Cardiovascular System

5. recieves blood from the vena cava
8. collect oxygenated blood and carry it from the lungs back to the heart
9. Plaque buildup in the arteries
10. Narrowing of the coronary arteries, resulting in an insufficient blood supply to the heart
14. Combining form that means "to hold back"
15. Disease that narrows the arteries resulting in decreased blood flow to extremities causing claudication during walking or exercise
17. Suffix that means "small"
18. A record of the electrical activity of the heart
22. A fiberous sac that encloses the heart
23. Pumps blood to the rest of the body
24. Extra, Abnormal heartbeats that disrupt the regular ventricular rhythm of the heart
25. Carries blood away from the heart to rest of the body

1. Blood clot that forms on the wall of a blood vessel and stays attached to the site in which it developed
2. Disease resulting from reduced blood flow of the heart
3. Passage of a tiny plastic tube into the heart through a blood vessel
4. Tissue death in the heart muscle resulting from an obstructed artery
6. Suffix that means "substance that promotes"
7. A machine that continuously records cardiac rhythm
11. Procedure in which blood flow and blood pressure are measured using ultrasound tech
12. Combining form that means "cast;throw"
13. Helpful for diagnosing heart damage or scar tissue
16. Rapid,spontaneous contractions of the muscle fibers in the atria or ventricles
19. Abnormal sound heard during auscultation, such as whooshing sounds created by a valve not completely closing
20. Mass of matter that travels through the blood stream, causing obstruction in blood vessels
21. Prefix that means "behind;back;backward"