Respiratory System
Across
- 3. when air is flowing into the lungs
- 7. the respiratory system works very closely with this other system
- 13. the more superficial serous membrane covering the lungs
- 16. separates your nostrils
- 17. the air that stays in the conducting zone and never reaches the respiratory zone
- 20. where the lungs decrease in size (decrease volume), you would expect the pressure to be _______
- 22. prevents food from going down the wrong tube
Down
- 1. branched bronchi
- 2. common passageway for food, fluids, and air
- 4. normal, quiet breathing
- 5. the terminal ends of bronchioles that is the actual site of gas exchange
- 6. has C-shaped cartilage rings; another name for windpipe
- 7. trachea, bronchi, and your nose falls into this zone category
- 8. the volume within the lungs
- 9. serous membrane layer directly connected to the surface of the lungs
- 10. zone that includes bronchioles and alveoli
- 11. the air that always remains in the lungs
- 12. abbreviation that stands for the maximum amount of air your can inhale
- 14. another name for voicebox
- 15. muscle inferior to the lungs that is dome-shaped when relaxed
- 18. respiratory event where gas exchanged between the blood and the body's exterior
- 19. abbreviation that stands for the maximum amount of air you can exhale
- 21. expiration is a ____________ passive process because the lungs are naturally elastic