Cardiovascular System Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. – Blood pressure.
  2. 6. – Tiny blood vessel where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged.
  3. 7. – Suffix meaning enlargement.
  4. 8. – Root word meaning heart.
  5. 10. – Ultrasound test that shows heart structure and function.
  6. 13. Catheterization – Procedure used to examine heart vessels using a thin tube.
  7. 14. – Suffix meaning inflammation.
  8. 16. – Outer sac that surrounds the heart.
  9. 17. – Muscular organ that pumps blood through the body.
  10. 19. – Fatty substance that builds up in arteries.
  11. 21. – Device used to measure blood pressure.
  12. 22. – Abnormally fast heart rate.
Down
  1. 1. – Prefix meaning slow.
  2. 2. – Root word meaning vessel.
  3. 3. – Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
  4. 4. (ECG or EKG) – Test that records the electrical activity of the heart.
  5. 5. – The muscular middle layer of the heart wall.
  6. 6. – Congestive heart failure.
  7. 9. – Heart rate.
  8. 11. – Coronary artery disease.
  9. 12. – Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
  10. 15. – Blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.
  11. 18. Circulation – Blood flow between the heart and lungs.
  12. 20. – Chest pain caused by reduced blood flow.
  13. 21. Test – Test that monitors the heart during exercise.