BSF II: Respiratory System

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