Across
- 1. Surgery to bypass blocked arteries.
- 6. Another name for high blood pressure.
- 7. Hardening and narrowing of arteries.
- 10. An upper chamber of the heart that receives blood.
- 12. A lower chamber of the heart that pumps blood out.
- 14. Tiny vessel where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged with tissues.
- 15. Prefix meaning heart.
- 16. Prefix meaning blood vessel.
- 17. Irregular or abnormal heartbeat.
- 19. Suffix meaning inflammation.
- 20. This organ pumps blood through the body.
- 21. Root meaning blood.”
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- 1. heart failure Condition when the heart cannot pump enough blood.
- 2. infarction Also called a heart attack.
- 3. test Measures heart function during exercise.
- 4. catheterization Exam of arteries using a thin tube.
- 5. Percentage of oxygen in the blood
- 8. Ultrasound test of the heart.
- 9. Suffix meaning surgical removal.
- 10. The largest artery carrying blood away from the heart.
- 11. test Measures chemicals in blood related to heart health.
- 13. Measures the pressure of blood in arteries.
- 18. Number of heartbeats per minute.
- 22. Test that records the electrical activity of the heart.
- 23. Gas essential for life in the blood.