Respiratory System Crossword Puzzle

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