Cardiovascular System
Across
- 3. when the arteries have a weakened wall
- 6. abbreviation meaning blood
- 11. an instrument that is like an ultrasound that records the heart and vessels
- 12. an organ that acts like a filter for the blood
- 14. high blood pressure
- 15. abbreviation meaning coronary artery disease
- 17. combining form meaning to bring
- 18. abbreviation meaning do not resuscitate
- 19. used to measure specific things in the blood
Down
- 1. instrument that measures pressure
- 2. a disease in which the lining of the heart is inflamed
- 4. outside surface of the heart
- 5. tissue that is thin that lines the inside of the heart chambers
- 7. a diseae when the blood flow is block from the brain
- 8. a suffix meaning a surgical puncture to remove fluid
- 9. a suffix meaning destruction
- 10. a disease when the blood flow is blood for the heart and it does not receive the oxygen it needs
- 11. a prefix meaning outside of
- 13. abbreviation meaning atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- 14. abbreviation meaning hypertension
- 16. a prefix meaning against
- 20. the muscle tissue of the heart