medical terminology

2. / A chronic condition where the heart cannot pump blood effectively.
3. FAILURE / heart muscle becomes weak
6. / Tiny, thin-walled vessels connecting arterioles and venules, allowing for exchange of water, oxygen, and nutrients
10. / magnetic imaging
11. / The largest artery in the body, which carries blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body.
12. / Refers to a vein
14. / Thick-walled vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to tissues
17. / Vessels that return deoxygenated blood to the heart
18. CATHETER / invasive catheter procedure
20. / Means fast or rapid
23. / blood flow to the brain is restricted
24. / A common heart rhythm disorder characterized by rapid and irregular beating.
25. / Means heart

1. / A disorder of the heart's electrical system
4. / Means vessel
5. / Commonly known as a heart attack, this occurs when blood flow to the heart muscle is blocked.
7. ARTERY DISEASE / Narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the legs, arms, and stomach.
8. / A test that measures the electrical activity of the heart.
9. ARTERY DISEASE / where plaque builds up in the arteries supplying blood to the heart
13. / The pressure of the blood in the circulatory system.
15. / tests the activity of the heart
16. / Indicates inflammation
19. / inconclusive x-ray
21. MONITOR / device worn for 24-48 hours
22. / The primary muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body