Across
- 2. suffix meaning involuntary muscle contraction
- 7. _____ veins (swollen and dilated veins)
- 10. congestive heart failure
- 11. test where x-ray dye is injected into blood vessels to diagnose stenosis or aneurysms
- 12. electrocardiogram
- 13. root word meaning heart
- 16. central organ of the cardiovascular system
- 17. vessels that connect arterioles and venules
- 18. condition in which an artery has a weakened wall
- 19. suffix meaning narrowing
- 22. ____ arrest meaning complete stopping of the heart
- 23. beats per minute
- 24. increased pressure in the blood vessels (high blood pressure)
Down
- 1. vessels that carry blood toward the heart
- 3. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- 4. _____ monitor (records heart activity to show a possible pattern for symptoms)
- 5. coronary artery bypass graft
- 6. condition where the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- 8. test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
- 9. thin inner-layer of the heart that lines each chamber
- 14. double-layered sac that covers the heart
- 15. device implanted in the heart wall to regulate heart beats
- 19. type of test to evaluate how well the cardiovascular system is functioning
- 20. prefix meaning fast
- 21. suffix meaning instrument for viewing