Chapter 9: Cardiovascular

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Across
  1. 3. incision into the heart muscle
  2. 5. (2 words)this vessel (that routes blood away from the lungs)usually closes up right after birth
  3. 7. pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is contracting
  4. 9. surgical removal of the inside of an artery
  5. 11. surgical removal of a vein
  6. 13. the type of test done to measure "this protein" released when myocardial cells are killed
  7. 16. the type of heart failure characterized by the heart cavity being unable to pump all the blood out of itself
  8. 18. drug that increases the strength of the heart contractions
  9. 20. (2 words) cessation of functional circulation
  10. 22. hardening of an artery due to buildup of fatty plaque
  11. 24. a cardiac ____is the process of inserting a tube into the heart
  12. 26. record of the blood vessels
  13. 29. drug that breaks down clot
  14. 30. involuntary contraction of a blood vessel
  15. 36. device for looking into a blood vessel
  16. 37. puncture of the tissue around the heart
Down
  1. 1. an enlarged, dilated vein toward the surface of the skin
  2. 2. the middle section of the thoracic cavity between the left and right pleural (lung) cavities
  3. 4. inflammation of the heart muscle
  4. 6. use of sound waves to produce diagnostic images; also called ultrasound
  5. 8. a surgery that involves cutting through the patient’s chest to get to the heart
  6. 10. circulation of blood from the heart to the lungs (to oxygenate it)
  7. 12. drug that constricts or narrows the diameter of a blood vessel
  8. 14. hardening of a vein
  9. 15. (2 words) heart muscle hardens, restricting the expansion of the heart
  10. 17. tissue lining the outside of the heart
  11. 19. a substance that is poisonous to the heart
  12. 21. surgical removal of fatty plaque within an artery
  13. 23. formation of blood vessels
  14. 25. blood vessel tumor
  15. 27. narrowing of the veins
  16. 28. inflammation of the tissue around the heart
  17. 31. (2 words) flow of blood backward from the aorta into the heart; caused by a weak heart valve
  18. 32. suture of an artery
  19. 33. irregular heartbeat
  20. 34. surgical removal of a varicose vein
  21. 35. profuse sweating