Across
- 5. system is responsible for breathing
- 8. muscles located between the ribs that help with respiration
- 11. tiny blood vessels which cover the alveoli
- 12. responsible for sounds which we make
- 13. taking air into the lungs
- 14. instrument which measures the volume of air which you breathe in and out
- 15. pushing air out of the lungs
Down
- 1. where the lungs are located
- 2. flexible tube held open by rings of cartilage
- 3. the amount of air you breathe in and out as you breathe
- 4. area in the lungs where gas exchange occurs
- 6. the nuber of breaths taken per minute
- 7. small flap of cartilage to stop food entering the windpipe
- 9. the air taken into the body during inspiration
- 10. the amount of air which remains in the lungs