Respiratory system
Across
- 1. respiratory tract, larynx, trachea, bronchial tubes, lungs
- 4. the process of gas exchange
- 6. part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords
- 8. this flap closes when you swallow
- 9. capacity, also called lung capacity
- 10. respiratory tract, nose, nasal cavity, sinuses, pharynx
- 11. inhale
- 13. air enters the lungs gas is exchanged with blood cells
- 16. enlargement at the top of the trachea
- 17. membrane, warms and moistens air and also traps dust and other particles
- 19. behind the oral cavity and between the nasal cavity and larynx
Down
- 2. exhale
- 3. all of the chemical reactions and processes in the human body
- 5. cycle, one sequence of inhalation and exhalation
- 7. respiration, cells use oxygen and sugars to create energy in the form of atp
- 11. blood travels to body parts and exchanges gas with those tissues
- 12. sinuses, spaces between the bones
- 14. spongy tissue that sit within the pleural cavity
- 15. windpipe
- 18. concha, bones that divide the nasal cavity and support the mucus membrane and increase surface area