APMT1- Respiratory System

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  1. 4. Lubrication that creates the surface tension that helps maintain the position of the lungs
  2. 6. Part of the respiratory tract that includes the nasal cavity, the pharynx, and the larynx
  3. 8. Means throat
  4. 9. The external intercostal muscle relaxes and the ribs return to their resting position during this.
  5. 10. Continues the route for ingested material and air until its inferior end
  6. 12. Entrance and exit for respiratory system
  7. 13. Formed by C-shaped pieces of hyaline cartilage
  8. 16. Term that describes slow or shallow respirations
  9. 18. A passageway for air
  10. 19. Means to breath
  11. 20. Structure shared by both the respiratory and digestive system
  12. 21. Means breathing
  13. 22. Contraction of the external intercostal muscles occur during this.
  14. 24. Inflammation of the larynx
  15. 25. Word part that means chest
  16. 26. Smaller vessels branching from the smallest bronchi
  17. 27. Term means having low oxygen levels in the blood
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  1. 1. Largest cartilaginous structure that makes up the larynx
  2. 2. The total number of breaths that occur each minute
  3. 3. A cluster of many individual alveoli that are responsible for gas exchange
  4. 5. Respiratory system doctor
  5. 7. Connects the pharynx to the trachea
  6. 11. Complex protein which binds to oxygen in the presence of iron
  7. 14. Builds up in the blood during hypoventilation
  8. 15. Shortness of breath
  9. 17. The pharynx posterior to the nasal cavities
  10. 23. The amount of air that normally enters the lungs during quiet breathing