Across
- 1. pumps blood
- 3. root word for blood vessel
- 5. largest blood vessel in the body
- 7. catheterization when a doctor puts a catheter into a vessel or chamber of the heart
- 8. records heart electrical activity
- 9. test uses a blood sample
- 10. prefix for below
- 12. abb. for coronary artery bypass graft
- 13. artery large artery found in your leg
- 15. poor blood circulation to the brain that results in cell death
- 18. vena cava / returns deoxygenated blood to the right atrium
Down
- 1. prefix for over or excessive
- 2. aneurysm enlargement of the aorta
- 4. abb. for white blood count
- 5. abb. for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- 6. abnormal rhythm of the heart
- 7. artery disease also called ischemic heart disease
- 11. root word for lung
- 12. heart failure syndrome is caused by an impairment in the heart that affects its ability to fill with and pump blood
- 14. artery carries oxygen-poor blood to the lungs
- 15. test shows how your heart does during physical exercise
- 16. root word for heart
- 17. abb. for vital signs stable