Cardiovascular Crossword (Matthew DeGraff)
Across
- 2. a disorder in which there is a narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart.
- 5. abbreviation for chest pain
- 6. carries blood as the main branch down the center of the body.
- 9. When you hear people refer to hardening of the arteries caused by fat, like cholesterol, building up on the walls of the arteries.
- 11. suffix for chest
- 15. also known as EKG or ECG During this test, the patient lies still while several tabs with wires, called leads, are attached to the chest.
- 17. when the heart completely stops
- 18. pumps blood thought the body
- 19. prefix for three
- 20. suffix for involuntary muscle contractions
- 21. have very thin walls so the exchange of oxygen and C02 as well as the exchange of nutrients can occur
- 22. abbreviation for congestive heart failure
- 23. carries blood away from the heart
Down
- 1. a condition in which the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle, causing reduced blood flow.
- 3. prefix meaning against
- 4. This tool, as you know, is used to listen for the sounds of the heart
- 5. combing term for heart
- 7. another procedure using x-ray dye and a tiny tube called a catheter. The catheter is used to inject the dye into the vessels surrounding the heart.
- 8. carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart
- 10. abbreviation for shortness of breath
- 12. This condition occurs when a part of the heart doesn't get the blood flow it needs.
- 13. is a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
- 14. also known as a blood pressure cuff
- 16. abbreviation for coronary artery disease
- 21. abbreviation for cardiovascular