Crossword related to Lungs
Across
- 7. An infection of your alveoli, usually by bacteria or viruses, including the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
- 8. Pertaining to the lungs.
- 12. Eat foods rich in ______ to check your lung healthy.
- 13. A test that measures how healthy your lungs are and can be used to help diagnose and monitor lung conditions.
- 16. With this lung condition, you can’t exhale the way you usually would, which causes trouble breathing.
- 17. Helps your lungs function properly.
- 18. Gas that lead to lung damage.
- 19. Pneumonia that slowly gets worse, caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- 20. Caused by a virus, bacteria, and sometimes even a fungus.
Down
- 1. Occurs when cells in the lungs divide uncontrollably, causing tumors to grow.
- 2. A lung disease that occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred.
- 3. Inflammation of lung tissue.
- 4. A pair of spongy, air-filled organs located on either side of the chest.
- 5. Your airways are constantly inflamed and may spasm, causing wheezing and shortness of breath.
- 6. Removes waste gases, including carbon dioxide, from the body when you exhale.
- 9. The lungs take _____ from the air and transfer it to the bloodstream.
- 10. The process of breathing air in and out.
- 11. A viral infection that attacks your respiratory system
- 14. Get ________.
- 15. This process is essential to life.