The Respiratory Systems: The Medical Conditions & Procedures
Across
- 1. Condition that the tissue or the body receives inadequate oxygen supply.
- 5. Runny nose; excessive discharge of the nose.
- 8. Study of prevention/ diseases/ treatments of the respiratory system.
- 9. Inflammation of the trachea (windpipe).
- 11. Surgery to create an opening into the trachea penetrating the neck skin for air passage since the regular breathing route is blocked.
- 14. Rapid breathing (> 20 breath/ min).
- 15. Diseases due to the lungs' reaction to inhaled dust.
Down
- 2. Lung collapse due to air leaking into the pleural cavity.
- 3. Inflammation of the lungs.
- 4. Spitting or coughing out blood from the airways.
- 6. Inflammation of the pleural membranes (thin layers that separate the lungs and the chest wall).
- 7. High level of carbon dioxide in the blood (usually occurs in a malfunctioning respiratory system).
- 10. Procedure that uses a thin tube with a camera to look directly at the airways.
- 12. Nosebleeds.
- 13. Surgery to remove part of/ all of the larynx (voice box).