Cardiovascular terms

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Across
  1. 2. – Muscular organ that pumps blood through the body.
  2. 4. – Heart rate.
  3. 5. – Prefix meaning heart.
  4. 7. – Blood pressure.
  5. 8. – Returns deoxygenated blood to the heart.
  6. 10. – Suffix meaning inflammation.
  7. 11. – Low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol).
  8. 12. – Hardening of arteries due to plaque buildup.
  9. 14. – Low red blood cell count or hemoglobin.
  10. 16. – Prefix referring to vessels.
  11. 17. – Root meaning blood.
  12. 20. – Root meaning vessel.
  13. 21. Pressure Cuff – Tool to measure blood pressure.
  14. 22. – Measures electrical activity of the heart.
  15. 23. – Abnormal heartbeat rhythm.
Down
  1. 1. – Carries oxygenated blood away from the heart.
  2. 3. – Ultrasound of the heart to check structure and function.
  3. 5. – Tiny blood vessel where nutrient and gas exchange occurs.
  4. 6. – Lower chamber of the heart that pumps blood out.
  5. 9. – Used to listen to heart and lung sounds.
  6. 13. – Coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
  7. 15. – X-ray of blood vessels after contrast dye.
  8. 18. Infarction – Medical term for a heart attack.
  9. 19. – High blood pressure.
  10. 24. – High-density lipoprotein (good cholesterol).