Respiratory System
Across
- 5. Two layered membrane surrounding each lung
- 7. (2 words) Space between the two layered pleura
- 9. Respiratory muscles contract, increase volume in lungs
- 10. Smaller subdivided lobes in the lungs
- 12. Passive process, movement of high to low concentration
- 13. (2 words) Two sets of membranous folds of tissue in the larynx
- 16. Hollow spaces in bones of the skull
- 17. Type of hyaline cartilage at the base of the larynx
- 18. Smaller branches of air tubes
- 20. Largest cartilage and is also known as the Adam’s apple
- 21. Length of vocal cords
- 23. Two large trachea tubes that carry air into the lungs
Down
- 1. Cartilage that prevents food from entering the airway
- 2. Hollow tube connecting the nasal cavity and mouth
- 3. Respiratory muscles relax, decrease volume in lungs
- 4. Microscopic air sacs
- 6. (2 words) Openings at the base of nose to the external environment
- 7. (2 words) Slippery liquid as a lubricant to reduce friction and is around the lungs
- 8. Rigid tube that connects the larynx to the bronchial tree. Also known as the windpipe
- 11. (2 words) Auditory tubes connecting the middle ear to the nasopharynx
- 14. Pair of organs that supply the body with oxygen and remove carbon dioxide
- 15. Inflammation of the mucosal membranes
- 19. Biochemical process of energy production in cells
- 20. Inflammation of the palatine tonsils
- 22. Connects the pharynx and trachea, and is a passageway for air and sound production