Respiratory System Review

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Across
  1. 2. "whooping cough"
  2. 4. the voice box is located here
  3. 6. combining form for tonsils
  4. 8. flap of cartilage that acts as a lid over the opening of the larynx
  5. 9. abbreviation for a test that measures the ventilation mechanics of the lungs: airway function, lung volume, the capacity of the lungs to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide efficiently
  6. 11. vaccine for diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
  7. 12. abbreviation tuberculosis
  8. 13. double-layered membrane surrounding the lungs
  9. 14. combining form for chest
  10. 15. air sacs
  11. 17. air in the chest/pleural cavity
  12. 19. the tonsils are located here
  13. 20. the adenoids are located here
  14. 22. acute inflammation and infection of the alveoli
  15. 24. abbreviation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  16. 26. combining form meaning straight/upright
  17. 27. collapsed lung
  18. 28. voice box
  19. 29. combining form for dust
Down
  1. 1. inflammation of the pleura
  2. 3. decreased oxygen in the blood
  3. 5. runny nose
  4. 7. exchange of air at the lungs
  5. 8. suffix meaning dilation
  6. 10. large surgical incision of the chest
  7. 13. fluid in the air sacs and bronchioles
  8. 16. abbreviation for a clot lodged in vessels of the lung
  9. 17. combining form for diaphragm
  10. 18. surgical puncture to remove fluid from the pleural space
  11. 21. exchange of gases at the level of the cells
  12. 23. rare malignant tumor in the pleura, usually caused by exposure to asbestos
  13. 25. combining form for carbon dioxide