Respiratory System
Across
- 2. What is the scientific term for difficulty breathing?
- 5. What condition is characterized by the inflammation of the air passages leading to the lungs, often caused by infection?
- 7. What are the small hairs in the respiratory tract that help trap and remove particles from the air?
- 8. What is the name of the condition characterized by repeated episodes of obstruction in the airway, often causing coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath?
- 9. oblongata What part of the brain controls involuntary breathing?
- 10. What is the term for the sound produced when air passes through narrowed airways during breathing? .
Down
- 1. What is the medical term for the collapse of a lung?
- 3. What is the name of the membrane that surrounds each lung and lines the chest cavity?
- 4. What is the name of the tube that carries air into the lungs?
- 6. What is the name of the condition where the alveoli in the lungs become damaged, reducing the surface area available for gas exchange?