Cardiovascular System Terms.

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Across
  1. 3. non-invasive medical test that records the electrical activity of the heart
  2. 5. implanted medical device that generates electrical pulses.
  3. 6. condition where heart can't pump blood effectively enough to meet the body's needs.
  4. 9. Root/connecting word for heart
  5. 10. large veins in neck that carries blood from head to face.
  6. 11. result of increased pressure in the blood vessels.
  7. 13. root/connecting word of vessel
  8. 16. used to listen to internal body sounds.
  9. 17. narrowing of the arteries which support the heart with blood.
  10. 22. Vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  11. 23. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Down
  1. 1. procedure where a thin tube is guided through an artery to the heart to inject a contrast dye
  2. 2. irregular heart rhythms
  3. 4. Electrocardiogram
  4. 6. coronary artery bypass graft
  5. 7. Tiny and thin-walled vessels where the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste takes place with tissues.
  6. 8. root/connecting word of vein
  7. 12. non-invasive medical test that uses ultrasound waves to create detailed images of the heart
  8. 14. Found in the heart, it helps regulate the heart's rhythm.
  9. 15. Blood pressure
  10. 17. Congestive heart failure
  11. 18. root/connecting word for artery
  12. 19. Prefix for fast
  13. 20. enlargement of the aorta to greater than 1.5 times normal size
  14. 21. Vessels that return blood to the heart