Cardiovascular System Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. – Abbreviation for coronary artery bypass graft
- 4. infarction – Medical term for a heart attack
- 7. – Blood vessel that returns blood to the heart
- 8. – Test that records electrical activity of the heart
- 12. – Prefix meaning fast
- 13. – Ultrasound imaging of the heart
- 15. – Prefix meaning heart
- 19. catheterization – Procedure to examine heart vessels using a catheter
- 20. – Chronic high blood pressure
- 23. – Muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body
- 24. – Prefix meaning slow
Down
- 1. – Root meaning vessel
- 3. pressure cuff – Tool used to measure blood pressure
- 5. – Buildup of plaque in the arteries
- 6. – Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- 9. – Irregular heart rhythm
- 10. – Largest artery in the body
- 11. heart failure – Condition where the heart cannot pump efficiently
- 14. – Abbreviation for congestive heart failure
- 16. – Suffix meaning inflammation
- 17. – Smallest blood vessels where gas exchange occurs
- 18. – Abbreviation for blood pressure
- 21. – Abbreviation for electrocardiogram
- 22. test – Measures heart function during physical activity
- 23. – Abbreviation for heart rate