Medical Term unit 5
Across
- 6. — High blood pressure
- 9. — Uses sound waves to create images of the heart
- 10. — Blood vessel that carries blood to the heart
- 11. — Tiny blood vessels where oxygen and blood are exchanged
- 12. — Buildup of plaque in the arteries
- 14. — Suffix meaning pertaining to
- 17. — Relating to the chest
- 20. — Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- 21. — Chest pain
- 22. — Imaging used to examine blood vessels
- 24. — Heart rate
- 25. — Automated external defibrillator
Down
- 1. veins — Swollen and dilated veins
- 2. monitor — Portable device that records the heart's activity over time
- 3. — Common way to measure blood pressure
- 4. infarction — Commonly known as a heart attack
- 5. — Blood pressure
- 7. — Records the heart's electrical activity
- 8. — Condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- 13. — Organ that pumps blood throughout the body
- 15. — Largest artery in the body
- 16. — Prefix meaning fast
- 18. — Prefix meaning excessive
- 19. — Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- 23. — Combining form meaning blood vessel