Respiratory System and Cardiovascular System
Across
- 1. This is lined with a mucous membrane and fine hairs. It acts as a filter to moisten and warm entering air.
- 4. The radiographic image of a vein after an injection of contrast media.
- 6. They are at the back of your throat, one on each side. Part of the immune system and the first line of defense in the throat.
- 7. Also called the voice box. This prevents the passage of food and other foreign particles into the lower respiratory tracts.
- 10. Microscopic blood vessels that connect arterioles with venules.
- 12. Enlargement of the heart.
- 16. Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart.
- 17. The radiographic imaging of blood vessels.
- 19. The ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall.
- 21. Inflammation of the larynx.
- 22. The clear, straw-colored, liquid portion of blood in which cells are suspended.
- 25. Inflammation of the bronchi.
- 26. Inflammation of the tonsils.
- 27. The muscular partition that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity. It aids in the breathing process by contracting and pulling air in, then relaxing and pushing air out.
- 29. A measurement of breathing or air flow.
- 31. The largest artery in the body.
- 32. The muscular cone-shaped organ the size of a fist located behind the sternum and between the lungs.
Down
- 2. The clear, watery fluid portion of the blood that remains after a clot has formed.
- 3. White blood cells that combat infection and respond to inflammation.
- 5. This fluid is circulated through the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins. It is composed of plasma and formed elements such as erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets.
- 8. A condition of a slow heart with a rate less than 60 beats per minute.
- 9. Also called the windpipe. This is the passageway for air to the bronchi from the larynx.
- 11. Visual examination of the bronchi.
- 13. Double-folded serous membrane covering each lung and lining the thoracic cavity.
- 14. Two spongelike organs in the thoracic cavity.
- 15. A tumor composed of blood vessels.
- 18. The two-layer sac surrounding the heart.
- 20. This is a flap of cartilage that automatically covers the opening of the larynx and keeps food from entering the larynx during swallowing.
- 23. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
- 24. Also called whooping cough. This is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the respiratory tract.
- 28. Serves as a food and air passageway. Also called the throat.
- 30. The part of the body between the neck and the diaphragm encased by the ribs. The chest.