Cardiovascular Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 1. - Abbreviation for congestive heart failure
- 3. - Abbreviation for blood pressure
- 6. - Tiny blood vessels where gas exchange occurs
- 8. catheterization - Test using tube to examine heart vessels
- 11. - Suffix meaning "blood condition"
- 13. infarction - Medical term for heart attack
- 15. - Organ that pumps blood through the body
- 17. - Buildup of plaque in artery walls
- 18. - Suffix meaning "disease"
- 20. - Prefix meaning "vessel"
- 21. - Suffix meaning "record or picture"
- 23. - Prefix meaning "heart"
- 25. - Test recording heart's electrical activity
Down
- 2. - High blood pressure
- 4. artery - Carries blood from heart to lungs
- 5. - Abbreviation for myocardial infarction
- 7. - Abbreviation for electrocardiogram
- 8. - Abbreviation for bypass surgery on heart arteries
- 9. - Largest artery in the body
- 10. - Blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart
- 12. - Ultrasound test of the heart
- 14. heart failure - Heart can't pump blood effectively
- 15. monitor - Portable ECG worn for 24+ hours
- 16. - Tool used to listen to heart and lungs
- 19. - Irregular heartbeat
- 22. - Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- 24. vena cava - Large vein carrying blood from lower body to heart