Across
- 4. An acquired or hereditary disease of the heart muscle
- 5. Most common type of heart disease in the U.S.
- 6. Root word which means "disease"
- 8. disease The inflammation of any of the layers of the thin tissue sac that surrounds the heart
- 11. An abnormality in the heart that develops before birth
- 12. veins Drains oxygen-depleted blood from kidneys
- 13. The root word for the two things in your heart that deal with oxygen-poor blood
Down
- 1. This prefix means "to surgically remove"
- 2. This prefix means "fast"
- 3. Vessels Carries blood through your body
- 4. Root word which pertains to the heart
- 5. The smallest of the bodies blood vessels
- 7. Pumps around 2,000 gallons of blood a day
- 9. A disease that can result from inadequately treated strep throat or scarlet fever
- 10. Helps you breathe