Cardiovascular System Puzzle
Across
- 3. a portable ECG machine that records heart activity to show a possible pattern for the symptoms
- 6. Abbreviation for mitral valve prolapse
- 7. Used to diagnose aneurysms and stenosis
- 9. Abbreviation for diabetes mellitus
- 12. complete stopping of the heart
- 13. Thin inner layer of the heart that lines each chamber
- 14. meaning heart
- 15. instrument used to measure blood pressure
- 16. meaning dilated vein
- 17. uses ultrasound to look at blood going through blood vessels to determine if they are narrowed or have a thrombus
- 20. test shows narrowing, aneurysms, collects samples, and detects pressure in the heart.
- 21. Very thin walls so the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
- 22. The middle, muscular layer that contracts to pump blood
- 24. meaning inner or within
- 25. Abbreviation for shortness of breath
Down
- 1. arrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart
- 2. outer layer of the heart
- 4. Abbreviation for Electrocardiogram
- 5. The wall between the right and left ventricles
- 6. Commonly referred to as a heart attack
- 8. Abbreviation for premature ventricular contraction
- 10. a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- 11. Abbreviation for Hypertension
- 18. a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell
- 19. meaning clot
- 23. meaning inflammation