Cardiovascular Crossword
Across
- 3. Irregular heartbeat
- 4. Abbreviation for myocardial infarction
- 6. vena cava Large vein carrying blood from lower body to heart
- 8. Buildup of plaque in artery walls
- 9. Blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart
- 11. monitor Portable ECG worn for 24+ hours
- 12. High blood pressure
- 13. Abbreviation for blood pressure
- 15. Organ that pumps blood through the body
- 16. Prefix meaning "vessel"
- 18. Tool used to listen to heart and lungs
- 19. heart failure Heart can't pump blood effectively
- 20. infarction Medical term for heart attack
- 21. catheterization Test using tube to examine heart vessels
- 24. Prefix meaning "heart"
- 25. Suffix meaning "record or picture"
- 26. Abbreviation for bypass surgery on heart arteries
Down
- 1. Suffix meaning "blood condition"
- 2. Tiny blood vessels where gas exchange occurs
- 5. Ultrasound test of the heart
- 7. artery Carries blood from heart to lungs
- 8. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- 10. Test recording heart's electrical activity
- 14. Suffix meaning "disease"
- 17. Largest artery in the body
- 22. Abbreviation for congestive heart failure
- 23. Abbreviation for electrocardiogram