Across
- 3. when your blood pressure is too high
- 6. quick and painless test that records the electrical signals in the heart
- 7. group of conditions affecting the aorta
- 9. a fist-sized organ that pumps blood throughout your body.
- 10. acute coronary syndromes
- 15. exam uses sound waves to create detailed images of the heart in motion.
- 18. tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body
- 19. blood pressure
- 22. magnetic field and computer-generated radio waves to create detailed images of the heart.
- 24. blockage in the arteries to the limbs
- 25. blood
Down
- 1. blood supply to part of the brain is cut off
- 2. X-ray tube inside the machine rotates around your body and collects images of your heart and chest.
- 4. a tubular structure carrying blood through the tissues and organs
- 5. fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
- 8. portable ECG device that's worn for a day or more to record the heart's activity during daily activities
- 11. cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- 12. vessel
- 13. vein
- 14. pulse
- 16. coronary artery disease
- 17. muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system
- 20. flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle is blocked or reduced
- 21. central nervous system
- 23. heart