Respiratory System

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Across
  1. 1. A dome-shaped muscle below the lungs that is involved in the breathing process.
  2. 6. An infection that causes mucous membranes lining the bronchi to become inflamed.
  3. 7. A disorder in which respiratory passageways become inflamed and narrow during attacks, leading to difficulty breathing.
  4. 8. Seals the larynx to prevent food or liquid from entering the trachea.
  5. 10. Contains the vocal cords.
Down
  1. 2. During this process, your rib muscles pull the ribs up and out. At the same time your diaphragm flattens.
  2. 3. The sacs in the lungs where gases are exchanged between the air and the blood.
  3. 4. During this process, the diaphragm moves upward and the rib muscles relax and drop.
  4. 5. The respiratory system is responsible for brining oxygen from the outside environment into the body and remove __________________ from the body.
  5. 9. Also known as the windpipe, leads from the larynx to the lungs.