Unit 5 Secondary Terms

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Across
  1. 3. a form of low blood pressure that occurs when standing up from sitting or lying down
  2. 5. blocked artery caused by a blood clot
  3. 7. fatty substance that travels through the blood and aids the production of cell membranes, some hormones, and vitamin D
  4. 8. abnormal hemoglobin resulting in misshaped red blood cells
  5. 10. veins abnormally swollen veins usually in superficial leg veins
  6. 12. severe episodes of chest pain from inadequate blood flow to the myocardium
  7. 14. peripheral arterial occlusive disease with attacks triggered by cold or stress
  8. 15. medications that reduce the workload of the heart by slowing the heartbeat
  9. 17. anemia in which red blood cells are larger than normal
  10. 19. use of electrical shock to restore normal heart rhythm
  11. 22. medication to decrease excess sodium and water in the blood by stimulating kidneys to secrete unrine
  12. 24. venous wall and/or valves in the leg veins are not allowing blood flow back to the heart
  13. 25. double-walled membraneous sac that encloses the heart
  14. 29. heart abruptly stop beating or develops arrhythmia that prevents effective pumping of blood
  15. 31. group of cardiac disabilities resulting from insufficient supply of oxygenated blood to the heart
  16. 32. rapid, irregular twitching of the muscular heart wall
  17. 34. insufficient B12 necessary for red blood cell formation
  18. 35. inflammation of a heart valve
  19. 36. group of bone marrow disorders
Down
  1. 1. procedure to evaluate how well blood flows through the coronary arteries during exercise
  2. 2. occlusion/blockage of one or more coronary arteries from plaque buildup (heart attack)
  3. 4. device for non-professional emergency use to deliver electrical shock to restore heart rhythm
  4. 6. a record of the electrical activity of the myocardium
  5. 9. complication of a blood transfusion resulting in an immune response
  6. 11. sudden blockage of a blood vessel by a foreign object
  7. 13. failure of blood cell production in the bone marrow causing absence of all formed blood elements
  8. 16. very rapid heartbeat beginning in the ventricles
  9. 18. slows and prevents blood clots
  10. 20. surgical removal of the lining of a clogged carotid artery
  11. 21. damage to the heart muscle caused by a blood clot blocking a coronary artery
  12. 23. medication used to dissolve or break down blood clots
  13. 26. medication to prevent hypertension by blocking enzyme that causes blood vessels to contract
  14. 27. foreign object such as a blood clot, air or gas, tissue, or tumor circulating the blood
  15. 28. loss of normal rhythm of the heartbeat
  16. 30. a deposit of plaque on/within the atrial arterial wall
  17. 33. localized weak spot or balloon-like rupture in arterial wall