The Cardiovascular system
Across
- 3. root word meaning blockage
- 5. nothing by mouth
- 6. a layer inside the walls of the heart
- 7. automated external defibrillator
- 10. deep vein thrombosis
- 11. prefix meaning slow
- 12. prefix meaning around
- 14. sac providing support and protection of heart
- 15. weakened artery
- 20. measures heart and O2 while exercising
- 21. coronary artery bypass graft
- 22. arrest complete stop of heart
- 23. veins swollen/dilated veins
- 27. suffix meaning repair
- 28. thin walls, carries blood to the heart
- 29. also known as blood pressure cuff
Down
- 1. shortness of breath
- 2. fatty build up and hardening of arteries
- 4. muscle of the heart, contracts to pump blood
- 8. high blood pressure
- 9. inflammation of pericardial sac
- 13. measures electrical activity (EKG)
- 16. portable EKG machine
- 17. carries blood away from heart
- 18. ultrasound looks at heart and vessels
- 19. pumps blood throughout body
- 24. suffix meaning inflammation
- 25. root word meaning lung
- 26. suffix meaning surgical removal of fluid
- 30. mitral valve prolapse