anatomy
Across
- 2. Throat region that serves as a passageway for air and food.
- 3. Substance that reduces surface tension in the lungs, aiding lung expansion.
- 5. Membrane Thin membrane where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
- 8. Organs responsible for gas exchange in the body.
- 10. Windpipe; the tube that carries air to the bronchi.
- 11. Capacity Maximum amount of air a person can exhale after a maximum inhalation.
- 13. Smaller air passage that branches from the bronchi.
- 14. System System of organs involved in breathing and gas exchange.
- 15. Organ involved in sound production and located in the throat.
Down
- 1. Rhythmicity Centers Brain regions that control the rhythm of breathing.
- 4. Tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs.
- 6. Pressure Pressure exerted by a specific gas in a mixture of gases.
- 7. Tree Network of airways in the lungs, branching from the trachea.
- 9. Cavity Air passage located within the nose, involved in respiration.
- 12. Large air passage that leads from the trachea into the lungs.