Cardiovascular system

3. - Heart Rate Count me to find out how fast your heart is beating.
4. - Records electrical activity of the heart I trace the heart’s rhythm like a drawing on paper.
5. - I carry blood away from the heart under high pressure
9. — Blocked or burst blood vessel in the brain Though I happen in the brain, I’m often caused by circulation trouble.
12. - Plaque builds up in arteries I slowly narrow your blood highways.
14. - High blood pressure I make your heart work harder than it should.
15. - If something is wrong with your blood, I’m often at the end of the word.
17. marrow - I'm the factory where new blood cells are made
18. - I show up when we talk about veins and arteries.
19. - Doctors use me when they take a “snapshot” of your heart’s activity.
21. - Used to listen to the heart and blood flow I help doctors hear your heartbeat loud and clear.
22. Failure - Heart can’t pump effectively I don’t mean the heart stops just that it’s struggling to keep up.
23. Attack - Blocked blood flow to the heart When part of the heart loses oxygen, I strike suddenly.
24. - Myocardial Infarction When blood flow to part of the heart stops, I’m the emergency you hear about.

1. - Ultrasound of the heart I use sound waves to make a moving picture of your heart.
2. Pressure Cuff - Measures blood pressure I squeeze your arm to see how hard your blood pushes.
6. - EKG -Electrocardiogram I record the electrical signals that keep your heart in rhythm.
7. - I'm tiny,and I trade nutrients and gases with your cells gases with your cells
8. - You’ll find me in words about the body’s main pump.
10. - I bring back home to the heart
11. - I'm the pump that keeps everything moving
12. - Think of tubes that carry blood through the body.
13. - Congestive Heart Failure I mean the heart is pumping, but not strongly enough to keep up.
16. — X-ray of blood vessels using dye I show doctors where your vessels are open—or blocked.
20. - Blood Pressure I tell you how hard your blood pushes in your arteries.