- creates blood pressure
- flaps that act as gate for blood
- small blood vessels
- the outermost protective layer of the heart
- period of contraction of the ventricles
21 Clues: small blood vessels • favorite color is blue • creates blood pressure • smallest blood vessels • narrowing of blood vessels • when the heart muscle relaxes • the widening of blood vessels • flaps that act as gate for blood • helps pump blood back to the heart • period of contraction of the ventricles • the product of heart rate and stroke volume • ...
review 2025-04-15
Across
- The largest artery in the body
- Smallest blood vessels where gas exchange occurs
- Prevent backflow of blood in the heart
- cava, Vein that brings blood from the body to the heart
- blood cells, Help fight infections in the body
- Lower chamber of the heart that pumps blood
- Type of blood found in the left side of the heart
- Circuit that carries blood to and from the lungs
- The liquid part of blood making up 55%
- Valve between left atrium and left ventricle
- node, Pacemaker of the heart
- Carry blood toward the heart
Down
- Type of blood found in the right side of the heart
- Upper chamber of the heart that receives blood
- Divides the left and right sides of the heart
- Carry blood away from the heart
- Valve between right atrium and right ventricle
- Help with blood clotting
- veins, Bring oxygenated blood from lungs to heart
- blood cells, Carry oxygen using hemoglobin
20 Clues: Help with blood clotting • node, Pacemaker of the heart • Carry blood toward the heart • The largest artery in the body • Carry blood away from the heart • Prevent backflow of blood in the heart • The liquid part of blood making up 55% • blood cells, Carry oxygen using hemoglobin • Lower chamber of the heart that pumps blood • Valve between left atrium and left ventricle • ...
Unit 5 Activity 2024-10-22
Across
- Suffix meaning to stop or control
- Condition where blood supply to the brain is interrupted
- Device used to listen to the heart
- Organ that pumps blood
- pressure cuff Device for measuring blood pressure
- Procedure to bypass blocked arteries
- Abbreviation for heart rate
- Small vessels for gas exchange
- Term for an irregular heartbeat
- Stands for heart attack
- catheterization Procedure that checks heart vessels
- Vessels that bring blood back to the heart
- Largest artery in the body
Down
- Disease where arteries harden due to plaque
- Another word for high blood pressure
- Suffix meaning enlargement
- Abbreviation for heart failure
- Imaging technique using ultrasound to view the heart
- Prefix meaning related to the heart
- Test that tracks the heart's electrical activity
- Abbreviation for blood pressure
- Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- Suffix meaning a condition of the blood
- infarction Scientific term for a heart attack
- Prefix related to blood vessels
25 Clues: Organ that pumps blood • Stands for heart attack • Suffix meaning enlargement • Largest artery in the body • Abbreviation for heart rate • Abbreviation for heart failure • Small vessels for gas exchange • Abbreviation for blood pressure • Term for an irregular heartbeat • Prefix related to blood vessels • Suffix meaning to stop or control • Device used to listen to the heart • ...
Cardiovascular system 2024-11-30
Across
- where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged for waste and carbon dioxide
- measures items in blood to indicate heart muscle damage
- bring oxygen-filled blood from the heart to the body
- ultrasound used to look at heart and vessels
- x-ray dye injected Instrument vessels to see if there's any narrowing
- impantable cardioverter defibrillator
- combining word meaning fatty substance
- artery disease disorder where the arteries surrounding the heart narrow
- ventricular tachycardia
- increased pressure in the blood vessels
- congestive heart failure
- pumps blood throughout the body
- carries deoxygenated blood and returns it to the heart
Down
- instrument to measure pressure
- combining word meaning dilated vein
- automated external defibrillator
- heart failure heart not properly pumping blood from left ventricle
- suffix meaning enlarged
- arrest complete stopping of the heart
- suffix meaning process of recording
- potassium chloride
- pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- combining word meaning blood vessel
- ultrasonography ultrasound to look at blood going through blood vessels
24 Clues: potassium chloride • suffix meaning enlarged • ventricular tachycardia • congestive heart failure • instrument to measure pressure • pumps blood throughout the body • automated external defibrillator • combining word meaning dilated vein • suffix meaning process of recording • combining word meaning blood vessel • impantable cardioverter defibrillator • ...
The Cardiovascular System 2020-06-19
Across
- the inner layer of the heart
- chest pain
- has the function to pump blood to the rest of the body
- This procedure allows patients to live when all other options won’t work
- heart
- nvolves chest compressions and breathing techniques to pump the heart and breathe for the patient
- the outer layer of the heart, the visceral pericardium
- a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell
- the small arteries
- the muscular layer that contracts to pump blood
- pulse
- rule out
- use to diagnose things like narrowing (stenosis) or aneurysms
- fast
- hardening
- the area where the heart lies
Down
- This test helps check heart rhythm and may diagnose other heart issues
- a complete stopping of the heart
- the heart attack, the lack of blood flow is caused by a blockage or a narrowing in one of the coronary arteries
- chest
- hypertension
- coronary artery bypass graft
- a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
- nausea and vomiting
- the bottom of the heart
- the largest artery in the body
- a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- high blood pressure
- the top of the heart
- narrowing
30 Clues: fast • chest • heart • pulse • rule out • narrowing • hardening • chest pain • hypertension • the small arteries • nausea and vomiting • high blood pressure • the top of the heart • the bottom of the heart • the inner layer of the heart • coronary artery bypass graft • the area where the heart lies • the largest artery in the body • a complete stopping of the heart • ...
The Cardiovascular System 2023-12-26
Across
- treats low blood potassium (potassium chloride)
- narrowing of the arteries
- ultrasound test that views heart and its vessels
- doctor who studies hearts
- tiniest blood vessels that exchange material between blood and tissue cells
- moniter portable device that produces an electrocardiogram
- when a patient's oxygen and EKG levels are monitored (treadmill test)
- pinkish gray organs that allow air flow
- rapid heart rate
- force of blood against artery walls is too high
- difficult for the heart to pump blood to rest of body, can cause heart failure
- narrowing of the aorta
Down
- the main organ; network of blood vessels that pump blood
- enlarged heart
- instrument to measure pulse (blood) pressure
- a thin lair of protective tissue surrounding the heart
- hardening of arteries that causes heart disease
- radiology and x-ray dye is utilized in blood vessels to diagnose
- improper beating of the heart
- measures items in blood that could show heart damage
- disease that affects heart valve between the left chambers
- insertion of catheter into the heart
- present at birth and affects heart's structure
- metabloic disease with very high glucose levels
- the connective tissue that is double layered and surrounds the heart like a sac
25 Clues: enlarged heart • rapid heart rate • narrowing of the aorta • narrowing of the arteries • doctor who studies hearts • improper beating of the heart • insertion of catheter into the heart • pinkish gray organs that allow air flow • instrument to measure pulse (blood) pressure • present at birth and affects heart's structure • treats low blood potassium (potassium chloride) • ...
Medical Terminology Lab 2024-10-08
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- The force of blood against the walls of arteries
- Blood vessels that return deoxygenated blood back to the heart
- A condition where the heart's function is impaired
- Monitor A portable device that records heart activity over 24 hours
- Prefix referring to blood vessels
- Prefix meaning "heart."
- Blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart
- Small blood vessels where gas exchange occurs between blood and tissues
- Prefix relating to blood vessels
- The muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body
- An ultrasound that visualizes heart structures and function
- An irregular heartbeat that can affect heart function
Down
- High blood pressure that can lead to serious health problems
- A general term for diseases of the heart and blood vessels
- Failure A condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood
- Arrest Medical term for a heart attack
- Hardening of the arteries due to plaque buildup
- Test A test that measures heart function under physical stress
- A narrowing of the coronary arteries
- Suffix meaning "blood condition"
- Suffix indicating inflammation
- An imaging test that uses X-rays to see blood vessels
- The largest artery in the body, which carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body
- A test that records the electrical activity of the heart
- Myocardial Infarction, or heart attack
25 Clues: Prefix meaning "heart." • Suffix indicating inflammation • Suffix meaning "blood condition" • Prefix relating to blood vessels • Prefix referring to blood vessels • A narrowing of the coronary arteries • Arrest Medical term for a heart attack • Myocardial Infarction, or heart attack • Hardening of the arteries due to plaque buildup • ...
Cardiovascular system 2022-10-19
Across
- An ultrasound of the heart.
- pertaining to
- Uses many X-rays from different angles to construct images of your heart using a scanner and computer.
- Electrocardiogram
- Heart
- The process of producing an electrocardiogram, a recording of the heart's electrical activity.
- intima Made of endothelium, and is continuous throughout the blood path.
- Damage to the brain from interruption of its blood supply.
- Type of tissue that forms the heart.
- A small, wearable device that records the heart's rhythm.
- Blood vessels around the body.
- Pumps blood through the body.
- A blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle.
- Blood Pressure Hypertension
Down
- The valve between the lower left heart chamber (left ventricle) and the main artery to the body (aorta) doesn't work properly.
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy
- surgical puncture as to aspirate or remove fluid
- The insertion of a catheter into a chamber or vessel of the heart.
- inside
- refers to arteries
- Distribute oxygen-rich blood to the body.
- Heart failure
- A chronic condition in which the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should.
- Improper beating of the heart, whether irregular, too fast, or too slow.
- Cardiovascular Disease
25 Clues: Heart • inside • pertaining to • Heart failure • Electrocardiogram • refers to arteries • Cardiovascular Disease • An ultrasound of the heart. • Blood Pressure Hypertension • Pumps blood through the body. • Blood vessels around the body. • Cardiac resynchronization therapy • Type of tissue that forms the heart. • Distribute oxygen-rich blood to the body. • ...
Cardiovascular system 2022-10-19
Across
- Blood Pressure Hypertension
- The process of producing an electrocardiogram, a recording of the heart's electrical activity.
- Electrocardiogram
- intima Made of endothelium, and is continuous throughout the blood path.
- A small, wearable device that records the heart's rhythm.
- inside
- Damage to the brain from interruption of its blood supply.
- Type of tissue that forms the heart.
- A chronic condition in which the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should.
- Heart
- An ultrasound of the heart.
- A blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle.
Down
- The insertion of a catheter into a chamber or vessel of the heart.
- Improper beating of the heart, whether irregular, too fast, or too slow.
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy
- Uses many X-rays from different angles to construct images of your heart using a scanner and computer.
- Distribute oxygen-rich blood to the body.
- pertaining to
- The valve between the lower left heart chamber (left ventricle) and the main artery to the body (aorta) doesn't work properly.
- surgical puncture as to aspirate or remove fluid
- Blood vessels around the body.
- refers to arteries
- Heart failure
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Pumps blood through the body.
25 Clues: Heart • inside • pertaining to • Heart failure • Electrocardiogram • refers to arteries • Cardiovascular Disease • Blood Pressure Hypertension • An ultrasound of the heart. • Pumps blood through the body. • Blood vessels around the body. • Cardiac resynchronization therapy • Type of tissue that forms the heart. • Distribute oxygen-rich blood to the body. • ...
Circulatory System 2021-01-15
Across
- upper chamber of the heart
- blood cell that helps fight infection
- tissue that flows through the circulatory system
- Blood Vessels that carry blood back to the heart
- fluid portion of blood
- blood vessel the connects arteries and veins
- brief period of relaxation in the heart
- Double layered outermost layer of the heart
- Blood cell required for the clotting process
- valve between the L atrium and L ventricle
Down
- Valve between R vent. & pulmonary artery
- Complex protein on red blood cells
- vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- Valve between the left ventricle and aorta
- innermost layer of the heart
- period of ventricular contraction in the heart
- Lower chamber of the heart
- Muscular middle layer of the heart
- blood cell that carries hemoglobin
- wall that separates the heart into right and left
20 Clues: fluid portion of blood • upper chamber of the heart • Lower chamber of the heart • innermost layer of the heart • Complex protein on red blood cells • Muscular middle layer of the heart • blood cell that carries hemoglobin • blood cell that helps fight infection • brief period of relaxation in the heart • Valve between R vent. & pulmonary artery • ...
Cardio vascular system 2021-06-26
Across
- Valve between right atrium and ventricle
- veins taking oxygenated blood to the heart
- One of the nutrients found in the blood
- One location for taking a brachial pulse
- The hearts pacemaker
- Vessel carrying blood from heart to body
- The name of the heart muscle
- you will find the radial pulse here
Down
- Pumping chamber of the heart
- Arteries supplying blood to the heart
- Top reading for blood pressure
- arteries taking de-oxygenated blood to lung
- Sac surrounding and protecting the heart
- Vessel returning blood from body to heart
- The largest artery leaving the heart
- These are in veins and not arteries
- Valve between left atrium and ventricle
- Divides the heart between right and left
- Another name for a myo-cardialinfarction
- Collecting chamber of the heart
- There are 4 of these in the heart
21 Clues: The hearts pacemaker • Pumping chamber of the heart • The name of the heart muscle • Top reading for blood pressure • Collecting chamber of the heart • There are 4 of these in the heart • These are in veins and not arteries • you will find the radial pulse here • The largest artery leaving the heart • Arteries supplying blood to the heart • ...
Cardiovascular System 2025-05-12
Across
- Process of recording
- Myocardial infarction
- The organ that pumps blood through the blood vessels
- ultrasonography, Test uses ultrasound to look at blood going through blood vessels
- Records the electrical activity of the heart
- Heart Disease, Damage to the heart caused by high blood pressure
- Artery Disease, A narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart
- Premature ventricular contraction
- Test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
- Tissue, The outermost epicardium
- Heart
- Procedure done in a specialized area of radiology
- Small blood vessel
Down
- infarction, A heart attack
- Blood pressure cuff
- heart failure, The heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle
- Tissue, Tissue responsible for circulating the blood
- Irregular heartbeat
- ventricular tachycardia
- Slow
- Hypertension
- Fast
- Beats per minute
- Aorta
- Arteries, The arterial blood vessels of coronary circulation
25 Clues: Slow • Fast • Aorta • Heart • Hypertension • Beats per minute • Small blood vessel • Blood pressure cuff • Irregular heartbeat • Process of recording • Myocardial infarction • ventricular tachycardia • infarction, A heart attack • Tissue, The outermost epicardium • Premature ventricular contraction • Records the electrical activity of the heart • Procedure done in a specialized area of radiology • ...
Cardiovascular CW Puzzle 2021-02-24
Across
- arteries vessels branch from aorta and feed heart muscle
- smallest blood vessel
- small vein
- partition or wall dividing atria of heart
- lower chamber of the heart
- abnormal swishing sound of heart (extra heart sound, between normal beats)
- largest artery in the body
- rhythm normal heart rhythm
Down
- abnormal heart rhythm
- high blood pressure
- contraction phase of the heart
- relaxation phase of the heart
- small artery
- inner lining of the heart
- structures that temporarily close to keep blood flowing in one direction only
- dilation of an arterial wall
- upper chambers of the heart
- largest type of blood vessel
18 Clues: small vein • small artery • high blood pressure • abnormal heart rhythm • smallest blood vessel • inner lining of the heart • lower chamber of the heart • largest artery in the body • rhythm normal heart rhythm • upper chambers of the heart • dilation of an arterial wall • largest type of blood vessel • relaxation phase of the heart • contraction phase of the heart • ...
Cardiovascular System 2025-01-10
Across
- Blood Pressure
- (suffix)pertains to blood vessels
- uses ultrasound to create images of the heart
- coronary artery bypass graft
- used to visualize the hearts blood vessels and chambers
- heart rate
- tiny blood vessels where oxygen and nutrient exchange occurs
- records the electrical activity of the heart
- irregular heartbeat either too fast too slow or erractic
- (root)refers to muscle especially heart muscle
- (prefix) relates to blood vessels
- used to listen to heart sounds and detect abnormalities
- hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to plaque buildup
Down
- measures blood pressure
- when the heart cant pump blood effectively to meet the bodies needs
- consistently high pressure in the arteries
- (prefix)refers to the heart
- blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood back to the heart
- (suffix) indicates inflammation
- the largest artery in the body which distributes blood from the heart to the rest of the body
- electrocardiogram
- blockage or narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle
- congestive heart failure
- blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
- The main pump that circulates blood throughout the body
25 Clues: heart rate • Blood Pressure • electrocardiogram • measures blood pressure • congestive heart failure • (prefix)refers to the heart • coronary artery bypass graft • (suffix) indicates inflammation • (suffix)pertains to blood vessels • (prefix) relates to blood vessels • consistently high pressure in the arteries • records the electrical activity of the heart • ...
The Cardiovascular System 2023-03-28
Across
- smallest blood vessels
- the outermost protective layer of the heart
- a surgical connection between two structures
- helps pump blood back to the heart
- when the heart muscle relaxes
- one of two upper chambers in the heart that receives blood
- a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart form tissues and organs
- a fluid filled cavity in the heart or brain
- favorite color is blue
- a protective, fluid filled sac that surrounds the heart
- period of contraction of the ventricles
- the product of heart rate and stroke volume
Down
- a special muscle tissue that forms the heart
- a small blood vessel that receives blood from the capillaries
- small blood vessels
- the widening of blood vessels
- makes electrical signal that causes heart chambers to contract
- a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to tissues and organs
- flaps that act as gate for blood
- narrowing of blood vessels
- creates blood pressure
21 Clues: small blood vessels • smallest blood vessels • creates blood pressure • favorite color is blue • narrowing of blood vessels • the widening of blood vessels • when the heart muscle relaxes • flaps that act as gate for blood • helps pump blood back to the heart • period of contraction of the ventricles • the outermost protective layer of the heart • ...
Unit 5 Activity 2 Dropbox - Jasleen Xiong 2025-06-28
Across
- Test recording heart’s electrical signals.
- Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
- Abbreviation for electrocardiogram.
- Tool used to listen to heart and lungs.
- INFARCTION Another name for a heart attack.
- Suffix meaning surgical removal.
- Abbreviation for congestive heart failure.
- Abbreviation for blood pressure.
- Abbreviation for heart rate.
- Suffix meaning record or picture.
- HEART FAILURE When the heart can't pump blood effectively.
Down
- Medical term for high blood pressure.
- Test that uses sound waves to show heart images.
- Imaging test to look at blood vessels.
- Prefix meaning vessel.
- Buildup of plaque in the arteries.
- Brain condition caused by blocked or burst blood vessel.
- Abbreviation for myocardial infarction.
- Suffix meaning inflammation.
- Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart.
- Smallest blood vessels where gas exchange happens.
- Organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
- Prefix meaning heart.
- PRESSURE CUFF Tool used to measure blood pressure.
24 Clues: Prefix meaning heart. • Prefix meaning vessel. • Suffix meaning inflammation. • Abbreviation for heart rate. • Suffix meaning surgical removal. • Abbreviation for blood pressure. • Suffix meaning record or picture. • Buildup of plaque in the arteries. • Abbreviation for electrocardiogram. • Medical term for high blood pressure. • Imaging test to look at blood vessels. • ...
Cardiovascular System 2017-10-23
21 Clues: / vein • / clot • / cell • / vein • / heart • / heart • / chest • / aorta • / vessel • / artery • / oxygen • / embolus • / narrows • / widening • / blood vessel • / heart beats fast • / heart beats slow • / the study of the heart • / hardening of the artery • / carries deoxygenated blood to heart • / carries oxygenated blood out of the heart
The Circulatory System and Blood 2017-04-09
Across
- carry deoxygenated blood
- controls heart beat
- heart valve
- condition where the heart is in short oxygen supply
- tissue fluid consists mainly of ... and white blood cells
- blood vessel carries blood away from the heart
- inorganic element in the blood
- blood vessels assoicated with the kidney
- measurement of heart activity
Down
- when heart is relaxed
- the circulatory system in humans
- heart muscle
- white blood cell
- component of blood
- left atrium recieves blood from the ... vein
- high carbon dioxide concentration ... the heart rate
- involved in blood clotting
- the circulatory system in fish
- supply blood to the heart
- blood clot
- the scientist who demonstrated the one-way action of valves
- a type of blood vessel
22 Clues: blood clot • heart valve • heart muscle • white blood cell • component of blood • controls heart beat • when heart is relaxed • a type of blood vessel • carry deoxygenated blood • supply blood to the heart • involved in blood clotting • measurement of heart activity • the circulatory system in fish • inorganic element in the blood • the circulatory system in humans • ...
Blood and the Circulatory System 2017-04-12
Across
- tissue fluid consists mainly of ... and white blood cells
- blood clot
- supply blood to the heart
- the scientist who demonstrated the one-way action of valves
- measurement of heart activity
- component of blood
- heart muscle
- circulatory system in fish
- heart valve
- type of white blood cell
- the circulatory system in humans
- controls heart beat
Down
- left atrium receives blood from the ... vein
- condition where the heart is in short oxygen supply
- high carbon dioxide concentration ... the heart rate
- blood vessel carries blood away from the heart
- when heart is relaxed
- involved in blood clotting
- type of blood vessel
- carry deoxygenated blood
- inorganic element in blood
- blood vessels assoicated with the kidney
22 Clues: blood clot • heart valve • heart muscle • component of blood • controls heart beat • type of blood vessel • when heart is relaxed • carry deoxygenated blood • type of white blood cell • supply blood to the heart • involved in blood clotting • circulatory system in fish • inorganic element in blood • measurement of heart activity • the circulatory system in humans • ...
Cardiovascular 2020-01-24
Across
- upper chamber of the heart
- problem with rate or rhythm of heart beat
- base of the heart
- buildup of plauque in arteries
- higher than normal blood pressure
- abnormal sound heard during auscultation
- takes blood toward the heart
- takes blood away from the heart
- record of electrical activity in the heart
- valve between the right atrium & ventricle
- lower than normal blood pressure
- related to the lungs
Down
- heart muscle disease
- used to measure blood pressure
- blue discoloration of skin
- artery that flows blood to the body
- middle layer of the heart
- blood clot in wall of blood vessel
- surgical removal of plaque in lining of artery
- device to help control abnormal heart rhythm
20 Clues: base of the heart • heart muscle disease • related to the lungs • middle layer of the heart • upper chamber of the heart • blue discoloration of skin • takes blood toward the heart • used to measure blood pressure • buildup of plauque in arteries • takes blood away from the heart • lower than normal blood pressure • higher than normal blood pressure • ...
Cardiovascular 2020-01-24
Across
- problem with rate or rhythm of heart beat
- blood clot in wall of blood vessel
- upper chamber of the heart
- medicine that dissolves blood
- record of electrical activity in the heart
- higher than normal blood pressure
- small device to help control abnormal heart rhythm
- related to the lungs
- base of the heart
- takes blood toward the heart
Down
- valve between the right atrium & ventricle
- surgical removal of plaque in lining of artery
- middle layer of the heart
- artery that flows blood to the body
- heart muscle disease
- takes blood away from the heart
- blue discoloration of skin
- lower than normal blood pressure
- abnormal sound heard during auscultation
- medication that helps reduce excess water in body
20 Clues: base of the heart • heart muscle disease • related to the lungs • middle layer of the heart • upper chamber of the heart • blue discoloration of skin • takes blood toward the heart • medicine that dissolves blood • takes blood away from the heart • lower than normal blood pressure • higher than normal blood pressure • blood clot in wall of blood vessel • ...
cardiovascular terms 2026-04-10
Across
- – Congestive heart failure
- – High blood pressure
- – Ultrasound of the heart
- – Relating to the heart
- (ECG) – Test that records heart’s electrical activity
- / Hemat- – Relating to blood
- – Heart rate
- – Largest artery in the body
- – Study of
- – Blood pressure
- test – Measures heart function during exercise
- – Tiny vessel where gas exchange happens
Down
- – Buildup of plaque in arteries
- – Slow
- – Loss of blood flow to the brain
- infarction – Heart attack
- – Imaging of blood vessels using dye
- pressure cuff – Measures blood pressure
- – Organ that pumps blood through the body
- – Means inflammation
- – Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- – Blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
- – Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- – Coronary artery bypass graft
- – Irregular heartbeat
25 Clues: – Slow • – Study of • – Heart rate • – Blood pressure • – Means inflammation • – High blood pressure • – Irregular heartbeat • – Relating to the heart • – Ultrasound of the heart • infarction – Heart attack • – Congestive heart failure • / Hemat- – Relating to blood • – Largest artery in the body • – Coronary artery bypass graft • – Buildup of plaque in arteries • ...
Cardio 2024-10-24
Across
- chest pain
- carry blood towards the heart
- slow
- meaning sound
- coronary artery disease
- carry blood away from the heart
- under or insufficient
- congestive heart failure
- control rhythmic beating of the heart
- automate external difribulator
- regulates irregular heartbeats by delivering electrical signals
- records heart rhythm
- acute mitochondrial infraction
- growth
- is a problem with electrical conduction
- pain
Down
- have thin walls for nutrient exchange
- used when taking your blood pressure
- to measure blood pressure
- used to listen to heart sounds
- disease
- blockages in your heart blood vessels
- causes blood vessels to narrow down,
- fluid build-up, shortness of breath, the problem with the heart pumping/relaxing functions
- pumps blood through vessels
25 Clues: slow • pain • growth • disease • chest pain • meaning sound • records heart rhythm • under or insufficient • coronary artery disease • congestive heart failure • to measure blood pressure • pumps blood through vessels • carry blood towards the heart • used to listen to heart sounds • automate external difribulator • acute mitochondrial infraction • carry blood away from the heart • ...
Cardiovascular system 2021-07-21
Across
- blood supply from brain
- tachycardia
- machine that rotates around your body for pictures
- that return blood to the heart
- layer of heart
- to/-ar
- muscle disease
- aortic aneurysm
- pumps blood through system
- field that creates images of heart
- of arteries
Down
- of small vessels that perfuse tissue
- artery bypass graft surgery
- heart rhythms
- waves to show pictures
- layer of heart
- heart monitor
- blood flow causing chest pains
- failure
- layer of heart
- that deliver blood to tissue
- disease
- heart rhythms
- aortic valve replacement
24 Clues: to/-ar • failure • disease • tachycardia • of arteries • heart rhythms • heart monitor • heart rhythms • layer of heart • layer of heart • layer of heart • muscle disease • aortic aneurysm • waves to show pictures • blood supply from brain • aortic valve replacement • pumps blood through system • artery bypass graft surgery • that deliver blood to tissue • blood flow causing chest pains • ...
Anatomy vocab practice by: Libby W 2024-01-17
Across
- events of one heartbeat
- -distributes the impulse out of the ventricle
- -graphic record of heart attacks
- -uncoordinated shuddering of the heart muscle
- closing of av valves
- -ventricles relax
- -very slow heart rate
- -carries a signal from the heart
- -rapid heart rate
- -ventricles beat at their own rate
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- -clogged coronary vessles
- -series of nerves that carry the electrical impulses into the lower chambers
- -atria contract
- -abnormal heart sounds
- -ventricles contract
- -lack of adequate blood supply
- -pacemaker of the heart
- -heart muscle deprived of O2
- -semilunar valves close at end of systole
- -prolonged angina
20 Clues: -atria contract • -ventricles relax • -prolonged angina • -rapid heart rate • -ventricles contract • closing of av valves • -very slow heart rate • -abnormal heart sounds • events of one heartbeat • -pacemaker of the heart • -clogged coronary vessles • -heart muscle deprived of O2 • -lack of adequate blood supply • -graphic record of heart attacks • -carries a signal from the heart • ...
Cardiovascular crossword puzzle 2024-01-16
Across
- Pacemaker of the heart.
- The cardiac muscle.
- Part of the heart that pumps blood out.
- Blood to/from all body tissues.
- Blood to/from the lungs.
- Rapid heart rate.
- Atria contact.
- Part of the heart that receives blood.
- Lack of adequate blood supply to the heart.
- Blood cell formation.
Down
- The rarest blood type.
- Graphoc record of heart activity.
- The heart is surrounded by the ___________.
- Word for the contraction of ventricles.
- Distributes impulse to the ventricles.
- Ventricles relax.
- Prevents backflow of blood in the heart.
- Word for the relaxation of ventricles.
- The wall between the atrium and ventricles.
- Ventricles contract.
20 Clues: Atria contact. • Rapid heart rate. • Ventricles relax. • The cardiac muscle. • Ventricles contract. • Blood cell formation. • The rarest blood type. • Pacemaker of the heart. • Blood to/from the lungs. • Blood to/from all body tissues. • Graphoc record of heart activity. • Distributes impulse to the ventricles. • Word for the relaxation of ventricles. • ...
Cardiovascular System 2024-05-15
Across
- Coronary artery disease.
- Upper chambers of the heart.
- Electrocardiography
- BP
- Chest pain
- Hollow muscular organ that pumps blood all over the body
- Passage of blood from the heart to the body tissues and back
- Small Veins
- Hypertension
- Largest artery in the body
- Congestive heart failure
Down
- Passage of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the hear
- Fast heart rate.
- Small arteries
- Blood vessels that carry blood to the heart from the body tissues
- Automated external defibrillator
- Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- Also known as an MI.
- Coronary artery bypass grafting
- Angi/o
20 Clues: BP • Angi/o • Chest pain • Small Veins • Hypertension • Small arteries • Fast heart rate. • Electrocardiography • Also known as an MI. • Coronary artery disease. • Congestive heart failure • Largest artery in the body • Upper chambers of the heart. • Coronary artery bypass grafting • Automated external defibrillator • Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart • ...
Medical Crossword 2024-11-17
Across
- test Requires to draw blood
- Blood pressure
- Chest pain
- Has the Aorta
- smaller arteries
- Coronary artery disease
- Carries blood away from the heart
- Name based on location
- vessel
- Sinus
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Inflammation of the inner layer of the muscle
- Chest
Down
- Ultrasound of the heart
- Sound
- Exchange oxygen and carbon
- Record electrical activity of the heart
- Uses a catheter on the chamber or vessel of the heart
- Carries blood to the heart
- Do not resuscitate
- arrest Complete stopping of the heart
- Faster than usual heart rate
- Muscle
- Imaging of the blood vessels
- Coronary care unit
25 Clues: Sound • Sinus • Chest • vessel • Muscle • Chest pain • Has the Aorta • Blood pressure • smaller arteries • Do not resuscitate • Coronary care unit • Irregular Heartbeat • Name based on location • Ultrasound of the heart • Coronary artery disease • Exchange oxygen and carbon • Carries blood to the heart • Faster than usual heart rate • Imaging of the blood vessels • test Requires to draw blood • ...
The cardiovascular system 2025-11-08
Across
- Records heart's electrical signal
- The organ that pumps blood through the body
- meaning surrounding
- Computed Tomography
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Vessels that connect arteries and veins
- meaning clot
- the heart can't pump properly
- Myocardial infarction
Down
- Blood flow to the brain gets blocked
- Blood sample
- Myocradial Infarction
- meaning vessel
- Electrocardiogram
- Carries deoxygenated blood to the heart
- Meaning heart
- disease of the blood vessels
- meaning disease
- Left Ventrical Hypertrophy
- abnormal heart rhythm
- Ultrasound of the heart
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Coronary Artery disease
- Fluid that travels through the vessels
- Carries oxygenated blood away from the heart
25 Clues: Blood sample • meaning clot • Meaning heart • meaning vessel • meaning disease • Electrocardiogram • meaning surrounding • Computed Tomography • Myocradial Infarction • abnormal heart rhythm • Myocardial infarction • Ultrasound of the heart • Coronary Artery disease • Congestive Heart Failure • Magnetic Resonance Imaging • Left Ventrical Hypertrophy • disease of the blood vessels • ...
nevaeh gamboa 2024-11-20
Across
- root word that means "the heart"
- carries blood away from your heart to your tissues and organs
- right ventricle
- damage to the heart muscle and heart valves
- used to see how your heart performs under physical stress
- blood pressure
- left atrium
- birth defects that affect the normal development and functioning of the heart
- sometimes called cardiac catheterisation, may be done after a heart attack or angina
- networks of small vessels that perfuse tissues
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- vessels that deliver blood to tissues
- a disease of the blood vessels supplying the heart muscle
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- uses very strong magnets and radio waves to create detailed images of your heart on a computer
- used to detect the risk factors for heart diseases
- vessels that return blood to the heart
- a disease of blood vessels supplying the arms and legs
- means to "pertain"
- ultrasound scan of the heart
- pumps blood through the system
- a disease of blood vessels supplying the brain
- root word that means "artery"
- root word that means "little vessel"
- beats per minute
- root word that means "atrium"
25 Clues: left atrium • blood pressure • right ventricle • beats per minute • means to "pertain" • ultrasound scan of the heart • root word that means "artery" • root word that means "atrium" • pumps blood through the system • coronary artery bypass grafting • root word that means "the heart" • root word that means "little vessel" • vessels that deliver blood to tissues • ...
The Cardiovascular System 2025-10-31
Across
- Artery Disease / narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart
- / Fast
- / records the electrical activity of the heart.
- / Treatment
- / Condition
- / Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
- - / Blood Vessel
- / layer of the heart
- / Middle muscular layer that contracts to pump blood
- / Do Not Resuscitate
- transplantation / The heart is replaced with the heart from a donor
- / Skin
- / Inflammation
- / Slow
- / Disease
- - / Straight
- / Increased pressure in the blood vessels
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- Infarction / When the heart doesn’t get the blood flow it needs
- / When the artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell like a balloon.
- / Shortness of Breath
- / Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
- / Chest
- / Thin Inner Layer of the Heart that lines each chamber
- / Middle
- - / Blood
- / Medical History
- / Test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
- enzymes / Measures certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage.
- / Beyond or Excess
- monitor / Records heart activity
- / The largest artery in the body
- / Muscles
- / Pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- / Across or Through
- / Thinner walls and carry blood toward the heart.
35 Clues: / Fast • / Skin • / Slow • / Chest • / Middle • / Muscles • / Disease • / Treatment • / Condition • / Inflammation • / Medical History • / Beyond or Excess • / Across or Through • / layer of the heart • / Do Not Resuscitate • / Shortness of Breath • - / Blood • - / Straight • - / Blood Vessel • / Coronary Artery Bypass Graft • monitor / Records heart activity • ...
Circulatory System 2019-05-20
Across
- Arteries that supply blood to the heart.
- Prevent back flow of blood from ventricles to atria.
- Relaxation of the heart.
- Accumulation of fat deposits in blood vessels.
- Site of gas, nutrient and waste exchange.
- Thick-walled chambers of the heart.
- Vena cava bringing blood to the heart from the arms and head.
- Thin-walled chambers receiving blood from veins.
- Valves separating ventricles from arteries.
- Change in diameter of arteries following a heart beat.
- Contraction of the heart.
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- Artery carrying deoxygenated blood.
- Carry blood away from the heart.
- Prevents mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.
- Increasing diameter of arterioles.
- Connective tissue supporting the AV valves.
- Pacemaker.
- Protective fluid-filled sac around the heart.
- Last exit from the heart.
- Nerves carrying electrical impulses through the ventricles.
- Assist in the movement of blood back to the heart.
- Larger diameter and lower pressure than arteries.
- Pulmonary circulation is from the heart to the _____________ and back.
23 Clues: Pacemaker. • Relaxation of the heart. • Last exit from the heart. • Contraction of the heart. • Carry blood away from the heart. • Increasing diameter of arterioles. • Artery carrying deoxygenated blood. • Thick-walled chambers of the heart. • Arteries that supply blood to the heart. • Site of gas, nutrient and waste exchange. • Connective tissue supporting the AV valves. • ...
