Across
- 4. it helps with digestion and respiration.
- 7. the network of organs and tissues responsible for breathing and gas exchange.
- 8. aids in gas exchange, with alveoli providing a large surface area for efficient oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange.
- 9. the phase of breathing where air is brought inside the lungs. It is important for gas exchange and supplying your cells with oxygen.
Down
- 1. is a protein inside red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to tissues and organs in the body and carries carbon dioxide back to the lungs
- 2. helps conduct air to and from the lungs and the bronchial tree branching to facilitate air distribution.
- 3. a process resulting from the relaxation of respiratory muscles and the elastic recoil of lung tissue, resulting in the air inside the lungs to flow into the outside environment.
- 5. helps with vocalization and airway protection.
- 6. filters, warms, and humidifies the air that you breathe, while also detecting odors.