Cardiovascular Crossword
Across
- 2. The largest artery that carries oxygen and rich blood from the left ventricle of the heart to other parts of the body
- 3. This disease causes the build up of fats, cholesterol, and other substances in and on the artery walls
- 5. Congestive Heart Failure
- 6. Blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart
- 7. This organ is responsible for pumping blood, oxygen, and other nutrients throughout the body
- 8. Aorta Insufficiency
- 10. Angiogram A procedure that uses X-ray imaging to see your heart's blood vessels
- 11. Atrium
- 13. Test A laboratory analysis performed on a blood sample that is usually extracted from a vein in the arm using a hypodermic needle, or via fingerprick
- 15. Cardiovascular Disease
- 16. Attack A blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle
- 18. Xray An imaging test that uses X-rays to look at the structures and organs in your chest
- 21. Relating to blood vessels
- 22. MRI Produces detailed images of the beating heart
- 23. Blood Pressure A condition in which the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high
Down
- 1. Carry oxygen and nutrients away from your heart to your body's tissues
- 4. Records the electrical signal from your heart to check for different heart conditions
- 5. Combining form used like a prefix meaning heart
- 8. This disease causes improper beating of the heart, whether irregular, too fast, or too slow
- 9. Meaning slow, used in a term (bradycardia) when dealing with a slow heartbeat
- 12. Vena Cava The largest vein in the body that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body back up to the heart
- 14. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- 17. Electrocardiogram
- 19. Failure A chronic condition in which the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should
- 20. Meaning fast, used in a term (tachycardia) when dealing with a fast heartbeat