STNA Activity 2 Unit 5
Across
- 3. refers to a vein
- 5. low blood pressure
- 8. an ultrasound of the heart
- 11. the muscular organ that pumps blood
- 12. Thick-walled, elastic vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
- 13. congestive heart failure
- 15. refers to an artery
- 16. The heart becomes too weak or stiff to pump blood effectively.
- 18. Minute vessels forming a network to exchange nutrients and waste between blood and tissue
- 21. blood pressure
- 23. vessels that return deoxygenated blood to the heart, often containing valves
- 24. The innermost layer of tissue lining the heart Chambers and valves
- 25. high blood pressure
Down
- 1. test checks how the heart works during exercise or increased activity
- 2. the electrical activity of the heart
- 4. refers to a blood vessel
- 6. heart rate
- 7. thin tube inserted into a blood vessel and guided to the heart
- 9. use of an x-ray to make detailed images of the heart and blood vessels
- 10. abnormal heart rhythms
- 14. Arteries that supply blood become narrow or blocked by plaque
- 17. refers to the heart
- 19. means inflammation
- 20. blood pressure variation
- 22. coronary artery disease