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ACROSS
1. It is the other name for high
blood pressure.
2. the thickening and hardening of
the walls of the arteries, occurring
typically in old age
3. A respiratory disease in which
certain airways in the lungs could
be constricted due to sensitivity to
a stimulus thus, making the
passage of air more difficult
4. It is a condition where the lung
tissues lose their elasticity, thus,
greatly affecting the efficiency of
gas exchange between the blood
and the lungs
5. It is caused by uncontrolled
growth of malignant cells, called
tumors, which may take up the
space in the lungs used for gas
exchange
**Carbon monoxide poisoning happens when carbon monoxide combines with
hemoglobin, thus, preventing oxygen from combining with hemoglobin.
DOWN
6. It is a dangerous bacterial
infection that attacks your lungs.
Patients may have blood-tinged
sputum (a mixture of saliva and
mucus coughed up from the
respiratory tract)
7. It is an inflammation of the lining
of your bronchial tubes
8. It is a sudden interruption in the
blood supply of the brain caused
by an abrupt blockage of arteries
leading to the brain
9. This is the enlargement of an
artery caused by weakness in the
arterial wall that creates a bulge,
or distention.
10. It is a condition in which you lack
enough healthy red blood cells to
carry adequate oxygen to your
body's tissues