Cardiovascular System

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Across
  1. 1. Abbreviation for the system we are learning in this unit
  2. 2. ventricle
  3. 3. disease when the heart does not efficiently pump blood which reduces blood flown
  4. 5. center function of cardiovascular system
  5. 7. largest artery in the body
  6. 9. commonly referred to as heart attack
  7. 13. most commonly referred to as blood pressure cuff
  8. 14. ultrasound that looks at heart and its vessels
  9. 16. heart
  10. 18. Abbreviation for 1 down
  11. 19. blood vessel the heart works with
  12. 20. a life saving device
  13. 21. abbreviation for what someone suffering a heart attack might complain of
  14. 22. disease also known as highblood pressure
  15. 23. blood
  16. 24. Abbreviation for blood pressure
Down
  1. 1. disorder in which there is a narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart
  2. 4. Also known as an EKG- records electrical activity in the heart
  3. 6. vessel
  4. 8. aorta
  5. 10. disease that involvescomplete stopping of the heart, often confused with heart attacks
  6. 11. x-ray dye is injected into blood vessels to diagnose narrowing or aneurysms
  7. 12. blood vessel the heart works with
  8. 15. keep blood flowing in the right direction
  9. 17. tool that listens to the sound of the heart