Heart terminology

1. these are the pulmonary vessels that bring oxygenated blood to the left atrium
4. this is the the type of cardiography test using sound waves
6. the medical root word that refers to fat
7. all the symptoms caused by coronary artery ischemia
10. the actual muscle portion of the heart
11. an angio_______ is when a balloon is threaded up into a blockage to open it up
12. this is when the heart stops beating
13. the same thing as the visceral pericardium
15. the inside layer of the heart
17. this is when the heart is pumping too weakly
21. the valve that separates the right atrium from the right ventricle
23. the atrium that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
24. the contractile portion of the cardiac cycle

2. the SA & AV nodes, bundle branches & Purkinje fibers are know as the ________ highways of the heart
3. the arteries that deliver oxygen to the heart muscle itself
5. the fluttering feeling in the chest caused by abnormal heart rhythms
8. is the abbreviation of the name of the surgery to detour around blocked vessels
9. the medical prefix meaning "slow"
10. the valve that is between the left atrium & left ventricle
11. the "bag" that surrounds the heart
14. this is a device that is used to cause the heart to beat
16. this is when heart muscle dies
18. the relaxation portion of the cardiac cycle
19. the medical word that refers to an "inner" layer of a serous membrane
20. this is the pulmonary vessel that takes right ventricular blood to the lungs
22. the striped appearance of cardiac muscle