Respiratory System

1. pair of spongy, air-filled organs located on either side of the chest
4. membrane lining the chest cavity and covering the lungs
5. amazing sport involving the throwing of thin, plastic circles toward a metal basket using the fewest possible throws
7. small movable lid just above the larynx that prevents food & drink from entering your windpipe
8. major air passage of the lungs which diverge from the windpipe
10. main passageway through which air passes from the mouth to the lungs; “windpipe”
11. many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow quick gaseous exchange

1. hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs; “voice box”
2. a channel for airflow through the nose
3. two openings of the nasal cavity
6. opening through which food and air enter the body
8. a small branch that the bronchi divide into
9. membrane-lined cavity behind the nose & mouth, connecting them to the esophagus