chapter 15 vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. Cavity
  2. 6. box located at the top of the trachea.
  3. 7. Pressure
  4. 8. air passages that divide from the trachea into each lung.
  5. 10. System
  6. 12. air passages in the lungs, leading to the alveoli.
  7. 15. responsible for breathing and gas exchange.
  8. 18. Tree
  9. 19. Membrane
  10. 21. barrier where gas exchange occurs between the alveoli and blood.
  11. 22. areas responsible for controlling breathing rate and rhythm.
Down
  1. 2. that reduces surface tension in the lungs and prevents alveolar collapse.
  2. 3. Rhythmicity Centers
  3. 4. that connects the larynx to the bronchi.
  4. 5. Capacity
  5. 9. system responsible for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
  6. 11. for air located inside the nose.
  7. 13. exerted by a single gas in a mixture of gases.
  8. 14. system of airways in the lungs.
  9. 16. amount of air a person can exhale after a maximum inhalation.
  10. 17. area that connects the nasal and oral cavities to the larynx.
  11. 20. air sacs where gas exchange occurs in the lungs.