How Does the Cardiovascular System Work

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Across
  1. 2. ~ Abbreviation for coronary artery disease
  2. 4. ~ X-ray image of blood vessels after dye injection
  3. 5. ~ Abbreviation for heart rate
  4. 10. ~ Root word meaning "vein"
  5. 11. ~ Organ that pumps blood throughout the body
  6. 13. ~ Another term for heart attack
  7. 16. ~ Largest artery in the body
  8. 17. ~ Narrowing or blockage of arteries supplying the heart
  9. 18. ~ Tool used to listen to heart and lung sounds
  10. 22. ~ Tiny blood vessels where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged
  11. 24. ~ High blood pressure
  12. 25. ~ Blood vessels that return blood to the heart
  13. 28. ~ Large vein that carries blood back to the heart
Down
  1. 1. ~ Ultrasound test showing the heart’s structure and motion
  2. 3. ~ Condition where the heart cannot pump effectively
  3. 6. ~ Carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
  4. 7. ~ Root word meaning "artery"
  5. 8. ~ Root word meaning "vessel"
  6. 9. ~ Abbreviation for blood pressure
  7. 12. ~ Suffix meaning "record or picture"
  8. 14. ~ Irregular heartbeat
  9. 15. ~ Suffix meaning "inflammation"
  10. 16. ~ Hardening or narrowing of the arteries
  11. 19. ~ Procedure using a thin tube to examine the heart and vessels
  12. 20. ~ Abbreviation for myocardial infarction
  13. 21. ~ Test that records the heart’s electrical activity
  14. 22. ~ Abbreviation for congestive heart failure
  15. 23. ~ Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  16. 26. ~ Device that delivers an electric shock to restart the heart
  17. 27. ~ Root word meaning "heart"