Cardiovascular Crossword
Across
- 2. mid muscular layer of the heart muscle that contracts to pump blood
- 3. prefix meaning slow
- 6. condition caused by heart attacks in which the heart stops beating completely
- 9. device used to measure pressure in blood vessels
- 11. outer later of tissue surrounding the heart
- 12. blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart
- 13. suffix meaning inflammation
- 15. root word meaning muscle
- 17. abbreviation for a coronary artery bypass graft
- 18. medical abbreviation for ventricular tachycardia
- 19. medical tool used to listen to the heart, lungs and intestines
- 22. increased pressure in the blood vessels, aka high blood pressure
- 23. suffix meaning narrowing
Down
- 1. a test used to measure how hard the heart is working during activity, like running on a treadmill
- 2. condition in which a blockage or narrowing in coronary artery prevents part of the heart from receiving good blood flow
- 4. test run by injecting x-ray dye into blood vessels
- 5. thick walled blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- 7. illness caused by a weakened artery wall, results in swelling
- 8. medical abbreviation for beats per minute
- 10. double layered tissue encasing the heart muscle
- 11. abbreviation for an echocardiogram
- 14. device that places wires in the heart wall to deliver an electrical signal
- 16. medical abbreviation for shortness of breath
- 20. prefix meaning fast
- 21. inflammation of the pericardium, often caused by a virus or bacteria