Across
- 4. fast or rapid
- 9. a measurement, of how much blood the left ventricle pumps out
- 10. when the heart beats too fast or irregular
- 11. a catheter inserted to a blood vessel
- 13. hardening
- 14. a blood clot that forms in a vein
- 15. number of times the heart beats per minute
- 17. an ultrasound of the heart
- 20. where narrowed arteries reduced blood flow to the limbs
- 21. most common heart disease
- 22. a chronic condition where the heart can't pump blood properly
- 23. records the electrical activity of the heart
Down
- 1. a portable EKG
- 2. makes up the thick middle layer of the heart
- 3. pertaining to the heart
- 5. measurement of the force of blood
- 6. medical term for a heart attack
- 7. commonly known as a blood pressure cuff
- 8. when blood flow to the brain is reduced or blocked
- 11. carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the rest of the body
- 12. carry oxygenated blood towards the heart
- 16. slow
- 18. central organ of the system
- 19. site of gas exchange
- 24. pertaining to a blood vessel