Across
- 2. throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx
- 4. Allows air to pass to and from lungs
- 6. voice box; passageway for air moving from pharynx to trachea; contains vocal cords
- 8. system structure nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, lungs
- 9. cavity Represents the first part of the digestive tube. Its primary function is to serve as the entrance of the alimentary tract and to initiate the digestive process by salivation and propulsion of the alimentary bolus into the pharynx
Down
- 1. Large, flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity that helps with breathing
- 3. A chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing difficulty, coughing, and wheezing.
- 4. respiratory system function The body system in which oxygen is brought into the body and carbon dioxide is released; major
- 5. tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood
- 7. A passage or airway in the respiratory system that conducts air into the lungs