Respiratory System Terms
Across
- 2. air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face
- 4. large tubes that connect to the trachea and direct air to the right and left lungs; bronchial tube
- 5. throat
- 7. muscle that sits below lungs and contracts and relaxes to allow breathing to occur
- 8. windpipe
- 10. primary organs of the respiratory system in humans and most animals
- 12. pertaining to a blood vessel
- 14. nostrils
- 15. nasal wall
- 16. inhaling, breathing in
- 18. small branches of the bronchus
Down
- 1. study of the ear, nose, and larynx
- 3. pertaining to the chest
- 6. leaf-like structure that closes over the trachea to prevent aspiration of food or liquids
- 9. exhaling/breathing out
- 10. voice box
- 11. study of the lungs
- 13. small air sacs where air exchange actually takes place
- 17. wet, slippery membranes that covers the lungs