Respiratory System Guillory BSF3

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Across
  1. 3. openings at back of nasal cavity
  2. 4. lung infection; most common infectious death in US
  3. 5. gas exchange between blood and body cells
  4. 9. permanently enlarged airways and damaged alveolar walls
  5. 13. the 2-part branched area at the base of the trachea
  6. 14. windpipe
  7. 15. space in the larynx that contains the vocal cords
  8. 16. hypersensitivity to pollen by nasal cavity
  9. 17. forceful contraction of respiration muscles, forcing vocal cord closure
  10. 20. look like tiny grapes; air sacs (Plural)
  11. 21. forceful expulsion of air through mouth & nose
  12. 22. nerve that stimulates diaphragm
  13. 24. throat area at the back of mouth
  14. 26. sinus spaces inferior to both cheeks
  15. 28. objects lodge here more often due to a steeper downward angle
  16. 29. the ability of lungs to return to preinhalation size
  17. 34. area on left lung that accommodates the heart
  18. 35. what shape are the cartilage rings in the trachea
Down
  1. 1. a function that helps regulate blood pH
  2. 2. cells that produce mucus in nasal cavity
  3. 6. air conditioning chambers
  4. 7. guardian of the airways
  5. 8. alveolar epithelium+basement+capillary endothelium
  6. 10. bronchospasm causing breathing difficulties
  7. 11. main muscle involved in breathing
  8. 12. eustachian tubes are found in the area of throat
  9. 13. the ability for lungs to stretch when breathing in
  10. 18. sudden expulsion of air due to irritant
  11. 19. the study of respiratory system
  12. 23. acute or chronic inflammation of the paranasal sinuses
  13. 25. how many lobes the right lung has
  14. 27. highly contagious virus of upper respiratory tract
  15. 30. stabilize alveoli and reduce surface tension
  16. 31. sinuses located between eyes & nasal cavity
  17. 32. Small branches of bronchi that lead to alveolar ducts
  18. 33. how gases are exchanged from high to low concentration