Respiratory System
Across
- 2. Flap of tissue that prevents food from entering the trachea
- 5. Tiny blood vessels surrounding the alveoli for gas exchange
- 6. Smaller air passages that branch from the bronchi inside the lungs
- 7. Main organ where gas exchange occurs between air and blood
- 8. Tiny air sacs that are the site of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange
- 9. Two main branches leading from the trachea to each lung
- 13. Dome-shaped muscle that controls breathing movement
- 14. Microscopic hairs that trap dust and sweep mucus out of the airways
- 15. Gas that is inhaled and used by body cells to release energy
Down
- 1. Biological process of exchanging gases between an organism and its environment
- 3. Passage that connects the nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus
- 4. Waste gas exhaled after respiration
- 10. First organ where air enters and is filtered, warmed, and moistened
- 11. Voice box that contains the vocal cords
- 12. Windpipe that connects the larynx to the bronchi