Across
- 2. pumps blood through your body
- 3. Atrial fibrillation
- 6. suffixes for the word condition
- 8. root word for heart
- 9. irregular heartbeat, characterized by an abnormal rhythm or rate of the heart's contractions
- 11. suffixes for pertaining to
- 14. Measures the electrical activity of the heart using electrodes on the skin
- 17. Analyze blood to look for markers of heart disease
- 19. ultrasound of the heart to visualize its structure and function
- 21. Ankle-brachial index
- 24. Used to listen to heart sounds and blood flow
Down
- 1. condition where the heart muscle cannot pump blood effectively enough to meet the body's needs
- 4. fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles
- 5. prefixes for two
- 7. muscular-walled tubes that convey blood to the heart then throughout the body
- 10. prefixes for the word excessive
- 12. tubes forming part of the blood circulation system
- 13. portable device to record heart rhythm over 24-48 hours or longer.
- 15. supplying oxygenated blood
- 16. sudden interruption of blood flow to the brain that causes brain cells to die
- 18. disease of the blood vessels in the arms and legs (Peripheral Artery Disease)
- 20. condition where the coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart muscle, become narrowed or blocked by a buildup of fatty material called plaque (Coronary Artery Disease)
- 22. Ventricular tachycardia
- 23. blood pressure
- 25. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation