Cardiovascular CrossWord

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  1. 6. chronic high blood pressure
  2. 7. according to the chart, a blood pressure 128/71 is considered __________of
  3. 8. according to the chart, a blood pressure of 134/87 would be considered ____ for a 62 year old
  4. 9. maximum blood pressure reading, when ventricle contracts
  5. 11. when blood vessels dilate and lower blood pressure
  6. 12. fast heart rate
  7. 15. smallest vessel that diffuses oxygen and nutrients into tissues
  8. 16. sections of cardiac muscle that deliver electrical signals around the heart (SA and AV)
  9. 17. pregnant woman can be diagnosed with pre-eclampsia, or high blood pressure during pregnancy. A pregnant woman with a BP of 171/120 would be diagnosed with ______ pre-eclampsia.
  10. 18. according to the chart, a blood pressure of 201/123 is considered a hypertensive ____
  11. 19. vessel under high pressure that leads away from the heart
Down
  1. 1. abnormal heart rhythm
  2. 2. minimum blood pressure reading, when ventricle relaxes
  3. 3. vessel under low pressure that leads toward the heart
  4. 4. chronic low blood pressure
  5. 5. record of the electrical signals the heart is receiving
  6. 10. slow heart rate
  7. 11. when blood vessels constrict and raise blood pressure
  8. 13. no electrical activity detected in the heart
  9. 14. according to the chart, blood pressure in a 6 month old should be ___ than in a 3 year old.