All Things Respiratory

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Across
  1. 3. the airways that connect to the lungs
  2. 4. one of the ways that the body rids itself of dust, dirt and germs
  3. 5. the berry like sacs at the end of the bronchioles in the lungs where gas exchange happens
  4. 6. the amount of air our lungs can hold
  5. 8. inflammation and fluid in your lungs caused by virus, bacteria or fungal infection
  6. 10. the gas that we exhale
  7. 14. increases strength of respiratory muscles and improves respiratory function
  8. 15. a large respiratory muscle that helps with inhalation by contracting and exhaling by relaxing
  9. 16. lung diseases that are primarily caused by smoking
  10. 17. a lung disease in which airways get narrow and swollen and become blocked with mucous.
  11. 19. can reduce risk of certain lung infections such as flu and pneumonia
  12. 21. what you can do with your elbow when you sneeze or cough to prevent spread of germs
Down
  1. 1. one of the things that our respiratory system does to the air
  2. 2. a poisonous gas that is odorless and colorless
  3. 4. can cause lung irritations, illnesses and drastically increases a person's risk for lung cancer
  4. 7. the name of the first aid procedure used to help adults and children that are choking
  5. 9. a function of the respiratory system in which mucous catches dust, dirt and germs
  6. 11. the gas that our bodies use upon inhalation
  7. 12. the flap that covers the trachea when food and fluid go down the esophagus
  8. 13. an infection of your nose, sinuses, throat and windpipe caused by virus. There is no cure but commonly goes away within 10 days.
  9. 18. what you can do to your hands with soap and water to reduce spread of germs
  10. 20. one pathway for air to enter the body