Across
- 2. / condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell
- 4. / relating to, or involving the heart and blood vessels
- 6. / the outermost layer of the heart
- 8. monitor / a portable ECG machine that records heart activity
- 10. for blood pressure
- 13. Arrest / a complete stopping of the heart
- 14. used to listen for the sounds of the heart& lungs& intestines
- 15. Abbreviation for Hypertension
- 16. / a muscle that pumps blood throughout the body
- 17. / a type of blood vessel that return deoxygenated blood to your heart
- 20. / carry oxygen and nutrients through your body
- 22. instrument to measure blood pressure
- 24. / also known as EKG, records electrical activity in the heart
- 26. / root word for pulse
Down
- 1. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart
- 3. / the innermost layer of the heart
- 5. Abbreviaiton for Automated External Defibrillator
- 7. a small electrical device placed in the chest to regulate heart beats
- 8. / root word for blood
- 9. Veins / swollen and dilated veins
- 10. Abbreviation for Beats per minute
- 11. / suffix for surgical puncture to remove fluid
- 12. / high blood pressure
- 18. / suffix for condition
- 19. / a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- 21. Abbreviation for Ventricular Tachycardia
- 23. / prefix for middle
- 25. / prefix for under or insufficient