Across
- 2. Second division of the pharynx
- 4. Soft, spongy, cone-shaped organs in the thoracic cavity
- 7. Smallest of the blood vessels through which exchanges take place between the blood and cells of the body
- 9. Also known as the windpipe
- 10. A triangular slit between the vocal cords; closes to prevent material from entering the trachea while swallowing
- 13. A deficiency of O2 reaching the tissues
- 14. Region between the lungs in the chest cavity. Contains the trachea, heart, lymph nodes, aorta, esophagus, and bronchial tubes
- 15. The cartilage in the nose that separates the nostrils.
- 17. Opening through the nose carrying air into the nasal cavities
- 18. Spirometry
- 19. A hollow space behind the nose
- 20. Stops food from entering the airway
- 23. Aka exhalation
- 25. Voice box
- 26. metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic moelcules
- 29. Protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen
Down
- 1. The process of oxygen utilization and carbon dioxide production at the cellular level
- 3. First division of the pharynx
- 5. Microscopic hair-like structures that line the nasal cavity to filter air breathe.
- 6. Muscle beneath the lungs which contracts and relaxes during respiration
- 8. the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules
- 11. Aka exhalation
- 12. protective secretion of the mucous membranes
- 16. Airways in the lungs which lead to bronchioles and alveoli
- 17. Supported internally by bone and cartilage, has two nostrils
- 21. Air sacs within the lungs
- 22. Third division of the pharynx
- 24. referring to the lungs
- 27. Leads into the stomach and carries food to be digested.
- 28. Cavity where lungs sit