Cardiovascular Crossword

5. Also known as high blood pressure.
6. Hardening of the arteries.
9. vena cava The largest vein in the upper body.
12. Abbreviation for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
15. Produces images of the heart and its vessels using ultrasound.
17. Device that implants wires to the heart wall.
19. The thin inner layer that lines each chamber of the heart.
21. Instrument used to measure pressure.
23. Valve The semilunar valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery.
24. The process of recording the vessels.

1. Root word meaning plug or blockage.
2. Suffix meaning rupture.
3. Monitor Device that connects several electrodes to the chest to produce an EKG.
4. Swelling of the arteries due to weakened walls.
7. Blood vessels with thin walls, where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs.
8. Veins Bulging of the veins.
10. Root word meaning fatty substance.
11. Root word meaning plug or blockage.
13. Suffix meaning condition.
14. Abbreviation for Diabetes Mellitus.
16. Arrest Complete stopping of the heart.
18. The largest artery of the cardiovascular system.
20. Abbreviation for Deep Vein Thrombosis.
22. Abbreviation for Nursing Care Plan.
25. Abbreviation for Atrial Fibrillation.