Across
- 2. Process that helps regulate the pH of the blood
- 4. Medical specialty concerned with disorders of the respiratory system
- 9. Process by which O2 is taken from air and carried to body cells for their use
- 11. Using a stethoscope to listen to sounds made by organs of the body
- 12. Disorder characterized by decreased elasticity of the alveoli
Down
- 1. Disorder that produces bronchospasms and leads to dyspnea
- 3. Medications that aid in the removal of mucus by liquefying respiratory secretions
- 5. Section of pharynx that is located posterior to the mouth
- 6. Seals off the air passage to the lungs during swallowing
- 7. Deficiency of oxygen in arterial blood
- 8. Assists in changing the volume of the thoracic cavity to produce pressure differential for ventilation
- 10. Effusion that is high in protein and commonly contains blood and immune cells