Danielle Broden- Respiratory System

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Across
  1. 2. several groups of muscles that run between the ribs, and help form and move the chest wall
  2. 4. the hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords
  3. 5. the membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the esophagus
  4. 6. tiny hairs that protect the nasal passageways
  5. 8. airways that lead from the trachea into the lungs and then branch off into progressively smaller structures until they reach the alveoli
  6. 9. the process of letting air out of the lungs
  7. 10. any of the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange
Down
  1. 1. portion of air contained in the lungs which can not be expelled even by the most violent expiratory effort
  2. 3. the process of taking air into the lungs
  3. 7. lung condition that causes shortness of breath