Across
- 2. abbreviation for coronary care unit
- 3. small arteries
- 4. prefix for around
- 8. carry blood away from the heart; have thick walls; aorta is the biggest
- 9. placed in the heart to regulate heartbeat
- 10. abbreviation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- 14. suffix for hardening
- 15. abbreviation for review of systems
- 16. muscle surrounding the heart
- 18. root word for clot
- 20. abbreviation for automated external defibrillator
- 21. blood pressure cuff
- 23. main component of the cardiovascular system
- 24. suffix for narrowing
Down
- 1. inflammation of the pericardial sac
- 3. a weak artery wall that swells
- 5. test that measures electrical activity of the heart through wires and tabs
- 6. swollen and dilated veins, often found in the legs
- 7. place of O2 and CO2 exchange; have thin walls and branch from arterioles
- 11. test where x-ray dye is injected into blood vessels; used for diagnosing aneurysms
- 12. portable ECG machine for patients to use over a period of time
- 13. prefix for slow
- 17. complete stopping of the heart
- 19. high blood pressure
- 22. abbreviation for mitral valve prolapse