Medical Terminology Cardiovascular System
Across
- 2. swelling of the tissue around the heart
- 4. excessive
- 6. coronary care unit
- 10. a device used to measure blood pressure
- 12. the hardening of the arteries
- 16. largest artery in the body
- 18. a test that evaluates electric activity in the heart
- 20. inner
- 21. a condition where blood pressure is always high
- 23. a test involving an ultrasound to produce detailed images
Down
- 1. a test using an ultrasound to identify blood clots
- 3. made of cardiac muscle and separated into 4 chambers
- 5. an instrument for viewing
- 6. coronary artery bypass graft
- 7. echocardiogram
- 8. beats per minute abbreviated
- 9. automated external defibrillator
- 11. a procedure where x-ray dye is injected into veins
- 13. written record
- 14. around
- 15. carries blood towards the heart
- 16. irregular beating of the heart
- 17. carries blood away from the heart
- 19. exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide
- 22. where an artery has week walls