Across
- 5. Muscle separating thoracic and abdominal cavities
- 6. Imaging used intraoperatively to assess heart function
- 10. Vaive between left atrium and left ventricle
- 12. Surgical opening into the chest cavity
- 13. Gas used to inflate the lungs during thoracic procedures
- 14. Common site for harvesting bypass grafts
- 15. Membranous sac enclosing the heart
- 17. Syndrome involving fluid accumulation around the heart
- 19. Procedure to remove part of the lung
Down
- 1. Instrument used to clamp the aorta
- 2. Suture technique used to close the sternum
- 3. Device used to oxygenate blood during open-heart surgery
- 4. Tool used to cut bone during sternotomy
- 7. Instrument used to spread ribs during thoracotomy
- 8. Monitoring device for arterial pressure
- 9. Primary artery leaving the heart
- 11. Term for heart muscle tissue
- 16. Procedure to bypass blocked coronary arteries
- 17. Surgical specialty focused on heart and chest
- 18. Common congenital defect involving the septum