RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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Across
  1. 1. constriction of bronchi caused by spasm of the peribronchial smooth muscle
  2. 4. blood in the pleural cavity
  3. 6. diaphragm
  4. 8. pulmonary embolism/ occlusion in the pulmonary circulation most often caused by a blood cloth
  5. 9. deficient amount of oxygen in tissue cells
  6. 10. bluish coloration of the skin caused by a deficient amount of oxygen in the blood
  7. 15. cartilaginous ridge at the point where the trachea divides into the two bronchi
  8. 17. larynx
  9. 18. excessive movement of air in and out of lungs. causes hypo capnia
  10. 20. subdivisions of the lungs with two on the left and three on the right
  11. 22. hoarseness
  12. 23. abnormal dilation of the bronchi with accumulation of mucus
  13. 27. roof of the mouth/ partition between the oral and nasal cavities
  14. 28. a lid-like structure that covers the larynx during swallowing to prevent food from entering the airway
  15. 30. encloses the heart, esophagus trachea and thymus gland
Down
  1. 2. throat
  2. 3. chest
  3. 5. thin-walled, microscopic air sacs that exchange gases
  4. 7. coughing up and spitting out of material from lungs
  5. 11. breathing
  6. 12. voice box
  7. 13. carbon dioxide
  8. 14. air in the pleural cavity
  9. 15. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/ combination of bronchitis and emphysema
  10. 16. collapse of lung tissue
  11. 17. two spongy organs in the thoracic cavity enclosed by the diaphragm and rib cage
  12. 19. puncture for aspiration of the chest
  13. 21. normal breathing
  14. 24. popping lungs sounds heard when air enters diseased airways
  15. 25. inflammation of pleura
  16. 26. oval lymphatic tissues that filter air to protect the body from bacterial invasion
  17. 29. windpipe