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- 2. A device used to send an electrical shock to the heart when someone experiences cardiac arrest
- 3. Arrest A condition where your heart suddenly stops beating
- 7. The type of asthma without an allergic reaction
- 9. Dioxide The waste product that we breathe out
- 11. The noticeable sign that you have a disease
- 12. A disease caused by having too few red blood cells, through deficiency or genetics
- 13. The main organs for respiration. They fill up with air as you breathe.
- 15. Attack A condition when blood flow, and oxygen, is blocked to the heart
- 19. Smallest blood vessels which are so thin that gas and nutrients can pass through.
- 23. The tiny air sacs in our lungs where oxygen exchange takes place
- 25. These are “triggers” which could lead to an allergic reaction.
- 26. An immune reaction which causes fever, swelling, production of white blood cells
- 27. Smaller branches of arteries the connect to capillaries
- 29. A condition when blood flow, and oxygen, is blocked to the brain
- 32. A medication that widen the bronchi allowing for more air flow
- 34. These are the tubes which “branch” off into the left and right lungs
- 35. A condition that causes difficulty breathing and may require the use of an inhaler
- 36. The middle layer of the heart
- 37. The term used to describe the “inadequate blood supply to an organ in the body, usually the heart”
- 39. The term used to describe when pneumonia has affected both lungs
- 41. Medications for treating bacterial infections
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- 1. Medications for treating fungal infections
- 3. A type of medication that is supplements the adrenaline rush needed for asthma attacks
- 4. A condition known has, high blood pressure
- 5. This type of drainage is the use of gravity to release mucus from the body.
- 6. This is the general term for “shortness of breath”
- 8. The term used to describe when pneumonia has affected only one lung
- 10. Respiration The process where oxygen is used to make energy in the cells
- 14. This is a type of pneumonia that you can get in a hospital
- 16. The tube behind the nose and mouth, similar to the esophagus
- 17. A condition caused by a lack of a specific protein which causes yellowing of the eyes or face
- 18. An immune reaction when your body temperature is higher than normal
- 20. The term used to describe energy that cells produce
- 21. This is the muscle below your ribcage which helps expand and contract your chest
- 22. A disease where plaque begins to build up in your blood vessels preventing blood flow
- 24. Blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart
- 25. Blood vessels that carry blood AWAY from the heart
- 27. The general term for, irregular heart beat
- 28. Another tube for respiration, but contains the voice box/vocal cords
- 30. This is known as the windpipe, the main tube for respiration which is in the center of your chest
- 31. These are the type of cells that make up the alveoli.
- 33. Another term for phlegm
- 38. A disease caused by an infectious pathogen and can lead to fevers, chills and phlegm.
- 40. The type of asthma that happens with allergens