Across
- 1. An infection that inflames the alveoli in one or both lungs
- 3. The movement of gasses between a barrier, this happens during respiration
- 4. Flat wall of muscle that controls ventilation and separates the thorax from the abdomen
- 7. The organ where ventilation and respiration takes place in the body
- 9. A dying patient
- 10. Movement of air
- 15. Partial or complete paralysis of the arytenoid cartilage in the larynx.
- 16. The Tool that allows us to illuminate and visualize the structures of the larynx
- 17. Movement of air out of the lungs
- 18. The muscular, triangular flap that helps to protect our airway by closing the trachea
- 22. Narrowing
- 23. Movement of air into the lungs
- 24. The tube that delivers air to and from the lungs
Down
- 2. Complete absence of breathing, breathing has stopped.
- 5. Microscopic, air-filled sacs where gas exchange takes place
- 6. The color of mucous membranes when a patient is low on oxygen
- 8. Monitoring machine that measures exhaled CO2
- 11. Low levels of oxygen
- 12. Difficulty breathing, increased respiratory effort
- 13. A nosebleed
- 14. Rapid breathing
- 19. The process of placing an endotracheal tube
- 20. Infection of the lungs
- 21. Cancer
- 25. A small balloon on the end of an endotracheal tube
