Across
- 4. 1/3 of all cancer deaths is this type
- 6. Lung air sacs for diffusion
- 7. Holes in nose that air rushes into. (we won't talk about what comes out... yet) 2 wds.
- 8. Cessation of breathing
- 9. Mucosa covered projections in nasal cavity
- 11. A flap that keeps food out of your lungs
- 15. Process of supplying body tissue with O2
- 18. These carry debris and mucus up and out of the trachea
- 19. Difficulty in breathing
- 21. This nerve regulates the diaphragm
- 22. What happens when diaphragm and external intercostals contract and create a vacuum
- 25. You do this when your body needs to completly fill the lungs with air
- 26. The pair of membrane folds in the larynx that vibrate. 2 wds.
- 28. Genetic disorder; build up of mucus and lack of digestive enzymes. 2wds.
- 29. The thoracic cavity's volume will ____ when intercostal muscles relax
- 31. Alveoli damage, barrel chested, part of COPD
- 34. Type of epithelium that makes up the alveoli sacs. 2 wds.
- 35. All the passageways up to, but not including the alveoli, are part of this "zone"
Down
- 1. Total amount of exchangeable air, ~4800 ml 2 wds.
- 2. WBCs that migrate into alveoli and eat pathogens
- 3. Small tubes in the lungs
- 5. the space between lung membranes. 2 wds.
- 10. Mechanism by which the normal exchange of gases in the lungs occurs
- 12. A fatty molecule that aids in breathing by reducing surface tension
- 13. Proper term for "windpipe"
- 14. Chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema
- 16. This habit is linked to COPD and lug cancer
- 17. Abbrev. for deadly respiratory disorder caused by bacteria
- 20. Area at the back of the mouth that is passageway for food and air
- 23. Normal breath; about 500 ml. 2 wds.
- 24. Another term for the human voice box
- 27. Most important gas for breathing stimulus. 2 wds.
- 30. Blue color of skin due to hypoxia
- 32. Inadequate oxygen supply to tissue
- 33. Misunderstood death of newborns Abbrev.