COPD and the Respiratory System

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