Across
- 1. lung diseases that block airflow and make it hard to breathe
- 4. normal volume of displaced air withing inhalation and exhalation
- 5. serous membrane of the lungs
- 6. a box that holds the vocal chords
- 7. failure of the lungs to perform properly
- 10. inflammation of the bronchial tubes
- 12. inhalation
- 13. the smallest blood vessels for circulation
- 16. respiratory minute volume, the total volume of gas per minute inspired or expired in liters per minute
- 18. cavities within bone or tissue
- 19. spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing
- 22. a tool to measure the amount of inhaled and exhaled air
- 23. sleep disorder where breathing stops and starts
Down
- 1. exchange of gases of the external environment
- 2. exhaling
- 3. cells breaking down sugars for energy
- 8. the amount of air left in the lungs after exhalation
- 9. abdominal thrusts to dislodge a throat blockage
- 11. inflammation of lung tissue
- 14. a small cavity
- 15. a seperator of the thorax and the abdomen
- 16. infection inflaming the air sacs of the lungs
- 17. the highest amount of air that can be exhaled after inhalation
- 20. windpipe
- 21. main passageway to the lungs