Across
- 3. Bare metal stent
- 5. – a narrowing of the arteries caused by plaque deposits
- 9. Oxygen and food nutrients pass from these capillaries to the cells.
- 12. p
- 14. - EKG
- 16. NA
- 18. pericardium, which is part of the epicardium, is the inner layer.
- 20. before/from or in front of
- 21. Generally, veins carry deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart, where it can be sent to the lungs.
- 22. – blood cells, nutrients and wastes float in this liquid.
- 25. point of maximum impulse of the heart when felt during examination
- 26. is made of cardiac muscle, from cardi(o)-, meaning heart, and divided into four chambers.
- 27. condition process or method
- 28. instrument for viewing
- 29. formation of an opening
- 30. pericardium is the outer layer.
- 31. physiology or related to nature
Down
- 1. T
- 2. IV
- 4. from hyper-, excessive, and -tension, pressure, is better known as high blood pressure.
- 6. implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- 7. is further divided into two layers.
- 8. visual examination with a lighted instrument
- 9. surgical puncture to remove fluid
- 10. behind or back/backward
- 11. blood
- 13. millimeters of mercury
- 14. surgical removal/excision
- 15. Oxygenated blood is pumped from the heart along arteries, which are muscular.
- 17. – a weak spot in the wall of an artery
- 19. acute myocardial infarction
- 22. – needed for clotting
- 23. is a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon.
- 24. from angi(o)-, vessel, and –graphy, process of recording, is a procedure done in a specialized area of radiology.
- 30. Percutaneous coronary intervention
- 32. involuntary muscle contraction