Cardiovascular System
Across
- 3. condition where sac around the heart is inflamed
- 6. suffix for hardening
- 9. also known as high blood pressure
- 12. lies within the mediastinum, made up of four chambers
- 15. has abbreviation of ECG/EKG
- 18. prefix for muscle
- 21. when an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell like a balloon
- 22. measures pressure
- 23. abbreviation for ventricular fibrillation
- 24. abbreviation for hypertension
- 25. when patient has to walk on treadmill to observe how hard the heart is working
Down
- 1. suffix for surgical reconstruction
- 2. swollen and dilated vein, often in legs
- 4. abbreviation for implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- 5. uses injected contrast to look at blood running through vessels
- 7. blood pressure cuff
- 8. suffix for surgical puncture to remove fluid
- 10. have thin walls and exchange O2 and CO2, and nutrients
- 11. uses ultrasound to look at the blood in vessels
- 13. complete stop of the heart
- 14. on the right side between the right atrium and ventricle, has three flaps
- 16. prefix for clot
- 17. double layered sac that encloses the epicardium and myocardium
- 19. carries blood away from the heart
- 20. abbreviation for coronary artery bypass graft