respiratory system
Across
- 3. covers outer surface of the lungs and lines inner surface of the thoracic cavity
- 5. sound/voice
- 7. bronchial tube, bronchus
- 8. bring oxygen into the body and remove carbon dioxide
- 9. air sacs where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange occurs
- 11. nas/o
- 12. sleep
- 13. throat, air to and from nose to trachea
- 14. ox/y
Down
- 1. windpipe, C shaped cartilage that compresses so food can pass down trachea
- 2. pleura, side of the body
- 4. muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdomen. Makes breathing possible
- 6. provide mucus, aid in sound production, make bones of the skull lighter
- 7. 2 large tubes that branch out from the trachea and get air to the lungs
- 8. voice box, contains vocal cords, makes speech possible
- 10. the act of taking in air as the diaphragm contracts