Cardiovascular System
Across
- 3. swollen and dilated veins
- 6. main organ of the cardiovascular system
- 7. hardening of the arteries and one of the main causes of heart disease.
- 10. enlarged heart.
- 11. coronary Artery Bypass Graft
- 12. not complete stopping of the heart.
- 14. heart doctor
- 19. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
- 21. another word for the cardiovascular system
- 23. blood vessel that has thick walls and carries blood away from the heart.
- 24. an artery with weak walls, causing swelling
- 25. congestive heart Failure
Down
- 1. point of maximum impulse of the heart when felt during examination
- 2. condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed.
- 4. instrument to measure blood pressure.
- 5. ekg or ECG
- 8. written record of vessels.
- 9. the middle, muscular layer that contracts to pump blood
- 13. ventricular Tachycardia
- 15. diabetes Mellitus
- 16. implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- 17. high blood pressure.
- 18. coronary Artery Disease
- 20. rapid heart rate
- 22. blood vessel that has thinner walls and carries blood toward the heart.