Respiratory system crossword

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