Scientific Lung Crossword
Across
- 1. Scientific word for whooping cough
- 4. The smallest blood vessels in the lungs
- 5. The parts of the lungs
- 6. Word for poor air flow
- 7. Excess fluid that accumulates between the two pleural layers is called...
- 11. Our body needs this to keep us alive
- 13. Described as the scarring of the lung
- 15. A common and well known diesese of the airways
- 16. The study of lungs
- 17. Between the alveoli a thin layer of cells
- 19. Region of the body that is formed by the sternum
- 20. Connects the pharynx and larynx to the lungs
- 21. Inhaled from soil from excavation or construction releases infectious elements which is inhaled and settles into the lung
- 23. The gas exchange surface
- 25. A syndrome involving abnormal collections of chronic inflammatory cells
Down
- 1. A large thin sheet of tissue that wraps around the outside of your lungs
- 2. Infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria
- 3. A condition affecting the alveoli
- 8. Results in a proliferation of disorderly smooth muscle growth
- 9. The cancer of lungs
- 10. The blood passageway to the lungs
- 12. Most commonly caused by exposure to asbestos
- 14. Caused by destruction of the muscle and elastic tissue
- 16. An inflammation of the pleura
- 18. Scientific word for windpipe
- 22. the scientific word for lungs
- 24. A pair of spongy air filled organs located on either side of the chest used to inhale air