Cardiovascular Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. uses electrical signals to change irregular heartbeats
  2. 8. ABBREV-intraveneous
  3. 9. ABBREV- potassium chloride
  4. 10. muscle one of the 3 major muscle types, the one in the heart
  5. 11. ABBREV- dyspnea on exertion
  6. 12. spongy air-filled organs
  7. 14. combining form- blockage
  8. 15. combining form- fatty substance
  9. 16. artery has a weakened wall, swells like a balloon
  10. 18. listens to heart, lungs and intestines
  11. 21. combining form-dilated vein
  12. 22. heart from donor is taken and put in an needed person
  13. 24. several tabs and wires are placed on the chest to see electrical activity in the heart
Down
  1. 1. uses x-ray dye and tony tubes to inject dye into the vessels around the heart
  2. 2. portable EKG, wear for several days, looks for patterns of symptoms
  3. 3. swollen-dilated veins, often found in the legs
  4. 4. thick-walled blood vessels carry blood away from the heart
  5. 6. ABBREV- atrioventricular
  6. 7. combining form-emitting of reflecting light
  7. 13. pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  8. 16. ABBREV- atrial fibrillation
  9. 17. combining form- vein
  10. 19. complete heart stoppage
  11. 20. windpipe, takes inhaled air into the lungs
  12. 23. pumps blood through the body