Across
- 4. The process where the diaphragm contracts and causes air to be drawn into the lungs
- 7. The air sacs where gaseous exchange occurs
- 8. Flap to stop food travelling down the trachea
- 9. A part of the brain that assists with the nervous control of breathing
- 13. The volume of air that remains in the lungs after forced maximum expiration
Down
- 1. is a space inside your thorax (chest) that contains your heart, lungs and other organs and tissues
- 2. Detects changes in PH and CO2
- 3. Small increases in breathing at the onset of exercise
- 5. A structure surrounded by cartilage and leads to the bronchus
- 6. The vessels that surround the alveoli
- 10. The volume of air inspired or expired per breath
- 11. A common condition where airways can become restricted.
- 12. The process used during gasous exchange