The Respiratory System Crossword
Across
- 3. They are tiny air filled sacs through which the gas exchange of external respiration takes place
- 5. Two air filled sacks that are on both sides of the chet
- 6. A contagious bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs
- 9. The airways that connect the trachea and the lungs
- 11. The muscle that separates the chest from the abdominal cavity
- 12. Wind pipe
- 13. An inflammation of the lungs commonly caused by a bacterial or viral infection
Down
- 1. It brings the air into the lungs
- 2. An inflammatory condition in which the trachea, bronchi and bronchioles become narrowed, causing difficulty in breathing
- 4. A flap of tissue that closes over the trachea when you swallow
- 7. An inflammation of the bronchi caused by infection or exposure to irritants such as tobacco smoke and air pollution
- 8. Voice box
- 10. A disease that progressively destroys the walls of the alveoli