Cardiovascular Health

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Across
  1. 2. the transportation system for blood
  2. 3. occurs when a part of the heart does not get the blood flow it needs
  3. 4. blood pressure
  4. 8. vessel
  5. 9. swollen or dilated veins
  6. 11. test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
  7. 14. hardening
  8. 15. electrocardiogram
  9. 16. coronary artery bypass graft
  10. 19. blood
  11. 20. used to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage
  12. 22. pumps blood through the blood vessels and lungs
  13. 24. instrument used to measure pressure; blood pressure cuff
  14. 25. high blood pressure; increased pressure in the blood vessels
Down
  1. 1. a portable ECG machine that a patient wears over a few days; monitors and records heart activity
  2. 5. semilunar valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
  3. 6. a condition in which an artery’s wall is weakened, causing it to swell
  4. 7. complete stopping of the heart
  5. 10. automated external defibrillator
  6. 12. a semilunar valve on the left side between the left ventricle and left aorta
  7. 13. a test to evaluate how well this system is functioning
  8. 17. have thin walls and carry blood toward the heart
  9. 18. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  10. 21. chest
  11. 23. disease