Cardiovascular System by Arushi
Across
- 1. Abbreviation for heart rate
- 3. Tiny blood vessel where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged
- 5. Primary organ that pumps blood through the body
- 7. Abbreviation for congestive heart failure
- 9. Reduced blood flow to tissues
- 11. Abbreviation for blood pressure
- 12. Imaging test used to visualize blood vessels
- 13. Ultrasound test used to view heart structure and function
- 16. Test that records the electrical activity of the heart
- 18. Blood vessel that returns blood to the heart
- 19. Suffix meaning inflammation
- 20. Suffix meaning blood condition
- 22. Test that measures heart function during exercise
Down
- 1. Portable device that records heart rhythm over time
- 2. Abbreviation for myocardial infarction
- 4. Largest artery in the body
- 6. Disorder involving an irregular heart rhythm
- 8. Condition of chronically high blood pressure
- 10. Prefix meaning blood vessel
- 12. Root meaning vessel
- 13. Abbreviation for electrocardiogram
- 14. Condition in which the heart cannot pump effectively
- 15. Disease involving plaque buildup in arteries
- 17. Prefix meaning heart
- 21. Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart