Across
- 4. this disease affect the cardiovascular system
- 6. a type of ultrasound used to look at the heart and close by blood vessels
- 9. are the connection of returning and getting blood into the heart.
- 12. this is a prefix meaning two
- 13. chest pain due to lack of blood flow into the heart
- 14. this is a suffix meaning chest
- 16. when someone ___ signs are stable
- 17. when someone wants a natural death
- 18. this is a suffix meaning disease
- 21. fibrillation irregular heart rhythm that increases chance of stroke
- 22. failure when the heart can't relax and contract normally
Down
- 1. these are still important for blood flow but aren't as big at Arteries
- 2. these are like major highways for blood flow around the body
- 3. when doctors prescribe prescription label only has three letters abbreviated
- 5. this is a prefix meaning against
- 7. scan (cardiac computerized tomography) this is a type of x-ray that takes pictures of your chest and heart.
- 8. muscle - special muscle only in the cardiac system
- 10. measures electrical currents and then can detect irregular heart rhythms and structures within the heart.
- 11. These help move oxygen and carbon dioxide in and out of the body and thought the body
- 12. tests these test take info such as cholesterol levels
- 15. catheterization is when a tube is inserted into your groin into an artery and a doctor
- 19. attack sudden blockage to heart and oxygen supply
- 20. this is a suffix meaning condition