The Respiratory System

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Across
  1. 1. Low-pitched, coarse snoring lung sound. Indicates thick secretions, tumors, or obstruction.
  2. 3. SOB that occurs when lying down and is relieved by sitting up.
  3. 6. Structural unit of a respiratory bronchiole alveolar duct, and alveolar sacs.
  4. 9. Infection of the lung where alveoli fill with fluid or pus.
  5. 10. Lung disease where alveoli weaken and rupture creating larger air spaces.
  6. 11. Total or partial removal of larynx.
  7. 12. Communicable disease that primarily attacks the lungs. Requires airborne precautions.
Down
  1. 2. Lung percussion sound indicating trapped air.
  2. 4. Protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood. Each molecule can carry up to 4 oxygen molecules.
  3. 5. A fatty protein that lines alveolar cells and prevents atelectasis.
  4. 7. Partial or complete collapse of a lung.
  5. 8. Bloody sputum.