Cardiovascular System

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Across
  1. 2. / The largest organ
  2. 5. / carry blood to the heart
  3. 8. / uses sound waves for pictures
  4. 10. / A test where ultrasound is used to see/look at heart and its vessels
  5. 11. catheterization / A test where a thin tube with dye is injected into vessels surrounding the heart
  6. 14. / carry blood away from heart
  7. 15. / Exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide and nutrients occurs
  8. 16. / Operation is needed to fix
  9. 17. / when a blocked tube kills part of pump
  10. 19. / knowing this can save a persons life
  11. 22. / not normal or abnormal
  12. 23. / A X-ray but it can show any vessel because of special dye used
  13. 25. test / A test to see how hard your heart works when you exercise
Down
  1. 1. heart failure / Happens when heart is not pumping efficiently from left ventricle
  2. 3. / the inner lining tissue of heart chambers and valves
  3. 4. veins / swollen or dilated tubes found in the legs
  4. 6. / A test that traces the electrical activity of your heart on paper
  5. 7. / red liquid following within a person
  6. 9. / Blockage in supply tubes
  7. 12. / it keeps you blood moving
  8. 13. / where a persons pulse comes from
  9. 18. / tubes that brings the blood back to the heart
  10. 20. / when blood pressure is abnormal for long period of time
  11. 21. artery disease / When arteries surrounding the heart start narrowing
  12. 24. / artery wall is weak and swells like a ballon