Cardiovascular Terms
Across
- 4. thin inner lining that lines each layer of the heart
- 8. when part of the heart doesn't get the blood it needs
- 9. abbreviation meaning coronary artery bypass graft
- 10. Branch off from arteries to deliver blood to body tissues
- 12. carry blood away from heart
- 16. A hardening of the arteries.
- 19. prefix meaning over or excess
- 20. A complete stop of the heart
- 24. A tool using ultrasounds to look at the heart and its vessels.
Down
- 1. X-ray dye is injected into blood veseels.
- 2. the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle.
- 3. abbreviation meaning coronary care unit
- 5. Wraps around arm to measure blood pressure
- 6. suffix meaning surgical puncture to remove fluid
- 7. Uses ultrasounds to look at blood going through blood vessels.
- 11. these look blue on the outside of the body, bring blood back to heart
- 13. A narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart.
- 14. root word meaning valve
- 15. suffix meaning written record
- 17. The muscle that pumps blood throughout the body.
- 18. A tool used to listen to the heart,lungs, or intestines.
- 21. prefix meaning slow
- 22. abbreviation meaning catheterization
- 23. abbreviation meaning basic metabolic panel
- 25. abbreviation meaning atrial fibrillation