Across
- 2. Physical process of inhaling and exhaling
- 4. Biochemical process of energy production in cells
- 6. Pair of organs that supply the body with oxygen and remove carbon dioxide
- 8. Largest cartilage and is also known as the Adam’s apple
- 9. Double folds of pleura separating lung lobes
- 10. Slippery liquid as a lubricant to reduce friction and is around the lungs
- 11. Type of hyaline cartilage at the base of the larynx
- 17. Two large trachea tubes that carry air into the lungs
- 18. Inflammation of the mucosal membranes
- 19. Hollow spaces in bones of the skull
- 22. (2 words) Openings at the base of nose to the external environment
- 24. Hollow tube connecting the nasal cavity and mouth
- 25. Substance that coats the alveoli to help them expand and contract
- 26. Smaller subdivided lobes in the lungs
Down
- 1. Passive process, movement of high to low concentration
- 3. (2 words) Auditory tubes connecting the middle ear to the nasopharynx
- 5. Microscopic air sacs
- 7. (2 words) Two sets of membranous folds of tissue in the larynx
- 8. Inflammation of the palatine tonsils
- 10. (2 words) Space between the two layered pleura
- 12. Respiratory muscles contract, increase volume in lungs
- 13. Cartilage that prevents food from entering the airway
- 14. Smaller branches of air tubes
- 15. Rigid tube that connects the larynx to the bronchial tree. Also known as the windpipe
- 16. Length of vocal cords
- 20. Two layered membrane surrounding each lung
- 21. Connects the pharynx and trachea, and is a passageway for air and sound production
- 23. Respiratory muscles relax, decrease volume in lungs