Cardiovascular System
Across
- 3. narrowing of a canal or passage
- 4. appears like a half moon
- 5. pertaining to sweat or perspiration
- 8. heart rate above 100 bpm
- 10. heart rate below 60 bpm
- 11. pertaining to the heart
- 14. diagnostic method of listening to body sounds with a stethoscope
- 16. without oxygen
- 17. a bypass or diversion of fluid
- 18. excessive accumulation of fluid in cells and tissues
- 19. tip or end of a cone shaped structure
- 20. dilation of heart cavities during which they fill with blood
- 21. the area between the lungs containing the heart, aorta, venae cavae, esophagus and trachea
- 22. sudden blockage of an artery
Down
- 1. pathologic death of tissue or cells
- 2. occurring in sharp, spasmodic episodes
- 3. contraction of the heart muscle
- 6. enlargement of the heart
- 7. the space between two ribs
- 9. an abnormal heart rhythm
- 12. medical name for the armpit
- 13. restoration of a normal heart rhythm by electrical shock
- 15. of cardiac origin
- 23. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation