Across
- 2. monitor / a portable device that produces an EKG when several electrodes have been connected to the chest
- 5. / process of cutting
- 7. passes over the left ventricle and runs down in front of the backbone
- 8. / an illness in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- 12. veins / are swollen and dilated veins, which are often veins found in the legs which can cause pain
- 14. / apart or through
- 16. / many
- 18. / beyond or excess
- 21. / rupture
- 24. / a well known instrument used to measure pressure which is usually placed on the arm
- 26. / atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- 27. fine,branching blood vessels that form a connection between the arterioles and venules
- 28. syndrome / causes blood vessels to narrow down so badly that it causes discoloration, pain, and numbness
- 29. / coronary care unit
Down
- 1. Valve a one-way valve in the heart that controls the stream of deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle into the pulmonary artery
- 3. Ventricle / one of the four chambers in the heart that receives oxygen-poor blood
- 4. artery disease / a narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart is
- 6. / hypertension
- 7. / acute myocardial infarction
- 9. / a procedure done in a specialized area of radiology. X-ray dye is injected into blood vessels
- 10. / mitral valve prolapse
- 11. a very small vein
- 13. Enzyme Test / is used to measure certain items in the blood that can indicate heart muscle damage
- 15. / the thin, smooth membrane that lines the inside of the chambers of the heart
- 17. / electrolytes
- 19. infarction / when a part of the heart doesn’t get the blood flow it needs it is a
- 20. ultrasonography / uses ultrasound to look at blood going through vessels to determine if they are narrowed or have a thrombus
- 21. / enlarged
- 22. / dyspnea on exertion
- 23. / around
- 25. / premature ventricular contraction