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Intricate Anatomy of Pulmonary Mechanics
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Across
  • 1. Air intrusion causing lung collapse in thorax
  • 2. Sudden constriction of smooth airway muscle
  • 3. Surgical airway created below vocal cords
  • 8. Flap guarding airway during swallowing
  • 10. Primary muscle contracting for inspiration
  • 11. Tiny hairlike organelles sweeping mucus out
  • 14. Chronic inflammatory disorder causing wheezing
  • 15. Relating to the rigid windpipe conducting air
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  • 4. Compound formed when CO2 binds to hemoglobin
  • 5. Process of exchanging air in lungs mechanically
  • 6. Membrane enveloping lungs and lining chest
  • 7. Volume of air remaining post maximal expiration
  • 9. Fine subdivisions where airflow reduces velocity
  • 12. Deficiency of oxygen in arterial blood
  • 13. Substance reducing alveolar surface tension
  • 16. Type of membrane formed in respiratory distress
  • 17. Pertaining to microscopic sacs enabling gas exchange

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