Cardiovascular system

4. the type of vessel that have thinner walls and carry the blood toward the heart
5. abbreviation meaning coronary artery bypass graph
7. suffix that is an instrument to measure pressure
8. testing a test to evaluate how well the cardiovascular system is functioning - the patient may ride bike or run on a treadmill
9. abbreviation meaning blood pressure
12. high blood pressure in the blood vessels
13. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
16. vena cava one of the largest veins, located in the top part of the body
17. abbreviation meaning blood
18. prefix meaning beyond or excess
19. veins swollen and dilated veins
22. enzymes a test used to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage
23. an organ that pumps blood to the rest of the body

1. suffix that means pressure
2. an instrument that measures pressure
3. abbreviation meaning cardiovascular
6. a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell
10. a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
11. a combining word meaning vessel
14. the type of vessel that have thin walls so the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide and the exchange of nutrients can occur
15. monitor a portable ECG machine that the patient wears over a few days
20. the type of vessel that has thick walls and carries the blood away from the heart
21. prefix that means fast
22. abbreviation meaning chest pain