Across
- 4. Fainting.
- 8. Also known as the bicuspid valve.
- 9. Sweating.
- 11. the area of the heart where the atria and ventricles meet.
- 14. Present at birth.
- 15. An x-ray of the coronary blood vessels using a special catheter and an injection of dye.
- 17. Opening between right and left atria, which is normal in the fetal heart.
- 18. An electronic implant that initiates a heart beat.
- 21. The membrane surrounding the lungs that is called pleura, that folds in on itself.
- 23. A feeling in the chest that may be caused by an irregular heart rhythm.
- 25. A fatty material including cholesterol, connective tissue, white blood cells, and some smooth muscle cells.
- 27. a condition in which cells receive insufficient amounts of blood and oxygen.
- 28. The number of times the heart contracts in one minute.
- 30. Chest pain.
- 33. An abnormal heart sound.
- 34. Listening to the heart using a stethoscope.
- 35. A disorder in which too many red blood cells are produced.
Down
- 1. Very large artery referred to as a trunk, a term indicating that the vessel gives rise to several smaller arteries.
- 2. Higher than normal levels of cholesterol in the blood.
- 3. Abnormal condition of blue (bluish colour, lips and nail beds). Typically caused by low oxygenation.
- 5. Instrument used to record electrical activity within the heart.
- 6. A hardening of the arteries that involves the accumulation of plaque.
- 7. An endocrine system disorder in the pancreas which results in high levels of glucose in the blood.
- 10. Excessive fat in the blood.
- 12. Using extreme heat or extreme cold to destroy cells in part of the heart which were causing abnormal rhythms.
- 13. Difficult breathing.
- 16. Pertaining to without symptoms.
- 19. Class of medications used to treat high blood pressure.
- 20. Pertaining to a slow heart (rate).
- 22. Condition of a fast heart (rate).
- 24. Connection between pulmonary trunk and aorta in the fetal heart.
- 26. Process of using sound to record the heart.
- 29. High blood pressure.
- 31. Absence of a regular heart rhythm.
- 32. The ability of the blood vessels to dilate and constrict as needed.