Chapter 22 The Respiratory System
Across
- 2. a majority of oxygen binds to this molecule on the RBCs
- 4. blood pH higher than 7.35
- 6. small dilated chamber of the nose that has gaurd hairs
- 10. the process of carrying gases from the alveoli to the systemic tissues and vice verse
- 11. dividing wall of the nose composed of bone and hyaline cartilage
- 12. this structure houses both the palatine and lingual tonsils
- 14. the other name for an Adam's apple
- 15. site for gas exchange
- 16. muscles that elevate the larynx during swallowing
- 17. largest component of inspired air
- 20. close the larynx during swallowing, no role in speech
- 21. internal chamber of the nose
- 23. structure anterior to the esophagus, supported by C-shaped rings
- 24. also known as the voice box
- 25. this lobe only has two lobes
Down
- 1. the back-and-forth traffic of O2 abd CO2 across the respiratory membrane
- 3. flap of tissue that gaurds the larynx from food and drink
- 5. carbon dioxide is 20x more soluble than this
- 7. prime mover of pulmonary ventilation
- 8. this law states the pressure of a given quantity of gas is inversely proportional to its volume
- 9. mechanism of debris removal by upward beating cilia
- 11. this structure receives the auditory tubes and houses the pharyngeal tonsils
- 13. these three structures of the nose ensure that the air is cleansed, warmed, and humidified
- 18. serous membrane that is the surface of the lung
- 19. branching system of air tubes that extend from each lung
- 22. produce sound when air passes between them