Respiratory System

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Across
  1. 2. tube leading to the lungs
  2. 3. iron-containing pigment in RBC that transports oxygen
  3. 6. condition where blood carbon dioxide increases to levels above normal
  4. 8. whistling or sighing sound caused by narrowing of a respiratory passageway
  5. 10. insertion of a tube into a hollow organ, such as into the larynx or trachea for entrance of air
  6. 11. bacterial infection that usually attacks the lungs
  7. 15. a lighted tube used to inspect the bronchi
  8. 19. accumulation of pus in a body cavity
  9. 21. study based on the accumulation of radioactive isotopes in lung tissue
  10. 23. cone-shaped organ that occupies the major portion of the thoracic cavity
  11. 25. an acid formed when carbon dioxide dissolves in water
  12. 28. amount of air inhaled during a normal breath
  13. 29. inflammation and fluid in your lungs caused by a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection
  14. 30. process of taking air into the lungs
  15. 34. spasm of the diaphragm
  16. 35. microscopic hair-like projections that line the nasal passageways
  17. 36. the pharyngeal tonsils
  18. 38. difficulty in breathing
  19. 41. test used to measure the oxygen level (oxygen saturation) of the blood
  20. 42. a cavity or channel
  21. 43. external opening of the nose
  22. 46. maximum amount of air that can be moved in or out of the lungs in a single respiratory cycle
  23. 48. the act of coughing up material from the respiratory tract
  24. 49. measure of how easily the lungs expand under pressure
  25. 50. nerve that activates the diaphragm
Down
  1. 1. plastic surgery of the lung
  2. 4. carry air into the microscopic air sacs
  3. 5. space between the lungs together with the organs contained in this space
  4. 7. space at the back of the oral cavity
  5. 9. flap covering the opening to the lungs
  6. 12. smaller tubes which branch into the lungs
  7. 13. material eliminated from the respiratory tract by coughing or clearing the throat
  8. 14. lack or absence of oxygen in the tissues
  9. 16. gas needed by cells to release energy from food during metabolism
  10. 17. overexpansion and destruction of the alveoli
  11. 18. tiny air sacs where gas exchange occurs
  12. 20. process of letting air out of the lungs
  13. 21. "voice box" that has vocal cords
  14. 22. respiratory center of brain
  15. 24. bony side projections of the nasal cavity
  16. 25. usually associated with a number of different infections that result in upper respiratory inflammation
  17. 26. the dome-shaped muscle that flattens during inspiration
  18. 27. inflammation of nasal passageways with the secretion of watery mucus
  19. 31. double membrane that covers the lungs and lines the thoracic cavity
  20. 32. organ used for breathing and housing receptors for the sense of smell
  21. 33. whooping cough
  22. 37. an apparatus for measuring the volume of air inspired and expired by the lungs
  23. 39. opening between the vocal folds
  24. 40. attacks that result from the narrowing of bronchial tubes
  25. 44. fluid produced in the lungs which aids in compliance
  26. 45. a byproduct of metabolism
  27. 47. nonifectious lung inflammation