Respiratory System - Kishorn

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Across
  1. 5. Two main parts of the respiratory system responible for breathing
  2. 7. The muscle underneath the lungs that helps to control breathing.
  3. 10. When the lungs INHALE air, the diaphragm moves...
  4. 12. Located in between the ribs and help ribcage move while breathing.
  5. 13. Gas taken INTO the lungs and bloodstream.
  6. 15. Tubes that extend from the bronchi and connect to the alveoli.
  7. 18. Air sacs at the end of the bronchioles responsible for gas exchange
Down
  1. 1. Gas that is breathed OUT or expelled from body.
  2. 2. "Plegm" or _______ is a liquid produced to keep airways and nasal passages moist and helps to remove bacteria when coughed.
  3. 3. Two tubes that carry air into the left and right lung.
  4. 4. Hairlike extensions of cells that rap dust/bacteria
  5. 6. Protein found on red blood cells that carries the oxygen in the bloodstream.
  6. 8. Tiny blood vessels that surround the alveoli and exchange gases.
  7. 9. Anatomy term for 'windpipe.'
  8. 11. Anatomy term for "throat"
  9. 14. The two lungs together weigh about ___ pounds.
  10. 16. The _______ system consists of the lungs and is responsible for gas exchange.
  11. 17. Flap of cartilage that covers the trachea so that food doesn't go down the 'windpipe.'