Unit 5 Activity 2

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Across
  1. 1. occurs when the veins are swollen and dilated
  2. 3. carry blood towards the heart
  3. 6. occurs when the heart is not receiving the blood flow it needs
  4. 7. abbreviation for shortness of breath
  5. 8. abbreviation for buildup in the main blood vessels of the heart
  6. 11. a portable machine that a patient wears for a few days to monitor heart rate
  7. 12. abbreviation for an implantable, electric device that monitors the hearts rhythm, can send shocks to the heart if rhythm is abnormal
  8. 15. combining form meaning heart
  9. 16. occurs when the heart is not correctly pumping from the left ventricle
  10. 19. abbreviation for a resuscitation tactic that involves chest compression
  11. 21. suffix meaning "hardening"
  12. 23. on both the left and right side of the heart, in the lower portion
  13. 24. carry blood away from the heart
  14. 25. suffix meaning a puncture to remove fluid
Down
  1. 2. extremely thin walls, exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
  2. 4. uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
  3. 5. pumps blood throughout the body
  4. 7. used to listen to the heart
  5. 9. suffix meaning "chest"
  6. 10. on both the left and right side of the heart, in the upper portion
  7. 13. happens when the heart comes to a complete stop
  8. 14. a procedure in which the patient's heart is completely transplanted
  9. 17. Prefix for "outside of"
  10. 18. abbreviation for a machine that tracks electrical activity in the heart
  11. 20. a test that gets the heart working through exercise to test the patient's oxygen levels
  12. 22. occurs when an artery has a weakened wall, it begins to swell