Across
- 2. Tube that carries air from the throat to the lungs (6)
- 3. Type of respiratory failure characterized by inadequate oxygenation (10)
- 5. Organ responsible for gas exchange (5)
- 7. Device used to assist breathing in patients with respiratory failure (8)
- 10. Valve-like structure that separates the airway from the esophagus (6)
- 13. Part of the respiratory system that produces mucus (5)
- 15. Type of breathing that occurs in response to high altitudes (9)
- 16. Condition characterized by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the lungs (9)
- 19. Muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity (8)
- 20. Medication used to treat asthma (8)
Down
- 1. Part of the respiratory system that filters the air we breathe (6)
- 4. Gas exchanged in the lungs (4)
- 6. Small air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs (7)
- 8. Airway that connects the lungs to the throat (7)
- 9. Condition characterized by difficulty breathing due to narrowed airways (8)
- 11. Device used to measure lung function (9)
- 12. Disease characterized by inflammation of the air sacs in the lungs (10)
- 14. Surgical procedure to remove part of the lung (9)
- 17. System responsible for bringing oxygen into the body and removing carbon dioxide (12)
- 18. Part of the brain that regulates breathing (5)
