The Breathing System
Across
- 2. Transport air into lung.
- 5. Moves down and flattens during inhalation
- 6. Prevents food from passing into the windpipe when you swallow.
- 8. Protects the lungs
- 9. Breathing in
- 11. Keeps trachea and bronchi open.
- 13. Gases move in and out of the alveoli by this process.
- 14. Breathing out
- 16. Site of gas exchange
- 18. Breathing disorder
- 19. Connects nose and mouth to larynx
- 22. Contracts to move the ribcage.
- 23. Allow friction free movement of lungs
Down
- 1. Transport air into alveoli
- 3. Diffuses out of the capillaries into the alveoli
- 4. Location of the lungs
- 7. Part of the brain that controls breathing
- 10. Allows air to be filtered moistened and warmed.
- 12. Diffuses from the alveoli into the blood capillaries
- 15. Allows air to pass into lungs
- 17. Makes sounds when vocal cords vibrate.
- 19. Adaptation of the alveoli
- 20. Allow air to enter the nose. Separated by septum.
- 21. Draw mucus and trap dust out of lungs.