How Does the Cardiovascular System Work?

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Across
  1. 2. The largest artery in the body
  2. 6. Vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  3. 7. Life-saving technique used in cardiac emergencies
  4. 8. Root word meaning "heart"
  5. 11. An irregular heartbeat
  6. 14. pressure cuff Device used to measure blood pressure
  7. 15. Tool doctors use to listen to the heart
  8. 17. The main organ that pumps blood throughout the body
  9. 18. Root word meaning "blood"
  10. 20. Vessels that carry blood back to the heart
  11. 21. Build-up of plaque in the arteries
  12. 25. catheterization A procedure using a thin tube to check heart problems
Down
  1. 1. infarction Another name for a heart attack
  2. 3. Suffix meaning "inflammation"
  3. 4. High blood pressure
  4. 5. Suffix meaning "record or picture"
  5. 9. Root word meaning "vessel"
  6. 10. Tiny blood vessels that connect arteries and veins
  7. 12. Abbreviation for heart rate
  8. 13. Abbreviation for blood pressure
  9. 16. An ultrasound image of the heart
  10. 19. Abbreviation for myocardial infarction
  11. 22. A test that records the electrical activity of the heart
  12. 23. Abbreviation for coronary artery disease
  13. 24. failure When the heart cannot pump enough blood