Respiratory System Vocab
Across
- 4. Not enough air
- 8. The junction where blood interacts with the alveoli sacs to exchange gas
- 11. The smallest divisions of the lung to the naked eye
- 13. Breathing out
- 14. The cartillage between nostrils
- 16. Breathing in
- 17. The flap that covers the trachea when swallowing
- 19. The smallest type of airway that leads into alveoli
- 20. Large airways that lead from the trachea to the lungs
- 22. Lines the moist areas of your body; part of the immune system
- 25. The organ containing the voicebox
- 27. The section of thyroid cartilage that protrudes from the larynx, especially prominentin males
- 28. Suffication
- 29. Molecule responsible for carrying Oxygen
- 30. The squishy part of the roof of your mouth
Down
- 1. The structure that causes crying to make your nose stuffy
- 2. The small air sacs where gas exchange occurs
- 3. A protein present in mucous; important for breaking things down
- 5. The mass of tissue located at the back of the throat; visible when opening the mouth
- 6. The main breathing muscle located inferior to the lungs
- 7. A type of nervous receptor that detects change in blood pressure
- 9. The area between the lungs
- 10. The passage of fluid to organs from the circulatory or lymphatic system
- 12. Part of the brain that sends involuntary singals to breathe
- 15. Shortness of breathe
- 18. The enter/exit point for many structures in the lung
- 21. A temporary stop in breathing; common in sleep
- 23. The cavity behind the mouth and nasal cavity that connect them to the esophagus
- 24. The membrane lining the lungs
- 26. A device that measures the rate of respiration