Across
- 2. The throat; passageway for air and food
- 3. The process of releasing air from the lungs
- 8. Tiny air sacs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
- 9. The voice box located between the pharynx and trachea
- 10. The tube that carries air from the larynx to the bronchi
- 11. Chronic condition with airway inflammation and wheezing
- 14. The red blood cell protein that carries oxygen
- 16. The smallest airways leading to the alveoli
- 17. The main muscle responsible for breathing
- 18. dioxide The waste gas exhaled from the lungs
- 19. Inflammation of the bronchial tubes causing cough and mucus
Down
- 1. The gas inhaled into the lungs and transported in the blood
- 2. Infection that causes inflammation and fluid in the lungs
- 4. The process of taking air into the lungs
- 5. The two main branches of the trachea that enter the lungs
- 6. The double membrane covering the lungs and chest cavity
- 7. Tiny hair-like structures that move mucus and debris out of airways
- 12. Infectious lung disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- 13. Lung disease with destruction of alveolar walls and air trapping
- 15. The flap that prevents food from entering the trachea