Across
- 2. is an abbreviation for an electronic heart imaging machine (electrocardiogram)
- 4. is an abbreviation for how many time the heart pumps a minute
- 6. blood vessel that take oxygen rich blood away from the heart
- 7. it's abbreviation is HTN, means high blood pressure
- 10. tool that measures the volume of air coming and going out of the lungs
- 11. tool that helps the heart beat stronger or faster, more common in elderly people
- 16. disease/condition where the heart becomes too weak to pump blood effectively
- 18. is an abbreviation that means cardiopulmonary resuscitation (you see it in movies a lot)
- 19. A cardiologist might do this to see how strong a patients cardiovascular system is
- 20. is an abbreviation for nursing care plan
- 22. prefix - meaning middle (a lot of people spend too much time on social _____)
- 23. small blood vessels where oxygen, nutrients, and waste are transferred between blood and tissues
Down
- 1. tool that measure the heartbeat and movement of a fetus
- 3. Occur when blood flow to the brain is interrupted, either by a blockage or bleeding (think golf)
- 5. disease/condition that means abnormal heart rhythm that affect how the heart beats
- 8. combining form - meaning electricity (a villain in The Amazing Spiderman 2)
- 9. prefix - meaning slow (last name of a famous an American football player)
- 10. tool used for listening to heartbeats
- 12. the process where a blood clot forms inside a blood vessel that obstructs the flow of blood
- 13. organ who's purpose is to pump blood (you see this a lot during Valentines Day)
- 14. blood vessels that take oxygen depleted blood to the heart
- 15. suffix - meaning surgical removal/excision
- 17. is an abbreviation for an automated external defibrillator
- 21. fluid that carries oxygen and nutrients around the body
- 23. suffix - meaning surgical puncture to remove fluid