Across
- 1. specialized white blood cells that provide the body with immunity.
- 4. cells that prevent the body's loss of blood.
- 6. small vessels that carry blood between arterioles & venules.
- 8. contagious bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs.
- 9. throat.
- 10. airway that connect the trachea & lungs.
- 13. a condition that is present at birth.
- 15. windpipe.
- 17. blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
- 19. inflammation of the lungs commonly caused by a bacterial or viral infection.
- 21. the fluid in which other parts of the blood are suspended.
- 22. type of cancer that affects the lymph tissue.
- 23. inflammation of the tissues that line the sinuses.
- 24. inflammation of the bronchi caused by infection or exposure to irritants.
- 25. voice box.
Down
- 2. oxygen-carrying protein in blood.
- 3. inflammation of the lining of the lungs & chest cavity.
- 5. disease that progressively destroys the walls of the alveoli.
- 7. blood vessels that return blood to the heart.
- 10. measure of the amount of force that the blood places on the walls of blood vessels.
- 11. inflammatory condition in which the trachea, bronchi, & bronchioles become narrowed.
- 12. muscle that separates the chest from the abdominal cavity.
- 14. exchange of gases between the body & environment.
- 16. clear fluid that fills the spaces around body cells.
- 18. form of cancer in which any one of the different types of white blood cells is produced excessively & abnormally.
- 20. a condition in which the ability of the blood to carry oxygen is reduced.