Cardiovascular System Crossword
Across
- 5. test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
- 6. portable ECG machine that records heart activity to show a possible pattern in symptoms
- 8. prefix meaning under
- 10. inner layer of tissue that surrounds the heart
- 12. prefix meaning above/over or excessive
- 13. the abbreviation for blood
- 14. outer layer of tissue that surrounds the heart
- 16. inflammation of the pericardial sac around the heart
- 17. the abbreviation for myocardial infarction
- 18. prefix meaning slow
- 19. prefix meaning fast
- 21. increased pressure in the blood vessels
- 22. specialized type of muscle tissue that forms the heart
Down
- 1. test that uses a machine to record the electrical activity of the heart
- 2. instrument used to measure blood pressure
- 3. test that injects x-ray dye into the veins in order to determine things like hardening or aneurysms
- 4. condition in which the heart is not effectively pumping blood from the left ventricle
- 6. the abbreviation for hypertension
- 7. occurs when a part of the heart doesn't get its needed blood flow
- 9. pumps blood through the body
- 11. swollen and dilated veins
- 15. the abbreviation for congestive heart failure
- 18. the abbrevation for beats per minute
- 20. thin layer of tissue that lines each chamber of the heart
- 21. combining word meaning blood