Across
- 2. the membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the esophagus
- 3. the two large tubes that carry air from your windpipe to your lungs
- 6. any of the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange
- 8. a large, air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face
- 9. Hairlike structures called cilia line the mucous membrane and move the particles trapped in the mucus out of the nose
- 11. the cartilage and bone in your nose
- 12. hollow spaces within the bones between your eyes, behind your cheekbones, and in your forehead
Down
- 1. the bronchioles carry air to small sacs in your lungs called alveoli
- 4. the long tube that connects your larynx (voice box) to your bronchi
- 5. each of a pair of serous membranes lining the thorax and enveloping the lungs in humans and other mammals
- 7. a flap of cartilage at the root of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of 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