Cardiovascular System

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Across
  1. 2. blood
  2. 6. complete stopping of the heart
  3. 8. suffix meaning the process of recording
  4. 9. records heart activity to show a possible pattern for the symptoms
  5. 12. have very thin walls so the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide as well as the exchange of nutrients can occur
  6. 15. increased pressure in the blood vessels
  7. 17. carry blood toward the heart
  8. 18. coronary artery bypass graft
  9. 20. the red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body
  10. 21. root word meaning heart
  11. 22. condition where the pericardial sac is inflamed
  12. 24. hypertension
Down
  1. 1. records the electrical activity of the heart
  2. 3. have thick walls and carry blood away from the heart
  3. 4. suffix meaning involuntary muscle contraction
  4. 5. where an artery has a weakened wall causing it to swell
  5. 7. automated external defibrillator
  6. 10. root word meaning atrium
  7. 11. used to listen to the sounds of the heart
  8. 13. swollen and dilated veins
  9. 14. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
  10. 16. organ that pumps blood through the body
  11. 19. beats per minute
  12. 23. root word meaning vessel