Cardiovascular system
Across
- 3. abbreviation that means "blood pressure"
- 5. abbreviation that means "acute myocardial infarction"
- 8. prefix meaning "inner"
- 9. abbreviation that means "blood"
- 10. An important organ that pumps blood through your body
- 11. used to inject the x-ray dye into the vessels around the heart
- 12. a device used to measure heart activity.
- 14. carry blood back to the heart
- 16. a disease in which there is a narrowing of the arteries
- 19. connect veins and arteries
- 21. An important organ that's primarily responsible for your breathing
- 22. complete stopping of the heart
- 23. commonly referred to as a "heart attack"
Down
- 1. a disease in which there is a fat build-up in your arteries
- 2. an instrument used to measure pressure
- 4. when the heart doesn't pump blood as effectively
- 5. carry blood away from the heart
- 6. suffix meaning inflammation
- 7. abbreviation that means "automated external defibrillator"
- 13. injected into the blood vessels to help diagnose certain conditions.
- 15. prefix meaning fast/excessive
- 17. abbreviation that means "coronary artery disease"
- 18. prefix meaning "one who studies"
- 20. instrument used for listening to the heart, lungs, etc.
- 24. prefix meaning condition