Across
- 3. closes trachea when swallowing to prevent food from entering
- 8. space between lungs for heart
- 10. a critical component of chemical digestion
- 11. type of digestion, example: chewing
- 13. air sacs at the end of the bronchioles
- 15. collapsed lung
- 17. begins after food is swallowed and allows for food to move through canal
- 19. examples include liver, gallbladder, and pancreas
- 21. enzyme in mouth that breaks down starch into glucose
Down
- 1. major enzyme in stomach aiding in chemical digestion
- 2. two branches that lead to bronchioles
- 4. cylindrical windpipe connecting larynx to bronchi
- 5. law describing inverse relationship between pressure and volume
- 6. blood vessel that makes contact with alveoli
- 7. voicebox
- 9. main site of nutrient absorption
- 12. caused by deficiency of vitamin c
- 14. characterized by excess mucus in airways
- 16. muscle used for breathing
- 18. another name for alimentary canal
- 20. describes food and liquid entering mouth, beginning of digestion