Cardiovascular System
Across
- 6. Abbreviation for congestive heart failure.
- 8. Tubes that carry blood throughout the body.
- 9. A test that measures the electrical activity of the heart.
- 11. Abbreviation for an enzyme that helps regulate blood pressure.
- 13. The artery that carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
- 14. Abbreviation for a device that can help save a life by restoring a normal health rhythm.
- 15. A test that measures the heart's ability to respond to physical exertion
- 16. A condition where the heart's arteries become narrowed or blocked due to plaque buildup.
- 19. Root word meaning heart.
- 20. The muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
- 22. The body's internal transportation system, carrying oxygen and nutrients to cells and waste products away from cells.
- 23. A condition caused by a blood clot or burst blood vessel in the brain, leading to loss of brain function.
Down
- 1. Damage to the heart caused by rheumatic fever, a complication of strep throat.
- 2. A test that measures the amount of sugar in the blood.
- 3. High Blood pressure, a condition that can lead to heart disease and stroke.
- 4. Root word meaning aorta.
- 5. Abbreviation for a procedure that improves blood flow to the heart.
- 6. Abbreviation for coronary artery disease.
- 7. A condition where the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should.
- 10. Root word meaning irregular rhythm.
- 12. A test that uses sound waves to create images of the heart.
- 17. The main and largest artery in the body, originating from the left ventricle of the heart and extending down to the abdomen.
- 18. Prefix meaning artery.
- 21. Prefix meaning vein.