Medical Term
Across
- 2. heart failure.
- 4. Infarction/A heart attack caused by blocked blood flow.
- 8. meaning "vessel."
- 9. Cava/The largest vein that returns blood to the heart.
- 10. ultrasound to create images of the heart.
- 13. Monitor/A portable device that records heart activity over time.
- 14. Catheterization/A procedure using a thin tube to examine heart vessels.
- 17. meaning "clot."
- 19. Heart Failure/A condition where the heart doesn’t pump efficiently.
- 20. smallest blood vessels where oxygen and nutrient exchange occurs.
- 21. muscular layer of the heart.
- 22. irregular heartbeat.
- 23. largest artery in the body.
- 25. word meaning "heart."
Down
- 1. of the arteries due to plaque buildup.
- 3. artery bypass graft, a type of heart surgery.
- 5. blood pressure.
- 6. infarction (heart attack).
- 7. muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
- 11. resuscitation, a life-saving procedure.
- 12. (ECG/EKG)/Measures the electrical activity of the heart.
- 15. pressure.
- 16. meaning "hardening."
- 18. x-ray dye to check for blood vessel blockages.
- 24. meaning "blood condition."