Across
- 3. Blind pockets at the end of the respiratory tree
- 5. The serous membrane lining the pleural cavities
- 8. Reflex A reflex mediated by the vagus nerve that prevents overexpansion of the lungs.
- 9. Paired organs of respiration, situated in the left and right pleural cavities.
- 10. The throat; a muscular passageway shared by the digestive and respiratory tracts
- 12. sacs An air-filled chamber that supplies air to several alveoli
- 14. Respiration Includes all the processes involved in the exchange of oxygen and CO2 between the body’s interstitial fluids and the external environment.
- 16. between living cells and the environment. Includes pulmonary ventilation, external and internal ventilation, and cellular respiration.
- 17. Ventilation The physical movement of air into and out of the respiratory tract
- 18. Cavities Subdivisions of the thoracic cavity that contains the lungs
- 21. Refers to the respiratory muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity.
Down
- 1. A segment of lung tissues that is bounded by connective tissues partitions and supplied by single bronchiole
- 2. A complex cartilaginous structure that surrounds and protects the glottis and vocal cords
- 4. Respiration The absorption of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide by those cells.
- 6. Nares The entrance to the nasopharynx from the nasal cavity
- 7. Cavity A chamber in the skull bounded by the internal and external nares
- 11. tree Includes the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles.
- 13. cycle A single breath, consists of an inhalation and an exhalation.
- 15. The windpipe; an airway extending from the larynx to the primary bronchi
- 19. cage The bony frame formed by the ribs around the chest.
- 20. Distinct lobes that are separated by deep fissures