Medical Terms About Cardiovascular System
Across
- 7. a complete stopping of the heart
- 9. swollen and dilated veins
- 10. the wall between the right and left atria
- 13. muscular layer of the heart that contracts to pump blood
- 15. a test which the patient lies still while several leads are attached to the chest and records the electrical activity of the heart; it helps check heart rhythm and may diagnosis other heart issues
- 17. a semilunar valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
- 18. intravenous
- 19. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
- 22. (prefix) beyond or excess
- 24. automated external defibrillator
- 25. (root) pulse
Down
- 1. a laboratory test that used to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage
- 2. (suffix) instrument to measure pressure
- 3. a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- 4. the thin inner layer of the heart that lines each chamber
- 5. increased pressure in the blood vessels
- 6. implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- 8. a portable ECG machine that records heart activity to show a possible pattern for the symptoms the patient may be having
- 11. outer layer of the heart
- 12. (suffix) hardening
- 14. mitral valve prolapse
- 16. a procedure done in a specialized area of radiology which the x-ray contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing or aneurysms
- 20. diabetes mellitus
- 21. a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell
- 23. (root) vessel