Cardiovascular Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Prefix meaning “vessel”
  2. 4. Study of
  3. 6. catheterization Tube inserted into heart to check for problems
  4. 7. Carries blood back to the heart
  5. 8. Heart bypass surgery
  6. 10. Records heart’s electrical activity
  7. 14. heart failure Heart can’t pump blood efficiently
  8. 15. Pumps blood throughout the body
  9. 16. pressure monitor Measures pressure of blood against vessel walls
  10. 18. “Bad”cholesterol
  11. 19. Irregular heartbeat
  12. 21. High blood pressure
  13. 22. infarction Heart attack
Down
  1. 1. Plaque buildup in arteries
  2. 2. The largest artery in the body
  3. 3. Suffix meaning inflammation
  4. 5. Prefix meaning “heart”
  5. 9. Heart rate
  6. 11. Tiny blood vessels where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged
  7. 12. Carries blood away from the heart
  8. 13. Ultrasound of the heart
  9. 17. test Checks heart under exercise conditions
  10. 20. Blood pressure
  11. 21. Root meaning “blood”
  12. 23. Oxygen level in the blood