BSF II: Respiratory System
Across
- 2. fatty substance secreted by alveolar cells that helps maintain the inflation to avoid the alveoli from collapsing on themselves
- 4. chronic condition damaging the alveoli and often associated with smoking
- 7. capacity, the amount of air the lungs can hold
- 9. organ of the respiratory system and digestive system made of three sections
- 11. collection of air in the chest around the lungs
- 14. type of cancer that is most deadly in U.S.
- 15. CO2 that binds to hemoglobin
- 16. medical term for collapsed lung
- 18. abbreviation for lung disorders that limit airflow to the lungs and cause enlargement of the alveoli
- 19. cartilage that forms the anterior wall of the larynx and produces the Adam's apple in males
- 20. flap-like structure that closes off the larynx during swallowing to avoid food entering the respiratory system
- 21. nostrils
- 22. double-walled membrane surrounding the lungs that produces a fluid to decrease friction during breathing
Down
- 1. the type of volume that measures the amount of air that moves into and out of the lungs when a person breathes
- 3. type of vocal cords that are physically lower and produce different sounds
- 5. abbreviation for disease that is also known as the common cold
- 6. another name for exhalation
- 8. thin sacs that are known as the working tissue of the lung where O2 & CO2 make their exchange
- 10. condition where tubes of bronchial tree become obstructed due to inflammation
- 12. another name for windpipe - tubular and extends from larynx to bronchi
- 13. larger of the two lungs
- 17. another name for inhalation