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