Cardiovascular Crossword

2. Ultrasound, procedure in which blood flow and blood pressure are measured using ultrasound technology(high-frequency soundwaves);sound waves are“bounced” off red blood cells as they circulate through the blood vessels.
6. the sac surrounding the heart
8. Murmur, abnormal sound heard during auscultation of the heart, such as a whooshing sound created by a valve not completely closing
11. Muscle, a type of involuntary muscle found only in the heart; pumps blood from the heart into blood vessels; also called myocardial
12. a record of electrical activity of the heart
13. white blood cells
14. Transfusion, the transfer of blood, or blood components, from a donor to recipient
17. the innermost layer of the heart that lines the four chambers and covers the valves of the heart
18. inflammation of the pericardium
19. disorder involving deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin
20. the liquid component of blood

1. red blood cells
3. a term for conditions or diseases that are caused by a temporary deficiency in blood flow to an organ or tissue
4. rapid ,spontaneous contractions of the muscle fibers in the atria or ventricles;atrial fibrillation or ventricular fibrillation.
5. a procedure in which controlled electrical shocks are sent through the heart to restore normal cardiac rhythm in a patient with arrythmia
7. a layer of cardiac muscle that makes up the middle of the heart
9. Cells, the solid component of blood; also known as the formed elements
10. the clotting of blood
15. cancer of the plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) that originates in the bone marrow
16. Ventriculography, noninvasive procedure in which a radioactive substance called a tracer is injected into a patient to produce images of the left or right ventricle of the heart to measure the volume blood pumped by the ventricle(s).