Cardiovascular System

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  1. 3. Failure - When the heart can't pump blood well enough.
  2. 4. Vessels - Tubes that carry blood—includes arteries (take blood away from the heart) and veins (bring blood back).
  3. 5. - Related to blood vessels.
  4. 7. - Tiny blood vessels where oxygen and nutrients get delivered, and waste is picked up.
  5. 11. - Blood vessels that carry blood without oxygen back to the heart.
  6. 13. - Blood vessels that carry blood rich in oxygen away from the heart.
  7. 15. - Congestive Heart Failure.
  8. 16. - When the heart beats too fast, too slow, or in an irregular way.
  9. 17. - Coronary Artery Disease.
  10. 18. Test - A test that checks how the heart works during exercise.
  11. 20. Artery Disease (PAD) - When blood flow to the legs or arms is reduced due to narrow arteries.
  12. 21. - Electrocardiogram.
  13. 22. - Related to fat build-up in arteries.Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) - When the arteries that supply the heart get blocked or narrowed.
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  1. 1. - The muscle that pumps blood around the body.
  2. 2. (ECG or EKG) - A test that checks the heart's electrical activity.
  3. 4. - Blood Pressure.
  4. 6. - Related to the heart.
  5. 8. - Means inflammation (like in "myocarditis," which is inflamed heart muscle).
  6. 9. - A special X-ray that shows how blood flows through the vessels.
  7. 10. X-ray - An image to see the size of the heart and if there’s fluid in the lungs.
  8. 12. - Myocardial Infarction (heart attack).
  9. 14. - An ultrasound that shows how the heart is working.
  10. 19. - Means the study of (like "cardiology," which is the study of the heart).
  11. 23. Blood Pressure (Hypertension) - Blood pushing too hard against the walls of the arteries.