Unit 5 - Cardiovascular System

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  1. 2. Prefix meaning pulse.
  2. 6. An instrument to measure pressure.
  3. 7. Abbreviation for electrocardiograph.
  4. 10. Condition where the left ventricle is not efficiently pumping blood.
  5. 11. Red fluid in the body that contains red and white blood cells, platelets, etc.
  6. 14. Complete stop of the heart.
  7. 15. Portable ECG machine worn to show patterns in the heart.
  8. 16. Abbreviation for coronary artery bypass graft.
  9. 18. A vessel that carries blood in high oxygen content away from the heart.
  10. 19. Abbreviation for acute myocardial infarction.
  11. 20. Test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
  12. 22. Test to measure items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage.
  13. 24. Abbreviation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
  14. 26. Prefix meaning heart.
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  1. 1. High blood pressure.
  2. 3. The amount of pressure inside the circulatory system as the blood is pumped around.
  3. 4. A heart attack.
  4. 5. Muscle that pumps blood throughout the body.
  5. 8. A vessel that carries blood low in oxygen towards the heart.
  6. 9. Prefix meaning blood.
  7. 12. Disease in which there is a narrowing in the arteries around the heart.
  8. 13. A tube through which blood circulates the body.
  9. 17. Prefix meaning vessel.
  10. 21. When an artery has a weakened wall and swells.
  11. 23. Procedure that examines blood or lymph vessels by x-ray.
  12. 25. Prefix meaning dilated vein.