Unit 5 Activity 2

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Across
  1. 1. septum the wall between the right and left ventricles
  2. 4. prefix meaning beyond or excess
  3. 6. combining form meaning sound
  4. 8. suffix meaning surgical repair
  5. 9. the middle muscular layer of the heart wall that contracts to pump blood
  6. 13. abbreviation for hypertension
  7. 14. artery disease – a condition where the arteries that supply blood to the heart become narrowed or blocked
  8. 15. uses sound waves like ultrasound waves to create images of the hearts structure and function
  9. 18. a double layered sac that everything is enclosed into
  10. 19. septum the wall between the right and left atria
  11. 21. combining form meaning heart
  12. 22. tachycardia – a type of abnormal heart rhythm
  13. 23. x-rays – provides a general view of the heart and lungs
Down
  1. 2. the thin inner layer of the heart wall that lines each chamber
  2. 3. tool that records the hearts electrical rhythm and rate of the heart beat
  3. 5. abbreviation for potassium chloride
  4. 7. abbreviation meaning blood
  5. 8. ventricular contractions – extra heartbeats that begin in one of the hearts lower pumping chambers
  6. 10. heart failure – a condition where the heart muscle is weakened and cannot pump blood effectively
  7. 11. abbreviation for implantable cardioverter defibrillator
  8. 12. CT – uses x -rays to create a detailed image of the heart and blood vessels
  9. 16. myopathy – a group of diseases that affect the heart muscle
  10. 17. catheterization – when a thin tube is inserted into an artery and guided to the heart
  11. 20. suffix meaning disease
  12. 22. abbreviation for vital signs stable