Unit 5 Activity 2

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Across
  1. 2. / Blood pressure
  2. 3. heart failure / A condition in which the heart is not effectively pumping blood from the left ventricle which causes reduced blood flow
  3. 4. / Cardiovascular
  4. 6. / A condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell
  5. 8. / Contrast is injected into the blood vessels to diagnose things like stenosis or aneurysms
  6. 10. / vessel
  7. 12. transplantation / A surgical procedure in which the patient's heart is replaced with a heart from a donor
  8. 14. / A condition in which the pericardial sack around the heart is inflammed
  9. 15. / Chest pain
  10. 16. ultrasonography / A test that uses an ultrasound to look at the blood traveling through the blood vessels to determine if the vessels are narrowed or have a thrombus
  11. 20. veins / Swollen and dilated veins, typically in the legs
  12. 22. vena cava / One of the largest veins that supplies blood to the lower half of the body
Down
  1. 1. vena cava / One of the largest veins that supplies blood to the upper half of the body
  2. 2. valve / Has 2 flaps and is between the left atrium and the left ventricle
  3. 5. / aorta
  4. 6. / Atrial fibrillation
  5. 7. infarction / A condition which occurs when a part of the heart does not get the blood flow it requires
  6. 8. valve / Semilunar valve on the left side of the heart
  7. 9. enzymes / A test is used to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage
  8. 11. / small
  9. 13. / Vital signs stable
  10. 17. / inner
  11. 18. / narrowing
  12. 19. valve / Has 3 flaps and is between the right atrium and the right ventricle
  13. 21. Monitor / A portable ECG machine that the patient wears for a few days in order to record heart activity that shows a possible pattern relating to the patient's symptoms