LRA 213
Across
- 3. This anatomy sits between the level of C3-C and is consisdered to be the voice bo
- 4. An acute or chronic condition in which excessive mucus is secreted into the bronchi, causing cough and shortness of breath.
- 7. Two large organs in your chest that help you breathe by taking in oxygen and getting rid of carbon dioxide.
- 8. Also known as the adams apple. (2 words)
- 11. The primary muscle of inspiration
- 13. from breathing in asbestos fibers and can lead to lung scarring or even cancer, especially in smokers.
- 14. A long-term lung condition that makes it hard to breathe, when the airways are blocked, making it difficult to get air out of the lungs
- 15. Inflammation of the lungs that results in accumulation of fluid within certain sections of the lungs, creating increased radiodensities in these regions.
- 17. The inner layer covers the lungs themselves and goes between the lung parts; this is called the pulmonary or __________ pleura.
- 19. When air gets around the lung and makes it collapse. It can cause chest pain and make it hard to breathe.
- 20. The smaller inferior portion of the sternum is the xiphoid process. (2 words)
- 24. Medial portion of thoracic cavity between lungs
- 25. Blood in the lungs
- 26. A genetic disease where thick mucus builds up in the lungs, making it hard to breathe and causing blockages seen on chest X-rays.
Down
- 1. This anatomy sits at the level of T7
- 2. This connects the larynx to the main bronchi and is supported by 16–20 C-shaped cartilage rings in its anterior wall that keep the airway open by preventing collapse during expiration.
- 5. Another term for Chest
- 6. The _______ is a thin double-walled membrane that surrounds the lungs and lines the chest cavity, reducing friction during breathing.
- 9. partially collapsed lung
- 10. Anteriorly, the bony thorax consists of the __________ (breastbone), which has three divisions.
- 12. This serves a a lid to the larynx that prevents aspiration
- 16. This anatomy sits at C7. (2 words)
- 18. Shortness of breath
- 21. Anirreversible and chronic lung disease in which air spaces in the alveoli become greatly enlarged as a result of alveolar wall destruction and loss of alveolar elasticity.
- 22. The _________ serves as a passageway for food and fluids as well as air, making it common to the digestive and respiratory systems.
- 23. The outer layer of this bag lines the inside of your chest and diaphragm and is called the parietal pleura. (2 words)
- 27. The two tubes that carry air from your windpipe into your lungs.