Across
- 5. cavity warms, moistens and filters air as it is inhaled
- 7. The respiratory system is made up of the trachea, the lungs, and the?
- 11. Has a cartilage ring to keep the pathway open, branches off trachea in Y shape to take air into lungs.
- 12. The main air tube leading into the respiratory system
- 16. What is the name of the tiny air sacs in your lungs?
- 17. When you breathe in air, you bring oxygen into your lungs and blow out
Down
- 1. a slimy substance produced in nose and throat to moisten
- 2. a flap of cartilage that covers the trachea when swallowing
- 3. the act of inhaling air
- 4. The voice box is also known as the:
- 6. Tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood
- 8. When you inhale your lungs do what?
- 9. As you breathe, this contracts and flattens to give your lungs room to fill up with air.
- 10. is not good for your lungs.
- 13. The tiny hairs that keep mucus and dirt out of your lungs are called:
- 14. are intermittent contractions of the diaphragm followed by spasmatic closure of the vocal cords
- 15. The trachea is also called the:
- 18. Your body couldn’t breathe without this system. Which one is it?