Cardiovascular System

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Across
  1. 3. is a procedure done in a specialized area of radiology. X-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing (stenosis) or aneurysms
  2. 5. condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon.
  3. 6. fatty substance
  4. 7. used to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage
  5. 13. catheterization
  6. 14. meaning process of recording, is a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
  7. 18. the patient lies still while several tabs with wires, called leads, are attached to the chest. The machine records the electrical activity of the heart.
  8. 19. instrument to measure pressure
  9. 20. swollen and dilated veins
  10. 21. point of maximum impulse of the heart when felt during examination
  11. 22. high blood pressure
  12. 23. atrioventricular
  13. 24. congestive heart failure
  14. 26. clean the blood, removing waste products and extra water.
Down
  1. 1. condition in which the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle, causing reduced blood flow.
  2. 2. disorder in which there is a narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart
  3. 4. involuntary muscle contraction
  4. 8. beyond or excess
  5. 9. Center of cardiovascular function
  6. 10. potassium chloride
  7. 11. heart attack
  8. 12. pair of spongy, air-filled organs located on either side of the chest
  9. 15. control the heart directly through the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the autonomic nervous system
  10. 16. dilated vein
  11. 17. basic metabolic panel
  12. 25. processes blood, breaking down the nutrients and chemicals your blood carries.