Cardiovascular system
Across
- 4. Swollen and dilated veins.
- 10. Meaning instrument to measure pressure.
- 13. The top of the heart.
- 14. A tool often used to listen to the heart.
- 15. The outer layer of the heart.
- 16. A suffix meaning pain
- 17. The thin inner layer that lines each chamber of the heart.
- 21. A test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
- 22. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is also called.
- 23. A type of blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the rest of the body.
- 24. The system of the body responsible for transporting blood.
- 25. The suffix pathy means.
- 26. A tubular structure that transports blood throughout the body.
Down
- 1. K stands for.
- 2. A condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell.
- 3. The prefix inter means.
- 5. A chronic condition where the heart is unable to pump blood efficiently.
- 6. ER stands for.
- 7. Better known as high blood pressure.
- 8. ED stands for
- 9. the prefix anti means.
- 11. The bottom of the heart.
- 12. Also known as EKG or ECG.
- 18. The muscular layer that contracts to pump blood.
- 19. Myocardial infarction is commonly referred to as.
- 20. CCU stands for.