Respiratory System

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Across
  1. 3. Draws air in and directs it down the windpipe
  2. 6. Gas your body needs to survive
  3. 7. Muscles between ribs that expand the chest
  4. 10. What you do all day, every day, to stay alive
  5. 11. Inflammation of the vocal cords
  6. 12. Disease that damages alveoli
  7. 14. Condition causing wheezing and shortness of breath
  8. 15. Main organs that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
Down
  1. 1. Carries air between the lungs and body’s exterior
  2. 2. Total volume of air breathed in and out per minute
  3. 4. Inflammation of the lung’s mucous lining
  4. 5. Can travel at 165 km per hour
  5. 8. The windpipe connecting mouth and lungs
  6. 9. Muscle that moves up and down to help you breathe
  7. 13. Infection that inflames the lungs
  8. 15. Also known as the voice box