Structures Involved in Respiration
Across
- 1. the entire respiratory tract is lined with this
- 5. the _ is where air travels before splitting into the bronchi
- 6. this nerve is attached to the diaphragm
- 10. the _ are the smallest airways and branch out from the bronchi
- 12. when these muscles contract, the thoracic cavity volume decreases
- 13. the epiglottis lays atop this tissue and separates it from the larynx
- 16. the _ are the site of gas exchange between the lungs and the blood
- 17. the _ is the first port of entry for air entering the respiratory system other than the mouth
- 19. these cells secrete mucus
- 20. this is made up of the Nasal cavity, pharynx, and larynx
Down
- 2. the _ ensures food does not enter the airway
- 3. these muscles are responsible for expanding the thoracic cavity by contracting
- 4. the _, the larynx and nasal cavity all make up the upper respiratory tract
- 7. these muscles are involved in respiration as they line the thoracic cavity
- 8. another name for these are the pharyngeal tonsils
- 9. The contraction and relaxation of your _ controls thoracic cavity volume
- 11. there are two primary _ in the respiratory tract that allow air to pass following the trachea
- 14. these are the connecting piece between the bronchioles and the alveoli
- 15. these are short small hairlike structures that line certain epithelia
- 18. without the _ which holds the vocal cords, you could not speak