Cardiovascular system
Across
- 2. do not resuscitate
- 3. congestive heart failure
- 4. prefix meaning outside of
- 5. a machine that records the electrical activity of the heart
- 6. prefix meaning slow
- 11. tissue used to connect, support, or surround other tissues and organs
- 14. high blood pressure
- 16. irregular heartbeat disease
- 17. blood pressure measuring tool
- 20. coronary artery disease
- 21. X-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing (stenosis) or aneurysms
- 22. prefix meaning inner
- 23. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
Down
- 1. dilated and bulging veins, often found in legs
- 3. disease where plaque buildup narrows the coronary arteries, and causes the heart to receive less oxygen and nutrients
- 7. tubes that carry blood away from the heart
- 8. tool used to listen to heartbeat
- 9. protective tissue covering the whole body
- 10. most important organ in the circulatory system
- 11. cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- 12. suffix meaning hardening
- 13. prefix meaning fast
- 15. beats per minute
- 18. automated external defibrillator
- 19. infarction commonly referred to as a heart attack