Across
- 3. used in nebulizers to dilate bronchi.
- 5. used as a leukotriene receptor antagonist in pediatric asthma.
- 6. membrane covering the lungs.
- 8. of epithelium lining the trachea.
- 10. neurotransmitter that causes bronchoconstriction when released.
- 12. important for epithelial tissue integrity in the airway.
- 13. class used to relieve airway constriction in asthma.
- 14. uppermost part of the respiratory tract.
- 19. respiratory rate in infants is ______ than in adults.
- 20. caused by allergic inflammation of airways.
- 23. used to deliver aerosolized drugs to children (with spacer).
- 24. used for acute asthma exacerbation.
- 25. of breathing often seen in infants (irregular).
Down
- 1. corticosteroids reduce airway ______.
- 2. side effect of salbutamol (β■-agonist).
- 4. protein in blood.
- 7. pediatric respiratory infection caused by RSV virus.
- 9. organ of respiration in the body.
- 10. commonly used for bacterial pneumonia in children.
- 11. cartilage that closes the airway during swallowing.
- 12. responsible for surfactant breakdown.
- 14. diaphragm is a type of ______ muscle.
- 15. of gas exchange in the lungs.
- 16. in the brain that controls respiration rhythm.
- 17. process of oxygen entering blood and CO■ leaving it.
- 18. site for respiratory drug absorption after inhalation.
- 19. structure connecting the pharynx to the trachea.
- 21. contraindicated in children under 2 years for cough suppression (contains
- 22. most common chronic respiratory disease in children.
- 24. of surfactant in premature infants leads to ______ distress syndrome.