Respiratory system

3. a strong, flexible connective tissue that protects your joints and bones
6. chords small bands of muscle that vibrates to produce the voice
8. situated or extending between the ribs
9. movement of molecule from a high concentration
12. respiration the process by which organisms combine oxygen with foodstuff molecules
14. carry's air into the lungs
16. carry's air into your left or right lung

1. a flap that covers the trachea during swallowing so that food does not enter the lungs
2. a red protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates
4. The airway that leads from the larynx to the bronchi
5. where the lungs and the blood exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
7. An area of throat containing the vocal cords
10. increases the space in your chest cavity, and your lungs expand into it
11. When the lungs deflate, air is breathed out of the windpipe and the mouth
13. It carries air, food and liquid from the mouth
15. a pair of organs that supply oxygen to the body