Across
- 3. (2 words) specialized conducting fibers composed of electrically excitable cells
- 4. heart disease is a general term for a range of birth defects that affect the normal way the heart works
- 7. condition in which your heart muscle can’t efficiently pump blood to the rest of your body.
- 11. (2 words) the pacemaker of the heart
- 12. (2 words) disease were one or more of the valves in your heart doesn't work properly
- 13. measures the pressure in your arteries when your heart beats.
- 16. records the electrical signal from the heart to check for different heart conditions.
- 17. (2 words) the performance of the human heart from the beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next
Down
- 1. (2 words) disease develops when the major blood vessels that supply your heart become damaged or diseased.
- 2. describes an irregular heartbeat
- 5. (3 words) a combination of four congenital heart defects
- 6. (2 words) is the pressure of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries.
- 8. septal defect is a heart defect due to an abnormal connection between the lower chambers of the heart
- 9. measures the pressure in your arteries when your heart rests between beats.
- 10. inflammation of any of the layers of the pericardium.
- 14. a heart defect that can develop soon after birth.
- 15. (2 words) occurs when the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should.