Cardiovascular System Crossword
Across
- 1. Electrocardigram.
- 2. Buildup of plaque inside the arteries.
- 3. Condition in which the heart cannot pump blood effectively.
- 6. Root meaning heart.
- 7. Abnormal heart rhythm.
- 9. Muscular tissue that makes up most of the heart wall.
- 10. Root meaning blood.
- 12. Portable device that records heart activity over time.
- 14. Prefix meaning slow.
- 15. Blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart.
- 17. Tiny blood vessel where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged.
- 19. Organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
- 20. Blood pressure.
- 21. Uses sound waves to create images of the heart.
- 23. Measures blood pressure.
Down
- 1. Records the electrical activity of the heart.
- 2. Root meaning vessel.
- 4. Coronary artery disease.
- 5. Procedure used to examine the heart and blood vessels.
- 8. Heart rate.
- 11. Medical term for a heart attack.
- 13. Myocardial infarction, or heart attack.
- 16. Root referring to blood vessels.
- 18. Abnormally high blood pressure.
- 22. Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.