Respiratory System Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. What you breathe
  2. 4. A hollow tube surrounded by cartilage rings
  3. 5. The right lung has three ________
  4. 6. Tiny flap that prevents food from entering the trachea
  5. 8. C shaped rings that outline the trachea are made up of _______
  6. 9. Exchange of CO2 and 02 in the alveoli is due to _______
  7. 10. Muscle located under the lungs, involved in breathing
  8. 13. Hollow tubes that branch out of the trachea
  9. 14. Two flaps of cartilage that produce sound
  10. 16. Carry air directly to the alveoli
  11. 17. Collapsed lung
  12. 18. The trachea is lined up with _______ epithelium
  13. 20. Part of the brain that controls breathing
  14. 21. Muscle located between ribs, involved in breathing
  15. 22. Common passageway for both food and air
Down
  1. 1. Clusters of air sacs at the end of bronchioles
  2. 2. The break down of glucose which causes energy
  3. 3. Gas that effects the rate of your breathing
  4. 6. During ________ the diaphragm and intercostal muscles relax
  5. 7. The alveoli are lined up with ________ epithelium
  6. 11. Lack of oxygen in the tissues
  7. 12. Artery leading to the lungs
  8. 15. Respiratory organs
  9. 19. Mainly elastic connective tissue that allows the lungs to recoil passively as we exhale
  10. 21. During ________ the diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract