Ch 13 Crossword Respiratory System - Read

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Across
  1. 4. 1/3 of all cancer deaths is this type
  2. 6. Lung air sacs for diffusion
  3. 7. Holes in nose that air rushes into. (we won't talk about what comes out... yet) 2 wds.
  4. 8. Cessation of breathing
  5. 9. Mucosa covered projections in nasal cavity
  6. 11. A flap that keeps food out of your lungs
  7. 15. Process of supplying body tissue with O2
  8. 18. These carry debris and mucus up and out of the trachea
  9. 19. Difficulty in breathing
  10. 21. This nerve regulates the diaphragm
  11. 22. What happens when diaphragm and external intercostals contract and create a vacuum
  12. 25. You do this when your body needs to completly fill the lungs with air
  13. 26. The pair of membrane folds in the larynx that vibrate. 2 wds.
  14. 28. Genetic disorder; build up of mucus and lack of digestive enzymes. 2wds.
  15. 29. The thoracic cavity's volume will ____ when intercostal muscles relax
  16. 31. Alveoli damage, barrel chested, part of COPD
  17. 34. Type of epithelium that makes up the alveoli sacs. 2 wds.
  18. 35. All the passageways up to, but not including the alveoli, are part of this "zone"
Down
  1. 1. Total amount of exchangeable air, ~4800 ml 2 wds.
  2. 2. WBCs that migrate into alveoli and eat pathogens
  3. 3. Small tubes in the lungs
  4. 5. the space between lung membranes. 2 wds.
  5. 10. Mechanism by which the normal exchange of gases in the lungs occurs
  6. 12. A fatty molecule that aids in breathing by reducing surface tension
  7. 13. Proper term for "windpipe"
  8. 14. Chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema
  9. 16. This habit is linked to COPD and lug cancer
  10. 17. Abbrev. for deadly respiratory disorder caused by bacteria
  11. 20. Area at the back of the mouth that is passageway for food and air
  12. 23. Normal breath; about 500 ml. 2 wds.
  13. 24. Another term for the human voice box
  14. 27. Most important gas for breathing stimulus. 2 wds.
  15. 30. Blue color of skin due to hypoxia
  16. 32. Inadequate oxygen supply to tissue
  17. 33. Misunderstood death of newborns Abbrev.