Across
- 3. Swollen and dilated veins
- 5. Prefix meaning "slow"
- 6. An artery that has a weakened wall, causing it to swell
- 9. Abbreviation for blood pressure
- 10. A hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system
- 12. Suffix meaning "to view"
- 16. Tissue composed of sheets or strands of smooth muscle cells
- 19. Abbreviation for cardiovascular
- 20. A test in which the patient is asked to walk on a treadmill or ride a bike to increase how hard the heart is working
- 21. A procedure done, in which x-ray dye is injected into blood vessels to diagnose thing such as aneurysms
- 22. Abbreviation for Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- 23. Contractile tissue responsible for maintaining posture
- 24. Abbreviation for coronary care unit
- 25. A test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
Down
- 1. Complete stopping of the heart
- 2. A disorder in which there is a narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart
- 4. A pair of air-filled organs located on either side of the chest
- 7. Another name for heart attack
- 8. Instrument to measure pressure
- 11. A portable ECG machine that the patient wears over a few days
- 13. Suffix meaning "an instrument for viewing"
- 14. Suffix meaning "condition"
- 15. Responsible for keeping the heart pumping and blood circulating around the body
- 17. Prefix meaning "fast"
- 18. Abbreviation for coronary artery bypass graft
