Across
- 2. acute form of COPD
- 5. can be hard or soft
- 6. most abundant gas in atmospheric air
- 8. pressure that prevents the lungs from collapsing
- 10. these cartilages anchor the vocal cords
- 13. stimulation from this branch of the ANS causes bronchodilation
- 14. where things enter and exit the lung
- 16. binds to the iron in hemoglobin
- 17. the amount of air in one normal breath
- 19. initiates the cough reflex
- 20. law that states that pressure is inversely related to volume
Down
- 1. describes the process of exhalation
- 3. the most important respiratory muscle
- 4. prevents food from entering airways when we swallow
- 7. bacterial infection that affects lungs
- 9. the flat part of the lungs
- 11. passageway for air ONLY
- 12. this tonsil covers the base of the tongue
- 13. air-filled space that gives resonance to our voice
- 15. basic structural and functional unit of the respiratory system
- 18. another name for the voicebox