Across
- 3. The large, primary muscle that controls the lungs and assists respiration
- 6. Microscopic air sacs where gas exchange occurs
- 8. The movement of air in and out of the lungs
- 10. Scientific name for the windpipe
- 11. Essential gas needed by the body to make energy from food
- 14. Condition of not getting enough oxygen to the blood
- 15. Medical term for difficult or labored breathing
Down
- 1. Flap of cartilage that prevents food from entering the trachea
- 2. Pertaining to the lungs
- 4. Temporary cessation or stopping of breathing
- 5. Device that transforms liquid medicine into a fine mist for breathing in easily
- 7. The act of breathing in
- 9. Primary organs of the respiratory system
- 12. Two tubes that connect the trachea to the lungs
- 13. Common medical term for the throat