Respiratory System
Across
- 3. the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach
- 6. the breathing apparatus for fish and tadpoles
- 7. the act of taking air into the lungs and expelling waste gases from the lungs
- 9. plant structure through which a plant "breathes"
- 10. main branches of the respiratory tract leading into the lungs
- 12. the life process by which energy is released by cells
- 13. the back of the throat; connects the mouth with the windpipe
- 14. vibrations of these result in sound or speech
- 16. a flap if tissue that covers the windpipe to keep food and water from entering it
- 20. the muscle that contracts and relaxes thereby causing one to inhale and exhale
- 21. microscopic hair-like structures in the respiratory tract
Down
- 1. a sticky substance that lines the respiratory tract
- 2. the main organ of the respiratory system
- 4. tiny holes on the abdomen of insects through which they breathe
- 5. of theses result in sound or speech
- 8. the most abundant gas in the air we breathe
- 11. gas that is exhaled by mammals as part of respiration
- 15. tiny air sacs in the lungs where oxygen and carbonxdioxide are exchanged
- 17. scientific name for the windpipe
- 18. given off as a waste product by green plants; essential for our survival
- 19. that part of the throat that contains the voice box