Across
- 1. constriction of bronchi caused by spasm of the peribronchial smooth muscle
- 4. blood in the pleural cavity
- 6. diaphragm
- 8. pulmonary embolism/ occlusion in the pulmonary circulation most often caused by a blood cloth
- 9. deficient amount of oxygen in tissue cells
- 10. bluish coloration of the skin caused by a deficient amount of oxygen in the blood
- 15. cartilaginous ridge at the point where the trachea divides into the two bronchi
- 17. larynx
- 18. excessive movement of air in and out of lungs. causes hypo capnia
- 20. subdivisions of the lungs with two on the left and three on the right
- 22. hoarseness
- 23. abnormal dilation of the bronchi with accumulation of mucus
- 27. roof of the mouth/ partition between the oral and nasal cavities
- 28. a lid-like structure that covers the larynx during swallowing to prevent food from entering the airway
- 30. encloses the heart, esophagus trachea and thymus gland
Down
- 2. throat
- 3. chest
- 5. thin-walled, microscopic air sacs that exchange gases
- 7. coughing up and spitting out of material from lungs
- 11. breathing
- 12. voice box
- 13. carbon dioxide
- 14. air in the pleural cavity
- 15. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/ combination of bronchitis and emphysema
- 16. collapse of lung tissue
- 17. two spongy organs in the thoracic cavity enclosed by the diaphragm and rib cage
- 19. puncture for aspiration of the chest
- 21. normal breathing
- 24. popping lungs sounds heard when air enters diseased airways
- 25. inflammation of pleura
- 26. oval lymphatic tissues that filter air to protect the body from bacterial invasion
- 29. windpipe