Cardiovascular System

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  1. 4. swollen, dilated veins commonly found in the legs
  2. 5. medical term for high blood pressure
  3. 7. regulates blood flow with two cusps between the left atrium and left ventricle
  4. 9. excessive ballooning of an artery
  5. 13. ultrasound test that examines blood flow, and heart structures
  6. 15. blood test that looks for enzymes that indicate cardiac muscle death
  7. 16. abbreviation for "congestive heart failure"
  8. 18. "backwards" vein that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
  9. 22. medically referred to as myocardial infarction; caused by insufficient blood flow from blockage or stenosis
  10. 23. test that uses dyed to examine blood vessels
  11. 25. the heart's inner membrane
  12. 28. medical device used to measure blood pressure
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  1. 1. implanted device that uses electrical signals to correct abnormal heart rhythms
  2. 2. the double layered sac that surrounds the heart
  3. 3. abbreviation for "beats per minute"
  4. 4. latin root meaning "come" or "vein"
  5. 6. large vein that brings deoxygenated blood from upper body to right atrium
  6. 7. prefix meaning "slow"
  7. 8. type of blood vessel that typically carries oxygenated blood away from heart
  8. 10. suffix meaning "enlarged"
  9. 11. prefix meaning "high" or "excessive"
  10. 12. abbreviation for "shortness of breath"
  11. 14. prefix meaning "heart"
  12. 17. medical term for low blood pressure
  13. 19. abbreviation for "ventricular fibrillation"
  14. 20. abbreviation for "mitral valve prolapse"
  15. 21. abbreviation for "catheterization"
  16. 24. type of vessel that typically carries deoxygenated blood to the heart
  17. 26. the largest artery in the body
  18. 27. suffix meaning "narrowed"