Respiratory system crossword
Across
- 3. Genetic disorder causing thick mucus and infections.
- 4. Lung elasticity measure.
- 5. Infection causing alveolar inflammation.
- 8. Air in pleural space causing lung collapse.
- 9. Low PaO₂ with normal or low PaCO₂, often due to V/Q mismatch or diffusion defect (e.g., pneumonia, pulmonary embolism).
- 12. Air not involved in gas exchange.
- 15. Permanent dilation of bronchi due to chronic infection.
- 18. Medications that relax airway smooth muscle, used in asthma and COPD.
- 21. Primary muscle of breathing.
- 22. Blockage of pulmonary artery by clot.
- 24. High blood CO₂.
- 27. Double-layered membrane around lungs.
- 28. Imbalance between ventilation and perfusion.
- 30. A 55-year-old smoker with chronic cough and dyspnea. Which test measures airflow and lung volumes?
- 31. Excessive CO₂ loss raising blood pH.
- 32. A 22-year-old with wheezing needs a quick home test for airway obstruction. What is it?
- 33. Small airway branches before alveoli.
Down
- 1. Low PaO₂ with high PaCO₂, usually due to hypoventilation (e.g., COPD, severe asthma)
- 2. Anti-inflammatory drugs commonly used in asthma and severe COPD exacerbations.
- 5. A patient with pneumonia needs a rapid, non-invasive oxygen check. Which test?
- 6. Blood flow through pulmonary capillaries.
- 7. Life-support technique for patients with severe respiratory failure.
- 10. Spirometry shows reduced airflow. Which ratio helps distinguish obstructive vs restrictive patterns?
- 11. Pattern with reduced lung volumes but normal ratio.
- 13. A patient with severe asthma exacerbation is tiring and hypoxic. Which test checks oxygen and CO₂ levels?
- 14. Scarring of lung tissue reducing compliance.
- 16. Drugs used to treat bacterial pneumonia or infective exacerbations of bronchiectasis
- 17. Warms and humidifies inhaled air.
- 19. Reversible airway narrowing and inflammation.
- 20. Connects larynx to bronchi.
- 23. Alveolar wall destruction reducing surface area.
- 25. Mycobacterial infection forming lung cavities.
- 26. Pattern with reduced FEV1/FVC ratio.
- 29. Substance reducing alveolar surface tension.