cardiovascular terminology

1. a tool that uses medical imaging technique used to visualize the inside of different organs or cavities, like the heart or blood vessels
4. a tool that takes an ultrasound of the heart that evaluates the pumping of the heart
5. the muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory/cardiovascular system
8. a type of vessel that have very thin walls and exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen
11. abbreviation that means a patient has dyspnea on exertion
12. a disease that affects the cardiovascular system by causing excessive pressure of the blood against the artery walls, aka high blood pressure
15. a tool that uses electrodes to graph of voltage versus time of the electrical activity of the heart
17. the interior lining for the chambers of the heart
18. abbreviation for echocardiogram
20. the main trunk of the arteries that carry blood from the left side of the heart to the arteries of most limbs and organs
21. abbreviation that means the point of maximum impulse of the heart during an exam
22. a disease that affects the cardiovascular system by causing the artery swell because of a weakened artery wall
23. prefix meaning above, over, or excessive
24. combining form that means chest

2. a disease that affects the cardiovascular system by causing hardening of the arteries
3. three-layered blood vessels that bring oxygenated blood from the heart to the tissues
6. a tool that measures your blood pressure
7. a disease that affects the cardiovascular system by slowing the heart
9. combining form that means pulse
10. a disease that affects the cardiovascular system by causing the heart to become inflamed
13. prefix meaning above, over, or excessive
14. a tool that listens to internal sounds of body, like the heartbeat
16. abbreviation for coronary artery bypass grafting
19. suffix that means 'a recording of'
20. abbreviation that means acute myocardial infarction