Respiratory System
Across
- 7. loss of voice
- 8. intermittent involuntary contractions of the diaphragm
- 9. expulsion of air to clear the respiratory tract
- 10. rapid shallow breathing
- 14. another name for nostrils
- 15. exchange of gases between blood and tissues
- 16. laboured or difficult breathing
- 17. primary organ of respiration
- 20. inflammation of the bronchial mucosa
- 22. exhalation
- 23. nerve that carries impulses to the diaphragm
- 28. absence of normal breathing
- 29. site of gas exchange in the lungs
- 30. mechanical action of inhaling and exhaling
- 33. allergic rhinitis
- 34. air filled cavity in the skull
Down
- 1. chronic inflammatory disorder
- 2. connects larynx to bronchi
- 3. exchanges with carbon dioxide
- 4. exchange of gases between lungs and blood
- 5. fast breathing
- 6. sense of smell
- 9. ridges in the upper portion of the nasal cavity
- 11. inflammation of the pharynx
- 12. inflammation of the sinuses
- 13. voice box
- 15. structure that closes the trachea during swallowing
- 18. main muscle of respiration
- 19. lung infection
- 21. slow breathing
- 24. involuntary expulsion of air through the nose and mouth
- 25. throat
- 26. nasal hairs that trap particles
- 27. deep inhalation, opening mouth wide
- 31. nose bleed
- 32. grooved passageway