Cardiovascular Crossword

2. / pumps blood to the body
4. / bring blood toward the heart
5. / abbreviation for "as needed"
6. ultrasonography / test that uses ultrasound to look at blood going through blood vessels
9. / prefix meaning "fast"
11. / combining word meaning "valve"
12. / suffix meaning "process of cutting"
13. / condition more commonly known as high blood pressure
15. / condition where artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell
18. / branching blood vessels that form network between arterioles and venules
19. / combining word meaning "heart"
21. arrest / condition commonly mistaken as heart attack, but is actually the complete stopping of the heart
22. / bring blood away from the heart
23. / suffix meaning "instrument for viewing"
24. test / test to evaluate how the cardiovascular system is functioning (also referred to as treadmill test or exercise test)
25. / abbreviation for "beats per minute"

1. resuscitation / what CPR stands for
3. infarction / condition known as heart attack
7. / test that measures electrical activity of the heart
8. not resuscitate / what DNR stands for
10. / procedure where contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things such as narrowing and aneurysms.
14. / condition where the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
16. / abbreviation for "nothing by mouth"
17. / ultrasound of the heart and its vessels
20. / transportation system for blood