Across
- 1. Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the pleural space
- 4. Inflammation and infection of alveoli, which fill with pus
- 5. Small respiratory passages that connect the trachea to the lungs
- 7. Mass of lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx
- 9. A viral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the larynx, accompanied by barking cough and stridor
- 13. Voice box
- 14. Throat
- 15. Windpipe; air passage extending from the larynx into the thorax
- 16. Crackles; wet crackling noise heard when there is fluid in the alveoli
- 18. Subdivisions of the lung, with two on the left and three on the right
- 19. Part of the pharynx directly behind the nasal passages
- 20. Hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls
- 22. The supply of air to the lungs
- 24. Inflammation of the pleura
- 26. Gas exchange between blood and body cells
- 28. Tube connecting the mouth to the stomach
- 29. Mucous secretion from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea expelled through the mouth/spitting
Down
- 2. Breathing in
- 3. Airways in the lungs that lead from the bronchi to the alveoli; smallest "branches"
- 4. Results in collapse of a lung
- 6. Musical sound during expiration; caused by bronchial tube spasms
- 8. Nosebleed
- 10. Scratchy sound produced by pleural surfaces rubbing against each other
- 11. Whooping cough; highly contagious bacterial infection of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea
- 12. Gas exchange between lungs and blood
- 14. Air-filled cavities lined with mucous membrane
- 17. A common passageway for food from the mouth and air from the nose
- 20. A flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and prevents food from entering
- 21. Nostrils
- 23. Breathing out
- 25. Large, flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity that helps with breathing
- 27. Harsh, high-pitched breathing sound; indicates obstruction in the airway