Respiratory System Crossword
Across
- 4. A large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, extending from the larynx to the bronchial tubes and conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- 5. The membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the esophagus.
- 6. The part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling.
- 7. The hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals; the voice box.
- 8. Tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood.
Down
- 1. A dome-shaped muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals. It plays a major role in breathing, as its contraction increases the volume of the thorax and so inflates the lungs.
- 2. The two passages that direct air into the lungs.
- 3. Either of the two large organs of respiration located in the chest cavity and responsible for adding oxygen to and removing carbon dioxide from the blood.