Respiratory System
Across
- 5. the region posterior to your oral cavity
- 6. the muscle that is mainly responsible for breathing
- 8. the "wind pipe"
- 10. the volume that can be forcibly exhaled (2wds)
- 12. how the O2 and CO2 are exchanged
- 13. the scientific name for the nostrils
- 18. the region where the throat meets the voicebox
- 21. the membrane that cover the lung (2wds)
- 22. the region posterior to your nasal cavity
- 23. the smaller tubes in the lungs
- 24. the main organs of the respiratory system
- 25. the structures that circulate air to clear out particles
- 26. the cartilage the circles and protects the lower voicebox
- 27. the structure that covers the throat during swallowing
Down
- 1. the membrane that lines the cavity (2wds)
- 2. the throat
- 3. the volume of regular breathing
- 4. the volume of air that doesn't exchange with the blood (2wds)
- 7. the type of cartilage that protects the tubes of the respiratory system
- 8. the cartilage that protects the anterior voicebox (the Adam's apple)
- 9. the voicebox
- 11. the tubes that lead to the left and right lungs (2wds)
- 14. the balloon like structures where gas exchange occurs
- 15. the hollow portions of the skull
- 16. the volume that can be forcibly inhaled (2wds)
- 17. the instrument used to measure breath volume
- 19. the volume that can not be exhaled from the lungs
- 20. the space of the left lung where the heart is found
- 21. the maximum breath in and out you can take (2wds)