Respiratory System
Across
- 5. thin curved shelves of bone in the sides of the nasal cavity
- 8. routes food and air into proper channels
- 11. causes constriction and breathing difficulty
- 16. increases with exercise, body temperature, disease
- 17. lines the inside of the chest wall
- 18. passive process
- 19. superior portion of the pharynx
- 20. volume of air still remaining in the lungs
- 21. chamber shared by digestive and respiratory system
- 22. guardian of the airways
- 23. inferior portion of the pharynx
- 24. the amount of air that enters or leaves the lungs
- 26. covers the surface of each lung
- 28. a major role in breathing
Down
- 1. inflammation of the lining of the lungs and chest
- 2. causes constriction and breathing difficulty
- 3. keeps the alveoli from sticking to each other
- 4. helps to prevent overinflation of the lungs during forceful breathing
- 6. contagious bacterial infection that involves the lungs
- 7. air becomes trapped, can’t exhale- forced exhalation required
- 9. the entrance to the trachea
- 10. cords vibrate with expelled air
- 12. strengthen and protect airway
- 13. splits into right and left bronchi
- 14. movement of air in and out of the lungs
- 15. support and protect the glottis, the entrance to the trachea
- 25. middle portion of the pharynx
- 27. support and protect the glottis, the entrance to the trachea