Across
- 3. Largest artery in the body
- 4. Used to check blood pressure
- 6. Root word meaning vein
- 9. Condition where the heart doesn't pump blood efficiently
- 10. Prefix meaning slow
- 11. Prefix meaning fast
- 14. Medical procedure to improve blood flow to the heart
- 15. Emergency procedure consisting of chest compressions
- 16. Procedure done in a specialized area of radiology
- 17. Increased pressure in the blood vessels
- 20. Inner-most layer of the heart wall
- 21. Suffix meaning narrowed
- 23. Blood clot that forms in a deep vein
- 24. Blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle
Down
- 1. Disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood
- 2. Uses x-ray dye and a tiny tube
- 5. Uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
- 7. Condition where an artery has a weakened wall causing it to swell
- 8. Several tabs with leads are attached to the chest
- 9. Type of vessel that is thin enough for the exchange of oxygen
- 12. Suffix meaning rupture
- 13. Condition where fatty material accumulates inside the arteries
- 18. Condition where the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- 19. Middle layer of the heart wall
- 22. Outer-most layer of the heart wall