Across
- 3. Connects the pharynx to the trachea
- 5. This structure prevents bolus from entering the trachea
- 8. This part of the brain's main function is to help keep the body in homeostasis
- 10. Thick layer of the heart that provides muscle contractions
- 11. Where gas exchange occurs in the respiratory system
- 12. Three ridges found in the nasal cavity
- 13. This organ produces enzymes that help digest food, specifically proteins
- 14. This blood type can be donated to any type
- 15. This carries blood away from the heart
- 16. An elevation on the surface of the cerebral cortex
- 18. The process of muscles contracting and relaxing to move food down the esophagus
Down
- 1. Oral portion of the pharynx
- 2. Cranial nerve that has to do with sense of smell
- 4. The outermost layer of the meninges
- 6. The main component in blood
- 7. In your upper digestive tract where food turns into chyme
- 9. This circuit carries blood from the heart to the lungs and back
- 10. This membrane holds the coils of the small intestine together
- 16. The triangular slit that opens and closes during talking
- 17. The neurons that carry nerve impulses from the peripheral body parts to the brain or spinal cord
