The Respiratory System

Edit Answers
123456789101112131415161718
Across
  1. 3. Contains the vocal cords.
  2. 9. Means the lungs.
  3. 10. Large muscle that makes you breathe.
  4. 11. Another word for mucus.
  5. 14. Major cause of most types of COPD.
  6. 15. Brings air to the alveoli.
  7. 16. Tiny hair-like projections that sweep fereign particles away from the lungs.
  8. 17. Means "to block."
Down
  1. 1. The main tube used for breathing.
  2. 2. A bacterial or viral infection that causes the lungs to make a crackling sound while breathing.
  3. 4. Where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs.
  4. 5. Another word for "snot."
  5. 6. When a person's airways become narrow and swollen.
  6. 7. Long-term inflammation of the bronchi.
  7. 8. Sounds "squeaky" when you breathe.
  8. 12. Means long lasting.
  9. 13. Hairlike structures that capture small particles.
  10. 18. From the trachea to the bronchioles.