Cardiovascular System

3. Combining form that means "to hold back"
6. Pumps blood to the rest of the body
12. Passage of a tiny plastic tube into the heart through a blood vessel
14. Mass of matter that travels through the blood stream, causing obstruction in blood vessels
17. Blood clot that forms on the wall of a blood vessel and stays attached to the site in which it developed
19. A machine that continuously records cardiac rhythm
20. A record of the electrical activity of the heart
23. collect oxygenated blood and carry it from the lungs back to the heart

1. A fibrous sac that encloses the heart
2. Rapid,spontaneous contractions of the muscle fibers in the atria or ventricles
4. Procedure in which blood flow and blood pressure are measured using ultrasound tech
5. Prefix that means "behind;back;backward"
7. Extra, Abnormal heartbeats that disrupt the regular ventricular rhythm of the heart
8. Suffix that means "substance that promotes"
9. Abnormal sound heard during auscultation, such as whooshing sounds created by a valve not completely closing
10. Tissue death in the heart muscle resulting from an obstructed artery
11. Disease that narrows the arteries resulting in decreased blood flow to extremities causing claudication during walking or exercise
12. Narrowing of the coronary arteries, resulting in an insufficient blood supply to the heart
13. receives blood from the Vena Cava
15. Helpful for diagnosing heart damage or scar tissue
16. Combining form that means "cast;throw"
18. Suffix that means "small"
21. Disease resulting from reduced blood flow of the heart
22. Plaque buildup in the arteries
24. Carries blood away from the heart to rest of the body