Cardiovascular System Review

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Across
  1. 1. – Occurs when blood flow to the brain is blocked.
  2. 3. – Another name for high blood pressure.
  3. 6. infarction – Medical term for a heart attack.
  4. 7. – Abbreviation for electrocardiogram.
  5. 8. – The smallest blood vessel where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged.
  6. 9. – Abbreviation for heart rate.
  7. 11. – Root word meaning “vessel.”
  8. 13. – Suffix meaning “blood condition.”
  9. 16. pressure cuff – Tool used to measure blood pressure.
  10. 17. – Irregular heartbeat pattern.
  11. 18. – Imaging test that uses dye and X-rays to see blood vessels.
  12. 20. – The muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
  13. 23. – Tool used to listen to the heart and lungs.
Down
  1. 2. – Test that records electrical activity of the heart.
  2. 3. – Abbreviation for “good” cholesterol.
  3. 4. – Uses sound waves to create images of the heart.
  4. 5. – Suffix meaning “inflammation.”
  5. 6. – Abbreviation for myocardial infarction (heart attack).
  6. 10. – Root word meaning “heart.”
  7. 12. – Root word meaning “vein.”
  8. 14. – Disease caused by plaque build-up in the arteries.
  9. 15. – A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart.
  10. 19. – A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
  11. 21. – The largest artery in the body.
  12. 22. – Abbreviation for blood pressure.