Across
- 5. a very serious bacterial infection that most commonly affects the lungs and before the development of antibiotics, was generally fatal
- 7. tubes that branch out from the trachea into the right and left lungs
- 12. a viral infection causing inflammation of the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract
- 13. a flap of cartilage that helps direct food and air down the correct tubes
- 15. infection of the lung
- 17. airways obstructed because of inflammatory reaction to a stimulus
- 18. tonsils: tonsils that are located on either side of the throat
- 19. the passageway between the nasal cavity and mouth and the esophagus;also known as the throat
- 21. highly contagious virus, symptoms include upper respiratory congestion, cough
Down
- 1. lung disorder in which inspired air becomes trapped and is difficult to expire
- 2. organs that coordinate the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide during the act of breathing
- 3. an infection of the mucus membrane which lines the sinus cavity
- 4. the tube that leads from the larynx to the lungs; also known as the windpipe
- 6. tubes that branch out from the bronchi and travel down to the air sacs in thelungs
- 8. which exchange gas with the surrounding capillaries
- 9. tiny, hollow air sacs clustered like bunches of grapes at the ends of the
- 10. a hollow cavity within a bone
- 11. a space near the pharynx that aids in voice production; also known as the voice box
- 14. membranes that lune the surfaces of the lungs
- 16. intrapleural space separating the sternum in front and the vertebral column behind
- 20. chronic lung condition such as emphysema or bronchitis