Cardiovascular System Review Crossword
Across
- 5. – Muscular layer of the heart wall
- 6. – X-ray of blood vessels using contrast dye
- 8. – Tool to listen to heart and lung sounds
- 11. – Abbreviation for blood pressure
- 12. – Records the electrical activity of the heart
- 13. – Abbreviation for coronary artery disease
- 16. – Root word meaning vessel
- 18. – Irregular heartbeat
- 19. – Abbreviation for heart rate
- 21. – High blood pressure
- 22. – Abbreviation for myocardial infarction
- 23. – Large vein that returns blood to the heart
- 24. – The largest artery in the body
- 25. – Another term for heart attack
Down
- 1. – Prefix meaning heart
- 2. – Device to measure blood pressure
- 3. – Suffix meaning a blood condition
- 4. – Organ that pumps blood throughout the body
- 7. – Artery hardening due to plaque build-up
- 9. – Smallest blood vessel where gas exchange occurs
- 10. – Suffix meaning inflammation
- 14. – Prefix meaning blood vessel
- 15. – Condition where the heart can’t pump effectively
- 17. – Abbreviation for congestive heart failure
- 20. – Ultrasound image of the heart