Across
- 2. The largest artery in the body
- 6. Vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- 7. Life-saving technique used in cardiac emergencies
- 8. Root word meaning "heart"
- 11. An irregular heartbeat
- 14. pressure cuff Device used to measure blood pressure
- 15. Tool doctors use to listen to the heart
- 17. The main organ that pumps blood throughout the body
- 18. Root word meaning "blood"
- 20. Vessels that carry blood back to the heart
- 21. Build-up of plaque in the arteries
- 25. catheterization A procedure using a thin tube to check heart problems
Down
- 1. infarction Another name for a heart attack
- 3. Suffix meaning "inflammation"
- 4. High blood pressure
- 5. Suffix meaning "record or picture"
- 9. Root word meaning "vessel"
- 10. Tiny blood vessels that connect arteries and veins
- 12. Abbreviation for heart rate
- 13. Abbreviation for blood pressure
- 16. An ultrasound image of the heart
- 19. Abbreviation for myocardial infarction
- 22. A test that records the electrical activity of the heart
- 23. Abbreviation for coronary artery disease
- 24. failure When the heart cannot pump enough blood