Anaesthesia physiology

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Across
  1. 6. Detect changes in blood pressure
  2. 7. A cartilaginous tube leading from the larynx to lungs
  3. 9. Spongy air filled organs located in the thorax
  4. 12. Gaseous exchange happens here
  5. 13. The main artery leaving the heart originating from the left ventricle
  6. 15. Detect changes in pH, Co2 and O2 levels
  7. 16. Body system responsible for excretion and retention of electrolytes
  8. 19. Prevents over-inflation of the lungs
  9. 20. This node initiates the heart beat
  10. 21. Dividing wall between the right and left sides of the heart
Down
  1. 1. Alteration in body pH caused by excess hydrogen ions
  2. 2. A corrective mechanism to lower blood pressure, stimulated by the medulla
  3. 3. Relating to the lungs
  4. 4. A circulatory state where the cardiac output is insufficient to maintain adequate blood flow to the tissues
  5. 5. A large vein carrying deoxygenated blood back to the heart
  6. 8. Drugs may be bound to this protein to be transported around the body
  7. 10. Heart rate X ....... = Cardiac output
  8. 11. Muscle responsible for increasing the volume of the thorax during respiration
  9. 14. Upper chambers of the heart
  10. 17. Fibres that are part of the electrical conduction network in the heart
  11. 18. Anaesthetic drugs must be ...... to reach the brain