Respiratory System Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. the third division of the pharynx, is shared by both the respiratory and digestive systems
  2. 4. central portion of the pharynx between the roof of the mouth and the upper edge of the epiglottis
  3. 7. The hairlike projections on the outside of cells that move in a wavelike manner
  4. 9. smallest branches of the bronchi
  5. 15. Folds of connective tissue that stretch across the opening of the larynx and produce a person's voice.
  6. 18. Most inferior portion of larynx
  7. 20. superior to vocal folds; no part in sound production; help to close glottis during swallowing
  8. 21. region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above the soft palate
  9. 22. Large, flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity that helps with breathing
  10. 24. The wing-shaped plate of cartilage that sits anterior to the larynx and forms the Adam's apple.
  11. 25. hollow space behind the nose
  12. 26. voice box; passageway for air moving from pharynx to trachea; contains vocal cords
Down
  1. 1. liquid that surrounds the lungs
  2. 3. Membrane surrounding the lungs
  3. 5. A system of organs, functioning in the process of gas exchange between the body and the environment, consisting especially of the nose, nasal passages, nasopharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs.
  4. 6. tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood
  5. 8. Two small cartilages in the larynx, the movements of which abduct and adduct the vocal folds.
  6. 10. frontal, maxillary, ethmoid, sphenoid
  7. 11. breathing out
  8. 12. small projection hanging from the back middle edge of the soft palate
  9. 13. a wall of cartilage that divides the nose into two equal sections
  10. 14. specialized membranes that line the body cavities
  11. 16. throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx
  12. 17. The two tubes formed when the trachea divides into two, one passes into each lung
  13. 19. breathing in
  14. 23. 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.