Cardiovascular System Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. Low density Lipoprotein (bad cholesterol)
- 6. Tiny Blood Vessels where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged
- 9. means fast
- 12. Imaging test that shows blood vessels and blockages
- 14. Heart Rate
- 16. means slow
- 17. A condition where blood pressure is too high
- 18. Means heart
- 21. An irregular or abnormal heartbeat
- 22. Pressure Cuff Measures the force of blood against artery walls
- 23. Means blood
- 24. Brain damage caused by interrupted blood supply
Down
- 1. Infarction A heart attack caused by blocked blood flow
- 3. Electrocardiogram records the electrical activity of the heart
- 4. Blood Pressure
- 5. A blood vessel that carries oxygen rich blood away from the heart
- 7. A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
- 8. Uses soundwaves to create images of the heart
- 10. Emergency lifesaving technique
- 11. Buildup of plaque in arteries causing them to narrow
- 13. The largest artery that send blood from the heart to the body
- 15. A muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body
- 19. Coronary artery disease
- 20. Uses to listen to heart sounds and rhythms