Respiratory System
Across
- 1. Flap of cartilage that covers the trachea during swallowing
- 4. Normal breathing
- 7. Smallest branches of the bronchi that lead to alveolar sacs
- 10. Inflammation of the pharynx
- 13. Main air passageways of the lungs
- 15. condition of deficient oxygen
- 16. Commonly known as the voice box
Down
- 2. Formed by stacked, C-shaped pieces of cartilage that are connected by dense connective tissue
- 3. A slippery substance secreted by alveolar cells that prevents the lungs from collapsing
- 5. Commonly known as the throat
- 6. Inflammation of the sinus cavities
- 8. Inflammation of the nasal mucosa
- 9. Inflammation of the larynx
- 10. Pertaining to the lungs
- 11. Small, grapelike sacs where gas exchange occurs
- 12. Absence of breathing
- 14. Commonly known as a "runny nose"
- 16. Major organs of the respiratory system