The cardiovascular system

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Across
  1. 4. abrreviation for mitral valve prolapse
  2. 6. machine that records levels of electrical activity in the heart
  3. 8. disorder where there is narrowing in the arteries around the heart
  4. 12. abbreviation for Normal Sinus Rythm
  5. 14. contains 3 layers, the endocarduim, the epicarduim, and the myocarduim
  6. 16. allows the exchange of O2 and CO2
  7. 17. suffix for growth
  8. 19. the outer layer of the heart wall
  9. 22. swollen and dialated veins
  10. 26. root for blood
  11. 27. abbreviation for echocardiogram
  12. 28. thiin inner layer of heart wall
  13. 29. prefix for fast
  14. 30. largest artery
  15. 32. another word for open heart surgery
  16. 33. CPR
  17. 36. blood vessels that carry blood to the heart
Down
  1. 1. condition where the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle causing reduced blood flow
  2. 2. portable ECG that patient wear for a few days
  3. 3. checks blood pressure
  4. 5. x-ray and tube (catheter) is injected into vessels around the heart and shows narrowing aneurysms, collects samples, and detects pressure in the heart
  5. 7. complete stopping of the heart
  6. 9. part of the heart doesn’t get its bloodflow
  7. 10. path of deoxygenated blood though the lungs for O2 and return to the heart
  8. 11. ultrasound to view blood going through blood vessels to determine if they are narrow or have a clot
  9. 13. path of blood to body systems, organs, tissues, & cells
  10. 15. ventricle fibrillation
  11. 18. suffix for hardening
  12. 20. abreviation for Hypertension
  13. 21. ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
  14. 23. abrreviation for Oxygen
  15. 24. device that has wires that are implanted in the heart wall to give electrical signals to regulate heart beats
  16. 25. blood vessels that carry blood from the heart
  17. 31. middle muscular layer of the heart wall that contracts to pump blood
  18. 34. suffix for small
  19. 35. fun