Respiratory System Guillory BSF3
Across
- 3. openings at back of nasal cavity
- 4. lung infection; most common infectious death in US
- 5. gas exchange between blood and body cells
- 9. permanently enlarged airways and damaged alveolar walls
- 13. the 2-part branched area at the base of the trachea
- 14. windpipe
- 15. space in the larynx that contains the vocal cords
- 16. hypersensitivity to pollen by nasal cavity
- 17. forceful contraction of respiration muscles, forcing vocal cord closure
- 20. look like tiny grapes; air sacs (Plural)
- 21. forceful expulsion of air through mouth & nose
- 22. nerve that stimulates diaphragm
- 24. throat area at the back of mouth
- 26. sinus spaces inferior to both cheeks
- 28. objects lodge here more often due to a steeper downward angle
- 29. the ability of lungs to return to preinhalation size
- 34. area on left lung that accommodates the heart
- 35. what shape are the cartilage rings in the trachea
Down
- 1. a function that helps regulate blood pH
- 2. cells that produce mucus in nasal cavity
- 6. air conditioning chambers
- 7. guardian of the airways
- 8. alveolar epithelium+basement+capillary endothelium
- 10. bronchospasm causing breathing difficulties
- 11. main muscle involved in breathing
- 12. eustachian tubes are found in the area of throat
- 13. the ability for lungs to stretch when breathing in
- 18. sudden expulsion of air due to irritant
- 19. the study of respiratory system
- 23. acute or chronic inflammation of the paranasal sinuses
- 25. how many lobes the right lung has
- 27. highly contagious virus of upper respiratory tract
- 30. stabilize alveoli and reduce surface tension
- 31. sinuses located between eyes & nasal cavity
- 32. Small branches of bronchi that lead to alveolar ducts
- 33. how gases are exchanged from high to low concentration