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