Cardiovascular System Crossword Puzzle

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