Across
- 2. Disease known as high blood pressure
- 7. Condition that involves buildup of plaque in the arteries
- 12. Tiny blood vessels where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged
- 14. Means inflammation
- 16. the organ that pumps blood through your body
- 17. Uses dye and C-rays to see blood flow in arteries
- 19. Attack Occurs when blood flow to heart muscle is blocked
- 20. Means related to blood
- 22. Measures the hearts electrical activity
- 23. Known as "good" cholesterol
- 24. Refers to the blood vessels
Down
- 1. Records the electrical activity of the heart
- 3. Happens when blood flow to the brain is blocked
- 4. pressure measures the force of blood against the artery wall
- 5. Medical term for a heart attack
- 6. Test Monitors the heart while you exercise
- 8. uses sound waves to create a image of the heart
- 9. Measurement of how hard blood pushes against artery walls
- 10. The fluid that carries oxygen,nutrients, and waste in your body
- 11. Related to the heart
- 13. The blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart
- 15. The blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
- 17. Disease that causes irregular heartbeats
- 18. refers to heart muscle
- 21. Known as "bad" cholesterol