Cardiovacular System Review
Across
- 1. Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart.
- 5. Tool used to listen to heart sounds.
- 7. High blood pressure.
- 11. Imaging test that shows blood vessels.
- 12. Stands for blood pressure.
- 13. Abbreviation for coronary artery disease.
- 14. Stands for congestive heart failure.
- 15. Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
- 17. The largest artery in the body.
- 18. Prefix meaning “vessel.”
- 19. Irregular heartbeat.
- 22. Test using a thin tube to examine the heart.
- 24. Medical term for a heart attack.
Down
- 2. Buildup of plaque inside arteries.
- 3. Pumps blood through the body.
- 4. Blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart.
- 6. Test that records the electrical activity of the heart.
- 8. Short for electrocardiogram.
- 9. Smallest blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart.
- 10. Suffix meaning “inflammation.”
- 14. Prefix meaning “heart.”
- 16. Uses sound saves to produce images of the heart.
- 20. Root word meaning “blood.”
- 21. Suffix meaning “record” or picture.”
- 23. Emergency procedure to restore heartbeat and breathing.