Cardiovascular System Crossword
Across
- 1. abbrevation for coronary heart disease
- 5. abbreviation for congestive heart failure
- 7. vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- 9. upper chamber of the heart
- 10. abbreviation for electrocardiogram
- 11. catherization procedure using a thin tube to check heart functions
- 12. vessel that carries blood back to the heart
- 13. infection another term for a heart attack
- 14. irregular heartbeat
- 17. suffix related to pressure
- 18. test test that shows how the heart performs under pressure
- 20. abbreviation for myocardial infarction
- 22. test that uses sound waves to make images of the heart
- 23. abbreviation for heart rate
- 27. imaging test that looks at blood vessels
- 28. a abbreviationessure
Down
- 2. hardening of arteries due to plaque buildup
- 3. high blood pressure
- 4. prefix meaning "heart"
- 6. test that records the electrical activity of the heart
- 8. suffix meaning "blood condition"
- 15. prefix meaning "vessel"
- 16. failure condition where the heart cannot pump enough blood
- 17. suffix meaning "enlargement"
- 19. tool used by doctors to listen to the heart
- 21. tiny blood vessel where gas exchange occurs
- 24. organ that pumps blood through the body
- 25. suffix meaning "record or picture"
- 26. largest artery in the body