Cardiovascular System
Across
- 2. suffix meaning written record
- 4. machine in the chest that regulates heart beats
- 6. basic metabolic panel
- 11. prefix meaning slow
- 12. tiny tube used to inject or drain substances into or from the body
- 13. root word meaning vein
- 16. suffix meaning enlarged
- 18. prefix meaning within
- 19. infarction another phrase for heart attack
- 22. tool that measures blood pressure
- 24. intravenous
- 25. monitor machinÄ™ that records heart activity
Down
- 1. arrest condition in which the heart completely stops
- 3. as needed
- 5. condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing swelling
- 7. middle, muscular layer of the heart that contracts to pump blood
- 8. carries blood away from the heart
- 9. tool that listens to the heart, lungs, and intestines
- 10. carries blood to the heart
- 14. main organ of the cardiovascular system
- 15. veins condition in which you have swollen and dilated veins
- 17. outer layer of the heart
- 20. deep vein thrombosis
- 21. hardening of the arteries
- 23. mitral valve prolapse