Crossword

Question 1

one of two lower chambers of the heart

Answer 1

ventricle

Question 2

smallest blood vessel

Answer 2

capillary

Question 3

area of dead tissue

Answer 3

infarction

Question 4

largest artery in the body

Answer 4

aorta

Question 5

abbrev for procedure where blood vessels are anastomosed to coronary arteries to detour around blockages

Answer 5

CABG

Question 6

abbrev for ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction

Answer 6

STEMI

Question 7

pacemaker of the heart (2 words)

Answer 7

sinoatrialnode

Question 8

disease of the heart muscle

Answer 8

cardiomyopathy

Question 9

dilatation or bulging out of the wall of the heart, aorta or any artery

Answer 9

aneurysm

Question 10

suture of a vein

Answer 10

phleborrhaphy

Question 11

brieft discharges of electricity across the chest to stop arrhythmias

Answer 11

defibrillation

Question 12

inflammation of the inner lining of the heart

Answer 12

endocarditis

Question 13

normal cardiac rhythm (2 words)

Answer 13

sinusrhythm

Question 14

excision of a part of the membrane surrounding the heart

Answer 14

pericardiectomy

Question 15

awareness of a pounding heart

Answer 15

palpitation

Question 16

narrowing or stricture of a valve

Answer 16

stenosis

Question 17

a small artery in the body

Answer 17

arteriole

Question 18

slow heart beat

Answer 18

bradycardia

Question 19

prefix for rapid, fast

Answer 19

trachy

Question 20

no contractions of the heart

Answer 20

asystole