The Respiratory System

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Across
  1. 2. Main organ in the respiratory system.
  2. 4. A passageway to the lungs from the larynx. Ring-shaped cartilage protect the it and keep it open.
  3. 6. Process of moving and in and out of the lungs.
  4. 7. This is where the nasal cavity meets with the oral cavity.
  5. 8. This is where gas exchange occurs.
  6. 9. A large muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity.
  7. 10. Hairlike structures that line the trachea and bronchi the moves mucus so it can be moved to the pharynx and removed from the respiratory tract along with any particles trapped in the mucus.
Down
  1. 1. Where trachea divides into two separate passages, one going to the left lung and one going to the right lung.
  2. 2. Another name for this is the voice box because it is responsible for speech.
  3. 3. Inflammation of the lungs caused by an infection from bacteria, virus or fungi.
  4. 5. Air enters here and is warmed and moistened.
  5. 10. This is a chronic inflammatory lung diseasecaused by long exposure to an irritant gas most often cigarette smoke.