Medical Terminology Ch. 10
Across
- 2. removal of an entire lung
- 6. puncture for aspiration of the chest
- 7. slow breathing
- 11. endoscopic examination of the pleural cavity
- 16. deficient movement of air into and out of the lungs, causing hypercapnia
- 17. incision into the trachea
- 18. high-pitched, crowing sound that occurs with an obstruction in the upper airway
- 19. nosebleed
- 20. chronic restrictive pulmonary disease resulting from prolonged inhalation of fine dusts, such as coal, asbestos, or silicone
- 22. a drug that dilates the muscular walls of the bronchi
- 25. blood in the pleural cavity
- 27. accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity
- 28. removal of a lobe of a lung
- 29. direct measurement of lung volume and capacity
- 30. abnormal dilation of the bronchi with accumulation of mucus
Down
- 1. air in the pleural cavity caused by a puncture of the lung or the chest wall
- 3. an operation to remove adenoid tissue from the nasopharynx
- 4. thin, watery discharge from the nose
- 5. small projection hanging from the back middle edge of the soft palate
- 8. hoarseness
- 9. cartilaginous ridge at the point where the trachea divides into two bronchi
- 10. coughing up and spitting out blood that originates in the lungs
- 12. air and blood in the pleural cavity
- 13. obstructive pulmonary disease characterized by overexpansion of the alveoli with air and destructive changes in their walls, resulting in loss of lung elasticity and decreased gas exchange
- 14. inflammation of the lung, often caused by hypersensitivity to chemicals or dusts
- 15. partition that separates the thorax into two compartments and that encloses the heart, esophagus, trachea, and thymus gland
- 21. spasm of the laryngeal muscles, causing a constriction
- 23. lymphatic tissue on the back of the pharynx behind the nose
- 24. ability to breath only in an upright position
- 26. opening between the vocal cords in the larynx