Shacquile Crosswords

5. a common long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs
7. lines the thorax
8. an inflammation of the lining of your bronchial tubes
11. air passages inside the lungs that branch off like tree limbs from the bronchi
12. exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules to and from the bloodstream.
13. separatea the thorax from the abdomen
15. cavity lined with a mucous membrane
18. help expand and shrink the size of the chest cavity to facilitate breathing
20. part of the throat behind the mouth and nasal cavity

1. leaf-shaped flap in the throat that prevents food from entering the windpipe and the lungs
2. begins under the larynx
3. causes shortness of breath
4. infection in one or both lungs. Bacteria, viruses, and fungi cause it
6. main passageway into the lungs
9. capacity maximum amount of air a person can expel from the lungs after a maximum inhalation.
10. volume air that remains in a person's lungs after fully exhaling.
14. smallest blood vessels in the body
16. breaks down food in beginning of digestive system
17. the communication device inside your body
19. cancer type of cancer that effects respiratory system the greatest.