Respiratory System Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. tiny hairs in your nose that filter out dust
  2. 2. thin strips of tissue that vibrate to produce your voice
  3. 3. the back of your throat that is part of the digestive and respiratory systems
  4. 8. your voicebox
  5. 11. flap of tissue that covers the windpipe when you swallow
  6. 12. iron-rich protein in your blood that transports oxygen
  7. 13. muscle found underneath your lungs that moves with the lungs when your inhale/exhale
  8. 15. another name for the region that includes the bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli
  9. 16. your windpipe
  10. 17. part of the skeletal system that protects your lungs
Down
  1. 1. this body system works closely with the respiratory system to maintain homeostasis and exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
  2. 4. the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
  3. 5. tiny air sacs at the end of bronchioles where gas exchange occurs
  4. 6. the gas we breathe in
  5. 7. your trachea is lined with rings of these that keep it open at all times
  6. 9. the gas we breathe out
  7. 10. main airway that contains cilia to filter out dust
  8. 14. smaller branches in the lungs that air travels through
  9. 15. 2 large tubes that connect the trachea to the lungs