Across
- 2. a mass of coagulated blood blocking circulation
- 4. prefix meaning heart
- 5. heart rate
- 8. blood pressure
- 9. imaging test to view blood vessles
- 10. blood vessels that return blood back to the heart
- 11. largest artery in the body
- 12. root word meaning vessel
- 13. fatty deposits that can clog arteries
- 15. prevents back flow of blood in the heart
- 18. brain damage due to interruption of blood to the brain
- 20. used to listen to the heart and lungs
- 21. rhythmic expansion of arteries due to heartbeat
- 24. prefix meaning blood
Down
- 1. measures arterial pressure
- 3. coronary artery diesease
- 5. pumps blood through the body
- 6. myocardial infarction
- 7. tiny vessels where nutrients and gas exchange in the blood occurs
- 14. suffix meaning inflammation
- 16. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
- 17. ultrasound of the heart
- 19. electrocardiogram
- 22. suffix meaning removal or excision
- 23. abbreviation for congestive heart failure