Cardiovascular System Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 2. / Blood vessel with very thin walls to exchange oxygen, nutrients, and carbon dioxide
  2. 5. Machine / Tool used to diagnose problems with the cardiovascular system; measures the electrical activity of the heart
  3. 6. / Root word often used when talking about the cardiovascular system; meaning blood
  4. 7. / Disease that can affect the cardiovascular system; the pericardial sack around the heart becomes inflamed due to this disease
  5. 10. Heart Failure / Disease that can affect the cardiovascular system; the heart is not pumping blood through the left ventricle efficiently, causing reduced blood flow
  6. 12. / Prefix often used when talking about the cardiovascular system; meaning fast
  7. 13. / abbreviation often used when talking about the cardiovascular system; meaning blood
  8. 14. / abbreviation often used when talking about the cardiovascular system; meaning echocardiogram
  9. 18. / Disease that can affect the cardiovascular system; causes increased tension in the blood vessels; most often referred to as high blood pressure
  10. 20. / Tool used to diagnose problems with the cardiovascular system; used to measure pressure; often referred to as a blood pressure cuff
  11. 21. Artery Disease / Disease that can affect the cardiovascular system; causes narrowing in the arteries around the heart
  12. 22. / Pumps blood throughout the body
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  1. 1. / Suffix often used when talking about the cardiovascular system; meaning chest
  2. 3. / Root word often used when talking about the cardiovascular system; meaning vessel
  3. 4. / Tool used to diagnose problems with the cardiovascular system; used to listen to sounds of the heart or other sounds
  4. 8. / abbreviation often used when talking about the cardiovascular system; meaning cardiovascular
  5. 9. / Blood vessel with thick walls; carries blood away from the heart
  6. 10. / Tool used to diagnose problems with the cardiovascular system; used to inject x-ray dye around the heart during a cardiac catherization
  7. 11. / Suffix often used when talking about the cardiovascular system; meaning process of recording
  8. 13. / Distributes oxygen and nutrients throughout the body and transports waste away.
  9. 15. / Blood vessel with thin walls, carries blood toward the heart
  10. 16. / abbreviation often used when talking about the cardiovascular system; meaning chest pain
  11. 17. Monitor / Tool used to diagnose problems with the cardiovascular system; it is a portable ECG machine that the patient wears over the course of a few days
  12. 19. / abbreviation often used when talking about the cardiovascular system; meaning premature ventricular contraction