Across
- 2. – Muscular organ that pumps blood through the body.
- 4. – Heart rate.
- 5. – Prefix meaning heart.
- 7. – Blood pressure.
- 8. – Returns deoxygenated blood to the heart.
- 10. – Suffix meaning inflammation.
- 11. – Low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol).
- 12. – Hardening of arteries due to plaque buildup.
- 14. – Low red blood cell count or hemoglobin.
- 16. – Prefix referring to vessels.
- 17. – Root meaning blood.
- 20. – Root meaning vessel.
- 21. Pressure Cuff – Tool to measure blood pressure.
- 22. – Measures electrical activity of the heart.
- 23. – Abnormal heartbeat rhythm.
Down
- 1. – Carries oxygenated blood away from the heart.
- 3. – Ultrasound of the heart to check structure and function.
- 5. – Tiny blood vessel where nutrient and gas exchange occurs.
- 6. – Lower chamber of the heart that pumps blood out.
- 9. – Used to listen to heart and lung sounds.
- 13. – Coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
- 15. – X-ray of blood vessels after contrast dye.
- 18. Infarction – Medical term for a heart attack.
- 19. – High blood pressure.
- 24. – High-density lipoprotein (good cholesterol).