Across
- 4. seals off the windpipe during eating so that food is not accidentally inhaled
- 5. uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in one or both lungs
- 7. one of two membranes around the lungs
- 9. separates the abdomen from the chest
- 11. also known as "voice box"
- 13. plural form of bronchus
- 15. if left untreated, can cause pneumonia
- 16. inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs
- 18. smallest blood vessels in the body
- 19. deliver air to tiny sacs called
Down
- 1. amount of air that remains in a person's lungs after fully exhaling
- 2. help form and move the chest wall
- 3. alveoli fill with fluid or pus, making it difficult to breathe
- 6. is located inside of your nose
- 7. regulate the passage of air to the lungs and food to the esophagus
- 8. a condition that causes shortness of breath
- 10. max amount of air a person can expel from the lungs after a max inhalation
- 12. beginning of the digestive tract
- 14. rigid tube extending from the larynx
- 17. tiny balloon shaped air sacs