Across
- 5. Condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- 11. Root word meaning vessel
- 12. IV
- 15. K
- 16. IMP
- 17. Prefix meaning over or excessive
- 18. At the center of function for the cardiovascular system
- 19. CV
- 20. The middle muscular layer that contracts to pump blood
- 21. The wall between the right and left atria
- 23. Na
Down
- 1. Prefix meaning under or insufficient
- 2. Cardiac- the complete stopping of the heart
- 3. The thin inner layer that lines each chamber of the heart wall
- 4. The wall between the right and left ventricles
- 6. -veins, swollen and dilated veins
- 7. -infarction, commonly referred to as a heart attack
- 8. Root word meaning heart
- 9. contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing or aneurysms
- 10. uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
- 13. The outer layer of the heart wall
- 14. An artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon
- 22. Root word meaning blood