The Respiratory System
Across
- 3. the tendency of the thorax and the lungs to return to their pre-inhalation size
- 4. process of expelling air from the lungs
- 6. function of the sinuses
- 7. the substance that assist in gas exchange by stabilizing the alveolus and reducing surface tension
- 14. the structure that is formed by the alveolar membrane basement membrane and the capillary wall
- 17. process of taking air into the lungs
- 18. throat
- 20. gas exchanging between the air in the alveoli and the blood in capillaries
- 21. the primary organs of respiration
Down
- 1. the ease which the thorax and lungs stretch during inhalation
- 2. the nerve that innervates the diaphragm to initiate inhalation
- 5. gas exchange between the blood in the capillaries and body cells within tissues
- 8. windpipe
- 9. location of the glottis and vocal cords
- 10. average number of breaths per minute for a resting adult
- 11. main muscle of respiration
- 12. breathing
- 13. the passageways leading from the trachea to each lung
- 15. primary gas exchange structures of the respiratory tract
- 16. guardian of the windpipe
- 19. air-conditioning chambers