Across
- 1. A Complete ____ Count is a test that checks this red fluid
- 4. Essential gas that is taken into the bloodstream when you breathe in
- 6. Most common cause of COPD worldwide
- 9. Term for the passage that air travels through to reach the lungs
- 11. Part of the body that acts as a busy crossroads for both air and food
- 12. illness in young children known for causing a seal-like barking sound
- 13. The respiratory system’s first line of defense
- 14. chronic disease with wheezing/chest tightness/ and inflamed airways
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- 2. two spongy paired organs in the chest that are essential for respiration
- 3. Common reflex symptom to clear the airways in croup
- 5. A rise in temperature when immune system is fighting infection
- 7. An organ that becomes enlarged if COPD is left untreated
- 8. increase respiration
- 10. A tiny infectious agent like RSV or Parainfluenza
- 15. clog airways during asthma or bronchiolitis