Across
- 4. Two short beaches located at the lower end of the trachea that’s carries air to lungs
- 6. flap of cartilage at the root of the tongue which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of the windpipe
- 7. Dome shaped muscular partition separating the thorax from abdomen in mammals, plays a major role in breathing
- 10. Voice box contains vocal chords; passage way for air moving from pharynx to trachea
- 11. Slimy, sticky, gelatinous substance produced by mucous membrane
- 13. Protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from lungs to tissue/organs and carries CO2 back to lungs
- 15. A sensory cell or organ responsive to chemical stimuli
Down
- 1. Thin-walled inflatable sacs, function in gas exchange
- 2. A long U-shaped tube that connects your larynx to the bronchial tubes conveying air to and from lungs- Windpipe
- 3. Common lung function test that measures how much air you can breath in and out of your lungs, and how quickly you exhale
- 5. Short microscopic hair like structure found on surface of certain cells causing current in surrounding fluid
- 8. Membraned lined cavity behind nose and mouth contacting them to esophagus
- 9. Process of breathing in air, gasses, smoke etc; enters lungs
- 12. Wall of tissue separating the hearts right and left sides
- 14. Blood vessels located throughout your body that collects oxygen poor blood and returns it to heart