Respiratory system
Across
- 2. is a flap of tissue that covers the opening to the larynx .
- 3. trachea branches into two large tubes which lead to the lungs
- 4. Carbon dioxide in the blood is found as a _______ in the red blood cells .
- 8. the mechanical movement of air into and out of your lungs.
- 9. Hairlike structures trap foreign particles from the air and sweep them toward the throat.
- 10. Uncontrolled cell growth in lung tissue can lead to a persistent cough , shortness of breath , bronchitis , or pneumonia , and can lead to death
- 11. bronchus branches into smaller tubes.
- 13. Alveoli break down, resulting in reduced surface area needed for gas exchange with the alveoli’s blood capillaries.
- 15. the exchange of gases between the blood and the body’s cells.
- 16. the windpipe
- 17. Respiratory pathways become infected , resulting in coughing and production of mucus.
- 18. The flow of the air out from the greater pressure of the lungs .
Down
- 1. beneath the cilia in the nasal passages , warm and moisten the air while trapping foreign materials
- 5. bronchioles branches into even smaller passageways, which end in individual air sacs called
- 6. It is the act of taking air into the lungs
- 7. Infection of the lungs causes the alveoli to collect mucous material .
- 12. the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the blood.
- 14. Respiratory pathways become irritated , and bronchioles constrict