Across
- 2. Most common form of sleep apnea that occurs when the brain fails to stimulate breathing muscles
- 4. removal of occluding material from the interior of an artery
- 5. Absence of the sense of smell
- 7. Partial or complete loss of consciousness usually created by a decreased supply of blood to the brain
- 8. Prefix for blood vessel
- 9. Acute, infectious disease characterized by a cough that has a characteristic "whoop" sound
- 10. surgical procedure in which an opening is made in the neck and into the trachea into which a breathing tube may be inserted
- 11. Paralysis of the voice box
Down
- 1. act on the immune system by blocking production of substances that trigger allergic and inflammatory actions
- 3. blockers block the effect of adrenaline, which slows nerve pulses through the heart, causing a decrease in heart rate
- 6. Narrowing of a vessel, especially the aorta
- 12. Prefix for fatty plaque