COPD and the Respiratory System
Across
- 4. Other treatments for COPD may include medicines, vaccines, _________ rehabilitation (rehab), oxygen therapy, and surgery
- 7. in COPD the airways and air sacs lose their _________ quality
- 9. The most common irritant that causes COPD is ______ smoke
- 10. The airways make more ________ than usual, which tends to clog them
Down
- 1. Decreased _________ enzyme activity
- 2. Most cases of COPD occur as a result of long-term exposure to lung ___________ that damage the lungs and the airways
- 3. a mix of saliva and mucus in the airway
- 5. In rare cases, a ________ condition called alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency may play a role in causing COPD
- 6. The walls between many of the air _____ are destroyed
- 8. is an umbrella term used to describe several different lung diseases