Respiratory Crossword

2. Acute inflammation and infection of alveoli which fill with pus or products of inflammatory reaction
4. Lining of the lungs that are double-folded
5. Examination of bronchial tubes by passing lighted flexible tube through nose, throat, larynx, and trachea into bronchi
6. Highly contagious viral infection of upper respiratory system
7. Process of breathing out or exhalation
9. Infectious disease caused by bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis
10. Accumulation of air or gas in pleural cavity
14. Muscular partition that separates thoracic and abdominal cavities and aids in breathing
15. Insertion of needle or catheter through skin and between ribs into pleural space in order to obtain fluid from pleural cavity for analysis
17. Clusters of air sacs at the ends of bronchioles and very thin walls allow gas exchange
18. Capillaries in the nose become congested
19. Inflammation of mucous membrane of sinuses
20. Process of breathing in or inhalation
23. Inflammation of the larynx and vocal cords
25. Hyperinflation of airs sacs with destruction of alveolar walls
27. Moves mucous layer that lines airways to push trapped particles to the esophagus
28. Spasm or narrowing of bronchi which leads to bronchial airway obstruction

1. Throat; lies directly behind nasal cavities
2. Collection of lymph tissue located in nasopharynx
3. Voice box; between pharynx and trachea
8. Prevents food from going in lungs
11. Region between lungs in chest cavity and contains the heart, trachea, aorta, esophagus, and bronchial tubes
12. Inflammation of bronchi and bronchial tubes
13. Cavities in the skull that surround the nasal area
16. Process of inspiration and expiration
21. Inflammation of pleura of the lungs
22. Inflammation of nasal mucous membrane
24. Windpipe; tube extending from the larynx to center of the chest
26. Absence of breathing