Across
- 1. – Congestive heart failure.
- 2. – Prefix meaning “blood.”
- 6. (ECG/EKG) – A test that records heart electrical activity.
- 7. Infarction – Medical term for a heart attack.
- 8. – The inner lining of the heart.
- 12. – The muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
- 14. – The largest artery in the body.
- 17. – High blood pressure.
- 19. Cava – The largest vein that carries deoxygenated blood to the heart.
- 21. Pressure Cuff – A device used to measure blood pressure.
- 22. Failure – Condition where the heart cannot pump effectively.
- 23. – Suffix meaning “inflammation.”
Down
- 1. – Tiny blood vessels where gas exchange occurs.
- 3. – An ultrasound of the heart.
- 4. – Irregular heartbeat.
- 5. – Prefix meaning “heart.” Angio- – Prefix meaning “vessel.”
- 9. – Hardening of arteries due to plaque buildup.
- 10. – Myocardial infarction (heart attack).
- 11. – A tool used to listen to heart sounds.
- 13. – Imaging test that checks blood vessels.
- 15. – Blood pressure.
- 16. – Heart rate.
- 18. – Coronary artery bypass graft (a heart surgery).
- 20. – Suffix meaning “a record or picture.”
