Cardiovascular System
Across
- 3. / Stands for electrocardiogram
- 5. / Tiny blood vessels where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged
- 9. / The largest artery in the body
- 10. / Buildup of plaque inside artery walls
- 12. / Blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart
- 13. / Suffix meaning “inflammation”
- 14. / Abbreviation for heart rate
- 16. / High blood pressure
- 18. / Abbreviation for myocardial infarction
- 19. / Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- 21. / Suffix meaning “record” or “picture”
- 22. / Prefix meaning “vessel”
- 23. / Ultrasound test that shows heart structure and motion
- 24. / Prefix meaning “heart”
Down
- 1. / Test that records the electrical activity of the heart
- 2. / Medical term for a heart attack
- 4. / Abbreviation for blood pressure
- 5. / Emergency procedure to restore heartbeat and breathing
- 6. / Irregular heartbeat
- 7. / Suffix meaning “blood condition”
- 8. / Tool used to measure blood pressure
- 11. / The organ that pumps blood throughout the body
- 15. / Blood flow to the brain is blocked or reduced
- 17. / Tool used to listen to heart and lung sounds
- 20. / X-ray image of blood vessels using dye