Respiratory System
Across
- 1. thin layer of tissue that covers internal body cavities, the cells of which secrete a fluid that keeps the membrane moist, 2 words together!
- 3. a wall dividing two cavities, such as the nasal septum, which separates the two nostrils
- 4. any hairlike structure, singular form!
- 6. to breathe in
- 7. the product of cellular respiration that we exhale, 2 words together!
- 10. a small part into which a bronchus divides
- 11. the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance
- 12. small air sacs in the lungs, plural form!
- 14. state in which the regulatory mechanisms of the body maintain a constant internal environment
- 16. tasteless, odorless, colorless gas essential for human respiration
- 17. windpipe
Down
- 2. breathing, ventilation
- 5. tough and elastic connective tissue more rigid than ligaments but less dense than bone
- 8. phrase, after a physical exercise, 2 words together!
- 9. to breathe out
- 13. moving or spreading out of a substance at random, rather than by chemical reaction or application of external forces
- 15. moist tissue layer lining hollow organs and cavities of the body that open to the environment, 2 words together!