Across
- 1. Prefix meaning “vessel”
- 4. Study of
- 6. catheterization Tube inserted into heart to check for problems
- 7. Carries blood back to the heart
- 8. Heart bypass surgery
- 10. Records heart’s electrical activity
- 14. heart failure Heart can’t pump blood efficiently
- 15. Pumps blood throughout the body
- 16. pressure monitor Measures pressure of blood against vessel walls
- 18. “Bad”cholesterol
- 19. Irregular heartbeat
- 21. High blood pressure
- 22. infarction Heart attack
Down
- 1. Plaque buildup in arteries
- 2. The largest artery in the body
- 3. Suffix meaning inflammation
- 5. Prefix meaning “heart”
- 9. Heart rate
- 11. Tiny blood vessels where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged
- 12. Carries blood away from the heart
- 13. Ultrasound of the heart
- 17. test Checks heart under exercise conditions
- 20. Blood pressure
- 21. Root meaning “blood”
- 23. Oxygen level in the blood