Cardiovascular Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 4. abbreviation of echocardiogram
- 6. root word meaning blood
- 8. the complete stopping of the heart
- 11. suffix meaning a "written record"
- 12. suffix meaning surgical removal
- 15. increased pressure in the blood vessels
- 22. a condition where the artery walls are weakened causing ti to swell and balloon
- 23. uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
- 24. a tool that measures blood pressure
- 25. abbreviation of shortness of breath
- 26. x-ray dye is injected into blood vessels and looked at with an x-ray
Down
- 1. prefix meaning "outside of"
- 2. the largest artery
- 3. sends deoxygenated blood back to the heart
- 5. a tissue that creates the rhythmic contractions needed to pump blood
- 7. sends oxygenated blood to all parts of the body
- 9. root word meaning vessel
- 10. abbreviation of congestive heart failure
- 13. abbreviation of hypertension
- 14. a condition where the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- 16. records the electrical activity of the heart
- 17. used to listen to the sounds of the heart
- 18. blood vessels in which gas exchange occurs
- 19. a condition where veins are swollen and dilated
- 20. prefix meaning slow
- 21. abbreviation of vital signs stable