Cardiovascular System
Across
- 2. A medical test that uses X-rays and contrast dye to see someone's blood vessels and heart chambers from the inside.
- 5. A thick layer of the heart that mainly pumps blood throughout the body and lungs.
- 6. An organ that helps pump blood through the entire body.
- 7. Low blood pressure below 90/60 mm Hg.
- 9. Blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues and into the heart.
- 11. A medical test that shows the electrical signals one's heartbeat produces.
- 14. Abbreviation for Electrocardiogram.
- 16. A condition where the resting heart rate goes below 60 BPM.
- 21. A heart ultrasound that creates pictures of the heart through sound waves.
- 22. A medical test that uses sound waves to figure out the direction and speed of blood flow through the blood vessels.
Down
- 1. A disease that affects the heart muscle and makes it challenging for the heart to pump blood.
- 2. Blood vessels that move the blood out of the heart and go to the tissues and organs.
- 3. Abbreviation for Heart rate.
- 4. Prefix for "slow"
- 6. High blood pressure at or above 130/80 mm Hg.
- 8. A medical test where someone is on the treadmill or a bicycle to determine how one's heart and blood flow function while doing movement.
- 10. Abbreviation for Acute Myocardial Infarction.
- 12. Suffix for "inflammation"
- 13. Abbreviation for Coronary Artery Disease.
- 15. Suffix for "pertaining to"
- 16. Abbreviation for Blood pressure.
- 17. The smallest blood vessels that help connect the arterioles to the venules.
- 18. Prefix for "fast"
- 19. Root word for "pertaining to the heart"
- 20. Reduces the blood supply that is responsible for blood flow to the brain.