Across
- 2. as needed
- 4. arrest is a complete stopping of the heart
- 5. attack myocardial infarction is commonly referred to as ...
- 7. instrument to measure pressure. Most nonmedical people call it a blood pressure cuff.
- 10. infarction
- 11. is a procedure done in a specialized area of radiology. X-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing (stenosis) or aneurysms. Any vessel can be looked at
- 13. narrowing
- 14. instrument for viewing
- 15. growth
- 18. is the outer layer
- 20. is the thin inner layer that lines each chamber.
- 22. valve is a semilunar valve and is between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.
- 23. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
Down
- 1. valve has three flaps or cusps.
- 3. operating room
- 6. surgical removal/excision
- 8. formation of an opening
- 9. veins are swollen and dilated veins.
- 10. is the middle, muscular layer that contracts to pump blood.
- 12. heart failure condition in which the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle, causing reduced blood flow.
- 16. a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon.
- 17. is used to listen for the sounds of the heart, but it also helps us listen to other body sounds like the lungs and intestines
- 19. intensive care unit
- 21. ultrasonogram this test uses ultrasound to look at blood going through blood vessels to determine if they are narrowed or have a thrombus