Cardiovascular system

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Across
  1. 2. Hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to plaque buildup.
  2. 4. Prefix meaning “fast”.
  3. 6. The smallest blood vessels where gas and nutrient exchanges occur.
  4. 10. An irregular heartbeat.
  5. 11. The largest artery in the body.
  6. 12. Medical term for Heart attack.
  7. 14. Ultrasound test that creates images of the heart.
  8. 17. Suffix meaning “blood condition”.
  9. 18. The muscular organ that pumps blood throughout your body.
  10. 19. Root word meaning “heart”.
  11. 21. Root word meaning “vessel”.
  12. 24. High blood pressure.
Down
  1. 1. A condition in with the heart cannot pump blood effectively.
  2. 3. Test that records the electrical activity of the heart.
  3. 5. Tool used by healthcare providers to listen to the heart and lungs.
  4. 7. Prefix meaning “slow”.
  5. 8. Procedure using a thin tube inserted into a blood vessel to examine the heart.
  6. 9. A blood vessel that carries blood AWAY from the heart.
  7. 13. X-Ray test that uses dye to visualize blood vessels.
  8. 15. Abbreviation for “Heart Rate”.
  9. 16. Abbreviation for coronary artery disease.
  10. 17. Abbreviation for electrocardiogram.
  11. 20. Abbreviation for myocardial infarction
  12. 22. Stands for blood pressure.
  13. 23. A type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.