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