Respiratory System
Across
- 3. hollow, air-containing spaces within the skull that produce mucus, lighten the bones of the skull and help produce sound
- 6. inflammation of the bronchi
- 8. throat
- 9. apparatus used to measure lung volumes and air flow
- 11. absence of oxygen
- 12. collection of pus in the lungs
- 15. double folded membrane surrounding each lung
- 16. infectious disease caused by Myocobacterium tuberculosis; lungs are usually involved, but any organ may be affected
- 17. muscle that contracts and relaxes to make breathing possible
- 18. flap of cartilage attached to the root of the tongue, prevents choking or aspiration of food
- 20. fiberoptic or rigid endoscope inserted into the bronchi tubes for diagnosis, biopsy or collection of specimens
- 22. malignant tumor arising from the lungs and bronchi
- 24. contagious bacterial infection of the pharynx, larynx and trachea, caused by Bordetella pertussis, also known as whooping cough
Down
- 1. windpipe
- 2. region between the lungs in the chest cavity, contains the trachea, heart, aorta, esophagus, and bronchial tubes
- 4. lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx;pharyngeal tonsils
- 5. smallest branches of bronchi
- 7. nose job
- 10. division of a lung
- 12. inflammation and infection of aveoli, which fill with pus or products of inflammatory reaction
- 13. breathing process of moving air into and out of the lungs
- 14. disease where there is a thick layer of mucous that doesn't drain normally
- 19. removal of lung tissue followed by microscopic examination
- 21. gas that passes into the bloodstream at the lungs and travels to all body cells
- 23. chronic inflammatory disorder with airway obsturction