Cardiovascular System
Across
- 2. Pumps blood throughout the body
- 8. Test that records electrical activity of the heart
- 9. Abbreviation for blood pressure
- 10. heart failure Condition where the heart cannot pump effectively
- 11. Prefix meaning “blood”
- 12. Prefix meaning “heart”
- 13. pressure cuff Tool used to measure blood pressure
- 15. Prefix meaning “vessel”
- 16. test Test that measures heart function during exercise
- 17. catheterization Procedure to examine heart vessels using a catheter
- 18. Prefix meaning “fast”
- 19. Carries blood away from the heart
- 20. Abbreviation for myocardial infarction
Down
- 1. Abbreviation for heart rate
- 2. High blood pressure condition
- 3. Abbreviation for electrocardiogram
- 4. infarction Medical term for heart attack
- 5. Carries blood back to the heart
- 6. Ultrasound image of the heart
- 7. Tiny vessels where gas exchange occurs
- 8. Suffix meaning “condition of blood”
- 9. Fluid that carries oxygen and nutrients
- 12. Abbreviation for congestive heart failure
- 14. Irregular heartbeat
- 15. Hardening and narrowing of arteries