The Respiratory System
Across
- 3. growth of tumors in the lungs
- 4. highest amount of air that can leave lungs
- 7. allows us to speak
- 10. two branches that lead to respective lungs
- 12. the filling of the alveoli with liquid
- 13. deterioration of the alveoli
- 14. open area that filters air taken from nose
- 18. opening that allows us to eat and speak
- 19. the air left in lungs after exhaling
- 20. bring nutrients and oxygen to tissue
Down
- 1. inflammation of the bronchioles
- 2. reduce friction in the lungs
- 5. expand and contract chest cavity to help breathing
- 6. decides what goes into the lungs
- 8. network of branches that go into lungs
- 9. tube that filters air right before the lungs
- 11. it contracts to allow lungs to expand
- 15. the respiratory unit of the lungs
- 16. allergic reaction, constriction of the bronchioles
- 17. makes sure food is not inhaled