Chapter 12 - Respiratory System
Across
- 1. tip or uppermost portion of the lung
- 3. inner layer of pleura lying closer to the lung tissue
- 6. voice box
- 9. lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, preventing food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing
- 10. lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx
- 11. acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract
- 16. combining form meaning diaphragm
- 17. combining form meaning complete
- 19. material expelled from the bronchi, lungs or upper respiratory tract by spitting
- 21. breathing out, expiration
- 25. continuous high-pitched whistling sounds produced during breathing
- 27. gas that makes up 21% of the air that we breathe
- 30. combining form meaning nose
- 31. abnormal lung condition caused by exposure to certain dusts
- 33. division of a lung
- 34. combining form meaning straight
- 35. combining form meaning voice
- 36. chronic dilation of a bronchus, usually secondary to infection
- 38. abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space
- 39. openings through the nose carrying air into the nasal cavities
- 40. smallest branches of the bronchi
- 43. muscle separating the chest and abdomen
- 44. collapsed lung
- 47. acute inflammation and infection of alveoli, which fill with pus or products of the inflammatory reaction
- 48. exchange of gases at the lung capillaries and at the tissue capillaries
- 50. lower portion of the lung
- 51. loud rumbling sound heard on auscultation of bronchi obstructed by sputum
- 53. air sac in the lung
- 54. chronic inflammatory disorder with airway obstruction due to bronchial and bronchiolar edema and constriction
- 56. combining form meaning lung
- 57. combining form meaning chest
- 58. nosebleed
Down
- 2. one of a pair of almond-shaped masses of lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx
- 4. thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane epithelium lining the respiratory tract
- 5. collection of air in the pleural space
- 7. region between the lungs in the chest cavity
- 8. gas produced by body cells when oxygen and carbon atoms from food combine
- 12. breathing in, inspiration
- 13. acute viral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the larynx, accompanied by a barking cough
- 14. branch of the trachea that is a passageway into the lung
- 15. inflammation of the pleura
- 18. combining form meaning carbon dioxide
- 20. combining form meaning air, lung
- 22. combining form meaning dust
- 23. fluid, cells and other substances that filter from cells or capillaries ooze into lesions or areas of inflammation
- 24. rare malignant tumor arising in the pleura
- 26. double-layered membrane surrounding each lung
- 28. pertaining to a sudden occurrence, such as a spasm or seizure
- 29. containing pus
- 31. whooping cough
- 32. throat
- 37. combining form meaning breathing
- 41. fine crackling sounds heard on auscultation when there is fluid in the alveoli
- 42. midline region where the bronchi, blood vessels and nerves enter and exit the lungs
- 45. windpipe
- 46. strained, high pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx
- 47. tapping on a surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying structure
- 49. hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls
- 52. collection of fluid or other material within the lung, as seen on chest film
- 55. slit-like opening to the larynx