Respiratory System

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Across
  1. 4. condition in premature births due to the absence of surfactant
  2. 5. shortness of breath
  3. 7. genetic disease in which there is mucus buildup in airways and other organs
  4. 8. the smallest of tubes in the bronchial tree
  5. 11. blood pH is too low
  6. 13. absence of breathing
  7. 15. a folded hollow cavity in the lungs where gas exchange takes place
  8. 16. region posterior to the oral and nasal cavities
  9. 18. the largest of the respiratory system tubes
  10. 20. inflammation that closes the airways
  11. 21. lung disease in which mycobacteria are enclosed within fibrous nodules
  12. 22. the movement of air over the respiratory membrane
  13. 24. the intake of air into the lungs
  14. 25. abnormally high pH in blood
  15. 27. growth of a malignant tumor in the lung
Down
  1. 1. compound made by type II pneumocytes that coats the alveoli
  2. 2. inflammation of the mucus membranes of the bronchi
  3. 3. area of the conducting and respiratory zones in which air does not contact respiratory membrane
  4. 6. the action of the cilia moving mucus superiorly through the bronchial tree
  5. 8. large respiratory tube that branches from the trachea and enters a lung
  6. 9. enzyme that catylizes the conversion of carbon dioxide and water to carbonic acid
  7. 10. collapsed lung due to an air blockage or fluid pressure outside the lungs
  8. 12. low oxygen levels (accompanied by cyanosis)
  9. 14. enlarged organ of the respiratory tract where vocal cords are located
  10. 16. the distribution of blood into a capillary bed
  11. 17. air leakage into the pleural cavity prevents a lung from inflating
  12. 19. the mission of air from the lungs
  13. 23. irreversible progressive condition in which the alveolar walls break apart
  14. 26. inflammation in the alveoli, often due to a pathogen