Across
- 2. Hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to plaque buildup.
- 4. Prefix meaning “fast”.
- 6. The smallest blood vessels where gas and nutrient exchanges occur.
- 10. An irregular heartbeat.
- 11. The largest artery in the body.
- 12. Medical term for Heart attack.
- 14. Ultrasound test that creates images of the heart.
- 17. Suffix meaning “blood condition”.
- 18. The muscular organ that pumps blood throughout your body.
- 19. Root word meaning “heart”.
- 21. Root word meaning “vessel”.
- 24. High blood pressure.
Down
- 1. A condition in with the heart cannot pump blood effectively.
- 3. Test that records the electrical activity of the heart.
- 5. Tool used by healthcare providers to listen to the heart and lungs.
- 7. Prefix meaning “slow”.
- 8. Procedure using a thin tube inserted into a blood vessel to examine the heart.
- 9. A blood vessel that carries blood AWAY from the heart.
- 13. X-Ray test that uses dye to visualize blood vessels.
- 15. Abbreviation for “Heart Rate”.
- 16. Abbreviation for coronary artery disease.
- 17. Abbreviation for electrocardiogram.
- 20. Abbreviation for myocardial infarction
- 22. Stands for blood pressure.
- 23. A type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.