Cardiovascular Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. pumps blood through your body
  2. 3. Atrial fibrillation
  3. 6. suffixes for the word condition
  4. 8. root word for heart
  5. 9. irregular heartbeat, characterized by an abnormal rhythm or rate of the heart's contractions
  6. 11. suffixes for pertaining to
  7. 14. Measures the electrical activity of the heart using electrodes on the skin
  8. 17. Analyze blood to look for markers of heart disease
  9. 19. ultrasound of the heart to visualize its structure and function
  10. 21. Ankle-brachial index
  11. 24. Used to listen to heart sounds and blood flow
Down
  1. 1. condition where the heart muscle cannot pump blood effectively enough to meet the body's needs
  2. 4. fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles
  3. 5. prefixes for two
  4. 7. muscular-walled tubes that convey blood to the heart then throughout the body
  5. 10. prefixes for the word excessive
  6. 12. tubes forming part of the blood circulation system
  7. 13. portable device to record heart rhythm over 24-48 hours or longer.
  8. 15. supplying oxygenated blood
  9. 16. sudden interruption of blood flow to the brain that causes brain cells to die
  10. 18. disease of the blood vessels in the arms and legs (Peripheral Artery Disease)
  11. 20. condition where the coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart muscle, become narrowed or blocked by a buildup of fatty material called plaque (Coronary Artery Disease)
  12. 22. Ventricular tachycardia
  13. 23. blood pressure
  14. 25. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation