Across
- 2. Blood Pressure
- 4. (suffix)pertains to blood vessels
- 6. uses ultrasound to create images of the heart
- 8. coronary artery bypass graft
- 11. used to visualize the hearts blood vessels and chambers
- 14. heart rate
- 16. tiny blood vessels where oxygen and nutrient exchange occurs
- 18. records the electrical activity of the heart
- 19. irregular heartbeat either too fast too slow or erractic
- 20. (root)refers to muscle especially heart muscle
- 22. (prefix) relates to blood vessels
- 23. used to listen to heart sounds and detect abnormalities
- 24. hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to plaque buildup
Down
- 1. measures blood pressure
- 3. when the heart cant pump blood effectively to meet the bodies needs
- 5. consistently high pressure in the arteries
- 7. (prefix)refers to the heart
- 9. blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood back to the heart
- 10. (suffix) indicates inflammation
- 12. the largest artery in the body which distributes blood from the heart to the rest of the body
- 13. electrocardiogram
- 15. blockage or narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle
- 16. congestive heart failure
- 17. blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
- 21. The main pump that circulates blood throughout the body