Respiratory System

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Across
  1. 5. thin curved shelves of bone in the sides of the nasal cavity
  2. 8. routes food and air into proper channels
  3. 11. causes constriction and breathing difficulty
  4. 16. increases with exercise, body temperature, disease
  5. 17. lines the inside of the chest wall
  6. 18. passive process
  7. 19. superior portion of the pharynx
  8. 20. volume of air still remaining in the lungs
  9. 21. chamber shared by digestive and respiratory system
  10. 22. guardian of the airways
  11. 23. inferior portion of the pharynx
  12. 24. the amount of air that enters or leaves the lungs
  13. 26. covers the surface of each lung
  14. 28. a major role in breathing
Down
  1. 1. inflammation of the lining of the lungs and chest
  2. 2. causes constriction and breathing difficulty
  3. 3. keeps the alveoli from sticking to each other
  4. 4. helps to prevent overinflation of the lungs during forceful breathing
  5. 6. contagious bacterial infection that involves the lungs
  6. 7. air becomes trapped, can’t exhale- forced exhalation required
  7. 9. the entrance to the trachea
  8. 10. cords vibrate with expelled air
  9. 12. strengthen and protect airway
  10. 13. splits into right and left bronchi
  11. 14. movement of air in and out of the lungs
  12. 15. support and protect the glottis, the entrance to the trachea
  13. 25. middle portion of the pharynx
  14. 27. support and protect the glottis, the entrance to the trachea