Across
- 1. the part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the opening between them. It affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.
- 4. the cartilage and bone in your nose
- 6. a flap of cartilage at the root of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of the windpipe.
- 8. a large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, extending from the larynx to the bronchial tubes and conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe
- 10. the hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals; the voice box.
Down
- 2. a substance which tends to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
- 3. a cavity within a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities.
- 5. The hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea
- 7. each of a pair of serous membranes lining the thorax and enveloping the lungs in humans and other mammals
- 9. a short microscopic hairlike vibrating structure, providing propulsion