Respiratory system
Across
- 2. pleura outer layer of the pleura
- 4. the movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to low concentration
- 7. where digestive and respiratory tracts meet
- 8. "Adams apple"
- 11. windpipe
- 16. pleura inner layer of the pleura
- 17. the voice box
- 18. two layered membrane that surrounds the lungs
- 19. openings from the nasal cavity that extend into the bone of the skull
- 20. the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the body’s cells
- 21. branch off from the windpipe
Down
- 1. formed by nasal mucosa at the top of the mouth
- 3. contracts and moves downward during inspiration
- 5. behind the nasal cavities and above the soft palate
- 6. internal portion of the nose that is lined with mucous
- 9. the respiratory muscles relaxing to exhale
- 10. the respiratory muscles contracting to inhale
- 12. muscles generates pressure changes in the lungs
- 13. millions of small sacs where diffusion for gas exchange occurs
- 14. throat
- 15. divisions of the lungs that are serviced by the bronchiole