Cardiovascular System

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  1. 3. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
  2. 4. Takes blood away from the heart to the rest of the body
  3. 5. - basic metabolic panel
  4. 7. acute myocardial infarction
  5. 8. Also known as a blood pressure cuff
  6. 10. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
  7. 13. septum- The wall between the right and left atria.
  8. 15. the middle, muscular layer that contracts to pump blood
  9. 19. fatty substance
  10. 20. The thin inner layer that lines each chamber.
  11. 23. monitor- A portable ECG machine that records heart activity to show a possible pattern for the symptoms the patient may be having.
  12. 24. coronary care unit
  13. 25. automated external defibrillator.
  14. 26. heart or crown
Down
  1. 1. Also known as an EKG. Measures the electrical activity of the heart.
  2. 2. a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon.
  3. 6. coronary artery bypass graft
  4. 9. infarction- Also known as a heart attack
  5. 11. arrest- Complete stopping of the heart
  6. 12. blood
  7. 14. heart failure- heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle, causing reduced blood flow
  8. 16. A test where X-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing or aneurysms.
  9. 17. inflammation of the pericardial sac around the heart.
  10. 18. aorta
  11. 21. plug or blockage
  12. 22. The main organ of the cardiovascular system