Diana's crossword
Across
- 5. rhythmic throbbing generated by contractions of the health detected over the major arteries of the body
- 8. condition of diseased heart muscle
- 9. sound
- 11. pathological condition in which excess fluid accumulates in the pericardium
- 13. pressure
- 15. cardiovascular disease
- 16. made up of blood vessels that carry blood away from and towards the heart
- 19. not slow but____.
- 21. heartbeat
- 22. abnormal sound heard during auscultation of the heart
- 23. vessels that return blood to the heart
- 25. a fibroserous sac that encloses the heart
Down
- 1. condition in which the atria beats more rapidly than the ventricles causing a quivering movement
- 2. procedure used to stop atrial or ventricular fibrillation
- 3. high blood pressure
- 4. inflammation of the inner layer of the heart muscle
- 6. networks of small vessels that perfuse tissue
- 7. electrical device that is implanted in the chest to control abnormal cardiac rhythms
- 10. prevent the backflow of blood between chambers
- 12. atrial fibrillation
- 14. a record of the electrical activity of the heart
- 17. a shunt established surgically that allows blood to travel from the aorta to a branch of the coronary artery
- 18. process of listening to the internal sounds of the body using a stethoscope
- 20. pumps blood through the system
- 24. surgical opening