Respiratory Crossword

6. Region between lungs in chest cavity and contains the heart, trachea, aorta, esophagus, and bronchial tubes
10. Hyperinflation of airs sacs with destruction of alveolar walls
11. Process of inspiration and expiration
13. Throat; lies directly behind nasal cavities
15. Inflammation of mucous membrane of sinuses
16. Collection of lymph tissue located in nasopharynx
20. Windpipe; tube extending from the larynx to center of the chest
22. Acute inflammation and infection of alveoli which fill with pus or products of inflammatory reaction
24. Process of breathing in or inhalation
25. Lining of the lungs that are double-folded
26. Capillaries in the nose become congested
27. Voice box; between pharynx and trachea
29. Highly contagious viral infection of upper respiratory system

1. Inflammation of bronchi and bronchial tubes
2. Inflammation of pleura of the lungs
3. Process of breathing out or exhalation
4. Inflammation of the larynx and vocal cords
5. Infectious disease caused by bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis
7. Muscular partition that separates thoracic and abdominal cavities and aids in breathing
8. Cavities in the skull that surround the nasal area
9. Inflammation of nasal mucous membrane
12. Examination of bronchial tubes by passing lighted flexible tube through nose, throat, larynx, and trachea into bronchi
14. Moves mucous layer that lines airways to push trapped particles to the esophagus
16. Accumulation of air or gas in pleural cavity
17. Mechanical process of breathing
18. Prevents food from going in lungs
19. Insertion of needle or catheter through skin and between ribs into pleural space in order to obtain fluid from pleural cavity for analysis
21. Absence of breathing
23. Clusters of air sacs at the ends of bronchioles and very thin walls allow gas exchange
28. Spasm or narrowing of bronchi which leads to bronchial airway obstruction