Cardiovascular System Crossword - Fatima Khan
Across
- 2. The wall between the right and left ventricles
- 4. monitor The monitor records heart activity to show a possible pattern for the symptoms the patient may be having
- 5. A test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
- 6. heart failure A condition in which the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle, causing reduced blood flow.
- 11. surgical removal/excision
- 12. A.K.A high blood pressure
- 14. blood
- 16. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- 18. double-layered sac
- 19. enzymes This is used to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage
- 20. a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- 22. acute myocardial infarction
- 23. surgical puncture to remove fluid
Down
- 1. condition process or method
- 3. The wall between the right and left atria
- 7. testing The patient’s oxygen levels and EKG are monitored during the test
- 8. arrest complete stopping of the heart.
- 9. A condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon
- 10. Any vessel can be looked at with this procedure
- 11. the thin inner layer that lines each chamber
- 13. a semilunar valve and is between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
- 15. above/over or excessive
- 17. basic metabolic panel
- 21. process of cutting