Respiratory System CrossWord Puzzle ♥
Across
- 2. A membrane that enfold the lungs and is moistened with a secretion that reduces friction during respiration movements.
- 3. An abnormal, thick fluid expelled from deep within the lungs by coughing. May contain cellular debris, blood, pus and microorganisms.
- 5. Combing form meaning lung or air.
- 9. Smaller branches or subdivisions of the bronchi.
Down
- 1. The 2 main branches which lead from the trachea to the lungs, providing a passageway for air.
- 2. One of 2 cone shaped, spongy organs of the respiratory system contained within the pleural cavity of the thorax. Contains bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli and capillaries.
- 4. A piece of tissue covering the top of the larynx that prevents food and liquid from entering the respiratory tract.
- 6. Small grape-like sacs in the lungs found at the end of the bronchioles where the air meets the capillaries.
- 7. A tube extending from the larynx to the bronchi.
- 8. cavity: The part of the body between the base of the neck and the diaphragm.