Across
- 2. A health professional monitors a patient's vitals while exercising
- 5. The smallest type of blood vessel
- 6. A device that regulates heartbeat with small electrical shocks
- 8. Suffix: surgical puncture to remove fluid
- 11. The central organ of the cardiovascular system
- 14. Suffix: rupture
- 16. A test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and blood vessels
- 17. Root: heart or crown
- 21. What s/p stands for
- 22. Increased pressure in blood vessels
- 23. Carries blood away from the heart
- 24. Root: pulse
- 25. An instrument that measures blood pressure
- 29. What CC stands for
- 30. The inner layer of the heart wall
Down
- 1. Inflammation of the pericardial sac
- 3. Swollen, dilated veins, often in the legs
- 4. What VSS stands for
- 7. A complete stopping of the heart
- 9. Suffix: narrowing
- 10. What ER stands for
- 12. The outer layer of the heart wall
- 13. Prefix: fast
- 15. What IV stands for
- 18. A condition where an artery has a weakened wall
- 19. An instrument used to listen to the heart, lungs, and intestines
- 20. What prn stands for
- 26. The middle, muscular layer of the heart wall
- 27. A two-layer sac enclosing the heart wall
- 28. Carries blood toward the heart