Pulmonology- Respiratory System
Across
- 4. very low level of oxygen in the cells
- 8. difficulty breathing in supine position
- 9. chronic bronchitis and emphysema
- 10. Thorac/o-
- 11. coughing up bloody sputum
- 12. very high level of carbon dioxide in the arterial blood
- 14. low level of oxygen in the blood
- 17. antibiotics are used for this type of infection
- 19. “all”
- 21. Mantoux test, chest x-ray
- 24. Pleur/o-
- 25. Muc/o-
- 26. caused by inhaling dust or particles
- 28. Pulmon/o-
- 29. oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange
- 31. located between the lungs
- 32. high-pitched crowing sound
- 33. suppresses the cough centers in the brain
Down
- 1. throat
- 2. high level of carbon dioxide in the arterial blood
- 3. bluish skin color from a high level of carbon dioxide
- 5. used to auscultate breath sounds
- 6. a reactive airway disease
- 7. Py/o-
- 10. Anthracosis
- 13. waste product of cellular metabolism
- 15. bacterial infection, begins like flu
- 16. seals the larynx during swallowing
- 18. Alveol/o
- 20. causes fluid to accumulate in the alveoli of the lungs
- 22. caused by a recessive gene
- 23. directly posterior to the mouth
- 27. oxygen molecule carried on hemoglobin
- 30. measures the oxygen level in the blood