CARDIO CHAOS - A Crossword Challenge
Across
- 4. the only artery that carries deoxygenated blood
- 5. a 24-year-old athlete is found to have a resting heart rate of 55bpm. what is this condition called? (hint: normal BPM is 60-100)
- 8. the waves in an ECG
- 12. irregular rhythm of the heart is known as _________.
- 15. the largest artery in the body.
- 16. persistantly elevated blood pressure results in what disease?
- 18. a vessel that carries deoxygenated blood.
- 19. the organ that pumps blood
Down
- 1. the smallest blood vessel
- 2. the heart’s natural pacemaker is the ________ node.
- 3. a life-threatening condition when blood cannot reach a part of the brain.
- 6. the structure that separates the two halves of the heart
- 7. cardiovascular problems often present as pain in the _________ region
- 9. a 40-year-old male presents with fever and chest pain that is relieved when leaning forward in a seated position. on auscultation, a friction rub is heard. diagnosis? (hint: related to the heart’s covering membrane)
- 10. specialised fibres responsible for impulse conduction in the ventricle walls.
- 11. Ion responsible for cardiac muscle contraction
- 13. heart rate that exceeds 100 bpm
- 14. a condition where one of the heart valve is narrowed resulting in obstruction of blood flow.
- 15. crushing chest pain
- 17. which nerve causes the classic left arm referred pain in heart attacks?