Cardiovascular System Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 4. plug or blockage
- 6. coronary artery bypass graft
- 7. rupture
- 8. meaning instrument for viewing
- 12. used to inject the dye into the vessels surrounding the heart
- 15. complete stopping of the heart
- 17. fatty substance
- 18. procedure done in a specialized area of radiology. X-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels
- 19. beats per minute
Down
- 1. heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle, causing reduced blood flow
- 2. lack of blood flow is caused by a blockage or a narrowing in one of the coronary arteries
- 3. meaning instrument to measure pressure
- 4. test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
- 5. blood pressure
- 9. above/over or excessive
- 10. point of maximum impulse of the heart when felt during examination
- 11. swollen and dilated veins
- 13. automated external defibrillator
- 14. outside of
- 16. artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell