The Respiratory System - Maddie Hinsley - Health 2B
Across
- 4. The emission of air from the lungs
- 6. Connects the mouth and nasal passages to the esophagus
- 7. The process which oxygen passes through a membrane
- 8. Also the windpipe, which extends from the larynx to the bronchi
- 11. A disease caused by narrowing and obstructing of the bronchioles
- 13. The force exerted by air
- 14. A sticky sheet that traps dirt
- 15. White blood cells that engulfs dirt and bacteria
- 18. Grape-like clusters of microscopic air sacs
- 19. A large chamber lined with mucous membrane
- 22. The muscular flap attached to the larynx
- 23. These branch off the trachea leading into the lungs
- 24. A thin passageways within the lungs
Down
- 1. Inflammation of the pleura
- 2. Wall of the alveolus which diffuses oxygen
- 3. A colorless, odorless gas supplied for energy to our cells
- 5. A disease caused by damage to the alveoli
- 7. A dome shaped muscle that contracts during respiration
- 9. Hair-like projections that sweep particles
- 10. A pair of ligaments that open during respiration
- 11. A waste product exhaled from the lungs
- 12. Fine blood vessels that form a network between arterioles and venules
- 16. Sac-like organs beneath the rib cage
- 17. The organ that takes in air
- 20. Forms by malignant tumors that spread in the lungs
- 21. The drawing of air into the lungs
- 25. A box of cartilage and passageway from pharynx to trachea