Across
- 1. Involves making small incisions (ports) in the chest wall instead of a large incision (thoracotomy)
- 5. A muscular tube that serves as a passageway for both air and food, connecting the nasal and oral cavities to the larynx and esophagus, and plays a role in swallowing, breathing, and speech
- 7. Number of breaths per minute
- 10. Pain
- 11. Excessive
- 14. the thin muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdomen and plays a crucial role in breathing
- 15. Lung
- 16. Two large airways that branch from the trachea and lead into the lungs
- 18. A physician who specializes in the respiratory system, diagnosing, treating, and preventing conditions affecting the lungs and airways
Down
- 2. Fast
- 3. A type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is characterized by damage to the lungs' air sacs (alveoli), making it difficult to breathe
- 4. An endoscopic technique of visualizing the inside of the airways for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. An instrument is inserted into the airways, usually through the nose or mouth, or occasionally through a tracheostomy
- 6. patches of tissue located at the back of the nasal passage, part of the lymphatic system, and help fight infections, especially in infants and young children
- 8. Surgical removal of an entire lung
- 9. The most common of the pulmonary function tests. It measures lung function, specifically the amount and/or speed of air that can be inhaled and exhaled
- 11. Less than normal
- 12. Voice Box
- 13. the flap of cartilage in the throat that prevents food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing
- 17. A chronic respiratory condition characterized by inflammation and narrowing of the airways, leading to symptoms like coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath, which can be triggered by various factors
- 19. A surgical procedure where a lobe of a lung is removed