Use the definitions given to complete the crossword puzzles





ACROSS



4 Low blood pressure

6 Heart chamber that receives blood

7 Abnormal heart sound

9 Removal of inner lining of artery

10 Also called cardioversion



DOWN



1 Electrical device to stimulate the heart

2 Pumping heart chamber

3 Area of tissue necrosis from ischemia

5 Abnormally fast heart rate

8 Stainless steel tube placed in a vessel







ACROSS



1 Largest artery in the body

4 veins are swollen and distended

5 The heart is divided into halves by the

7 High blood pressure

9 Term meaning “small vein”

10 Slow heartbeat



DOWN



1 Listening to body sounds such as heart sounds

2 Term meaning “pertaining to between ventricles”

3 Term meaning “hardening of an artery”

5 Instrument used to listen to body sounds

6 Widening of the artery due to weak arterial wall

8 Blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart






Health & Biomechanics

You might also like to view...

Match the term with its definition

1. polyuria 2. dysuria 3. pyuria 4. oliguria 5. nocturia 6. enuresis 7. hematuria 8. ketonuria 9. anuria a. Scanty amount of urine b. Condition of blood in urine c. Condition of too much urine d. Condition of ketones in urine e. Frequent nighttime urination f. Difficult urination g. Complete lack of urine secretion h. Condition of pus in urine i. Bed-wetting at night

Health & Biomechanics

The combining form blephar/o- means ________

A) "eyeball" B) "eyelid" C) "fundus" D) "small, depressed area"

Health & Biomechanics

Which of the following organs is most frequently damaged by penetrating abdominal trauma?

A) liver, large intestine, colon B) liver, small intestine, colon C) liver, pancreas, colon D) liver, spleen, colon

Health & Biomechanics

The combining form pelv/o means:

a. membrane surrounding the abdomen b. skull c. space between the lungs d. lower part of the trunk of the body including the hip bones, tailbone, and sacrum e. pleura

Health & Biomechanics