Respiratory System
Across
- 9. a tube that connects the trachea to the lung
- 11. if we do not cough out mucus, then it is ________________.
- 12. tube that leads to the stomach
- 15. help our thorax to expand
- 16. this side of your lung is bigger
- 17. membrane prevents friction with other organs
- 19. has a dome shape when relaxed
- 22. prevents food from travelling down the esophagus
- 23. voice box
- 25. its outer surface is made of cartilage
- 26. inhaled air is rich in this gas
- 27. Catches microbes
Down
- 1. you breath through this when you are sick
- 2. during inhalation, the diaphragm____________
- 3. structure that protects our lungs
- 4. this is where the gas exchange happens
- 5. during inhalation, the lung __________ in volume
- 6. tiny blood vessels
- 7. enters here
- 8. the act of breathing in and out
- 10. exhaled air is rich in this gas
- 13. warms and moistens the air
- 14. the organ of the respiratory system
- 18. the throat
- 20. allows for the exchange of gases, from high to low
- 21. hair-like structures in the trachea
- 24. your heart is found on this side of your body