Cardiovascular System Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. arrest , when a heart attack goes untreated
  2. 3. a root word that means fatty substance
  3. 6. testing ,also known as an exercise test
  4. 9. , abbreviation for normal sinus rhythm
  5. 10. , abbreviation for the patient has signed a _____
  6. 13. valve that looks like a half-moon
  7. 14. , abbreviation for acute myocardial infarction
  8. 15. ,when an artery has a weakened wall that swells
  9. 19. , also known as EKG or ECG
  10. 22. Transplant , surgical procedure replacing one’s heart
  11. 23. , also known as a blood pressure cuff
  12. 24. _____ have thin walls and carry blood towards the heart
  13. 25. ,a suffix that means pain
Down
  1. 2. ,a suffix that means rupture
  2. 4. a double layer sac that encloses the heart’s 3 layers
  3. 5. , radiology procedure injecting x-ray dye into blood vessels
  4. 7. a prefix that means slow
  5. 8. septum the wall between the right and left atria
  6. 11. result of a high blood pressure
  7. 12. ______ have thin walls that allow for the exchange of nutrients, o2 and co2
  8. 16. , abbreviation for potassium chloride
  9. 17. infarction ,a heart attack
  10. 18. a root word that combines with -scope to mean an instrument to view one’s chest
  11. 20. ,when the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  12. 21. , abbreviation for review of systems