Cardiovascular System Review
Across
- 1. Blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart.
- 3. or Organs (5)
- 4. Prefix meaning “heart.”
- 7. High blood pressure.
- 11. The largest artery in the body.
- 12. Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart.
- 16. Tool used to listen to heart sounds.
- 18. Catheterization Test using a thin tube to examine the heart.
- 21. Suffixes, or Root Words (5)
- 23. Suffix meaning “record” or picture.”
- 25. Pumps blood through the body.
- 26. Uses sound saves to produce images of the heart.
Down
- 2. Test that records the electrical activity of the heart.
- 5. Tools or Procedures (5)
- 6. Prefix meaning “vessel.”
- 7. Root word meaning “blood.”
- 8. Buildup of plaque inside arteries.
- 9. Irregular heartbeat.
- 10. Suffix meaning “inflammation.”
- 11. (5)
- 13. Imaging test that shows blood vessels.
- 14. Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
- 15. Emergency procedure to restore heartbeat and breathing.
- 17. Short for electrocardiogram.
- 18. Stands for congestive heart failure.
- 19. Smallest blood vessel where gas exchange occurs.
- 20. or Conditions (5)
- 22. Stands for blood pressure.
- 24. Infarction Medical term for a heart attack.
- 27. Abbreviation for coronary artery disease.