Respiratory System

3. the whole process of gas exchange between the atmospheric air and the blood, and between the blood and cells of the body
4. Include emphysema and chronic bronchitis
6. presence of air within the pleural cavity occurs spontaneously or as a result of trauma
7. Amount of air that can be inspired or expired after a normal respiratory cycle
9. serves as the passageway for air to pass to and from the lungs
13. collapse alveoli in part or all of the lung
14. Inflammatory, communicable disease that commonly attacks the lungs, although may occur in other body parts
15. Median portion which contains the heart and the great vessels
16. heart and the lungs
19. movement of air in and out of the lungs
22. Derived from the summation of different lung volumes
24. Needle puncture through the chest wall, used to remove fluid and occasionally air from the pleural space
25. Primary cause of COPD

1. Noncardiogenic pulmonary infiltrations resulting in stiff, wet lungs, and refractory hypoxemia
2. Usually occurs in the spring and fall and is caused by allergy to pollens from trees, flowers, or grasses;
5. Circulation of the blood that only occurs
8. Measured to give an indication of adequacy of ventilation
10. Characterized by increased airway resistance and decreasing diffusing capacity
11. lipoproteins that lowers surface tension in the alveoli
12. Refers to the inflammation of both layers of pleurae
13. small sacs; primary site of gas exchange
17. Also known as nosebleed
18. Also known as windpipe
20. covers opening to the larynx during swallowing
21. tube-like structure which connects nasal and oral cavities to the larynx
23. Characterized by airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness to a variety of stimuli