Anatomy Madness
Across
- 5. Crucial anion acting as the body's primary metabolic buffer
- 7. Rapid breathing that causes an excessive drop in blood carbon dioxide levels
- 11. Also known as the voice box
- 12. Uppermost lobe of the lung
- 14. Muscles a part of the ribcage, linking each rib to its neighbor
- 15. Anatomical process of gas exchange, involving the intake of oxygen and the removal of carbon dioxide
- 16. An increase in breathing depth
- 18. Shallow breathing that causes oxygen levels to fall
- 19. Normal, good, unlabored breathing
- 20. Breathing type characterized by soft, low-pitched sounds continuously heard on inspiration
Down
- 1. Large, dome-shaped muscle separating the thoracic cavity
- 2. Gas essential for human life
- 3. Located between the horizontal fissure and oblique fissure on the right lung
- 4. Lowermost lobe of the lung that rests on the diaphragm
- 6. Balloon-like air sacs located at the end of the bronchioles in the lungs
- 8. Physiological process of moving air out of the lungs to the external environment
- 9. Passage for both air in the respiratory system and food in the digestive system
- 10. Breathing type characterized by loud, high-pitched sounds heard upon expiration
- 13. Active anatomical process of taking air into the lungs, driven by muscle contraction
- 17. Muscular tube, located between the trachea and spine, that transports food from the pharynx to the stomach