respiratory system Crossword Puzzles

respiratory system 2024-09-16

respiratory system crossword puzzle
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  1. бронхіоли
  2. глотка
  3. носовий
  4. хрящ
  5. бронх
  6. видихати
  7. судини
  8. просвіт
  9. обмін
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  1. легені
  2. вдихати
  3. розгалужуватись
  4. альвеоли
  5. дихальні шляхи
  6. розділяти(ся)
  7. трахея
  8. грудна клітина
  9. трахея (англ)
  10. дихання
  11. знищувати
  12. частка
  13. гортань
  14. видаляти, виводити

23 Clues: хрящ • бронх • обмін • легені • глотка • трахея • судини • частка • вдихати • носовий • дихання • просвіт • гортань • альвеоли • видихати • бронхіоли • знищувати • розділяти(ся) • трахея (англ) • дихальні шляхи • грудна клітина • розгалужуватись • видаляти, виводити

Respiratory System 2025-02-08

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
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  1. A tube that connects the larynx to the bronchi, allowing air passage to the lungs.
  2. The process of moving air in and out of the lungs.
  3. The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the alveoli.
  4. The main muscle of respiration, located below the lungs, assisting in breathing.
  5. The specialized tissue lining the respiratory tract, containing mucus and cilia.
  6. The process of expelling air from the lungs.
  7. A substance in the alveoli that reduces surface tension and prevents collapse.
  8. A double-layered membrane surrounding the lungs, reducing friction during respiration.
  9. Small airways branching from the bronchi, leading to the alveoli.
  10. Large airways branching from the trachea and leading to the lungs.
  11. The process of oxygen binding to hemoglobin for transport in the blood.
  12. A condition where oxygen levels in the tissues are too low.
Down
  1. The total volume of air the lungs can hold.
  2. The brainstem region that controls breathing.
  3. A test measuring lung function, including airflow and volume.
  4. The amount of air involved in a single breath.
  5. The process of drawing air into the lungs.
  6. A temporary cessation of breathing.
  7. Tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs between air and blood.
  8. An excessive level of carbon dioxide in the blood.

20 Clues: A temporary cessation of breathing. • The process of drawing air into the lungs. • The total volume of air the lungs can hold. • The process of expelling air from the lungs. • The brainstem region that controls breathing. • The amount of air involved in a single breath. • The process of moving air in and out of the lungs. • ...

Respiratory System 2024-09-17

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
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  1. airways have become inflamed due to recurrent exposure to irritants
  2. a progressive, long term loss of lung function
  3. condition in which levels of oxygen in the blood becomes dangerously low
  4. inflammation of the larynx and can cause someone to "lose their voice"
  5. a "runny nose"
  6. the act of coughing up and spitting out mucus, saliva, or other body fluids
  7. the absence of oxygen in the body's tissues
  8. a group of lung diseases that obstruct bronchial airflow
  9. also known as a "chest cold"
  10. an inflammatory disease of the bronchial tubes often triggered by an allergic reaction
  11. can occur when a foreign substance, like vomit, is inhaled in the lungs
  12. also known as an "allergy"
  13. abnormally fast breathing
  14. a lung condition caused by trauma, pneumonia, smoke, or inhaled vomit
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  1. the expectorant of blood or blood-stained sputum
  2. a serious inflammation of the lungs in which air sacs are filled with pus and fluids
  3. blood in the lung cavity that can result from chest trauma or a stab wound
  4. a condition of deficient levels of oxygen in the body
  5. means "runny nose"
  6. describes a "common cold"
  7. difficulty breathing
  8. involuntary spasm of the bronchi
  9. abnormally slow breathing
  10. also known as the "flu"
  11. a genetic disorder that causes thick mucus to clog the lungs
  12. inflammation of the sinus
  13. temporary absence of breathing
  14. a "nose bleed"

28 Clues: a "runny nose" • a "nose bleed" • means "runny nose" • difficulty breathing • also known as the "flu" • describes a "common cold" • abnormally slow breathing • inflammation of the sinus • abnormally fast breathing • also known as an "allergy" • also known as a "chest cold" • temporary absence of breathing • involuntary spasm of the bronchi • the absence of oxygen in the body's tissues • ...

Respiratory system 2025-01-29

Respiratory system crossword puzzle
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  1. Each lung is divided into lobes by _____.
  2. Results when blood becomes alkaline, extremely slow or shallow breathing
  3. pleura lines the walls of the thoracic cavity.
  4. coasts gas-exposed alveolar surfaces.
  5. increases surface area and Increases air turbulence
  6. Where the base of the lungs rest
  7. no-respiratory air movements
  8. Respiratory rate of 12 to 18 rpm
  9. sets basic rhythm of breathing and contains a pacemaker (self-exciting inspiratory centre) called the ventral respiratory group (VRG)
  10. O2 Binds to Haemoglobin of red blood cells to form ________.
Down
  1. breathing sounds of soft sound of air filling alveoli
  2. sounds of air rushing through large passageways such as the trachea and bronchi
  3. appears to smooth out respiratory rate
  4. smell receptors in the superior surface of the nose
  5. pleura covers the lung surface.
  6. Volume of air that remains in lungs after expiration
  7. inferior region attached to the larynx
  8. Cavities within bones surrounding the nasal cavity
  9. Rising levels of CO₂ in the blood (acidosis) result in faster, deeper breathing
  10. Tonsil located in the nasopharynx
  11. Alveoli permanently enlarged as adjacent chambers break through and are destroyed

21 Clues: no-respiratory air movements • pleura covers the lung surface. • Where the base of the lungs rest • Respiratory rate of 12 to 18 rpm • Tonsil located in the nasopharynx • coasts gas-exposed alveolar surfaces. • appears to smooth out respiratory rate • inferior region attached to the larynx • Each lung is divided into lobes by _____. • ...

Respiratory System 2025-03-17

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
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  1. An important organ, or. body part, for breathing and smelling.
  2. A leaf-shaped flap in the throat that prevents food and water from entering the trachea and the lungs.
  3. The process of taking air into the lungs.
  4. The primary organs for gas exchange, where oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide is released.
  5. The process of exhaling or breathing out of the lungs.
  6. The mixture of gases we breathe.
  7. The tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs
  8. The opening through which food enters the body.
Down
  1. An organ in vertebrates through which food passes
  2. System This system, including the lungs and airways, facilitates gas exchange (oxygen and carbon dioxide) between the body and the environment.
  3. The main tube that carries air to the lungs.
  4. The opening between the vocal folds.
  5. The gas we need from the air to survive.
  6. The act or process of breathing.
  7. The area of the throat containing the vocal cords and used for breathing, swallowing, and talking.
  8. Passageway connecting the nose and mouth to the windpipe.
  9. A muscle that helps with breathing by contracting and relaxing to move air in and out.
  10. A tiny branch of air tubes in the lungs.
  11. dioxide: The waste gas that is exhaled.
  12. The process of taking in and expelling air during breathing.

20 Clues: The act or process of breathing. • The mixture of gases we breathe. • The opening between the vocal folds. • dioxide: The waste gas that is exhaled. • The gas we need from the air to survive. • A tiny branch of air tubes in the lungs. • The process of taking air into the lungs. • The main tube that carries air to the lungs. • ...

Respiratory System 2025-03-17

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
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  1. The act or process of breathing.
  2. The waste gas that is exhaled.
  3. A tiny branch of air tubes in the lungs.
  4. An important organ, or. body part, for breathing and smelling.
  5. The area of the throat containing the vocal cords and used for breathing, swallowing, and talking.
  6. The process of taking air into the lungs.
  7. The opening through which food enters the body.
  8. The tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs
  9. This system, including the lungs and airways, facilitates gas exchange between the body and the environment.
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  1. The process of exhaling or breathing out of the lungs.
  2. Passageway connecting the nose and mouth to the windpipe.
  3. A leaf-shaped flap in the throat that prevents food and water from entering the trachea and the lungs.
  4. The gas we need from the air to survive.
  5. The mixture of gases we breathe.
  6. The main tube that carries air to the lungs.
  7. The opening between the vocal folds.
  8. The process of taking in and expelling air during breathing.
  9. An organ in vertebrates through which food passes
  10. A muscle that helps with breathing by contracting and relaxing to move air in and out.
  11. The primary organs for gas exchange, where oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide is released.
  12. Air-filled spaces within the bones of the face, specifically around the nose

21 Clues: The waste gas that is exhaled. • The act or process of breathing. • The mixture of gases we breathe. • The opening between the vocal folds. • The gas we need from the air to survive. • A tiny branch of air tubes in the lungs. • The process of taking air into the lungs. • The main tube that carries air to the lungs. • The opening through which food enters the body. • ...

Respiratory System 2025-02-24

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
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  1. The expulsion of air from the lungs; breathing out air.
  2. Process of breathing.
  3. A serous membrane that covers the lungs and lines the thoracic cavity.
  4. Leaf-shaped structure that closes over the larynx during swallowing.
  5. Small branches of the bronchi; carry air in the lungs.
  6. Hairlike projections.
  7. Windpipe; air tube from the larynx to the bronchi.
  8. Organ of respiration located in the thoracic cavity.
Down
  1. The process of taking in oxygen (inspiration) and expelling carbon dioxide (expiration) by way of the lungs and air passages.
  2. ________ respiration is the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen between the tissue cells and the bloodstream.
  3. The body system that consists of the lungs and air passages; responsible for taking in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide.
  4. ________ respiration is when the cells use of oxygen and nutrients to produce energy, water, and carbon dioxide.
  5. Breathing in; taking air into the lungs.
  6. Cavity or air space in a bone.
  7. Two main branches of the trachea; air tubes to and from the lungs.
  8. The projection in the center of the face; the organ for smelling and breathing.
  9. ________ respiration is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and bloodstream.
  10. Voice box, located between the pharynx and trachea.
  11. Microscopic air sacs in the lungs.
  12. the throat

20 Clues: the throat • Process of breathing. • Hairlike projections. • Cavity or air space in a bone. • Microscopic air sacs in the lungs. • Breathing in; taking air into the lungs. • Windpipe; air tube from the larynx to the bronchi. • Voice box, located between the pharynx and trachea. • Organ of respiration located in the thoracic cavity. • ...

Respiratory System 2025-05-02

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
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  1. bones of the upper jaw
  2. cartilage/ makes up part of the larynx referred to as the Adam's apple in males
  3. part of the throat made up of cartilage
  4. air gets into the body
  5. muscles/used during breathing causing lungs to contract increasing the size of the thoracic cavity located between the ribs
  6. bone/bone situated in the anterior of the neck
  7. cartilage attached to thyroid cartilage covers the colonic opening
  8. air food and liquids middle part of the pharynx
  9. air into the alveoli so it can be diffused into the blood
  10. organ located in the mouth
  11. mucus that drains out of the passages in your nose
  12. main stem bronchus/Allow air to flow into and out of the lungs long and Nar
  13. capillaries/Exchanges gas in the blood for gases in the inhaled air
  14. main stem bronchus/allows air to flow into and out of the lungs wide and short
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  1. only air most Superior fairings
  2. collection of oropharynx nasopharynx and laryngopharynx that make up the…
  3. jaw moves freely on hinge joints largest and strongest bone on the
  4. cartilage/most inferior cartilage only cartilage that forms a full circle also connects to the trachea
  5. system/the organs responsible for taking an oxygen expelling carbon dioxide
  6. to breathing it also separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
  7. up of connective tissue and smooth muscle and maintains its shape due to 15 to 20 C shaped cartilaginous rings
  8. grape-shaped sacks at the end of bronchioles that move oxygen into blood through capillaries
  9. cavity/The space in your chest that contains organs blood vessels nerves and other body structures

23 Clues: bones of the upper jaw • air gets into the body • organ located in the mouth • only air most Superior fairings • part of the throat made up of cartilage • bone/bone situated in the anterior of the neck • air food and liquids middle part of the pharynx • mucus that drains out of the passages in your nose • air into the alveoli so it can be diffused into the blood • ...

respiratory system 2025-05-30

respiratory system crossword puzzle
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  1. : 코에서 피가 나는 것
  2. 감염성세균질환. 대부분 호흡을 통해 퍼지며, 주로 폐를 침범하지만 다른 기관에도 퍼질 수 있다.
  3. 청진기를 통해 몸 안에서 나는 소리를 듣고, 폐, 가슴막, 심장, 복부 등의 상태를 진단하는 것
  4. 내시경을 통해 진단하거나 치료하는 검사
  5. : 조직 속의 산소가 정상치 이하로 감소한 상태
  6. : 가슴막안 내에 혈액이 고여있는 상태
  7. 혈액의 산소포화도를 측정하는 기구
  8. 숨을 가쁘게 쉬고, 기침, 쌕쌕거림이 나타나는 호흡기질환으로, 기도의 협착과 염증에 의해 발생한다.
  9. 호흡이 없는 상태
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  1. 후두를 관찰하는데 사용하는 내시경
  2. : 입을 통해 배출되는 폐, 기관지, 기관의 점액성 분비물
  3. 비강의 점막에 생긴 염증
  4. : 기도의 확보나 기도 분비물 제거를 위해 기관에 외과적으로 통로를 만드는 수술
  5. : 아데노이드를 제거하는 수술
  6. : 조직 속의 산소가 정상치 이하로 감소한 상태
  7. 호흡수가 증가하고 동시에 호흡이 얕아진 상태
  8. : 폐에 생기는 염증. 폐렴알균, 포도알균 등의 세균이나 바이러스, 진균 감염에 의해 발생한다.
  9. : 호흡 중 산소와 이산화탄소의 교환에 장애가 발생하거나 또는 기체교환이 이루어지지 않는 상태
  10. : 숨쉬기가 어렵거나 숨 쉬는데 고통을 느끼는 상태
  11. 폐로 공기가 드나드는 통로
  12. 갑작스런 후두의 폐쇄에 의해 나타나는 상태로, 개기침, 쉰목소리, 천명이 증상으로 나타난다. 후두기관기관지염이라고도 한다.

21 Clues: 호흡이 없는 상태 • : 코에서 피가 나는 것 • 비강의 점막에 생긴 염증 • 폐로 공기가 드나드는 통로 • : 아데노이드를 제거하는 수술 • 후두를 관찰하는데 사용하는 내시경 • 혈액의 산소포화도를 측정하는 기구 • 내시경을 통해 진단하거나 치료하는 검사 • : 가슴막안 내에 혈액이 고여있는 상태 • 호흡수가 증가하고 동시에 호흡이 얕아진 상태 • : 조직 속의 산소가 정상치 이하로 감소한 상태 • : 조직 속의 산소가 정상치 이하로 감소한 상태 • : 숨쉬기가 어렵거나 숨 쉬는데 고통을 느끼는 상태 • : 입을 통해 배출되는 폐, 기관지, 기관의 점액성 분비물 • : 기도의 확보나 기도 분비물 제거를 위해 기관에 외과적으로 통로를 만드는 수술 • ...

Respiratory System 2025-06-13

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Largest air tubes after trachea
  2. The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen
  3. Tube connecting larynx to bronchi
  4. What organ do we use to breathe
  5. What part of the nose filters the air we breathe
  6. The term for the tiny blood vessels surrounding alveoli
  7. Tiny hair like structures that help clean the airways
  8. What protects the lungs in the chest
  9. What gas do we exhale
  10. What do we inhale from the air
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  1. Disease marked by airway inflammation and wheezing
  2. Membrane that lines the thoracic cavity
  3. Voice box
  4. External opening for air entry
  5. Main site of gas exchange in the lungs
  6. Protective fluid between pleura layers
  7. The thin flap that covers the trachea during swallowing
  8. Main muscle involved in inhalation
  9. Functional zone where gas exchange occurs
  10. Process of taking air into the lungs

20 Clues: Voice box • What gas do we exhale • External opening for air entry • What do we inhale from the air • Largest air tubes after trachea • What organ do we use to breathe • Tube connecting larynx to bronchi • Main muscle involved in inhalation • Process of taking air into the lungs • What protects the lungs in the chest • Main site of gas exchange in the lungs • ...

Respiratory system 2025-09-05

Respiratory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tiny air sacs in the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
  2. Gas needed by the body’s cells to produce energy.
  3. Another name for the larynx.
  4. The throat; passageway for both air and food.
  5. Body system that brings oxygen into the body and removes carbon dioxide.
  6. Secondary entrance for air when breathing.
  7. Bands of tissue in the larynx that vibrate to make sound.
  8. The voice box; contains the vocal cords.
  9. Waste gas that the body removes when you breathe out.
  10. Tiny hair-like structures that trap dust and sweep it out of airways.
  11. Two large organs where oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide leaves.
  12. Also called the windpipe; carries air to the lungs.
Down
  1. The act of moving air in and out of the lungs.
  2. The process of exchanging gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) between the body and the environment.
  3. The swapping of oxygen and carbon dioxide between alveoli and capillaries.
  4. Space inside the rib cage where the lungs expand and contract.
  5. A flap of tissue that prevents food from entering the windpipe.
  6. Smaller branches inside the lungs that carry air to the alveoli.
  7. Small blood vessels that surround alveoli to allow gas exchange.
  8. Sticky substance that traps dirt, dust, and germs in the airways.
  9. Breathing out carbon dioxide.
  10. Bones that protect the lungs and heart.
  11. Breathing in oxygen.
  12. Two large tubes that carry air from the trachea into the lungs.
  13. Main entrance for air; filters, warms, and moistens it.
  14. Muscle below the lungs that moves up and down to help breathing.

26 Clues: Breathing in oxygen. • Another name for the larynx. • Breathing out carbon dioxide. • Bones that protect the lungs and heart. • The voice box; contains the vocal cords. • Secondary entrance for air when breathing. • The throat; passageway for both air and food. • The act of moving air in and out of the lungs. • Gas needed by the body’s cells to produce energy. • ...

Respiratory System 2025-11-07

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. do not resuscitate
  2. excessive, above
  3. pertaining to
  4. rapid, fast
  5. shortness of breath
  6. expansion, dilation, stretching
  7. carbon dioxide
  8. sudden infant death syndrome
  9. to measure
  10. true, good, normal
  11. chest x - ray
  12. bad, difficult, painful
  13. any condition
  14. surgical excision, removal on, upon
  15. oxygen
  16. temperature, pulse, respiration
  17. upper respiratory infection
  18. pertaining to
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  1. below, beneath, under
  2. discharge, flow
  3. surgical puncture
  4. surgical repair
  5. inflammation
  6. involuntary contraction
  7. pulmonary embolus or physical exam
  8. breathe
  9. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  10. on, upon
  11. ear, nose, throat
  12. carbon dioxide
  13. again, back
  14. pain, painful
  15. pertaining to oxygen
  16. cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  17. tuberculosis

35 Clues: oxygen • breathe • on, upon • to measure • rapid, fast • again, back • inflammation • tuberculosis • pertaining to • chest x - ray • pain, painful • any condition • pertaining to • carbon dioxide • carbon dioxide • discharge, flow • surgical repair • excessive, above • surgical puncture • ear, nose, throat • do not resuscitate • true, good, normal • shortness of breath • pertaining to oxygen • below, beneath, under • ...

Respiratory System 2025-12-03

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. breath out
  2. to cut in Latin
  3. Latin in spit
  4. trachea in Greek
  5. slow breathing
  6. located at the the back of the mouth and below the soft palate
  7. an infection of the paranasal sinuses
  8. inflammation of the pharynx
  9. forms the floor of the nose
  10. insertion of a tube into the trachea
  11. spoon-shaped epiglottis guards this
  12. low oxygen level in arterial blood
  13. rib in Greek
  14. difficulty breathing
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  1. benign tumors of the larynx due to overuse or irritation
  2. the gas essential for life
  3. located below the tip of the epiglottis
  4. diagnostic method of listening to body sounds with a stethoscope
  5. high-pitched noise made when there is a respiratory obstruction in the larynx or trachea
  6. nosebleed
  7. a group of viral diseases causing an inflammation and obstruction of the airway
  8. breath in
  9. cough up and spit out mucus from the respiratory tract
  10. abnormal amounts of mucus expectorated from the respiratory tract
  11. located at the back of the nose and above the soft palate and uvula

25 Clues: nosebleed • breath in • breath out • rib in Greek • Latin in spit • slow breathing • to cut in Latin • trachea in Greek • difficulty breathing • the gas essential for life • inflammation of the pharynx • forms the floor of the nose • low oxygen level in arterial blood • spoon-shaped epiglottis guards this • insertion of a tube into the trachea • an infection of the paranasal sinuses • ...

Respiratory System 2021-09-09

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. toxic and odourless gas
  2. horizontally elongated feature of the face
  3. 2 airways to the lungs
  4. study of the respiratory system
  5. voluntary action of inhaling a harmful substance
  6. tube parallel to the trachea
  7. adjective of nose
  8. Flying mammal
  9. largest organ in the respiratory system
  10. infection of the lungs
  11. windpipe after the pharynx
  12. small air sacs that exchange carbon monoxide and oxygen
  13. Man's best friend
Down
  1. Has a trunk
  2. action of releasing air from the respiratory system
  3. sharp and loud expel of air from the lungs
  4. an overnight test of the respiratory
  5. valve preventing food or air
  6. grippe
  7. mucus
  8. Large marsupial
  9. abbreviation of an underwater breathing machine
  10. caused by excessive amounts of phlegm
  11. Bronchial allergy to proteins
  12. Likes to chase mice

25 Clues: mucus • grippe • Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • adjective of nose • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • 2 airways to the lungs • infection of the lungs • toxic and odourless gas • windpipe after the pharynx • valve preventing food or air • tube parallel to the trachea • Bronchial allergy to proteins • study of the respiratory system • an overnight test of the respiratory • ...

Body systems 2020-12-10

Body systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Digestive
  2. nervous
  3. Circulatory
  4. Excretory
  5. Integumentary
Down
  1. endocrine
  2. protect bones
  3. red substance
  4. Respiratory
  5. Reproductive
  6. muscular
  7. Immune
  8. skeletal

13 Clues: Immune • nervous • muscular • skeletal • endocrine • Digestive • Excretory • Respiratory • Circulatory • Reproductive • protect bones • red substance • Integumentary

Minor Assessment 3 - Body Systems Crossword 2021-12-16

Minor Assessment 3 - Body Systems Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Skeletal System
  2. Allows us to sense our environment
  3. Allows us to move
  4. Gives body's structure
  5. Nervous System
  6. Body's outside layer
  7. Carries oxygen to different parts of body
  8. Urinary System
  9. Respiratory System
  10. Digestive System
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  1. Muscular System
  2. Circulatory System
  3. Brings air into the body
  4. Removes waste from the body
  5. Integumentary System
  6. Breaks down and digests food

16 Clues: Nervous System • Urinary System • Muscular System • Skeletal System • Digestive System • Allows us to move • Circulatory System • Respiratory System • Integumentary System • Body's outside layer • Gives body's structure • Brings air into the body • Removes waste from the body • Breaks down and digests food • Allows us to sense our environment • Carries oxygen to different parts of body

Respiratory System 2012-12-18

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / chest
  2. / infection of the lungs
  3. / normal breathing
  4. / too much CO2
  5. / fast breathing
  6. / cutting into the trachea
  7. / air; lung
  8. / not breathing; without breathing
  9. / cutting into the chest
  10. / double folded membrane
  11. / chest xray
  12. / shortness of breath
  13. / lung
  14. / breathing
  15. effusion / effusion is escape of fluid
  16. / inflammation of the larynx
  17. / oxygen
  18. - absence of oxygen to tissues
Down
  1. / voice
  2. edmea / swelling or fluid in the lungs
  3. / have to breath while sitting up
  4. / surgical removal of the lungs
  5. / difficult voice;hoarseness
  6. / difficult breathing
  7. / to suck in
  8. / voice box
  9. / lung specialist
  10. / to cough up spit out materials
  11. / inflammation of the throat
  12. intubation / placement of a tube in the nose or the mouth
  13. / the inability to breathe unless
  14. / oxygen
  15. / carbon dioxide
  16. / carbon dioxide
  17. / throat
  18. / upper respiratory infection
  19. / tissues have a decreased
  20. / chest
  21. / matter ejected from the trachea

39 Clues: / lung • / voice • / chest • / chest • / oxygen • / throat • / oxygen • / voice box • / air; lung • / breathing • / to suck in • / chest xray • / too much CO2 • / fast breathing • / carbon dioxide • / carbon dioxide • / lung specialist • / normal breathing • / difficult breathing • / shortness of breath • / infection of the lungs • / cutting into the chest • / double folded membrane • / cutting into the trachea • ...

Respiratory System 2012-12-19

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pharynx; throat
  2. surgical removal of a lung
  3. carbon dioxide
  4. carbon dioxide
  5. inflamation of the bronchi
  6. cutting into the chest
  7. absence of oxygen to tissue
  8. placement of a tube into the pharynx, larynx, and trachea to establish an airway
  9. voice
  10. upper respiratory infection
  11. air, lung
  12. oxygen
  13. too much CO2
  14. inflammation of the throat
  15. chest
  16. shortness of breath
Down
  1. air accumulates in the pleaural cavity, between the lay of the pleaura
  2. not breathing
  3. hoarseness in voice
  4. inflammation of the larynx
  5. to cough up and spit out material from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea
  6. instrument used to look at the larynx
  7. oxygen
  8. looking into the bronchi with a fibertopic scope
  9. infection/inflammation in the alveoli
  10. tissues have a decreased amount of oxygen
  11. larynx; voice box
  12. chest
  13. chest x-ray
  14. matter ejected from the trachea, bronchi, and lungs through the mouth

30 Clues: voice • chest • chest • oxygen • oxygen • air, lung • chest x-ray • too much CO2 • not breathing • carbon dioxide • carbon dioxide • pharynx; throat • larynx; voice box • hoarseness in voice • shortness of breath • cutting into the chest • inflammation of the larynx • surgical removal of a lung • inflamation of the bronchi • inflammation of the throat • absence of oxygen to tissue • upper respiratory infection • ...

Respiratory System 2012-12-19

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tissues have a decreased amount of oxygen
  2. chest x-ray
  3. carbon dioxide
  4. upper respiratory infection
  5. instrument used to look at the larynx
  6. inflammation of the throat
  7. larynx; voice box
  8. air, lung
  9. infection/inflammation in the alveoli
  10. to cough up and spit out material from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea
  11. voice
  12. looking into the bronchi with a fibertopic scope
  13. not breathing
  14. cutting into the chest
  15. hoarseness in voice
Down
  1. placement of a tube into the pharynx, larynx, and trachea to establish an airway
  2. inflamation of the bronchi
  3. too much CO2
  4. air accumulates in the pleaural cavity, between the lay of the pleaura
  5. inflammation of the larynx
  6. pharynx; throat
  7. to suck in
  8. chest
  9. chest
  10. surgical removal of a lung
  11. oxygen
  12. shortness of breath
  13. carbon dioxide
  14. oxygen
  15. matter ejected from the trachea, bronchi, and lungs through the mouth
  16. absence of oxygen to tissue

31 Clues: chest • chest • voice • oxygen • oxygen • air, lung • to suck in • chest x-ray • too much CO2 • not breathing • carbon dioxide • carbon dioxide • pharynx; throat • larynx; voice box • shortness of breath • hoarseness in voice • cutting into the chest • inflamation of the bronchi • inflammation of the larynx • inflammation of the throat • surgical removal of a lung • upper respiratory infection • ...

Respiratory System 2012-12-19

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / lung
  2. / difficult breathing
  3. / tissues have a decreased
  4. / too much CO2
  5. / have to breath while sitting up
  6. / surgical removal of the lungs
  7. / infection of the lung
  8. / breathing
  9. / chest
  10. / shortness of breath
  11. / cutting into the trachea
  12. / carbon dioxide
  13. / not breathing; without breathing
  14. / absence of oxygen to tissues
  15. / inflammation of the throat
  16. / pleura ( double folded membrane)
  17. / to cough up & spit out materials
  18. / carbon dioxide
  19. effusion / effusion is escape of fluid
Down
  1. / oxygen
  2. edmea / swelling or fluid in the lungs
  3. / difficult voice; hoarseness
  4. / matter ejected from the trachea
  5. / normal breathing
  6. / cutting into the chest
  7. bronchi / bronchial tubes ; bronchus
  8. / lung specialist
  9. / instrument used to look at the larynx
  10. / chest x-ray
  11. / chest
  12. / upper respiratory infection
  13. intubation / placement of a tube through the nose & the mouth
  14. / inflammation of the larynx
  15. / fast breathing
  16. / oxygen
  17. / to suck in
  18. / air;lung
  19. / voice

38 Clues: / lung • / chest • / chest • / voice • / oxygen • / oxygen • / air;lung • / breathing • / to suck in • / chest x-ray • / too much CO2 • / fast breathing • / carbon dioxide • / carbon dioxide • / lung specialist • / normal breathing • / difficult breathing • / shortness of breath • / infection of the lung • / cutting into the chest • / tissues have a decreased • / cutting into the trachea • ...

Respiratory System 2012-12-12

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Gas that is taken into the body by breathing in
  2. Another name for flu
  3. Another name for chest cavity
  4. A disease that causes permanent damages to the alveoli
  5. The amount of lobes the right lung has
  6. Two pathways that air can enter
  7. Tiny air sacs at the end of bronchioles
  8. What is COPD?
  9. Another name for voice box
  10. Sense of smell
  11. Another name for throat
  12. One of the main cause of lung cancer
  13. hair-like structures that filters the air
  14. Process of breathing
Down
  1. The trachea divides into-
  2. A large muscle that contracts and relaxes with breath intake
  3. Part of the brain that controls breathing
  4. A cartilaginous structure that prevents food from entering the lungs
  5. The amount of lobes the left lung has
  6. Another name for breathing
  7. Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood streams and capillaries
  8. Inflammation of the bronchial tubes
  9. a long tube that connects the larynx and the bronchi
  10. The bacterium that causes tuberculosis
  11. Exchange of oxygen between the blood streams and the tissue cells
  12. Nosebleed
  13. What helps prevent alveoli from collapsing?
  14. Tear ducts
  15. Layer of tissue that covers the lung
  16. A piece of cartilage that separates the nose into parts

30 Clues: Nosebleed • Tear ducts • What is COPD? • Sense of smell • Another name for flu • Process of breathing • Another name for throat • The trachea divides into- • Another name for breathing • Another name for voice box • Another name for chest cavity • Two pathways that air can enter • Inflammation of the bronchial tubes • Layer of tissue that covers the lung • ...

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 2013-01-18

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. MEASUREMENT OF BREATHING
  2. FROM THE NOSE
  3. OF THE TRACHEA
  4. BREATHING
  5. USED TO MEASURE BREATHING
  6. OF RECORDING MANY TEST DURING SLEEP
  7. TO THE CHEST
  8. OF OXYGEN FOR TISSUE USE, OR SUFFOCATION
  9. USED TO MEASURE CARBON DIOXIDE
  10. INFECTION/ AN INFECTION ACQUIRED DURING HOSPITALIZATION
  11. OF THE LOBE
  12. EXAMINATION WITHIN
  13. TO THE LUNGS
Down
  1. SECRETIONS FROM THE LUNGS,BRONCHI AND TRACHEA EXPELLED THROUGH THE MOUTH
  2. OF A SINUS
  3. DEVICEUSED TO ASSIST WITH OR SUBSTITUTE FOR BREATHING
  4. BREATHING
  5. CAUSING NARROWING OF THE BRONCHI
  6. BREATHING
  7. REPAIR OF THE NOSE
  8. EXPULSION OF AIR FROM THE LUNGS
  9. BREATHING
  10. CAUSING THE BRONCHI TO WIDEN
  11. PERIODIC,SUDDEN ATTACK
  12. OF DEFICIENT OXYGEN

25 Clues: BREATHING • BREATHING • BREATHING • BREATHING • OF A SINUS • OF THE LOBE • TO THE CHEST • TO THE LUNGS • FROM THE NOSE • OF THE TRACHEA • REPAIR OF THE NOSE • EXAMINATION WITHIN • OF DEFICIENT OXYGEN • PERIODIC,SUDDEN ATTACK • MEASUREMENT OF BREATHING • USED TO MEASURE BREATHING • CAUSING THE BRONCHI TO WIDEN • USED TO MEASURE CARBON DIOXIDE • EXPULSION OF AIR FROM THE LUNGS • ...

Respiratory System 2013-01-29

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. infection of the epiglottis, which can lead to severe airway obstruction.
  2. in the chest
  3. for acid-fast bacillus
  4. instrument for inspecting the interior of the tracheobronchial tree
  5. inability to speak
  6. for purified protein derivative
  7. of the larynx and trachea and bronchial passageways
  8. of breath
  9. infection/infections that are a result of treatment in a hospital or healthcare service
  10. medical term for a nosebleed.
  11. release of breath
Down
  1. uncontrolled involuntary muscle contraction of the laryngeal cords
  2. term used to describe chronic lung diseases, like chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma
  3. of the diaphragm
  4. collection of pus in the pleural cavity
  5. of the pleura, the membrane surrounding the lungs
  6. profuse nosebleed
  7. chronic inflammatory disease of the airways
  8. embolism/an obstruction of a blood vessel in the lungs
  9. puncture and drainage of the thoracic cavity
  10. infection of the lungs and skin
  11. collapse of lung tissue affecting part or all of one lung.
  12. or absence of oxygen
  13. photoelectric device for determining the oxygen saturation of the blood

24 Clues: of breath • in the chest • of the diaphragm • profuse nosebleed • release of breath • inability to speak • or absence of oxygen • for acid-fast bacillus • medical term for a nosebleed. • for purified protein derivative • infection of the lungs and skin • collection of pus in the pleural cavity • chronic inflammatory disease of the airways • puncture and drainage of the thoracic cavity • ...

Respiratory System 2013-06-20

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the tube or cavity, with its surrounding membrane and muscles, that connects the mouth and nasal passages with the esophagus.
  2. This accounts for 20% of lung cancers, and it is the lung cancer type linked most strongly with smoking.
  3. the system by which oxygen is taken into the body and an exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place
  4. a colorless, odorless, gaseous element constituting about one-fifth of the volume of the atmosphere and present in a combined state in nature.
  5. This lung cancer type usually starts in the bronchial tubes in the central part of the lungs and can cause symptoms early on, especially hemoptysis (coughing up blood).
  6. Cavity The part of the mouth behind the teeth and gums that is bounded above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue and the mucous membrane connecting it with the inner part of the mandible.
  7. The cavity on either side of the nasal septum, extending from the nares to the pharynx, and lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth.
  8. a colorless, odorless, incombustible gas present in the atmosphere and formed during respiration.
Down
  1. A chronic lung disease, such as asthma or emphysema, in which breathing becomes slowed or forced.
  2. acute or chronic inflammation of the membrane lining of the bronchial tubes, caused by respiratory infection or exposure to bronchial irritants, as cigarette smoke.
  3. Large cell carcinoma is the least common form of non-small cell lung cancer, responsible for about 10% of cases.
  4. pleura that lines the inner chest walls and covers the diaphragm.
  5. This type of lung cancer is often seen in non-smokers and is the lung cancer type most commonly found in women.
  6. a muscular, membranous or ligamentous wall separating two cavities or limiting a cavity.
  7. a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
  8. either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
  9. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs
  10. a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium:
  11. an air cell of the lungs, formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways.
  12. either of the two main branches of the trachea.

20 Clues: either of the two main branches of the trachea. • pleura that lines the inner chest walls and covers the diaphragm. • a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: • an air cell of the lungs, formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways. • ...

Respiratory System 2013-03-02

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The epiglottis prevents _________ from entering the airway during swallowing.
  2. Respiration involves inhalation & __________.
  3. Look like small clusters of grapes.
  4. Each lung is covered by a two-layered sac called.
  5. ___________ brings oxygen into the lungs and eliminates carbon dioxide
  6. Eventually, the bronchioles and end in tiny air sacs with a single cell layer.
  7. Air enters the nose and passes into the ______.
  8. Alveoli are surrounded by theses.
  9. Every Cell Needs This To Survive
Down
  1. Another name for trachea.
  2. These are spongy tissues filled with alveoli, blood vessels, and nerves.
  3. The bronchus enters the lung and further divides into small branches called ___________.
  4. Another name for the pharynx.
  5. Breathing out
  6. Lungs are separated from the abdominal cavity by a muscle called the _________.
  7. Breathing In
  8. The respiratory system is divided into the _____ respiratory tract and the lower respiratory tract.
  9. During inhalation the epiglottis lifts up so that air passes over the larynx and into the _______
  10. A piece of cartilage acts like a lid over the larynx.
  11. The right lung has _____ lobes.
  12. The voice box.

21 Clues: Breathing In • Breathing out • The voice box. • Another name for trachea. • Another name for the pharynx. • The right lung has _____ lobes. • Every Cell Needs This To Survive • Alveoli are surrounded by theses. • Look like small clusters of grapes. • Respiration involves inhalation & __________. • Air enters the nose and passes into the ______. • ...

Respiratory System 2014-05-04

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The movement of water from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated solution through a partially permeable membrane
  2. Tubular passageway that extends from the larynx to the superior boarder of the fifth vertebra
  3. End product of respiration (answer contains a hyphen)
  4. Voice box
  5. Movement of air out of the lungs
  6. Oxygen is bound to this in red blood cells
  7. Found in the alveoli, these structures remove dust and mice-organisms
  8. Gaseous exchange takes place here
  9. Minute hair like organelles that sweep mucus and dirt out of the lungs
  10. The movement of particles down a concentration gradient, from an area of high concentration to an area of low
Down
  1. Throat
  2. The percent of oxygen in room air (answer contains a hyphen)
  3. Lowers surface tension in the alveoli
  4. Double layered serous membrane enclosing and protecting each lung
  5. These divide the lung into lobes
  6. The volume of one breath (answer contains a hyphen)
  7. Major muscle of respiration
  8. This prevents the Trachea from collapsing
  9. Small muscles of breathing found between each rib
  10. To take air into the lungs
  11. The trachea divides into right and left primary what?
  12. Large leaf shaped piece of elastic cartilage that acts as a trap door when swallowing

22 Clues: Throat • Voice box • To take air into the lungs • Major muscle of respiration • These divide the lung into lobes • Movement of air out of the lungs • Gaseous exchange takes place here • Lowers surface tension in the alveoli • This prevents the Trachea from collapsing • Oxygen is bound to this in red blood cells • Small muscles of breathing found between each rib • ...

Respiratory System 2014-01-09

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pertaining to the larynx
  2. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  3. purified protein derivative
  4. abnormal condition of dust in the lungs
  5. inflammation of the bronchial airways
  6. divisions of the lungs
  7. air containing cavities in bones near the nose
  8. voice box
  9. pertaining to removal from chest
Down
  1. cone shaped passageway leading from the oral and nasal cavities in the head to esophagus and larynx
  2. breathing out
  3. branch of trachea
  4. connected system of hollow cavities in the skull
  5. decreased amount of oxygen
  6. the nerve of the diaphragm
  7. lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx
  8. blue condition
  9. exchange of gases at the tissue
  10. an infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus
  11. smallest branches of the bronchi
  12. opening to the larynx
  13. breathing in
  14. removal of a lobe of the lung
  15. nose bleed
  16. wind pipe

25 Clues: voice box • wind pipe • nose bleed • breathing in • breathing out • blue condition • branch of trachea • opening to the larynx • divisions of the lungs • pertaining to the larynx • decreased amount of oxygen • the nerve of the diaphragm • purified protein derivative • removal of a lobe of the lung • exchange of gases at the tissue • smallest branches of the bronchi • ...

Respiratory System 2014-04-20

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be treated with a machine that generates continuous ______ airway pressure.
  2. ARDS is characterized by an abnormally low level of oxygen, also known as _________.
  3. a chondroma is a tumor (or tumor like growth) of what type of tissue?
  4. nasal congestion may cause this condition in which the sense of smell is lost or impaired
  5. the medical prefix meaning slow
  6. this condition has two forms, an acute form and a classic form, both are potentially life threatening respiratory infections in which the epiglottis becomes inflamed.
  7. This condition is an example of an acute respiratory syndrome that often occurs in children and infants. Symptoms include a barking cough and stridor.
  8. this term refers to the surgical puncture of a lung for the removal of fluid or aspiration
  9. this term refers to a bluish discoloration of the skin
  10. medical suffix meaning “oxygen”
  11. pertaining to the sites of gas exchange in lungs, also known as the “alveoli”
  12. a condition in which the pharynx has lost muscle function
  13. cystic fibrosis (CF) is a ______ disease of exocrine glands in which excess mucus doesn’t drain properly, resulting in obstruction of various passageways in the body.
  14. an asthmatic patient might have this problem in which inflammation of the bronchioles blocks the passage of air to the lungs
  15. nasogastric intubation involves the insertion of a tube through the nose all the way down into what organ?
  16. pleural _____ refers to a condition in which fluid accumulates in the pleural cavity and may be treated with a thoracentesis.
  17. chewing gum, smoking, drinking carbonated beverages or eating too fast may cause this condition in which excessive air is swallowed
  18. the medical term for a nosebleed
  19. If you’re experiencing respiratory distress your doctor may order a ______ function test
  20. COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive _______ Disease
  21. pertaining to the nose
Down
  1. gas exchange between the body and the outside environment refers to what type of respiration
  2. this part of the respiratory tract, commonly referred to as the “windpipe” connects the pharynx and larynx to the lungs
  3. COPD is an example of a RD, also known as what sort of disease?
  4. someone having a heart attack might experience this condition in which pain is felt in the chest
  5. a procedure in which an incision is made in the trachea in order to form and opening or “mouth” in the trachea
  6. the medical prefix meaning rapid
  7. NMT stands for ___________ mist treatment
  8. study of the lungs and respiratory tract
  9. a procedure in which the adenoids are surgically removed
  10. pertaining to area surrounding the tonsils
  11. this disease is caused by long term exposure to coal dust and is commonly referred to as “black lung”
  12. this term refers to pus in a body cavity, specifically in the pleural cavity of the lungs
  13. commonly known as “whooping cough” this infectious disease can be prevented with the DPT vaccine.
  14. aerohydrotherapy refers to therapy that uses water and what other element?
  15. this condition causes hoarseness or a raspy voice and involves inflammation of the “voice-box”
  16. an asthmatic person might use an inhaler in order to facilitate this action in which the bronchi become dilated, allowing for the passage of air into the lungs
  17. this condition produces inflammation and infection of the alveoli
  18. someone with lung cancer might have to undergo this procedure in which all or part of a lung is removed
  19. this term refers to a condition in which lung tissues collapse or incompletely expand, inhibiting respiratory exchange
  20. a runny nose or discharge from the nose
  21. this term refers to inflammation of nasal passages along with rhinorrhea
  22. an infection of the lungs resulting in inflammation, also known as a pneumonia, might cause this condition in which pus accumulates in the chest (pleural) cavity
  23. this part of the respiratory tract, commonly referred to as the “throat” is situated between the mouth and the esophagus
  24. the medical term for “voice box”
  25. temporary cessation of breathing
  26. the abbreviation for this life sustaining element is O2

47 Clues: pertaining to the nose • the medical prefix meaning slow • medical suffix meaning “oxygen” • the medical prefix meaning rapid • the medical term for a nosebleed • the medical term for “voice box” • temporary cessation of breathing • a runny nose or discharge from the nose • study of the lungs and respiratory tract • NMT stands for ___________ mist treatment • ...

Respiratory System 2014-04-13

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Nose hairs
  2. Air remaining in the lungs after forceful exhalation
  3. Sudden inspiration due to a spasm of the diaphragm
  4. Anterior nares
  5. Reduces surface tension in the alveoli
  6. Flaplike structure that allows air to enter larynx and prevents food from entering air passages
  7. Measures volume of air moving in and out of lungs
  8. Adam's Apple
  9. Not enough blood becoming oxygenated
  10. Clusters of air sacs at the end of the bronchioles
Down
  1. breathing for a short time
  2. Amount of air that enters the lungs through one cycle
  3. The process of gas exchange between the atmosphere and body cells
  4. Excess CO2 in the blood
  5. Space between the nasal cavity and larynx
  6. Nose bleeding
  7. When the mucus membrane becomes swollen and prevents vocal cords from vibrating freely
  8. Oxygen deficiency
  9. Movement of air into the lungs
  10. windpipe

20 Clues: windpipe • Nose hairs • Adam's Apple • Nose bleeding • Anterior nares • Oxygen deficiency • Excess CO2 in the blood • breathing for a short time • Movement of air into the lungs • Not enough blood becoming oxygenated • Reduces surface tension in the alveoli • Space between the nasal cavity and larynx • Measures volume of air moving in and out of lungs • ...

Respiratory System 2013-11-19

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type 1 Cells.
  2. Tiny balloon like expansions.
  3. Branches into Bronchioles.
  4. The throat.
  5. Type 2 Cells.
  6. Air flows through these three pairs of lobe-like structures.
  7. Continuous branching of respiratory passageways.
  8. Lies posterior to nasal cavity.
  9. Windpipe.
Down
  1. Flexible elastic cartilage that forms a lid over larynx when you swallow.
  2. The role of this system is to provide the body with oxygen.
  3. Passageway divides into left and right lungs.
  4. Enables bronchioles to provide resistance to air flow.
  5. Lies posterior to upright epiglottis and extends to larynx.
  6. Voice box.
  7. C-shaped cartilage.
  8. Lies posterior to oral cavity.
  9. This cartilage prominence is called the Adam's apple.
  10. Each lung has 5 of these bronchi.
  11. Air enters this cavity.

20 Clues: Windpipe. • Voice box. • The throat. • Type 1 Cells. • Type 2 Cells. • C-shaped cartilage. • Air enters this cavity. • Branches into Bronchioles. • Tiny balloon like expansions. • Lies posterior to oral cavity. • Lies posterior to nasal cavity. • Each lung has 5 of these bronchi. • Passageway divides into left and right lungs. • Continuous branching of respiratory passageways. • ...

Respiratory System 2014-09-09

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A colorless, odorless, gaseous element constituting about one-fifth of the volume of the atmosphere and present in a combined state in nature
  2. Where the vocal cords are located.
  3. The drawing of air into the lungs
  4. Preventing the entrance of food and drink into the larynx
  5. membranous or ligamentous wall separating two cavities or limiting a cavity
  6. The act of breathing out.
  7. Minute hairlike organelles, that line the surfaces of certain cells
  8. A bronchus or any of its ramifications or branches
Down
  1. Either of two external openings of the nasal cavity in vertebrates that admit air to the lungs and smells to the olfactory nerves
  2. An air cell of the lungs, formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways.
  3. A colorless, odorless, incombustible gas, CO 2, present in the atmosphere and formed during respiration
  4. One of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs.
  5. Several groups of muscles that run between the ribs.
  6. The tube or cavity, with its surrounding membrane and muscles, that connects the mouth and nasal passages with the esophagus.
  7. Either of the two respiratory organs in the thorax.
  8. A muscular passage connecting the mouth or pharynx with the stomach.
  9. Either of the two main branches of the trachea
  10. A action of breathing
  11. The cavity of this part of the body containing the stomach.
  12. One of the air-conveying tubes of the respiratory system.

20 Clues: A action of breathing • The act of breathing out. • The drawing of air into the lungs • Where the vocal cords are located. • Either of the two main branches of the trachea • A bronchus or any of its ramifications or branches • Either of the two respiratory organs in the thorax. • Several groups of muscles that run between the ribs. • ...

Respiratory System 2013-09-24

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. inflammation of the pharynx
  2. excision of the lobe
  3. surgical repair of the nose
  4. incision into the chest cavity
  5. artificial opening into the trachea
  6. surgical removal of the adenoids
  7. bleeding from the nose
  8. visual examination of the bronchi
  9. excision of the larynx
  10. chronic disease characterized by periodic attacks of dyspnea, wheezing, and coughing
  11. degenerative disease characterized by destructive changes in the walls of the alveoli
  12. inflammation of the larynx
  13. surgical fixation of the pleura
Down
  1. inflammation of the pleura
  2. abnormal condition of the lung
  3. air in the pleural cavity causes the lung to collapse
  4. surgical removal of the tonsil
  5. inflammation of the nose and throat
  6. excision of the lung
  7. inflammation of the adenoids
  8. chronic obstruction of the airway that results from emphysema, asthma, or chronic bronchitis
  9. instrument used to visually examine the bronchi
  10. inflammation of the bronchi
  11. x-ray of the bronchi and lung
  12. instrument used for visual examination of the larynx
  13. inflammation of the tonsils
  14. infection of nose, sinuses, pharynx, larynx, and bronchi

27 Clues: excision of the lobe • excision of the lung • bleeding from the nose • excision of the larynx • inflammation of the pleura • inflammation of the larynx • inflammation of the pharynx • surgical repair of the nose • inflammation of the bronchi • inflammation of the tonsils • inflammation of the adenoids • x-ray of the bronchi and lung • abnormal condition of the lung • ...

Respiratory System 2015-03-22

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spasm of the diaphragm
  2. hairlike projections lining the respiratory tract
  3. contains the tonsils and serves in both respiration and digestion
  4. more commonly referred to as the voice box
  5. the primary bronchus that is shorter and wider and straighter
  6. lung collapse
  7. phase of breathing when air is leaving lungs
  8. last portion of bronchioles before the respiratory zone
  9. four event process that supplies body with O2 and gets rid of CO2
  10. the normal pressure within the pleural space preventing lung collapse
  11. surgical opening to the trachea
  12. movement of air into and out of lungs
  13. inflamed sinuses often accompanied by a headache
  14. inadequate oxygen delivery to body tissues
Down
  1. difficult or labored breathing
  2. a disease that includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema
  3. more common name for pharyngeal tonsils
  4. inflammation of the pleura caused by decreased secretion of pleural fluid
  5. structure in lung where gas exchange occurs
  6. the type of change that occurs which leads to a change in pressure
  7. same as crying in terms of air movements
  8. houses the heart and great blood vessels
  9. extends from the larynx to primary bronchi
  10. chemoreceptors in nose responsible for smell
  11. hoods the laryngeal opening preventing food from going into the trachea
  12. the narrow superior portion of the lungs
  13. increases air turbulence in nasal cavity
  14. lighten the skull and drain into the nasal cavity
  15. separates the nasal and oral cavities

29 Clues: lung collapse • spasm of the diaphragm • difficult or labored breathing • surgical opening to the trachea • movement of air into and out of lungs • separates the nasal and oral cavities • more common name for pharyngeal tonsils • same as crying in terms of air movements • houses the heart and great blood vessels • the narrow superior portion of the lungs • ...

Respiratory System 2018-02-07

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a noninfectious, chronic respiratory condition that occurs when the walls of the alveoli deteriorate & loose their elasticity
  2. grape-like structures at which the bronchioles end
  3. tiny hair-like structures that filter inhaled air
  4. inflammation of the larynx and vocal cords
  5. respiration the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and the bloodstream
  6. The trachea branches off into two ___________.
  7. the upper portion of the pharynx located behind the nasal cavities
  8. dioxide the waste product of your cells
  9. the middle section of the pharynx located behind the oral cavity
  10. when we breathe in
  11. The throat.
  12. Keeps food from entering the trachea.
  13. The voice box.
  14. a name for the openings of the nose
  15. cavities in the skull that surround the nasal cavity
Down
  1. another name for the openings of the nose
  2. an inflammation or infection of the lungs characterized by a buildup of fluid in the alveoli
  3. respiration the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen between the tissue cells and the bloodstream
  4. inflammation of the bronchi and bronchial tubes
  5. the bottom section of the pharynx
  6. The windpipe
  7. When we breathe out.
  8. a respiratory disorder usually caused by a sensitivity to an allergen such as dust or pollen
  9. highly contagious viral infection of the upper respiratory system
  10. the divisions of the bronchi and the alveoli are found in organs called _______.
  11. a nosebleed
  12. an acronym used to describe any chronic lung disease that results in obstruction of the airways
  13. __________ membranes line the lungs and thoracic cavity.
  14. an inflammation of the nasal mucus membrane
  15. septum the wall of cartilage which dived the nose into two hollow spaces

30 Clues: a nosebleed • The throat. • The windpipe • The voice box. • when we breathe in • When we breathe out. • the bottom section of the pharynx • a name for the openings of the nose • Keeps food from entering the trachea. • dioxide the waste product of your cells • another name for the openings of the nose • inflammation of the larynx and vocal cords • ...

Respiratory System 2018-02-03

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small branch-like structure due to the bronchi repeatedly dividing
  2. inflammation of bronchi and bronchial tubes
  3. body part in the center of the face with two openings in which air enter through
  4. a tube that carries air between the pharynx and bronchi
  5. tiny, hair-like structures that filter inhaled air
  6. wall of cartilage in the nose that splits it into two hollow spaces
  7. the process of inhaling air
  8. chronic respiratory condition in which the walls of the alveoli deteriorate and lose their elasticity
  9. system responsible for taking in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide
  10. tiny spherical air sacs at the end of bronchioles
  11. the process of gas exchange from the lungs to the bloodstream
  12. internal organs that contain bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli; where blood gets oxygenated
  13. the process of breathing
  14. the process of exhaling air
  15. inflammation or infection of the lungs, involves fluid buildup in the alveoli
Down
  1. the process of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and bloodstream, and bloodstream and cells; supplying the cells with oxygen to carry out functions
  2. when the capillaries in the nose become congested and bleed (also called a nosebleed)
  3. the process of gas exchange from the bloodstream to the cells
  4. a leaf-shaped cartilage that closes the opening of the larynx when swallowing
  5. two hollow spaces in the nose separated by the nasal septum
  6. air spaces in the bones that improves the voice and creates mucus
  7. condition in which an individual stop breathing while asleep
  8. inflammation of the pleura
  9. the membrane that encloses and surrounds the lungs
  10. also known as the voice box; as air passes through this vibrates and creates sounds
  11. the process of inspiration and expiration
  12. respiratory disorder that causes wheezing, coughing, and tightness in chest
  13. inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the sinuses
  14. two tubes that carry air from the trachea to the lungs
  15. a tube that carries are to the trachea and food to the esophagus

30 Clues: the process of breathing • inflammation of the pleura • the process of inhaling air • the process of exhaling air • the process of inspiration and expiration • inflammation of bronchi and bronchial tubes • tiny spherical air sacs at the end of bronchioles • tiny, hair-like structures that filter inhaled air • the membrane that encloses and surrounds the lungs • ...

Respiratory System 2018-02-08

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process in living organisms involving the production of energy, typically with the intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide from the oxidation of complex organic substances.
  2. cartilage:provide connectivity for different ligaments, cartilages, and muscles, which facilitate the opening and shutting of the air passage and the production of sound.
  3. volume:the volume of air still remaining in the lungs after the most forcible expiration possible.
  4. pleura:the outer membrane which is attached to the inner surface of the thoracic cavity.
  5. warm and moisturize air as it flows through the nose.
  6. two thin layers of tissue that protect and cushion the lungs.
  7. pleura:the delicate serous membrane that covers the surface of each lung (the lung parenchyma) and dips into the fissures between the lobes.
  8. of the lining of bronchial tubes, which carry air to and from the lungs.
  9. upper part of the pharynx, connecting with the nasal cavity above the soft palate.
  10. in the lungs which branch off from the larger bronchi that enter each lung, from the large and singular trachea which connects to the mouth.
  11. air gases exit the lungs
  12. cartilage:forms the Adam's apple, is the largest and uppermost of nine cartilages within the larynx, or voice box.
Down
  1. of small, branching tubes that carry oxygen to individual body cells
  2. flap of cartilage at the root of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of the windpipe.
  3. part of the throat at the back of the mouth behind the oral cavity
  4. cords:small bands of muscle within the larynx. These muscles vibrate to produce the voice. The vocal cords form a "V" inside the larynx, a 2-inch-long, tube-shaped organ in the neck:
  5. A fluid secreted by Type II cells that contains phospholipids and lipoproteins.
  6. be found between the hyoid bone and the larynx and esophagus, which helps guide food and air where to go.
  7. sheet of muscle and tendon that serves as the main muscle of respiration and plays a vital role in the breathing process.
  8. flows into the lungs.
  9. called voice box, a hollow, tubular structure connected to the top of the windpipe (trachea)
  10. part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the slitlike opening between them. It affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.
  11. sacs within our lungs that allow oxygen and carbon dioxide to move between the lungs and bloodstream.
  12. throat, is the passageway leading from the mouth & nose to the esophagus & pharynx

24 Clues: flows into the lungs. • air gases exit the lungs • warm and moisturize air as it flows through the nose. • two thin layers of tissue that protect and cushion the lungs. • part of the throat at the back of the mouth behind the oral cavity • of small, branching tubes that carry oxygen to individual body cells • ...

Respiratory System 2018-02-08

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pleura:the delicate serous membrane that covers the surface of each lung (the lung parenchyma) and dips into the fissures between the lobes.
  2. warm and moisturize air as it flows through the nose.
  3. process in living organisms involving the production of energy, typically with the intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide from the oxidation of complex organic substances.
  4. of the lining of bronchial tubes, which carry air to and from the lungs.
  5. cords:small bands of muscle within the larynx. These muscles vibrate to produce the voice. The vocal cords form a "V" inside the larynx, a 2-inch-long, tube-shaped organ in the neck:
  6. be found between the hyoid bone and the larynx and esophagus, which helps guide food and air where to go.
  7. volume:the volume of air still remaining in the lungs after the most forcible expiration possible.
  8. sacs within our lungs that allow oxygen and carbon dioxide to move between the lungs and bloodstream.
  9. upper part of the pharynx, connecting with the nasal cavity above the soft palate.
  10. cartilage:provide connectivity for different ligaments, cartilages, and muscles, which facilitate the opening and shutting of the air passage and the production of sound.
  11. flap of cartilage at the root of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of the windpipe.
Down
  1. flows into the lungs.
  2. sheet of muscle and tendon that serves as the main muscle of respiration and plays a vital role in the breathing process.
  3. A fluid secreted by Type II cells that contains phospholipids and lipoproteins.
  4. of small, branching tubes that carry oxygen to individual body cells
  5. air gases exit the lungs
  6. throat, is the passageway leading from the mouth & nose to the esophagus & pharynx
  7. part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the slitlike opening between them. It affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.
  8. pleura:the outer membrane which is attached to the inner surface of the thoracic cavity.
  9. in the lungs which branch off from the larger bronchi that enter each lung, from the large and singular trachea which connects to the mouth.
  10. two thin layers of tissue that protect and cushion the lungs.
  11. called voice box, a hollow, tubular structure connected to the top of the windpipe (trachea)
  12. cartilage:forms the Adam's apple, is the largest and uppermost of nine cartilages within the larynx, or voice box.
  13. part of the throat at the back of the mouth behind the oral cavity

24 Clues: flows into the lungs. • air gases exit the lungs • warm and moisturize air as it flows through the nose. • two thin layers of tissue that protect and cushion the lungs. • part of the throat at the back of the mouth behind the oral cavity • of small, branching tubes that carry oxygen to individual body cells • ...

Respiratory System 2018-02-08

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A fluid secreted by Type II cells that contains phospholipids and lipoproteins.
  2. cords:small bands of muscle within the larynx. These muscles vibrate to produce the voice. The vocal cords form a "V" inside the larynx, a 2-inch-long, tube-shaped organ in the neck:
  3. two thin layers of tissue that protect and cushion the lungs.
  4. called voice box, a hollow, tubular structure connected to the top of the windpipe (trachea)
  5. part of the throat at the back of the mouth behind the oral cavity
  6. of the lining of bronchial tubes, which carry air to and from the lungs.
  7. flows into the lungs.
  8. part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the slitlike opening between them. It affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.
  9. upper part of the pharynx, connecting with the nasal cavity above the soft palate.
  10. flap of cartilage at the root of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of the windpipe.
Down
  1. pleura:the delicate serous membrane that covers the surface of each lung (the lung parenchyma) and dips into the fissures between the lobes.
  2. throat, is the passageway leading from the mouth & nose to the esophagus & pharynx
  3. cartilage:provide connectivity for different ligaments, cartilages, and muscles, which facilitate the opening and shutting of the air passage and the production of sound.
  4. of small, branching tubes that carry oxygen to individual body cells
  5. be found between the hyoid bone and the larynx and esophagus, which helps guide food and air where to go.
  6. sheet of muscle and tendon that serves as the main muscle of respiration and plays a vital role in the breathing process.
  7. in the lungs which branch off from the larger bronchi that enter each lung, from the large and singular trachea which connects to the mouth.
  8. warm and moisturize air as it flows through the nose.
  9. process in living organisms involving the production of energy, typically with the intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide from the oxidation of complex organic substances.
  10. sacs within our lungs that allow oxygen and carbon dioxide to move between the lungs and bloodstream.
  11. air gases exit the lungs
  12. pleura:the outer membrane which is attached to the inner surface of the thoracic cavity.
  13. cartilage:forms the Adam's apple, is the largest and uppermost of nine cartilages within the larynx, or voice box.
  14. volume:the volume of air still remaining in the lungs after the most forcible expiration possible.

24 Clues: flows into the lungs. • air gases exit the lungs • warm and moisturize air as it flows through the nose. • two thin layers of tissue that protect and cushion the lungs. • part of the throat at the back of the mouth behind the oral cavity • of small, branching tubes that carry oxygen to individual body cells • ...

Respiratory System 2018-02-08

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hairs in the nose that trap dust and other particles.
  2. Network of capillaries that exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and lungs.
  3. Respiration Process of cells using oxygen and nutrients to produce energy.
  4. Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and bloodstream.
  5. Cartilage that opens the Larynx when swallowing.
  6. Inflammation or infection of the lungs
  7. Bronchi divides in the lungs into smaller branches called bronchioles.
  8. Inflammation of membrane of the lungs.
  9. The voice box.
  10. System Structure that consists of the lungs and air passages.
  11. Inflammation of the larynx.
  12. Has two openings which air enters, the nostrils or nares.
  13. (exhalation) process of air coming out of the lungs.
  14. Process that includes both inspiration and expiration.
  15. Enters and lung and carries air form the trachea to the lung.
  16. Inflammation in the bronchi and bronchial tubes.
  17. Disorder of being sensitive to an allergen.
Down
  1. Cavities in the skull that surround the nasal area.
  2. Cavities The hollow spaces in the nose.
  3. (cold) contagious infectious disease known as the flu.
  4. The throat.
  5. A nosebleed.
  6. condition where alveoli walls lose elasticity.
  7. Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the tissue cells and blood stream.
  8. condition where a person stops breathing while asleep.
  9. (inhalation) process of breathing in air.
  10. Organs in the chest that allow the body to take in oxygen.
  11. Process of breathing.
  12. What the lungs are enclosed in.
  13. The windpipe.

30 Clues: The throat. • A nosebleed. • The windpipe. • The voice box. • Process of breathing. • Inflammation of the larynx. • What the lungs are enclosed in. • Inflammation or infection of the lungs • Inflammation of membrane of the lungs. • Cavities The hollow spaces in the nose. • (inhalation) process of breathing in air. • Disorder of being sensitive to an allergen. • ...

Respiratory System 2020-04-15

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Defieciency of oxygen due to decreased oxygen in blood.
  2. Normal, easy respiration.
  3. Abnormally slow breathing.
  4. The amout of air in 1 inhalation/exhalation.
  5. Passageway for air only.
  6. A genetic disease that produces large amounts of sticky think secretion that clog the lungs and pancreas.
  7. Condition of bluish coloration of skin caused by decreased oxygen in the blood.
  8. Windpipe, lined with cilia and mucus; cleans and moistens air.
  9. Organ that exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood.
  10. Dilation of bronchial tubes.
  11. Air moving over the vocal cords vibrates to produce sound.
  12. Inflammation of sinuses.
  13. The expulsion of air from the lungs.
  14. Very shallow breathing.
  15. Inflammation of the voice box.
  16. Pus in the pleural cavity.
  17. A lipoprotein secreted by the alveolar cells.
  18. Difficult voice; hoarseness or any voice impairment.
  19. The exchange of gases between the systemic capillaries and body tissues.
  20. Fluid in the lungs.
  21. Contraction of the muscles of the larynx.
  22. The potential space between the two pleura of the lungs.
  23. Reason internal intercostal muscles are important.
  24. Removal of adenoids.
  25. Abnormal condition of dust in the lungs.
  26. Spitting up blood.
  27. exhalation.
  28. Air left in the lungs after a forceful exhalation.
  29. Cough up and spit out mucus from the respiratory tract.
  30. Reflex spasms of the diaphragm.
  31. Blood in the pleural cavity; seen in pneumonia, tuberculosis, or carcinoma.
  32. A nose bleed.
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  1. ____ is when alveoli looses its elasticity and can't recoil.
  2. Hard surface seperating oral cavity from nasal cavity.
  3. Tiny air sacs in the lungs.
  4. Infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacteria that causes formation of tubercles, caseation necrosis of lung tissue.
  5. Base of the lungs, large muscle that relaxes and contracts to allow air to rush in and to be pushed out of the lungs.
  6. Voice box; has two vocal cords which vibrate to produce your voice.
  7. Rapid breathing.
  8. Nares.
  9. How are irritants on mucosa of the larynx are removed.
  10. Removal of tonsils.
  11. Hair-like structures in the nose and sweep mucus to your throat where you swallow it.
  12. Instrument used for measuring breathing.
  13. Keep food from entering the larynx.
  14. The amount of air remaining in the lungs after all that can be breathed out forcibly.
  15. The accumulation of carbon dioxide
  16. Hypersensitivity and irritation of conducting passageways.
  17. Also called pharyngeal tonsils or nasopharyngeal tonsils.
  18. Decrease in the amount of oxygen and increase in amount of carbon dioxide in the blood leading to absence of pulse.
  19. Discharge from the nose.
  20. The chemical process that allows oxygen and glucose to produce energy and water.
  21. The passages that direct air into the lungs; make smaller and smaller tubes that look like the branches of a tree.
  22. The primary entrance for air into the respiratory system.
  23. Air in pleural space.
  24. The visceral and parietal are each.
  25. The throat.

57 Clues: Nares. • exhalation. • The throat. • A nose bleed. • Rapid breathing. • Spitting up blood. • Removal of tonsils. • Fluid in the lungs. • Removal of adenoids. • Air in pleural space. • Very shallow breathing. • Passageway for air only. • Inflammation of sinuses. • Discharge from the nose. • Normal, easy respiration. • Abnormally slow breathing. • Pus in the pleural cavity. • ...

Respiratory System 2020-04-28

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The passages that branch from the trachea and direct air into the lungs
  2. The exchange of carbon dioxide for oxygen which takes place between the capillaries of the pulmonary arteries and the alveoli. (Inhalation and Exhalation)
  3. one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids
  4. two folds of connective tissue that are stretched across the opening of the larynx.
  5. protective secretion of the mucous membranes
  6. Tube at the back of the mouth; serves as a passageway for both air and food; Throat
  7. tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood
  8. Collections of lymphatic tissue.
  9. two spongy organs, located in the thoracic cavity enclosed by the diaphragm and rib cage, responsible for respiration
  10. Exchange of air in the lung capillaries.
  11. progressively smaller tubular branches of the airways
  12. Vibrate to produce sounds as expelled air passes the vocal cords.
  13. System that brings about the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
  14. Pair of almond-shaped masses of lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx.
Down
  1. A cell that lines certain tubes in the body and has cilia on its surface.
  2. Exchange of gases in the cells.
  3. voice box; passageway for air moving from pharynx to trachea; contains vocal cords
  4. the cavity behind the nose and above the roof of the mouth that filters air and moves mucous and inhaled contaminants outward and away form the lungs
  5. passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally
  6. cells that secrete mucus
  7. One of the air cavities in the bones near the nose.
  8. the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules
  9. Large, dome-shaped, sheet of muscle below the lungs which allows a change in the size of the chest cavity.
  10. Leads into the stomach and carries food to be digested.
  11. short structures projecting from a cell and containing bundles of micro tubules that move a cell through its surroundings or move fluid over the cell's surface

25 Clues: cells that secrete mucus • Exchange of gases in the cells. • Collections of lymphatic tissue. • Exchange of air in the lung capillaries. • protective secretion of the mucous membranes • One of the air cavities in the bones near the nose. • progressively smaller tubular branches of the airways • Leads into the stomach and carries food to be digested. • ...

Respiratory System 2020-05-04

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Connects Larynx to Bronchi
  2. Long term inflammatory disease
  3. Lung Infection
  4. Skeletal muscle that seperates the chest from the abdomen
  5. The Majority of gas exchanges happen in this sac like structure
  6. First Division of the trachea
  7. More common Passageway for food and air
  8. Inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes
  9. Larger passageway for air, aswell as food
  10. Cover for the Larynx
  11. A cancer that attacks the lungs
Down
  1. Help Form and move the chest wall
  2. Lung Condition that causes shortness of breath
  3. Small Branches leading from the Bronchi
  4. Smallest Blood Vessel in the body
  5. Filters and moistens air
  6. Amount of air a person can expel from the lungs
  7. Made up of cartilage, and contains Vocal Cords
  8. Membrane lining the Thorax
  9. Amount of air that remains in the lungs after exhaling

20 Clues: Lung Infection • Cover for the Larynx • Filters and moistens air • Connects Larynx to Bronchi • Membrane lining the Thorax • First Division of the trachea • Long term inflammatory disease • A cancer that attacks the lungs • Help Form and move the chest wall • Smallest Blood Vessel in the body • Small Branches leading from the Bronchi • More common Passageway for food and air • ...

Respiratory System 2020-05-05

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. covers the lungs and line the chest cavity
  2. inflammation of the lining of the bronchioles
  3. number of connections to the lung tissue
  4. dome shaped muscle
  5. a shield from food from going in the lungs
  6. greatest volume of air that can be inhaled
  7. uncontrollable tumor in the lung tissue
  8. Functional respiratory units where gases are exchanged
  9. two connections to the lungs from the trachea
  10. an allergic reaction from the constriction of bronchioles
  11. transport air to and from the lungs
  12. where the alveoil deteriorate
Down
  1. small blood vessels that gives oxygenated blood
  2. where the alveoil become filled with fluid
  3. amount of air left after a exhale
  4. where the nasal and oral cavity meet
  5. warms and filters the air
  6. where the vocal cords are located
  7. passage for food and air
  8. moves ribs when breathing

20 Clues: dome shaped muscle • passage for food and air • warms and filters the air • moves ribs when breathing • where the alveoil deteriorate • amount of air left after a exhale • where the vocal cords are located • transport air to and from the lungs • where the nasal and oral cavity meet • uncontrollable tumor in the lung tissue • number of connections to the lung tissue • ...

Respiratory System 2020-05-05

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where the alveoil deteriorate
  2. a shield from food from going in the lungs
  3. inflammation of the lining of the bronchioles
  4. passage for food and air
  5. where the alveoil become filled with fluid
  6. where the vocal cords are located
  7. dome shaped muscle
  8. greatest volume of air that can be inhaled
Down
  1. warms and filters the air
  2. uncontrollable tumor in the lung tissue
  3. two connections to the lungs from the trachea
  4. amount of air left after a exhale
  5. an allergic reaction from the constriction of bronchioles
  6. covers the lungs and line the chest cavity
  7. number of connections to the lung tissue
  8. moves ribs when breathing
  9. where the nasal and oral cavity meet
  10. small blood vessels that gives oxygenated blood
  11. Functional respiratory units where gases are exchanged
  12. transport air to and from the lungs

20 Clues: dome shaped muscle • passage for food and air • warms and filters the air • moves ribs when breathing • where the alveoil deteriorate • amount of air left after a exhale • where the vocal cords are located • transport air to and from the lungs • where the nasal and oral cavity meet • uncontrollable tumor in the lung tissue • number of connections to the lung tissue • ...

Respiratory System 2020-12-01

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large space in the anterior aspect of the skull that lies inferior to the nasal bones and superior to the oral cavity and forms the majority of the nose
  2. Tubes and tissues within the lungs where gas exchange occurs form the _____ zone.
  3. Surface of the long lying against the ribs.
  4. The nose, nasal cavity, pharynx, and associated structures make up the _____ respiratory system.
  5. Broad inferior portion of the lung, concave and fits over the convex area of the diaphragm.
  6. The voice box, that connects the laryngopharynx with the trachea
  7. Paired cone shaped organs in the thoracic cavity.
  8. Located on the posterior wall of the nasopharynx, this structure provides protection against infections and flushes away unwanted particles
  9. Entering the lungs, the primary bronchi divide to form smaller bronchi called
  10. Superior portion of the pharynx that lies posterior to the nasal cavity and extends to the plane of the soft palate
  11. Narrow superior portion of the lung
  12. the largest cartilage of the larynx, consists of two fused plates of hyaline cartilage that form the upper anterior and lateral walls of the larynx and give it a triangular shape
  13. Inferior pair of folds of the larynx that are the principal structures of voice production made up of bands of elastic ligaments stretched between the rigid cartilages of the larynx
  14. Primary entryway for inhaled air
Down
  1. The secondary bronchi continue to branch forming still smaller bronchi that supply the specific bronchopulmonary segments within the lobes
  2. Smallest branches of bronchioles branch into even smaller tubes that represent the end of the conducting zone of the respiratory system.
  3. Inferior portion of the pharynx that functions as both a respiratory and digestive pathway
  4. The tertiary bronchi divide into ___ which branch repeatedly
  5. At the superior border of the fifth thoracic vertebra, the trachea divides into the ______ . One goes into the left lung and one goes into the right lung
  6. Superior pair of folds of the larynx that function in holding the breath against pressure in the thoracic cavity
  7. Arch-shaped muscular partition that forms the posterior portion of the roof of the mouth
  8. Funnel shaped tube about 5 in. long composed of skeletal muscles and lined with a mucous membrane, that functions as a passageway for air and food and aids in swallowing
  9. The larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs make up the _____ respiratory system.
  10. This portion of the long contains a region called the hilum, through which bronchi, pulmonary blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves enter and exit.
  11. This portion of the pharynx has both respiratory and digestive functions as it is a common passageway for air, food, and drink; it lies posterior to the oral cavity and extends from the soft palate inferiorly to the level of the hyoid bone
  12. Tubular passageway for air about 5 in. in length and 1 in. in diameter located anterior to the esophagus and extends from the larynx to the superior border of the fifth thoracic vertebra
  13. A series of interconnecting cavities and tubes both outside and within the lungs that filter, warm, and moisten air and conduct it into the lungs form the _____ zone.
  14. large, leaf‐shaped piece of elastic cartilage that is covered with epithelium that acts as a trap door to cover the larynx during swallowing
  15. Extension of bone and cartilage from the face covered by muscle and skin

29 Clues: Primary entryway for inhaled air • Narrow superior portion of the lung • Surface of the long lying against the ribs. • Paired cone shaped organs in the thoracic cavity. • The tertiary bronchi divide into ___ which branch repeatedly • The voice box, that connects the laryngopharynx with the trachea • ...

Respiratory System 2017-02-22

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Temporary cessation of breathing, especially during sleep
  2. Inflammation of the lungs
  3. Surgical incision into the chest wall
  4. Inflammation of the pharynx
  5. Absence of oxygen reaching the tissues
  6. Medical procedure in which the tube is placed into the windpipe through the mouth or nose
  7. Mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract
  8. Edema Condition caused by excess fluid in the lungs that collects in numerous air sacs in the lungs
  9. Incision in the windpipe made to relieve an obstruction to breathing
  10. Physician with knowledge and skills specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases.
  11. Deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues
  12. Normal breathing
  13. Technique of visualizing the inside of the airways for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes
  14. Shortness of breath when lying flat
  15. Draw fluid by suction from a vessel or cavity
  16. Difficulty speaking
Down
  1. Abnormally rapid breathing
  2. Inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes
  3. Cough or spit out from the throat or lungs
  4. CO2
  5. Excessive carbon dioxide in the bloodstream
  6. CXR
  7. Difficult or labored breathing
  8. Presence of air or gas in the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall
  9. SOB
  10. Surgical Removal of a lung or part of a lung
  11. Instrument used for examining the larynx, or for inserting a tube through it
  12. Effusion Excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity
  13. O2
  14. Inflammation of the larynx

30 Clues: O2 • CO2 • CXR • SOB • Normal breathing • Difficulty speaking • Inflammation of the lungs • Abnormally rapid breathing • Inflammation of the larynx • Inflammation of the pharynx • Difficult or labored breathing • Shortness of breath when lying flat • Surgical incision into the chest wall • Absence of oxygen reaching the tissues • Cough or spit out from the throat or lungs • ...

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 2020-10-29

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. constriction of bronchi caused by spasm of the peribronchial smooth muscle
  2. blood in the pleural cavity
  3. diaphragm
  4. pulmonary embolism/ occlusion in the pulmonary circulation most often caused by a blood cloth
  5. deficient amount of oxygen in tissue cells
  6. bluish coloration of the skin caused by a deficient amount of oxygen in the blood
  7. cartilaginous ridge at the point where the trachea divides into the two bronchi
  8. larynx
  9. excessive movement of air in and out of lungs. causes hypo capnia
  10. subdivisions of the lungs with two on the left and three on the right
  11. hoarseness
  12. abnormal dilation of the bronchi with accumulation of mucus
  13. roof of the mouth/ partition between the oral and nasal cavities
  14. a lid-like structure that covers the larynx during swallowing to prevent food from entering the airway
  15. encloses the heart, esophagus trachea and thymus gland
Down
  1. throat
  2. chest
  3. thin-walled, microscopic air sacs that exchange gases
  4. coughing up and spitting out of material from lungs
  5. breathing
  6. voice box
  7. carbon dioxide
  8. air in the pleural cavity
  9. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/ combination of bronchitis and emphysema
  10. collapse of lung tissue
  11. two spongy organs in the thoracic cavity enclosed by the diaphragm and rib cage
  12. puncture for aspiration of the chest
  13. normal breathing
  14. popping lungs sounds heard when air enters diseased airways
  15. inflammation of pleura
  16. oval lymphatic tissues that filter air to protect the body from bacterial invasion
  17. windpipe

32 Clues: chest • throat • larynx • windpipe • diaphragm • breathing • voice box • hoarseness • carbon dioxide • normal breathing • inflammation of pleura • collapse of lung tissue • air in the pleural cavity • blood in the pleural cavity • puncture for aspiration of the chest • deficient amount of oxygen in tissue cells • coughing up and spitting out of material from lungs • ...

Respiratory System 2024-05-20

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. PO2 influence mostly important in situations like __ or at high altitude
  2. __ anhydrase is found at several locations, included the red blood cells (erythrocytes) and in the respiratory centers of the brain
  3. The percent saturation is __ where the partial pressure of oxygen is high
  4. Increased pulmonary ventilation in excess of metabolic requirements, resulting in decreased Pco2 and respiratory alkalosis
  5. The __ effect reduced O2 in the tissues facilitates the loading of Hb with CO2 and H+ while increased O2 in the lungs promotes the dissociation of CO2 from Hb.
  6. Encompasses two separate but related processes
  7. __'s law states that at any constant temperature, the pressure exerted by a gas varies inversely with the volume of a gas
  8. Underventilation in relation to metabolic requirements, resulting in increased Pco2 and respiratory acidosis
  9. __ bodies are located in the carotid sinus
  10. __ complex is a region rostral from the VRG where respiratory rhythm is generated
Down
  1. __ Breuer reflex stretches receptors in the smooth muscle of the bronchioles inhibiting the medullary center to prevent over-inflation of the lungs
  2. pressure Main factor determining the percent of hemoglobin saturation
  3. __neurons; active in normal quiet breathing
  4. the inward __ shift of Cl- in exchange to the efflux of HCO3- from red blood cells
  5. Interior of plural sac:Pleural __
  6. __ Chemoreceptors located in the medulla near the respiratory control center Provide excitatory input to inspiratory neurons
  7. Inspiratory and __ neurons; activated upon demand
  8. Thin-walled inflatable sacs
  9. Most oxygen in the blood is transported bound to __ in erythrocytes
  10. ventilation tidal volume x respiratory rate
  11. __ Monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that is the leading cause of death by poison worldwide
  12. __bodies are located in the aortic arch
  13. The __ effect increased CO2 and H+ at the tissues right-shifts the dissociation curve of O2
  14. __ sac is a double-walled, closed sac that separates each lung from the thoracic wall
  15. __ and carbon dioxide exchange across pulmonary and systemic capillaries caused by partial pressure gradients

25 Clues: Thin-walled inflatable sacs • Interior of plural sac:Pleural __ • __bodies are located in the aortic arch • __ bodies are located in the carotid sinus • __neurons; active in normal quiet breathing • ventilation tidal volume x respiratory rate • Encompasses two separate but related processes • Inspiratory and __ neurons; activated upon demand • ...

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 2023-09-18

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Breathing, which includes the bronchioles, alveolar tubes, alveolar sacs, and alveoli, is the only place.
  2. Air must go in and out of the lungs so that the gas in the air sacs is continuously refreshed, this is called.
  3. Enzymes that are in mucus destroy bacteria chemically called.
  4. Alveolar macrophages are very efficient, sometimes called.
  5. Eight rigid hyaline cartilages and spoon-shaped elastic cartilage folds are called.
  6. The inside of the nose consists of the nasal cavity, which is separated by.
  7. The ones that house the heart of large blood vessels, bronchi, rumbling, and other organs are called.
  8. The respiratory system that is visible externally is.
  9. The narrow superior part of each lung, the apex, lies deep inside.
Down
  1. Carbon dioxide removal is included in the function.
  2. Keeps the body supplied with oxygen is the job of.
  3. The smallest conducting channel is.
  4. The tubes that allow air to reach the lungs are called.
  5. Gap-like pathways between the vocal cords are.
  6. Lingual tonsils located at the base.
  7. The normal respiratory rate is called.
  8. The main function of the respiratory system is to supply oxygen to the body and remove carbon dioxide. To do this, at least 4 different events must occur, collectively called.
  9. Epithelial cells maked up most of the alveolar wall are thick cuboidal cells, which produce lipid (fat) molecules called.
  10. Pharyngeal tonsils are often called.
  11. The largest hyaline cartilage is shield-shaped thyroid cartilage, which protrudes anteriorly and is usually called.

20 Clues: The smallest conducting channel is. • Lingual tonsils located at the base. • Pharyngeal tonsils are often called. • The normal respiratory rate is called. • Gap-like pathways between the vocal cords are. • Keeps the body supplied with oxygen is the job of. • Carbon dioxide removal is included in the function. • The respiratory system that is visible externally is. • ...

Respiratory System 2023-11-16

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Designation applied to conditions that result in pulmonary obstruction, most commonly chronic bronchitis and pulmonary emphysema.
  2. The presence of air or gas in the subcutaneous tissues of the body.
  3. A respiratory disorder of infants born at less than a 37-week gestation due to incomplete maturation of the surfactant-producing system.
  4. Congenital disorder affecting exocrine gland function, with respiratory effects including excessive secretions, obstruction of the bronchial system, and infection.
  5. The most frequent type of lung infection, resulting in an inflammation of the lung with compromised pulmonary function.
  6. tube inserted through the chest wall between the ribs to allow for drainage of air and/or fluid from the thoracic cavity.
  7. Inflammation of one or more bronchi.
  8. A radiographic artifact produced by a wrinkle in the skin that mimics a pneumothorax.
  9. Chronic dilatation of the bronchi, with inflammation and destruction of bronchial walls and cilia.
  10. Pleural effusion containing blood.
Down
  1. Inflammation of the pleura with exudation into the pleural cavity and on its surface.
  2. Lung condition characterized by an increase in the air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles and with destruction of alveolar walls.
  3. An abnormal sound heard on auscultation of the chest.
  4. The most common bacterial pneumonia, generally affecting an entire lobe of a lung.
  5. Systemic, fungal infection caused by a fungus that thrives in soil, especially that fueled by bird or bat excreta; especially endemic to the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys.
  6. Carcinoma of the lung that arises from the epithelium of the bronchial tree.
  7. Pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of silica dust, as is common among miners, grinders, and sand blasters.
  8. A group of occupational diseases characterized by permanent deposits of particulate matter in the lungs and by resultant pulmonary fibrosis.
  9. An accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity.
  10. Effusion A collection of excess fluid in the pleural cavity.

20 Clues: Pleural effusion containing blood. • Inflammation of one or more bronchi. • An accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity. • An abnormal sound heard on auscultation of the chest. • Effusion A collection of excess fluid in the pleural cavity. • The presence of air or gas in the subcutaneous tissues of the body. • ...

Respiratory System 2024-02-20

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The blood helps to ________________ oxygen, heat, carbon dioxide, minerals and
  2. Action of your when lungs expand.
  3. also known as the voice box, can become inflamed after a concert!
  4. can cause lung cancer, emphysema, heart disease.
  5. Action of when your lungs flatten.
  6. is made up of red, white blood cells, and transport oxygen.
  7. your body.
  8. protect the lungs, heart and internal organs
  9. are the major organs of mammals that allow us to get oxygen into our body
  10. are the tubes that carry air into the lungs, can be inflamed to get bronchitis.
  11. Vapor is what you exhale that makes a mirror fog up
Down
  1. All living things must get oxygen into their body in order to ___________
  2. transported by blood around our bodies to keep us warm/
  3. is where air is exhaled from the body
  4. are the air sacs that unload oxygen into your bloodstream and pick up C02
  5. muscle which pulls air into your body and pushes it out.
  6. C02 out.
  7. is one spot air enters the body- air is warmed, moistened and filtered here.
  8. is the windpipe that connects your mouth to your lungs
  9. is the action to bring oxygenated air into our body.

20 Clues: C02 out. • your body. • Action of your when lungs expand. • Action of when your lungs flatten. • is where air is exhaled from the body • protect the lungs, heart and internal organs • can cause lung cancer, emphysema, heart disease. • Vapor is what you exhale that makes a mirror fog up • is the action to bring oxygenated air into our body. • ...

Respiratory System 2023-02-24

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. incision into trachea
  2. upper respiratory infection of rabbits
  3. inflamed trachea and bronchi (kennel cough)
  4. nosebleed
  5. thick mucus secreted by respiratory tract
  6. listening to body sounds with a stethoscope
  7. decreased oxygen
  8. procedure to visually examine bronchi
  9. difficult breathing
  10. increased breathing
  11. incision into chest (thorax)
  12. pus in the chest
  13. decreases breathing
  14. abnormal, rapid breathing
  15. collapse of the lungs
  16. chronic allergic disorder
  17. abnormal condition of the lung
  18. without oxygen
Down
  1. drugs that control coughing
  2. increased CO2 in the blood
  3. blood in chest
  4. nares narrowed nostrils
  5. inflammation of the nose and lungs
  6. removing a part (lobe) of a lung
  7. inflammation of the bronchi
  8. inflammation of the larynx
  9. inflammation of the nose
  10. inflammation of the pharynx (sore throat)
  11. inflammation of the trachea
  12. not breathing
  13. fluid discharge from an area

31 Clues: nosebleed • not breathing • blood in chest • without oxygen • decreased oxygen • pus in the chest • difficult breathing • increased breathing • decreases breathing • incision into trachea • collapse of the lungs • nares narrowed nostrils • inflammation of the nose • abnormal, rapid breathing • chronic allergic disorder • increased CO2 in the blood • inflammation of the larynx • ...

Respiratory System 2023-02-20

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. g
  2. u
  3. t
  4. e
  5. a
  6. q
  7. y
  8. z
  9. b
  10. f
  11. p
  12. d1
  13. n
  14. r
  15. i
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  1. c1
  2. w
  3. d
  4. s
  5. a1
  6. h
  7. x
  8. l
  9. j
  10. c
  11. v
  12. m
  13. b1
  14. o
  15. k

30 Clues: g • w • d • u • s • t • e • h • x • a • l • q • j • c • v • y • m • z • b • f • p • o • k • n • r • i • c1 • a1 • b1 • d1

Respiratory System 2023-02-20

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Di
  2. Lu
  3. TC
  4. R
  5. The virus
  6. L
  7. RV
  8. F
  9. S
  10. Ac
  11. TV
  12. H
  13. Ph
  14. La
  15. Tbc bacteria called
Down
  1. Inflammation
  2. E
  3. As
  4. Pn
  5. Vital volume (ml)
  6. A
  7. T
  8. P
  9. B
  10. D
  11. Residual volume (ml)
  12. Po
  13. Flu
  14. N
  15. Br

30 Clues: E • A • T • P • B • R • D • L • F • S • N • H • As • Pn • Di • Lu • TC • RV • Po • Ac • Br • TV • Ph • La • Flu • The virus • Inflammation • Vital volume (ml) • Tbc bacteria called • Residual volume (ml)

Respiratory System 2021-12-02

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. surgical removal of a lobe in the lung
  2. removal and examination of tissue from a living body
  3. narrowing or stricture of the larynx
  4. instrument used to visualize the nasal canal
  5. spasm of the muscle of the pharynx
  6. pain in the pleura
  7. inflammation of the larynx
  8. voicebox
  9. involuntary muscle contraction of the bronchi
  10. throat
  11. normal respiration/breathing
  12. infection of the lungs
  13. tumor growth of cartilage cells
  14. surgical puncture of lung to remove fluids from the lungs
  15. fungal disease of the lungs
  16. painful or difficult breathing
Down
  1. visual examination of the bronchi
  2. inflammation of the bronchi
  3. cessation(stop)of breathing, especially during sleep
  4. discomfort with breathing when n lying position
  5. examination of the organs of a dead body to determine cause of death
  6. spasmodic closure of the larynx
  7. windpipe
  8. narrowing or stricture of the pharynx

24 Clues: throat • windpipe • voicebox • pain in the pleura • infection of the lungs • inflammation of the larynx • inflammation of the bronchi • fungal disease of the lungs • normal respiration/breathing • painful or difficult breathing • spasmodic closure of the larynx • tumor growth of cartilage cells • visual examination of the bronchi • spasm of the muscle of the pharynx • ...

Respiratory system 2022-04-11

Respiratory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. monitor blood
  2. in pons; antagonizes apneustic center
  3. total pressure * fraction of gas in the mix
  4. the movement of air through the conducting passages between the atmosphere and the lungs
  5. when the iron in a heme group is no longer bound to oxygen
  6. air moving into the body
  7. when the iron in a heme group has oxidized and can no longer bind to oxygen
  8. monitor CSF and brain interstitial fluid
  9. sensitive to pH, PCO2, or PO2
  10. air moving into tissues for cellular respiratiom
  11. plotting % oxyhemoglobin saturation at different Po2s
  12. reabsorb sodium and water; secrete surfactant
  13. when a heme group is bound to carbon monoxide
  14. increase inspiration
  15. serous membranes of the lungs
Down
  1. oxyhemoglobin -> deoxyhemoglobin + oxygen
  2. carbon dioxide attached to amino acid in hemoglobin
  3. H+ + HCO3-
  4. in pons; increases inspiration
  5. inhibid diaphragmatic motor neurons
  6. region where gas exchange occurs
  7. when the iron in a heme group is bound to oxygen
  8. passageways not involved in gas exchange which transport air
  9. intrapulmonary pressure < atmospheric pressure
  10. deoxyhemoglobin _ oxygen -> oxyhemoglobin
  11. basement membranes fused to capillaries make up the respiratory memrbane
  12. in medulla oblongata; etablishes rhythm of breathing
  13. the process by which oxygen and carbon dioxide move between the bloodstream and the lungs
  14. intrapulmonary pressure > atmospheric pressure
  15. the total pressure of a gas mixture = the sum of all pressures of all gasses in the mixture
  16. the pressure of a given quantity is inversely proportional to its volume

31 Clues: H+ + HCO3- • monitor blood • increase inspiration • air moving into the body • sensitive to pH, PCO2, or PO2 • serous membranes of the lungs • in pons; increases inspiration • region where gas exchange occurs • inhibid diaphragmatic motor neurons • in pons; antagonizes apneustic center • monitor CSF and brain interstitial fluid • oxyhemoglobin -> deoxyhemoglobin + oxygen • ...

Respiratory System 2022-03-29

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. air enters here (contains teeth)
  2. exhale
  3. rich network of blood capillaries
  4. enclosed membrane
  5. cavities hollow spaces by the nose
  6. in/expiration
  7. filter air
  8. take blood to the heart
  9. Septum wall of cartiledge dividing nose
  10. voice box
  11. 2 openings called nostrils
  12. System this unit
  13. Respiration cells using oxygen to make things
  14. bronchospasms
Down
  1. smallest branch of bronchi
  2. leads into lungs
  3. respiration exchange of gas in,lungs
  4. expands and relaxes, under lungs
  5. inhale
  6. leaf like piece of cartiledge
  7. throat
  8. windpipe
  9. and chroninc respiratory system disease
  10. inflammation of the bronchi
  11. respiration exchange of gas in cell tissue
  12. breathing
  13. take blood away from heart
  14. cavities
  15. 3 sections

29 Clues: inhale • exhale • throat • windpipe • cavities • breathing • voice box • filter air • 3 sections • in/expiration • bronchospasms • leads into lungs • System this unit • enclosed membrane • take blood to the heart • smallest branch of bronchi • take blood away from heart • 2 openings called nostrils • inflammation of the bronchi • leaf like piece of cartiledge • air enters here (contains teeth) • ...

Respiratory system 2022-03-29

Respiratory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the natural opening through which food passes into the body of an animal
  2. Very thin tubes that lead to alveolar sacs
  3. Septum Composed of bone and cartilage, divides the nasal cavity into right and left parts
  4. Includes the larynx, trachea, bronchial tree, and lungs
  5. Inflammation of bronchi
  6. Includes the nose, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, and pharynx
  7. A hollow space behind the nose
  8. inflammation of membranes of the lungs
  9. with oxygen
  10. Respiration The process of oxygen utilization and carbon dioxide production at the cellular level
  11. Supported internally by bone and cartilage, has two nostrils
  12. Walls of alveoli deteriorate and lose their elasticity
  13. moving of air
  14. Inflammation of mucous membrane
  15. Thinwalled outpouchings that lead to alveoli
Down
  1. Microscopic air sacs clustered at the distal ends
  2. inferiorly and the root of the neck superiorly
  3. A collapses lung
  4. bronchospasms narrow the openings of the bronchioles
  5. Composed of muscle tissue and connective tissue with a covering of mucous membrane extending inward form the lateral walls
  6. Highly contagious viral infection
  7. a nosebleed
  8. without oxygen
  9. infectious lung disease caused by
  10. Usually stands upright and allows air to enter the larynx; during swallowing partially covers the larynx to help prevent foods and liquids from entering the air passage
  11. having to do with lungs
  12. An enlargement in the airway at the top of the trachea and below the oropharynx; conducts air in and out of the trachea and prevents foreign objects from entering the trachea; houses vocal cords
  13. The entire process of gas exchange between the atmosphere and cells (ventilation, external respiration, gas transport, internal respiration)
  14. Aka throat; behind the oral cavity, the nasal cavity, and the larynx; a passageway for food moving from the oral cavity to the esophagus and for air passing between the nasal cavity and the larynx
  15. inflammation of the voice box and vocal cords
  16. inflammation of nasal mucous membranes
  17. any chronic lung disease that results in obstruction of the airways

32 Clues: a nosebleed • with oxygen • moving of air • without oxygen • A collapses lung • Inflammation of bronchi • having to do with lungs • A hollow space behind the nose • Inflammation of mucous membrane • Highly contagious viral infection • infectious lung disease caused by • inflammation of membranes of the lungs • inflammation of nasal mucous membranes • ...

Respiratory System 2022-04-08

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. infection caused by bacteria, or fungi
  2. passing of air in and out of the lungs
  3. smaller tubular branches of the airways
  4. gas that you breath in
  5. process of letting air out
  6. the act or process of breathing
  7. tiny sacs in the lungs
  8. gas that you breath out
  9. passageways that lead air into the lungs
  10. also called the throat or windpipe
  11. gas goes from high to low concentration
  12. parting of two nostrils
  13. airways narrow and swell
  14. the voice box
Down
  1. cavity behind the nose and above the roof of the mouth
  2. hairlike structures
  3. process of air going into the lungs
  4. two spongy organs that are responsible for respiration
  5. invisible gas that surrounds the earth
  6. the mouth, lips, cheeks
  7. has nostrils and is above the mouth
  8. protective secretion of the mucus
  9. the flap that covers the trachea
  10. breathe in
  11. allows food to enter into the stomach
  12. breathe out
  13. between the neck and the abdomen
  14. opening in the lower part of the human face
  15. dome shaped muscle under the lungs
  16. tube leading air to the bronchi

30 Clues: breathe in • breathe out • the voice box • hairlike structures • gas that you breath in • tiny sacs in the lungs • the mouth, lips, cheeks • gas that you breath out • parting of two nostrils • airways narrow and swell • process of letting air out • the act or process of breathing • tube leading air to the bronchi • the flap that covers the trachea • between the neck and the abdomen • ...

Respiratory system 2022-03-03

Respiratory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Primary muscle in ventilation
  2. Sacs used for gas exchange
  3. Cell structures that help move mucus
  4. The _________ artery feeds the conducting airways
  5. A phospholipid that prevents the alveoli from sticking together
  6. Bone structures in the nasal cavity lined with mucous membranes
  7. Volume of air always in the lungs
  8. Patches of immune tissue in the pharynx
  9. The pulmonary ______ carries deoxygenated blood from the heart
  10. The rings of the trachea are made of ________ cartilage
Down
  1. Contains the VRG
  2. Opening to the trachea
  3. Small canals in the nasal cavity
  4. _______ cells produce mucus
  5. Resting breathing volume
  6. Decreases lung compliance
  7. Part of the airway that allows food and air to pass through
  8. ________ Law states that pressure and volume are inversely related
  9. The pulmonary ______ carries oxygenated blood to the heart
  10. Stretchability of the lung
  11. Rigid structure leading to the lungs
  12. Connective tissue that surrounds the lungs
  13. Contains the PRG
  14. Number of lobes in the right lung

24 Clues: Contains the VRG • Contains the PRG • Opening to the trachea • Resting breathing volume • Decreases lung compliance • Sacs used for gas exchange • Stretchability of the lung • _______ cells produce mucus • Primary muscle in ventilation • Small canals in the nasal cavity • Volume of air always in the lungs • Number of lobes in the right lung • Cell structures that help move mucus • ...

Respiratory system 2022-05-13

Respiratory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is connected to the naval cavity by the pharynx
  2. amount of air that is inspired and expired during normal breathing
  3. allow an individual to speak
  4. gas that your body needs to function
  5. referred to as the throat
  6. the main bronchi that is larger in diameter
  7. structures of the lungs where gas exchange occurs
  8. the nasal cavity is divided by the midline nasal...
  9. a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged
  10. type of cartilage that forms the epiglottis
Down
  1. System that includes the lungs, trachea, and nose
  2. common name for the anterior protusion of the thyroid cartilage
  3. air enters the nasal cavity through the...
  4. largest cartilage that builds larynx
  5. branches of tissue stemming from trachea
  6. thoracic muscle that lays beneath the lungs and helps with inhalation and exhalation
  7. clusters of lymphatic tissue
  8. reflex of removing irritants from your throat
  9. tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
  10. mucous membrane-lined cavities

20 Clues: referred to as the throat • clusters of lymphatic tissue • allow an individual to speak • mucous membrane-lined cavities • largest cartilage that builds larynx • gas that your body needs to function • branches of tissue stemming from trachea • tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi • air enters the nasal cavity through the... • the main bronchi that is larger in diameter • ...

Respiratory system 2025-02-16

Respiratory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The main muscle of respiration, located below the lungs, assisting in breathing.
  2. The amount of air involved in a single breath.
  3. The specialized tissue lining the respiratory tract, containing mucus and cilia.
  4. The process of moving air in and out of the lungs.
  5. A condition where oxygen levels in the tissues are too low.
  6. A temporary cessation of breathing.
  7. A substance in the alveoli that reduces surface tension and prevents collapse.
  8. The process of oxygen binding to hemoglobin for transport in the blood.
  9. A test measuring lung function, including airflow and volume.
  10. A double-layered membrane surrounding the lungs, reducing friction during respiration.
Down
  1. Small airways branching from the bronchi, leading to the alveoli.
  2. A tube that connects the larynx to the bronchi, allowing air passage to the lungs.
  3. Tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs between air and blood.
  4. The total volume of air the lungs can hold.
  5. The brainstem region that controls breathing.
  6. The process of drawing air into the lungs.
  7. The process of expelling air from the lungs.
  8. The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the alveoli.
  9. Large airways branching from the trachea and leading to the lungs.
  10. An excessive level of carbon dioxide in the blood.

20 Clues: A temporary cessation of breathing. • The process of drawing air into the lungs. • The total volume of air the lungs can hold. • The process of expelling air from the lungs. • The brainstem region that controls breathing. • The amount of air involved in a single breath. • The process of moving air in and out of the lungs. • ...

Respiratory System 2025-02-18

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Intrapleural pressure must remain __________ to atmospheric pressure or lung collapse can occur.
  2. __________ cartilage contains the Adam's apple
  3. What is the large muscle separating the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity and helps with breathing?
  4. the volume of air that can be forcibly exhaled after a normal exhalation
  5. this gas is highest in atmospheric air
  6. HB-CO2 is known as
  7. What are the tiny hairs that keep mucus and dirt out of your lungs?
  8. a major nerve controlling respiration
  9. the volume of air that can be forcibly inhaled after a normal inhalation
  10. number of lobes for left lung
  11. air in the pleural cavity is known as __________
  12. __________ respiration is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and blood
  13. __________ respiration is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between body tissues and blood
Down
  1. __________ is partial or total lung collapse
  2. the __________ bone is at the top of the larynx and also attached to the tongue
  3. when you inhale the volume of your lungs __________
  4. when you inhale the pressure in your lungs __________
  5. the pO2 would be highest in __________ veins
  6. __________ involves movement of air in and out of the lungs
  7. What is the flap the covers the glottis during swallowing of food?
  8. law that states that each gas in a mixture exerts its own pressure
  9. the trachea bifurcates at the __________
  10. number of lobes for right lung
  11. __________ is a temporary stop in breathing
  12. __________ pressure is always 760mmHg at sea level
  13. the ion "shifted" during internal and external respiration
  14. __________ involves blood flow to the lungs
  15. __________ is normal breathing
  16. __________ cells secrete surfactant
  17. What is the windpipe known as?

30 Clues: HB-CO2 is known as • number of lobes for left lung • number of lobes for right lung • What is the windpipe known as? • __________ is normal breathing • __________ cells secrete surfactant • a major nerve controlling respiration • this gas is highest in atmospheric air • the trachea bifurcates at the __________ • __________ is a temporary stop in breathing • ...

Respiratory system 2024-12-17

Respiratory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of the cavity in the nose where air enters.
  2. Tiny blood vessels surrounding the alveoli.
  3. Tiny hair-like structures in the airways that help trap and move particles out of the respiratory system.
  4. A sticky substance that traps dust and germs in the airways.
  5. A muscle that helps in breathing, located below the lungs.
  6. The main organs of respiration.
  7. The act of expelling air from the lungs.
  8. The chest cavity that contians the lungs etc.
  9. Gas we breathe in to sustain life.
  10. A respiratory condition causing difficulty in breathing due to narrowed aiways and inflammaton.
  11. A protein in red blood cells that binds to oxygen and transports it through the body.
  12. The windpipe that connects the throat to the bronchi.
  13. A state in which oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide.
Down
  1. A flap of cartilage that prevents food from entering the windpipe.
  2. Two branches that lead from the trachea to the lungs.
  3. A thin membrane surrounding the lungs.
  4. Small airways that lead to the alveoli.
  5. The hollow space behind the nose.
  6. The act of drawing air into the lungs.
  7. The process of moving air in and out of the lungs.
  8. Tiny air sacs where gas exchange occurs.
  9. The voice box, located in the throat.
  10. A passage through which air moves in and out.
  11. The process of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide.
  12. The throat; a passage for both food and air.

25 Clues: The main organs of respiration. • The hollow space behind the nose. • Gas we breathe in to sustain life. • The voice box, located in the throat. • A thin membrane surrounding the lungs. • The act of drawing air into the lungs. • Small airways that lead to the alveoli. • Tiny air sacs where gas exchange occurs. • The act of expelling air from the lungs. • ...

Respiratory System 2025-03-07

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Stimulation of the smooth muscle in the bronchioles by the parasympathetic nervous system will cause this
  2. The total volume of air exchanged in the lungs per minute
  3. These types of receptors are located in the lungs and chest wall
  4. The air sacs at the ends of the respiratory tree
  5. Acidosis will shift the Hb-O2 dissociation curve in this direction
  6. Pressure and volume have this type of relationship
  7. Peripheral chemoreceptors are located in the aortic and _______ bodies
  8. Carbon dioxide is primarily transported in the blood as this.
  9. The widening of the bronchi and bronchioles, often caused by sympathetic nervous system stimulation
  10. The direction the diaphragm moves when contracting
  11. The site of gas exchange
Down
  1. fibrosis of lung tissue can lead to this type of pulmonary disease
  2. A common test used to measure lung volumes and capacities
  3. Rapid or deep breathing that can cause a decrease in CO2 levels
  4. This type of pulmonary disease is caused by increased resistance to air flow
  5. The amount of air that can be forcibly expired from the lungs after a maximal inspiration
  6. The nerve that controls the diaphragm
  7. Oxygen reversibly binds this molecule
  8. Surface tension and density of elastin fibres can affect this property of the lung tissue
  9. The double layered membrane that surrounds each lung
  10. A substance that helps keep the pH stable
  11. the substance produced by the type II alveolar epithelial cells
  12. A principle stating that pressure and volume are inversely proportional at constant temperature.
  13. A condition characterised by a deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues
  14. This volume is the amount of air that moves in and out of the lungs with each respiratory cycle
  15. The principle that describes how gases diffuse across a membrane
  16. A condition where the blood becomes too acidic, often due to high CO2 levels.

27 Clues: The site of gas exchange • The nerve that controls the diaphragm • Oxygen reversibly binds this molecule • A substance that helps keep the pH stable • The air sacs at the ends of the respiratory tree • Pressure and volume have this type of relationship • The direction the diaphragm moves when contracting • The double layered membrane that surrounds each lung • ...

Respiratory System 2025-03-11

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rapid or deep breathing that can cause a decrease in CO2 levels
  2. fibrosis of lung tissue can lead to this type of pulmonary disease
  3. Oxygen reversibly binds this molecule
  4. Carbon dioxide is primarily transported in the blood as this.
  5. A common test used to measure lung volumes and capacities
  6. The double layered membrane that surrounds each lung
  7. A condition characterised by a deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues
  8. This volume is the amount of air that moves in and out of the lungs with each respiratory cycle
  9. Peripheral chemoreceptors are located in the aortic and _______ bodies
  10. The air sacs at the ends of the respiratory tree
  11. The nerve that controls the diaphragm
  12. This type of pulmonary disease is caused by increased resistance to air flow
  13. The total volume of air exchanged in the lungs per minute
  14. the substance produced by the type II alveolar epithelial cells
  15. The principle that describes how gases diffuse across a membrane
  16. These types of receptors are located in the lungs and chest wall
Down
  1. The amount of air that can be forcibly expired from the lungs after a maximal inspiration
  2. The widening of the bronchi and bronchioles, often caused by sympathetic nervous system stimulation
  3. Acidosis will shift the Hb-O2 dissociation curve in this direction
  4. A condition where the blood becomes too acidic, often due to high CO2 levels.
  5. Stimulation of the smooth muscle in the bronchioles by the parasympathetic nervous system will cause this
  6. A principle stating that pressure and volume are inversely proportional at constant temperature.
  7. The site of gas exchange
  8. Surface tension and density of elastin fibres can affect this property of the lung tissue
  9. The direction the diaphragm moves when contracting
  10. A substance that helps keep the pH stable
  11. Pressure and volume have this type of relationship

27 Clues: The site of gas exchange • Oxygen reversibly binds this molecule • The nerve that controls the diaphragm • A substance that helps keep the pH stable • The air sacs at the ends of the respiratory tree • The direction the diaphragm moves when contracting • Pressure and volume have this type of relationship • The double layered membrane that surrounds each lung • ...

Respiratory System 2023-10-12

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fungi used in wine industries.
  2. type of respiration done in absence of oxygen
  3. 6 carbon molecule structure
  4. main organ for respiration
  5. bronchi divide into___
  6. also called voice box.
  7. protect lungs.
  8. doctor of respiratory problems
  9. 3 carbon molecule made by breaking glucose.
Down
  1. break down of pyruvate takes place in
  2. respiratory pigment
  3. vital gas for respiration
  4. accumulation of lactic acid can cause.
  5. energy currency of cell
  6. respiratory organ in aquatic animals
  7. most multicellular organism does __ respiration
  8. exchange of gasses in alveoli takes place by__
  9. sack like structure in lungs
  10. hemoglobin is present in
  11. holes in leaves for exchange of gasses

20 Clues: protect lungs. • respiratory pigment • bronchi divide into___ • also called voice box. • energy currency of cell • hemoglobin is present in • vital gas for respiration • main organ for respiration • 6 carbon molecule structure • sack like structure in lungs • fungi used in wine industries. • doctor of respiratory problems • respiratory organ in aquatic animals • ...

Respiratory system 2023-10-08

Respiratory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An infectious disease affecting the respiratory system.
  2. APNEA A condition characterized by periodic cessation of breathing during sleep.
  3. A test to measure lung function.
  4. An instrument used to measure lung capacity.
  5. A disease often caused by smoking, leading to lung damage.
  6. The medical term for the voice box.
  7. The main organ of the respiratory system.
  8. The muscle that controls the volume of air in the lungs.
  9. A flap-like structure that covers the windpipe during swallowing.
Down
  1. The process of oxygen entering the bloodstream.
  2. Inflammation of the airways causing breathing difficulty.
  3. Tiny air sacs where gas exchange occurs.
  4. The process of inhaling and exhaling.
  5. The substance that reduces surface tension in the alveoli.
  6. EDMA A condition where the lungs fill with fluid.
  7. A chronic lung disease that restricts airflow.
  8. The tube connecting the throat to the bronchi.
  9. The process of carbon dioxide leaving the bloodstream.
  10. Tubes that carry air to the lungs.
  11. A membrane covering the lungs and lining the chest cavity.

20 Clues: A test to measure lung function. • Tubes that carry air to the lungs. • The medical term for the voice box. • The process of inhaling and exhaling. • Tiny air sacs where gas exchange occurs. • The main organ of the respiratory system. • An instrument used to measure lung capacity. • A chronic lung disease that restricts airflow. • ...

Respiratory system 2024-01-29

Respiratory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fine hairs
  2. combining form for bronchial tubes
  3. clearing secretions of the throat or lungs by coughing
  4. another name for a nose bleed
  5. acute viral infection of infants and children
  6. alveol/o
  7. combining for meaning adenoids
  8. pector/o
  9. each lung is covered by a double layered membrane called this
  10. slit like opening to the larynx
  11. cyan/o
  12. another name for a runny nose
  13. leads to a separate lung and divides into smaller tubes like branches of a tree
  14. measures breathing
  15. whooping cough
  16. the space in the center of the chest
  17. first division of the larynx
  18. diaphragm
  19. Inflammation of the sinuses
Down
  1. lack of pulse
  2. capn/o
  3. second division of the larynx
  4. removal of region of a lung
  5. larynx
  6. collection of air in the chest cavity
  7. combining form for straight or upright
  8. prevents choking
  9. third division of the larynx
  10. edema, fluid in the air sacs and bronchioles
  11. coni/o

30 Clues: capn/o • larynx • cyan/o • coni/o • alveol/o • pector/o • diaphragm • fine hairs • lack of pulse • whooping cough • prevents choking • measures breathing • removal of region of a lung • Inflammation of the sinuses • third division of the larynx • first division of the larynx • second division of the larynx • another name for a nose bleed • another name for a runny nose • combining for meaning adenoids • ...

Respiratory System 2024-01-18

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. there is one connecting to each lung
  2. Electronic version of Cigarette
  3. air-filled space in the skull that also makes mucus
  4. Trap and remove foreign pathogens from entering the body
  5. Process in which air enters the lungs
  6. muscle part between the bone and nasal cavity
  7. is One of the worst things you can do, It makes your lungs black and kills you with tar and contains carcinogens which make it difficult to breathe
  8. bone part between the nasal and mouth cavity
  9. Tiny hairs in the nose that keep mucous and dirt out of the lungs
  10. Primary use is for breathing
  11. large flat muscle that controls breathing by contractions and expansions
  12. oral part of the pharynx
  13. Pick up oxygen from capillaries and go through the entire body delivering oxygen
  14. Something used to open up the bronchioles
  15. happens when your lungs exhale
  16. Produce Sound when they vibrate
  17. prevents food from the entering nasal cavity
  18. is good for the lungs & requires a lot of physical movement
  19. flap of elastic cartilage that protects the superior opening of the larynx.
  20. Happens when your lungs take in Air
  21. opening of larynx and esophagus. Contains epiglottis.
Down
  1. tiny tubes within the lungs
  2. What comes out of the cells at the site of gas exchange
  3. nasal part of the pharynx
  4. Bones that protect the lungs heart and diaphragm
  5. A common condition where the bronchiole constricts making it difficult to breathe
  6. Tube where air goes into the body
  7. not directly attached to the breastbone
  8. Process in which Carbon dioxide leaves the body
  9. Fluid that covers the lungs
  10. What goes into the cells at the site of gas exchange
  11. Also is used for breathing
  12. Surround Alveoliloi and this is where the cells take in oxygen and take out carbon dioxide
  13. A disease where mucous fills up the lungs
  14. Tiny Air sacs within the luThe ng
  15. Another word for breathing
  16. Most Important Respiratory Organ
  17. Also known as the Voicebox

38 Clues: oral part of the pharynx • nasal part of the pharynx • Also is used for breathing • Another word for breathing • Also known as the Voicebox • tiny tubes within the lungs • Fluid that covers the lungs • Primary use is for breathing • happens when your lungs exhale • Electronic version of Cigarette • Produce Sound when they vibrate • Most Important Respiratory Organ • ...

Respiratory System 2024-10-18

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Viral infection in cattle that causes epithelial damage in the nose and trachea resulting in ulceration and fibrin deposit.
  2. Extremely destructive encapsulated yeast fungus most commonly seen in cats.
  3. Type of rhinitis in pigs that destructs the nasal turbinate and cavity (can be from Pasteurella multocida).
  4. Edema fluid in the thoracic cavity.
  5. Bacterial infection in horses causing bilateral suppurative lymphadenitis.
  6. Pneumonia caused by retrovirus with neurological effects.
  7. Guttural pouch _____ is a fungal infection that results in roaring in horses.
  8. Accumulation of duct/carbon in macrophages within the alveoli.
  9. Fungal infection in nasal cavity primarily in dogs.
  10. Common name for lung disease caused by 3-Methylindole toxicity.
  11. Part of the inflammatory response where there is an excess of blood in the vessels supplying an organ.
  12. Differential diagnosis for Feline Herpes virus 1.
  13. Common name for process that leads to bronchopneumonia in cattle.
  14. Formation of blood clot in a blood vessel obstructing the normal flow.
Down
  1. Lung disease often caused by a virus that results in diffuse pulmonary edema and failure of lung to collapse.
  2. Inflammation affecting multiple serosal surfaces.
  3. Accumulation of chyle from damage to thoracic duct.
  4. Disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis presenting with granuloma formation in the lymph nodes and lungs.
  5. Grossly the lung is red in the cranio-ventral part and covered in fibrin.
  6. Left sided heart failure can result in this causing the lungs to be heavier than normal.
  7. Arterivirus affecting the lungs and reproductive system.
  8. A change in this is one of the most unreliable indications.
  9. Yeast infection commonly seen in young hunting dogs that presents with soft white nodules diffusely on the lungs.
  10. Foreign object traveling in the blood vessel causing an obstruction.
  11. Gross accumulation of gas within the lungs.
  12. Classic swine strain that causes rapidly spreading, severe cough through the herd.
  13. Reversible collapse of the alveoli.
  14. Pulmonary _______ is a relatively common clinically insignificant age related change.
  15. General cause of widened interlobular septa and foam within the trachea.
  16. Type of pneumonia with a characteristic black and green colour.

30 Clues: Edema fluid in the thoracic cavity. • Reversible collapse of the alveoli. • Gross accumulation of gas within the lungs. • Inflammation affecting multiple serosal surfaces. • Differential diagnosis for Feline Herpes virus 1. • Accumulation of chyle from damage to thoracic duct. • Fungal infection in nasal cavity primarily in dogs. • ...

Respiratory system 2024-11-14

Respiratory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of the "throat"
  2. The main muscle of respiration
  3. When the alveoli fills with fluid
  4. The trachea divides into these
  5. The smallest respiratory pathways
  6. The initials of the machine used for sleep apnea
  7. Where gas exchange takes place
  8. An overreaction to an irritating substance
  9. Opens and closes to allow food and air to pass
  10. Below the epiglottis
  11. The Conchea are covered with _________
Down
  1. Divides the nasal cavity
  2. Occurs when the soft palate, uvula and tongue block the airway
  3. Inflammation of the bronchial tubes
  4. Commonly called the "windpipe"
  5. Small hairs that move mucus along
  6. Increases the chances of trapping inhaled particles
  7. This lung is larger
  8. Separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity
  9. Acts like a resonance chamber for speech
  10. The interior of the nose is called the nasal __________
  11. A repetitive contraction of the diaphragm

22 Clues: This lung is larger • Name of the "throat" • Below the epiglottis • Divides the nasal cavity • The main muscle of respiration • The trachea divides into these • Commonly called the "windpipe" • Where gas exchange takes place • When the alveoli fills with fluid • Small hairs that move mucus along • The smallest respiratory pathways • Inflammation of the bronchial tubes • ...

Respiratory system 2024-11-29

Respiratory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The right lung lobe is the medial portion.
  2. Nerves responsible for smell.
  3. It is an organ in the thoracic cavity, located on the left side of the heart.
  4. The lower lobe of each lung is the lowest part.
  5. Introduction of oxygen gas into the body
  6. Is a paired superficial muscle in the anterior portion of the neck.
  7. The air space in the skull that surrounds the nasal cavities.
  8. The anterior nasal cavity is covered with skin, while the rest of the nasal cavity is covered with respiratory mucosa.
  9. It is part of the respiratory tract and is classified as the lower respiratory tract. Its function is to carry air to the lungs.
  10. It is a large vein that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
  11. Removing carbon dioxide from the body
  12. The superior lobes of each lung are the uppermost pieces
  13. It is an organ in the thoracic cavity, located on the right side of the heart.
  14. It is an organ used for breathing.
  15. It is a muscle that acts like a parachute separating the chest and abdomen.
  16. The space between the pleura.
  17. It is a ridge of cartilage at the base of the trachea that separates the openings of the left and right main bronchi.
  18. Very small, short, hair-like structures protruding from the cytoplasm of cells.
  19. A type of bone in the body, located in the chest or upper abdomen.
  20. Branches of the bronchus
  21. The bronchi are conducting passages for air into the lungs.
  22. Taking air into the body for gas exchange.
  23. It is the part of the trachea that branches into left and right branches that enter the lungs.
  24. It functions to control both inhalation and exhalation.
  25. Muscles that increase the volume of the thoracic cavity.
Down
  1. The tissue that covers the inside of the chest wall.
  2. It is the terminal part of the respiratory system, where respiration occurs by the lungs. It is an area where oxygen and carbon dioxide gases are exchanged between the air and blood.
  3. It is a single thin bone in the lower center that divides the nasal cavity into two sides, left and right.
  4. Small tubes that branch off from the trachea and branch out throughout the lungs. Their function is to transport air.
  5. It is the innermost muscle that maintains pressure within the abdominal cavity.
  6. It is a cell that functions to remove small foreign objects that enter the alveoli by eating dead cells.
  7. It is a very suitable structure for rapid gas exchange.
  8. It is a name for cavities that function as taste receptors, aid in digestion, and aid in breathing.
  9. It is a cavity through which air or gas can pass.
  10. It is an organ located below the throat.
  11. Contraction causes the ribs to lift, causing the chest to expand, and the lungs in the chest to expand.
  12. The trachea is a C-shaped cartilage projection.
  13. It is a chest muscle that helps in the expansion of the ribs when breathing in.
  14. It is a membrane covering the outside of the chest wall.
  15. It is a single circuit in which arteries carry less oxygen than veins.
  16. This muscle helps in the breathing process when moving.
  17. It is an artery that carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
  18. It is the part of the respiratory tract that extends from the trachea, which branches into a right-sided branch.
  19. The smallest branch of the pulmonary peduncle, with alveoli at the apex and spaces formed by the joining of several alveoli.
  20. Holes are the passageways for air to enter and exit.
  21. It is part of the airway that extends from the trachea, branching into a branch on the left side.
  22. any of usually three deeply situated muscles on each side of the neck of which each extends from the transverse processes of two or more cervical vertebrae to the first or second rib
  23. The inner lateral core muscles assist the diaphragm in exhalation.
  24. A thin layer of tissue that surrounds all lung tissue and protects the lungs.
  25. The internal organs of the throat are the joints of the digestive and respiratory systems, starting from behind the nasal cavity, behind the mouth, down to behind the larynx.

50 Clues: Branches of the bronchus • Nerves responsible for smell. • The space between the pleura. • It is an organ used for breathing. • Removing carbon dioxide from the body • Introduction of oxygen gas into the body • It is an organ located below the throat. • The right lung lobe is the medial portion. • Taking air into the body for gas exchange. • ...

Respiratory System 2024-12-01

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Device that delivers medication as a mist.
  2. - Inflammatory condition where alveoli fill with fluid.
  3. - Also called the voice box, located between the pharynx and trachea.
  4. - Tiny hair-like structures that filter out particles in the nasal cavity.
  5. - Commonly known as the throat, connects the mouth and nose to the esophagus and trachea.
  6. - Coughing up blood from the respiratory tract.
  7. - The main passageways that direct air into the lungs.
  8. - A test measuring lung capacity.
  9. - Progressive lung disease including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
  10. - Small branches of the bronchi that lead to alveoli.
  11. - Double-layered membrane surrounding the lungs.
Down
  1. - Also known as the windpipe, it connects the larynx to the bronchi.
  2. - Condition arising from a lack of oxygen leading to unconsciousness.
  3. CAVITY - Where air enters and is filtered by cilia and mucus.
  4. DIOXIDE - Waste gas expelled from the body during exhalation.
  5. - Muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen and helps in breathing.
  6. - Flap that covers the trachea during swallowing to prevent food entry.
  7. and Clues for Crossword Puzzle
  8. - Gas that is essential for cellular respiration.
  9. - Combining form meaning breathing.
  10. - Air sacs where gas exchange occurs.

21 Clues: and Clues for Crossword Puzzle • - A test measuring lung capacity. • - Combining form meaning breathing. • - Air sacs where gas exchange occurs. • - Device that delivers medication as a mist. • - Coughing up blood from the respiratory tract. • - Double-layered membrane surrounding the lungs. • - Gas that is essential for cellular respiration. • ...

Respiratory System 2025-03-25

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. They enable the entry and exit of air and other gasses through the nasal cavities
  2. is the organ that food travels through to reach the stomach for further digestion
  3. caused by a virus
  4. he main muscle of respiration, separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities, and facilitating breathing by contracting to expand the chest cavity and drawing air in, then relaxing to exhale
  5. humans have two ________
  6. upper respiratory infection (URI)
  7. acute or chronic inflammation of bronchi
  8. poisoning by bacteria toxin (Clostridium botulinum)
  9. hollow, air-filled cavities located within the bones of the skull, surrounding the nasal passages
  10. alveoli permanently damaged
  11. provides a chamber for voice
  12. (voice box)
Down
  1. carry air into your lungs
  2. deepest in the lungs
  3. _______ are damaged by smoking
  4. the smallest airways in the lungs
  5. Its primary function is to prevent food and liquids from entering the lungs during swallowing
  6. also known as the windpipe
  7. the opening between the vocal folds
  8. spasmodic contraction of bronchi
  9. allows air to pass from your nose into your windpipe (trachea) and eventually, into your lungs

21 Clues: (voice box) • caused by a virus • deepest in the lungs • humans have two ________ • carry air into your lungs • also known as the windpipe • alveoli permanently damaged • provides a chamber for voice • _______ are damaged by smoking • spasmodic contraction of bronchi • the smallest airways in the lungs • upper respiratory infection (URI) • the opening between the vocal folds • ...

Respiratory System 2025-04-30

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. breathing
  2. Continuous recording of carbon dioxide in the air
  3. alveolus
  4. thorax, chest
  5. moth
  6. Instrument used to measure respiratory gasses
  7. Bottom of the lung, next to the diaphragm
  8. This lung only has two lobes, the inferior and superior
  9. Incision into the chest
  10. voice, sound
  11. Instrument used to listen to sounds in the chest
  12. Removal of adenoid growths
  13. nose
  14. Inflammation of the alveoli
  15. Inflammation of the lining of the bronchiole tubes
Down
  1. Relating to the nasal passages and the stomach
  2. Device used to examine the larynx
  3. larynx
  4. air, lung
  5. Inflammation of the nose
  6. Inflammation of the pharynx
  7. oxygen
  8. Double layer membrane that covers the outside of the lungs
  9. Instrument measuring oxygen saturation
  10. Removal of the tonsil or tonsils
  11. Topmost aspect of the lungs
  12. carbon dioxide
  13. Instrument for measuring sounds
  14. Inflammation of the pleura
  15. Middle area of the lungs

30 Clues: moth • nose • larynx • oxygen • alveolus • breathing • air, lung • voice, sound • thorax, chest • carbon dioxide • Incision into the chest • Inflammation of the nose • Middle area of the lungs • Inflammation of the pleura • Removal of adenoid growths • Inflammation of the pharynx • Topmost aspect of the lungs • Inflammation of the alveoli • Instrument for measuring sounds • ...

Respiratory System 2025-05-02

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. only air most Superior fairings
  2. collection of oropharynx nasopharynx and laryngopharynx that make up the…
  3. air gets into the body
  4. organ located in the mouth
  5. small grape-shaped sacks at the end of bronchioles that move oxygen into blood through capillaries
  6. muscles/used during breathing causing lungs to contract increasing the size of the thoracic cavity located between the ribs
  7. cavity/ The space in your chest that contains organs blood vessels nerves and other body structures
  8. bones of the upper jaw
  9. part of the throat made up of cartilage
  10. air into the alveoli so it can be diffused into the blood
  11. system/the organs responsible for taking an oxygen expelling carbon dioxide
  12. mucus that drains out of the passages in your nose
Down
  1. to breathing it also separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
  2. cartilage/ makes up part of the larynx referred to as the Adam's apple in males
  3. air food and liquids middle part of the pharynx
  4. main stem bronchus/allows air to flow into and out of the lungs wide and short
  5. cartilage/most inferior cartilage only cartilage that forms a full circle also connects to the trachea
  6. jaw moves freely on hinge joints largest and strongest bone on the
  7. up of connective tissue and smooth muscle and maintains its shape due to 15 to 20 C shaped cartilaginous rings
  8. capillaries/Exchanges gas in the blood for gases in the inhaled air
  9. cartilage attached to thyroid cartilage covers the colonic opening
  10. bone/bone situated in the anterior of the neck
  11. main stem bronchus/Allow air to flow into and out of the lungs long and Nar

23 Clues: air gets into the body • bones of the upper jaw • organ located in the mouth • only air most Superior fairings • part of the throat made up of cartilage • bone/bone situated in the anterior of the neck • air food and liquids middle part of the pharynx • mucus that drains out of the passages in your nose • air into the alveoli so it can be diffused into the blood • ...

Respiratory system 2025-05-02

Respiratory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tube that connects the throat to the lungs
  2. Membrane surrounding the lungs
  3. Vessels that surround alveoli
  4. Gas essential for life, inhaled from air
  5. Gas removed during exhalation
  6. System responsible for breathing
  7. Main muscle used in breathing
  8. Tiny sacs in the lungs where gas exchange happens
  9. Voice box; located at the top of the trachea
Down
  1. Chronic disease that narrows airways
  2. Hair-like structures that filter air
  3. The process of taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide
  4. Tube shared by respiratory and digestive systems
  5. Larynx is also called the box
  6. Main respiratory organs
  7. Breathing in
  8. Protects the lungs
  9. Air enters the body through this
  10. Flap that prevents food from entering the trachea
  11. EXCHANGE Movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide

20 Clues: Breathing in • Protects the lungs • Main respiratory organs • Larynx is also called the box • Vessels that surround alveoli • Gas removed during exhalation • Main muscle used in breathing • Membrane surrounding the lungs • Air enters the body through this • System responsible for breathing • Chronic disease that narrows airways • Hair-like structures that filter air • ...

Respiratory System 2025-05-14

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Main muscle used for breathing
  2. structures in the larynx that make talking and singing possible
  3. fluid buildup in air sacs caused by bacteria or virus
  4. waste product of cellular respiration
  5. Passageway for air behind the nose and mouth
  6. also known as the Windpipe; connects throat to lungs
  7. muscles that make exhaling aggressively possible
  8. spasms of the diaphragm
  9. Gas humans inhale that's necessary for cellular respiration
  10. where cellular respiration takes place in the cell
  11. the lungs fill with air due to _______ pressure
Down
  1. Inspiration
  2. Thin flap that covers the trachea during swallowing
  3. C6H12O6
  4. another word for the larynx
  5. a collapsed lung
  6. lack of oxygen in tissues
  7. disease that destroys alveoli, caused by smoking
  8. Tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange happens
  9. Two organs responsible for gas exchange
  10. gases _____ through the respiratory membrane
  11. the amount of gas left in your lungs after a giant exhale is _______ volume

22 Clues: C6H12O6 • Inspiration • a collapsed lung • spasms of the diaphragm • lack of oxygen in tissues • another word for the larynx • Main muscle used for breathing • waste product of cellular respiration • Two organs responsible for gas exchange • Passageway for air behind the nose and mouth • gases _____ through the respiratory membrane • the lungs fill with air due to _______ pressure • ...

Respiratory system 2024-03-18

Respiratory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. exits your lungs when you exhale
  2. the airway from the larynx to the bronchi
  3. voicebox
  4. 2 external openings in the nasal cavity
  5. muscles that run between the ribs and let the lungs contract and expand
  6. the process of letting air out of the lungs
  7. Throat
  8. eyelash
  9. 2 large tubes that carry air from your windpipe to your lungs
Down
  1. dome shaped muscular partition separating the thorax and the abdomen
  2. connects the pharynx to the stomach
  3. primary branch of a bronchus
  4. the process of letting air into the lungs
  5. contains digestive organs
  6. protects lungs
  7. the most important organ in the respiratory system
  8. The action of breathing.
  9. protects larynx
  10. tiny air sockets in the lungs
  11. goes into your lungs when you inhale

20 Clues: Throat • eyelash • voicebox • protects lungs • protects larynx • The action of breathing. • contains digestive organs • primary branch of a bronchus • tiny air sockets in the lungs • exits your lungs when you exhale • connects the pharynx to the stomach • goes into your lungs when you inhale • 2 external openings in the nasal cavity • the airway from the larynx to the bronchi • ...

Respiratory System 2022-02-03

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Toward the front
  2. the middle portion of the thorax
  3. Face Down
  4. The middle space of the thorax is filled with the _______ and is more on the left side of the body
  5. The lungs are housed in this
  6. Descends from behind the ear at the mastoid process
  7. Close to the center
  8. the thoracic portion of the vertebral column has how many vertebrae
  9. exchange of gas between organism & environment
  10. large muscles covering the upper back and neck
  11. Bone to bone connection of tissue aggregates
Down
  1. the amount of opening in the diaphragm
  2. Left/Right, Lateral Portions
  3. A type of joint that has fluid as cushion
  4. The study of the structure of an organism
  5. toward the bottom
  6. toward the backbone/away from the front of the body
  7. Long collapsed tube posterior to the trachea
  8. ______ inspiration involves minimal muscular activity
  9. tissue that makes up the skin and mucous membrane

20 Clues: Face Down • Toward the front • toward the bottom • Close to the center • Left/Right, Lateral Portions • The lungs are housed in this • the middle portion of the thorax • the amount of opening in the diaphragm • A type of joint that has fluid as cushion • The study of the structure of an organism • Long collapsed tube posterior to the trachea • ...

Respiratory System 2022-08-29

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. suffix that means pain
  2. medical term for difficulty breathing
  3. this word means blood in the chest cavity
  4. grape like sacs at the end of bronchioles
  5. suffix that means to cut out, excise
  6. prefix that means within
  7. term that means pertaining to or towards the back
  8. medical term for windpipe
  9. suffix that means creation of an artificial opening
  10. suffix that means a specialist or physician who studies or treats
  11. a sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
  12. term that means pertaining to or towards the front
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  1. creating an artificial opening into the trachea
  2. another word for sore throat, inflammation of the throat
  3. an instrument used to measure the level of oxygen in the blood
  4. prefix that means slow
  5. suffix that means instrument used to measure
  6. flat, dome shaped muscle located at the base of the lungs and thoracic cavity, aids in the breathing process
  7. a term that means inability to sleep
  8. instrument used to find out how well the lungs are working by measuring air volume
  9. medical term for throat, food and air travel through it

21 Clues: suffix that means pain • prefix that means slow • prefix that means within • medical term for windpipe • suffix that means to cut out, excise • a term that means inability to sleep • medical term for difficulty breathing • a sudden, involuntary muscle contraction • this word means blood in the chest cavity • grape like sacs at the end of bronchioles • ...

Respiratory System 2022-11-24

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the short form for the chemical created for energy
  2. the tree-like structures in the lungs
  3. taking air in
  4. the device that measures respiration
  5. this cycles through out body with every breath
  6. the trachea is made of...
  7. the grape-like structures at the end of the bronchioles
  8. the lung that has three lobes
  9. the short form for the additional volume of air that can be taken into the lungs
  10. the volume of air inhaled and exhaled in a normal breath
  11. breathing is...
  12. cellular respiration mainly takes place in the...
  13. this helps to filter the air you breathe
  14. oxygen is transferred through...
Down
  1. lung cancer and COPD are caused by this
  2. your lungs have as much surface area as a..
  3. your airways are all lined with this
  4. the toxic gas our body gets rid of
  5. breathing is controlled by the...
  6. the valve covering the larynx
  7. laryngitis means the larynx has..
  8. the name for the muscles in between the ribs
  9. the biggest muscle that controls breathing
  10. your vocal cords ___ to produce sound

24 Clues: taking air in • breathing is... • the trachea is made of... • the valve covering the larynx • the lung that has three lobes • oxygen is transferred through... • breathing is controlled by the... • laryngitis means the larynx has.. • the toxic gas our body gets rid of • your airways are all lined with this • the device that measures respiration • ...

Respiratory System 2022-02-09

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. inflammation of the voice box windpipe and bronchi [croup]
  2. excision of the voice box
  3. pertaining to the throat
  4. rapid breathing
  5. spasmodic contraction of the voice box
  6. pertaining to the alveolus
  7. inflammation of the voice box
  8. process of measuring breathing (or lung volumes)
  9. excessive breathing
  10. pus in the chest (pleural space) [empyema]
  11. record of sound
  12. process of recording the bronchus
  13. incision of the sinus
  14. pertaining to the nose and throat
  15. inflammation of the pleura [pleurisy]
  16. instrument used to measure oxygen (saturation in the blood)
  17. abnormal condition of fungus in the nose
  18. pertaining to the chest
  19. narrowing of the windpipe
  20. pertaining to the bronchi and alveoli
  21. excision of a lobe of the lung
  22. deficient in breathing
  23. absence of breathing
  24. pertaining to the septum
  25. hernia of the diaphragm
  26. blood in the chest
  27. inflammation of sinuses
  28. inflammation of the lung[pneumonia]
  29. record of x-rays
  30. absence of carbon dioxide
  31. pertaining to destruction of mucus
  32. diseased state of the bronchi and lungs
  33. pertaining to the windpipe
  34. pain in the chest
  35. inflammation of the throat
  36. surgical puncture of the chest cavity to aspirate fluid [thoracentesis or pleurocentesis]
  37. pertaining to mucus
  38. pertaining to within the pleura
  39. pertaining to a bronchus
  40. pertaining to the nose
  41. able to breathe only in a straight (upright)
  42. pain in the diaphragm
  43. study of x-rays
  44. process of recording in slices
  45. study of the lung (a branch of medicine dealing with the disease of the lung)
Down
  1. instrument used for the visual exam of the voice box
  2. inflammation of the nose and throat
  3. inflammation of the windpipe
  4. surgical repair of a bronchus
  5. absence of oxygen
  6. inflammation of a lobe of the lung
  7. spasmodic contraction in the bronchi
  8. surgical repair of the (nasal) septum
  9. surgical repair of the nose
  10. diseased state of the lung
  11. pertaining to the bronchi and alveoli
  12. pertaining to the diaphragm
  13. pertaining to segment of the lung
  14. pertaining to visual exam of hollow organ or body cavity
  15. incision of the chest cavity
  16. inflammation of the (mucous membranes) of the nose
  17. pertaining to voice
  18. discharge from the nose
  19. a physician who studies and treats disease of the lung
  20. physician who specializes in the use of x-rays, ultrasound, and magnetic fields in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
  21. rapid flow of blood from the nose
  22. normal breathing
  23. pertaining to within the windpipe
  24. deficient oxygen to the tissues
  25. pertaining to the diaphragm
  26. deficient oxygen in the blood
  27. excision of a lung
  28. difficulty in speaking
  29. air in the chest (pleural space) which causes collapse of lung
  30. instrument used to measure carbon dioxide
  31. creation of an artificial opening into the windpipe
  32. pertaining to within the windpipe
  33. absence of voice
  34. pertaining to the absence of breathing
  35. pertaining to difficulty in breathing

80 Clues: rapid breathing • record of sound • study of x-rays • normal breathing • record of x-rays • absence of voice • absence of oxygen • pain in the chest • excision of a lung • blood in the chest • excessive breathing • pertaining to voice • pertaining to mucus • absence of breathing • incision of the sinus • pain in the diaphragm • deficient in breathing • difficulty in speaking • pertaining to the nose • ...

Respiratory System 2022-01-07

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
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  1. a dome-shaped muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals. It plays a major role in breathing, as its contraction increases the volume of the thorax and so inflates the lungs.
  2. the opening in the lower part of the human face, surrounded by the lips, through which food is taken in and from which speech and other sounds are emitted.
  3. lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid. Inflammation may affect both lungs ( double pneumonia ), one lung ( single pneumonia ), or only certain lobes ( lobar pneumonia ).
  4. a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is naturally present in air (about 0.03 percent) and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.
  5. the exchange of gas between the alveoli and the external environment.
  6. relating to or affecting respiration or the organs of respiration.
  7. the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen
  8. slimy substance, typically not miscible with water, secreted by mucous membranes and glands for lubrication, protection, etc.
  9. a short microscopic hairlike vibrating structure found in large numbers on the surface of certain cells, either causing currents in the surrounding fluid, or, in some protozoans and other small organisms, providing propulsion.
  10. the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.
Down
  1. breathe out
  2. The space inside the nose
  3. relating to or affecting respiration or the organs of respiration.
  4. The airway that leads from the larynx (voice box) to the bronchi (large airways that lead to the lungs).
  5. the part of the alimentary canal that connects the throat to the stomach; the gullet. In humans and other vertebrates it is a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane.
  6. a colorless, odorless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air.
  7. a partition separating two chambers, such as that between the nostrils or the chambers of the heart.
  8. a respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing. It usually results from an allergic reaction or other forms of hypersensitivity.
  9. The large air passages that lead from the trachea (windpipe) to the lungs.
  10. The hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the
  11. take air into the lungs and then expel it, especially as a regular physiological process.
  12. the part of the body of a mammal between the neck and the abdomen, including the cavity enclosed by the ribs, breastbone, and dorsal vertebrae, and containing the chief organs of circulation and respiration; the chest.

22 Clues: breathe out • The space inside the nose • relating to or affecting respiration or the organs of respiration. • relating to or affecting respiration or the organs of respiration. • the exchange of gas between the alveoli and the external environment. • The large air passages that lead from the trachea (windpipe) to the lungs. • ...

respiratory system 2022-02-14

respiratory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. part of throat where epiglottis is
  2. a spasm in the esophagus
  3. has to do with the mouth
  4. has to do with the heart
  5. where your vocal cords are
  6. metric quarts
  7. these are mucous and dirt in the nose
  8. big sections of the lungs
  9. a muscle that helps us breathe
  10. main organ that holds oxygen and carbon dioxide
  11. these carry oxygen in the blood
Down
  1. has to do with the nose
  2. a piece of cartilage that keeps food out
  3. breathing in and out
  4. main part of cardiovascular system
  5. tiny blood vessels
  6. this lines the nose
  7. humans breathe this in
  8. what food goes down
  9. humans breathe this out
  10. tiny sacs in the lungs
  11. has to do with the lungs

22 Clues: metric quarts • tiny blood vessels • this lines the nose • what food goes down • breathing in and out • humans breathe this in • tiny sacs in the lungs • has to do with the nose • humans breathe this out • a spasm in the esophagus • has to do with the mouth • has to do with the heart • has to do with the lungs • big sections of the lungs • where your vocal cords are • ...

Respiratory System 2022-04-25

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. muscle used for breathing
  2. air sacs
  3. illness caused by smoking
  4. divides left and right nostrils
  5. voice box
  6. tubes from trachea to lungs
  7. opening with vocal cords
  8. fluid build up in air sacs, caused by altitude sickness
  9. prevents food entering airway
  10. keeps alveoli from collapsing
  11. bones that divide the nasal cavity
  12. cavity where lungs sit
Down
  1. lack of oxygen in tissues
  2. respiratory center of brain
  3. where cellular respiration takes place
  4. spaces within the skull bones
  5. inflammation of air passages
  6. collapsed lunch
  7. required for cellular respiration
  8. windpipe
  9. space at the back of the oral cavity
  10. test that measures air volume
  11. whooping couch
  12. spasm of the diaphragm
  13. pause in breathing during sleep

25 Clues: air sacs • windpipe • voice box • whooping couch • collapsed lunch • spasm of the diaphragm • cavity where lungs sit • opening with vocal cords • lack of oxygen in tissues • muscle used for breathing • illness caused by smoking • respiratory center of brain • tubes from trachea to lungs • inflammation of air passages • spaces within the skull bones • prevents food entering airway • ...

Respiratory System 2022-04-27

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Number of lobes of the left lung
  2. Body cavity which holds the lungs
  3. Nasal bones that divide the nose
  4. Measures the air volume moving in and out of lungs
  5. Process by which oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water move across a membrane
  6. Involuntary contractions of the diaphragm
  7. Muscle that moves up and down to push and pull air
  8. air sacs in the lungs that exchange gas with capillaries
  9. Process of gas exchange
  10. Known as the vocal cords
  11. Tube with cartilage rings running down the throat
  12. A deviated ________ is a crooked nasal bone
Down
  1. Disease caused by inflammation and excessive mucus in bronchial tubes
  2. Another name for whooping cough
  3. Number of lobes of the right lung
  4. Where cellular respiration occurs
  5. Closes during swallowing to prevent choking
  6. Overall lack of oxygen in tissues and organs
  7. ________ cavity behind the nose
  8. Fluid that lubricated the lungs

20 Clues: Process of gas exchange • Known as the vocal cords • Another name for whooping cough • ________ cavity behind the nose • Fluid that lubricated the lungs • Number of lobes of the left lung • Nasal bones that divide the nose • Number of lobes of the right lung • Body cavity which holds the lungs • Where cellular respiration occurs • Involuntary contractions of the diaphragm • ...

Respiratory System 2022-04-27

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Closes during swallowing to prevent choking
  2. Number of lobes of the left lung
  3. Nasal bones that divide the nose
  4. Process by which oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water move across a membrane
  5. Body cavity which holds the lungs
  6. Fluid that lubricated the lungs
  7. Another name for whooping cough
  8. Muscle that moves up and down to push and pull air
Down
  1. A deviated ________ is a crooked nasal bone
  2. Where cellular respiration occurs
  3. Disease caused by inflammation and excessive mucus in bronchial tubes
  4. air sacs in the lungs that exchange gas with capillaries
  5. Overall lack of oxygen in tissues and organs
  6. Involuntary contractions of the diaphragm
  7. Measures the air volume moving in and out of lungs
  8. Process of gas exchange
  9. Known as the vocal cords
  10. ________ cavity behind the nose
  11. Tube with cartilage rings running down the throat
  12. Number of lobes of the right lung

20 Clues: Process of gas exchange • Known as the vocal cords • ________ cavity behind the nose • Fluid that lubricated the lungs • Another name for whooping cough • Number of lobes of the left lung • Nasal bones that divide the nose • Where cellular respiration occurs • Body cavity which holds the lungs • Number of lobes of the right lung • Involuntary contractions of the diaphragm • ...

Respiratory System 2022-04-27

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fluid that lubricated the lungs
  2. Process by which oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water move across a membrane
  3. Tube with cartilage rings running down the throat
  4. Body cavity which holds the lungs
  5. Where cellular respiration occurs
  6. Another name for whooping cough
  7. Involuntary contractions of the diaphragm
  8. Known as the vocal cords
  9. Nasal bones that divide the nose
  10. Closes during swallowing to prevent choking
  11. air sacs in the lungs that exchange gas with capillaries
Down
  1. Measures the air volume moving in and out of lungs
  2. Muscle that moves up and down to push and pull air
  3. Number of lobes of the left lung
  4. Number of lobes of the right lung
  5. Overall lack of oxygen in tissues and organs
  6. Process of gas exchange
  7. Disease caused by inflammation and excessive mucus in bronchial tubes
  8. ________ cavity behind the nose
  9. A deviated ________ is a crooked nasal bone

20 Clues: Process of gas exchange • Known as the vocal cords • Fluid that lubricated the lungs • Another name for whooping cough • ________ cavity behind the nose • Number of lobes of the left lung • Nasal bones that divide the nose • Body cavity which holds the lungs • Where cellular respiration occurs • Number of lobes of the right lung • Involuntary contractions of the diaphragm • ...

Respiratory System 2022-04-27

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Body cavity which holds the lungs
  2. Process of gas exchange
  3. Process by which oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water move across a membrane
  4. Measures the air volume moving in and out of lungs
  5. Overall lack of oxygen in tissues and organs
  6. Number of lobes of the left lung
  7. A deviated ________ is a crooked nasal bone
  8. Closes during swallowing to prevent choking
  9. Nasal bones that divide the nose
  10. Another name for whooping cough
Down
  1. Where cellular respiration occurs
  2. air sacs in the lungs that exchange gas with capillaries
  3. Muscle that moves up and down to push and pull air
  4. Involuntary contractions of the diaphragm
  5. Number of lobes of the right lung
  6. Disease caused by inflammation and excessive mucus in bronchial tubes
  7. Tube with cartilage rings running down the throat
  8. Fluid that lubricated the lungs
  9. Known as the vocal cords
  10. ________ cavity behind the nose

20 Clues: Process of gas exchange • Known as the vocal cords • Fluid that lubricated the lungs • ________ cavity behind the nose • Another name for whooping cough • Number of lobes of the left lung • Nasal bones that divide the nose • Where cellular respiration occurs • Body cavity which holds the lungs • Number of lobes of the right lung • Involuntary contractions of the diaphragm • ...

Respiratory System 2022-04-27

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Number of lobes of the right lung
  2. Process by which oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water move across a membrane
  3. air sacs in the lungs that exchange gas with capillaries
  4. ________ cavity behind the nose
  5. A deviated ________ is a crooked nasal bone
  6. Another name for whooping cough
  7. Disease caused by inflammation and excessive mucus in bronchial tubes
  8. Process of gas exchange
  9. Where cellular respiration occurs
  10. Involuntary contractions of the diaphragm
Down
  1. Closes during swallowing to prevent choking
  2. Nasal bones that divide the nose
  3. Fluid that lubricated the lungs
  4. Measures the air volume moving in and out of lungs
  5. Muscle that moves up and down to push and pull air
  6. Number of lobes of the left lung
  7. Overall lack of oxygen in tissues and organs
  8. Known as the vocal cords
  9. Tube with cartilage rings running down the throat
  10. Body cavity which holds the lungs

20 Clues: Process of gas exchange • Known as the vocal cords • ________ cavity behind the nose • Fluid that lubricated the lungs • Another name for whooping cough • Nasal bones that divide the nose • Number of lobes of the left lung • Number of lobes of the right lung • Body cavity which holds the lungs • Where cellular respiration occurs • Involuntary contractions of the diaphragm • ...

Respiratory System 2022-05-11

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Reserve Volume, the amount of extra air, above normal volume, exhaled during a forceful breath out
  2. a lid to the larynx during act of swallowing controls the traffic of the air and food
  3. a slit opening on the floor of the Pharynx is a valve that controls airflow in and out of respiratory passages
  4. carries air, food and fluid down from the nose and mouth (throat)
  5. movement of air or dissolved gases in and out of the lungs during exhalation
  6. Folds, folds of tissue in the Larynx that protects the airway from choking on material in the throat, regulates flow of air in the lungs and produces sound for speech
  7. Palate, a barrier between mouth and nose, allows us to breathe and eat at the same time
  8. Capacity, the total volume of air that can be displaced from the lungs by maximal effort
  9. increases the cavity's surface area and creates air turbulence to filter warm or cool and humidify the air
  10. Volume, the volume of air delivered to the lungs with each breath by the mechanical ventilator Inspiratory Reserve Volume, extra volume of air that can be inspired with maximal effort after reaching the end of a normal quiet inspiration
  11. Ventilation, process of air flowing into the lungs during inhalation and out of the lungs during exhalation
  12. Palate, provides space for the tongue to move and provides a rigid floor to the nasal cavity so that pressures withing the mouth do not close off the nasal passages
  13. Septum, allows air that we breath in through our nose to go directly from the top of the nose into the back
  14. small sacs in lungs that produce gas exchange
  15. Respiration, formal term for gas exchange, describes both the bulk flow of air into and out of the lungs and the transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide into the bloodstream
Down
  1. breathing in more air than you normally do is your body's response to needing more air than you normally do.
  2. group of organs and tissues that work together to help you breath, main job is to move fresh air into body while removing waste gasses.
  3. carries air from and to the lungs, moisturizes air and screens out foreign particles
  4. prevent foreign objects from going into the lungs
  5. protects pathway for structures transversion from the next superiorly and into the abdomen inferiorly
  6. carries air into lungs and to alveoli's
  7. major muscle of respiration, large dome shaped muscle that contracts arithmetically, continually, and involuntary
  8. carry air in and out of your lungs, stiff flexible tube, provides pathway for oxygen to enter body
  9. Respiration, process of diffusing oxygen from the blood into the interstitial fluid and into the cells
  10. Volume, the amount of air that remains in a person's lungs after fully exhaling
  11. allows air to enter your body then filters debris then warms and moisturizes air
  12. hallow tube that lets air pass from the pharynx to your trachea on the way to your lungs

27 Clues: carries air into lungs and to alveoli's • small sacs in lungs that produce gas exchange • prevent foreign objects from going into the lungs • carries air, food and fluid down from the nose and mouth (throat) • movement of air or dissolved gases in and out of the lungs during exhalation • ...

Respiratory System 2023-01-11

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an oscillated technique our vocal cords use to speak, shout or sing.
  2. epithelia that lines the nasal cavity to prevent dust and bacteria
  3. process of receiving oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide
  4. outermost part of the respiratory system
  5. characteristic of the alveoli membrane to allow oxygen and CO2 through
  6. type of cells that make mucus
  7. respiration step in which CO2 is exchanged with an O2 molecule inside the body
  8. type of muscle that lines the trachea and constricts when any object blocks the airways
  9. part of the digestive system which includes the tongue; frontal part of the pharynx
  10. epithelia that provides simple diffusion for gas exchange
  11. another way to divide the respiratory system into different categories; upper and lower
Down
  1. carries deoxygenated blood towards the heart
  2. process of chemical change that happens in our body to supply energy to itself
  3. tiny hair that moves mucus outwards
  4. another word for a sense of "smell"
  5. windpipe
  6. covers the larynx and prevents food entering the airway
  7. structures in the lower tract when respiratory system is divided anatomically
  8. carries oxygenated blood back to the heart
  9. a structure in the conducting zone when respiratory system is divided functionally.
  10. process of getting air into the lungs and back out
  11. movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the system; respiration step

22 Clues: windpipe • type of cells that make mucus • tiny hair that moves mucus outwards • another word for a sense of "smell" • outermost part of the respiratory system • carries oxygenated blood back to the heart • carries deoxygenated blood towards the heart • process of getting air into the lungs and back out • covers the larynx and prevents food entering the airway • ...

Respiratory System 2025-05-28

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Oxygen-bound haemoglobin compound
  2. Harmful disease-causing microbes
  3. Oxygen-transporting blood cells
  4. Waste gas expelled during exhalation
  5. Rib muscles involved in breathing
  6. Muscle action during inhalation
  7. Pathogen-fighting proteins
  8. Liquid portion of blood
  9. Iron-containing red blood protein
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  1. Dome-shaped breathing muscle
  2. Cellular energy-producing organelles
  3. Lung air sacs
  4. Infection-fighting blood cells
  5. Tiny blood vessels
  6. Cellular energy-release process
  7. Simple sugar used for cellular energy
  8. NOT present in the red blood cells
  9. Process inhaling and exhaling
  10. Muscle action during exhalation
  11. Essential gas for aerobic respiration

20 Clues: Lung air sacs • Tiny blood vessels • Liquid portion of blood • Pathogen-fighting proteins • Dome-shaped breathing muscle • Process inhaling and exhaling • Infection-fighting blood cells • Cellular energy-release process • Oxygen-transporting blood cells • Muscle action during exhalation • Muscle action during inhalation • Harmful disease-causing microbes • ...

Respiratory system 2025-09-08

Respiratory system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Breathing muscle
  2. Breathing out
  3. Lower heart chambers
  4. Airway tube
  5. Circulation Heart–body circulation
  6. Circulation Heart–lung circulation
  7. Flap covering airway
  8. Upper heart chambers
  9. Tiny nose hairs
  10. Large air tubes
  11. Help clot blood
  12. Respiration Gas exchange in cells
  13. Windpipe
  14. Tiny air sacs in lungs
  15. Prevents backflow
  16. Gas needed for life
  17. Small air tubes
  18. Carry blood to heart
  19. Close with heartbeat
  20. Breathing process
  21. System Breathing system
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  1. Body fluid
  2. Cava Main vein to heart
  3. Throat passage
  4. Carry blood away
  5. Breathing in
  6. Pumps blood
  7. Entry of air
  8. Blood Cells Fight infection
  9. Respiration Gas exchange in lungs
  10. Liquid part of blood
  11. Voice box
  12. Oxygen-carrying pigment
  13. Beat of arteries
  14. Dioxide Gas we exhale
  15. Organs for breathing
  16. Circulation Two blood loops
  17. Smallest blood vessels
  18. Largest artery

39 Clues: Windpipe • Voice box • Body fluid • Airway tube • Pumps blood • Breathing in • Entry of air • Breathing out • Throat passage • Largest artery • Tiny nose hairs • Large air tubes • Help clot blood • Small air tubes • Breathing muscle • Carry blood away • Beat of arteries • Prevents backflow • Breathing process • Gas needed for life • Lower heart chambers • Flap covering airway • Liquid part of blood • ...

Respiratory System 2025-09-24

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Gas you breathe in that your body needs
  2. Main organ for breathing
  3. Inflammation of the sinuses
  4. Chronic inflammatory disease of the bronchial tubes
  5. Voice Box
  6. Loss of consciousness from lack of oxygen
  7. Bluish discoloration of the skin caused by lack of oxygen
  8. Pus in the pleural cavity
  9. Collection of blood in the pleural cavity
  10. Tiny hairs in the airway that help filter dust
  11. Located between the lungs
  12. Shortness of breath
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  1. Nosebleed
  2. Fluid filled lungs
  3. Cough Medicine
  4. Rapid breathing
  5. Dioxide Gas you breathe out
  6. Tiny air sacs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
  7. Also known as an ENT
  8. Inflammation of the larynx

20 Clues: Nosebleed • Voice Box • Cough Medicine • Rapid breathing • Fluid filled lungs • Shortness of breath • Also known as an ENT • Main organ for breathing • Pus in the pleural cavity • Located between the lungs • Inflammation of the larynx • Inflammation of the sinuses • Dioxide Gas you breathe out • Gas you breathe in that your body needs • Loss of consciousness from lack of oxygen • ...

Respiratory System 2025-11-04

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. exchange – The process in which oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide leaves it in the alveoli.
  2. dioxide – A waste gas produced by cells during respiration and exhaled through the lungs.
  3. – A dome-shaped muscle below the lungs that helps with breathing by contracting and relaxing.
  4. – Two large tubes that branch from the trachea into each lung, carrying air in and out.
  5. – The act of breathing out air containing carbon dioxide from the lungs.
  6. – The main organs of the respiratory system where oxygen is absorbed and carbon dioxide is released.
  7. – The physical process of inhaling and exhaling air to provide oxygen to the body and remove carbon dioxide.
  8. – The act of breathing in air through the nose or mouth into the lungs.
  9. – Tiny blood vessels surrounding the alveoli where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
  10. – Tiny hair-like structures in the airways that trap and move dust and mucus out of the lungs.
  11. – Tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange between oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.
Down
  1. – The process of exchanging gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) between the body and the environment.
  2. – Relating to the lungs or the respiratory system.
  3. – The throat; a passageway for both air (to the lungs) and food (to the esophagus).
  4. – A gas essential for life that the body takes in through the lungs and uses to produce energy.
  5. – Also called the windpipe; a tube that connects the throat to the bronchi and allows air to pass to the lungs.
  6. cavity – The space inside the nose that filters, warms, and moistens the air we breathe.
  7. – Smaller branches of the bronchi that lead air to the alveoli.
  8. – The path that air follows to reach the lungs, including the nose, trachea, and bronchi.
  9. – Also known as the voice box; it contains the vocal cords and is involved in breathing and sound production.

20 Clues: – Relating to the lungs or the respiratory system. • – Smaller branches of the bronchi that lead air to the alveoli. • – The act of breathing in air through the nose or mouth into the lungs. • – The act of breathing out air containing carbon dioxide from the lungs. • – The throat; a passageway for both air (to the lungs) and food (to the esophagus). • ...

Respiratory System 2025-10-29

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. TO MUCH CO2/HYDROGEN IONS
  2. LOWER RESPIRATORY INFECTION
  3. CONSTANT GAS EXCHANGE
  4. FACILITATE GAS EXCHANGE
  5. SENSE OF SMELL
  6. HEAD COLD
  7. BRONCHI
  8. OUTSIDE THE CHEST CAVITY
  9. THROAT
  10. NOT ENOUGH CO2/HYDROGEN IONS
  11. EXTERNAL GAS EXCHANGE
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  1. PRIMARY CONTROL CENTER
  2. GRAPE LIKE SACS
  3. CLOSES LARYNX DURING SWALLOWING/PREVENT CHOKING
  4. MIDDLE SECTION OF THE THROAT
  5. NOSTRILS/NOSE
  6. DRAINS TEARS FROM THE EYES TO NOSTRILS
  7. GAS EXCHANGE
  8. TRACHEA
  9. WITHIN THE CHEST CAVITY
  10. INTERNAL GAS EXCHANGE
  11. VOICE BOX

22 Clues: THROAT • TRACHEA • BRONCHI • HEAD COLD • VOICE BOX • GAS EXCHANGE • NOSTRILS/NOSE • SENSE OF SMELL • GRAPE LIKE SACS • CONSTANT GAS EXCHANGE • INTERNAL GAS EXCHANGE • EXTERNAL GAS EXCHANGE • PRIMARY CONTROL CENTER • FACILITATE GAS EXCHANGE • WITHIN THE CHEST CAVITY • OUTSIDE THE CHEST CAVITY • TO MUCH CO2/HYDROGEN IONS • LOWER RESPIRATORY INFECTION • MIDDLE SECTION OF THE THROAT • ...

Respiratory System 2025-10-31

Respiratory System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. taking in O2 and discarding CO2
  2. the part of a cell that is in charge of gas exchange.
  3. organ that does gas exchange
  4. helps carry oxygen
  5. the chemical that powers your body
  6. the hole that food enters
  7. one of the products of cellular respirations that goes out of your body
  8. contracts to pull ribs down for expiration
  9. the largest organ in the respiratory system
  10. miniscule branches into which a bronchus divides
  11. C6H12O6+6O2=6CO2+6H2O+ATP
  12. the process of exhaling
  13. conditions and moisturises the air before it enters the lungs
  14. major air passages that diverge from the windpipe
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  1. energy
  2. the windpipe
  3. the space inside the nose
  4. the powerhouse of the cell
  5. how you smell
  6. an anaerobic metabolic process where microorganisms like bacteria or yeast convert organic substrates
  7. the muscle that contracts to expand thoracic cavity
  8. the process of converting glucose and oxygen into energy
  9. where your voice is produced
  10. the major air passages of the lungs which diverge from the windpipe.
  11. muscles that contract to lift the ribs to allow air intake
  12. the flap that prevents food and liquid from entering the lungs
  13. the process of gas exchange in the bloodstream
  14. how the body turns glucose into atp and pyruvate
  15. a product generated during the fermentation of pyruvate in anaerobic respiration
  16. what happens in the alveoli :)

30 Clues: energy • the windpipe • how you smell • helps carry oxygen • the process of exhaling • the space inside the nose • the hole that food enters • C6H12O6+6O2=6CO2+6H2O+ATP • the powerhouse of the cell • organ that does gas exchange • where your voice is produced • what happens in the alveoli :) • taking in O2 and discarding CO2 • the chemical that powers your body • ...