The Respiratory System
Across
- 1. The elastic quality that allows the lungs to expand and contract
- 4. Doorway of the trachea
- 7. Inspiration
- 13. Fluid between the visceral and parietal pleurae that acts as a sort of lubricant
- 15. A tool for measuring the acidity or alkalinity of a substance
- 18. The bronchi and lungs
- 20. Expiration
Down
- 2. Separates the upper and lower airways
- 3. Vibrates to create sound when we talk
- 5. Back of the nose
- 6. Air-filled spaces named maxillary, front, ethmoidal, and sphenoidal
- 8. Microscopic-sized air sacs
- 9. Nostrils
- 10. The mouth, nose, sinuses, and pharynx
- 11. Divides the nasal cavity from the mouth
- 12. Membranes covering the lungs
- 14. Back of the mouth
- 16. Tiny hairs within the nasal cavity
- 17. Division of the lungs; the right has three, and the left has two
- 19. Divides the nasal passages into left and right sides