The Cardiovascular System

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Across
  1. 3. suffix referring to "growth"
  2. 5. prefix referring to "middle"
  3. 6. an xray that shows blood vessel and lymph vessels
  4. 9. prefix referring to "vessel"
  5. 13. a flexible tube placed into a body cavity to remove fluid
  6. 14. large vein that carries deoxygenated blood into the heart from the lower body
  7. 15. a condition where the heart beats irregularly
  8. 18. meaning "optical coherence tomography imaging"
  9. 20. when the pericardium is inflamed
  10. 22. device used to listen to the heart and other organs, by placing it on the chest
  11. 24. meaning "echocardiogram"
Down
  1. 1. an inflatable device placed into a body cavity to create space
  2. 2. when the heart stops beating suddenly; sometimes temporary
  3. 4. prefix referring to "heart"
  4. 7. the vital organ that pumps blood throughout the body
  5. 8. a tubular support placed inside of a blood vessel, vein, or artery to relieve obstruction
  6. 10. an artery that has a weakened wall, causing enlargement of an artery
  7. 11. a sudden blockage of blood flow to the heart, due to a blood clot in a coronary artery
  8. 12. meaning "coronary artery bypass graft"
  9. 14. meaning "implantable cardioverter defibrillator"
  10. 16. root/connecting word referring to the "atrium"
  11. 17. tiny blood vessels that connect arteries and veins
  12. 19. one of the hearts layers; outer layer of the heart
  13. 21. meaning "intravascular ultrasound"
  14. 23. major artery that carries blood from the heart to the head