The Respiratory System Crossword
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
 
 
Down: 1) increasing the expiration by contracting the abdominal and thoracic muscles2) forced inspiration3) operation to remove a lung or a lung lobe4) a dome-shaped horizontal sheet of muscle and connective tissue5) a bacterial infection of the middle ear7) paired, cone-shaped organs that lie on either side of the heart within the thoracic cavity9) a type of cancer caused most by smoking10) leads from the nasopharynx to the middle ear11) a cartilaginous structure that serves as a passageway for air between the pharynx and the trachea12) a condition in which fibrous connective tissue builds up in the lungs15) CO2 is carried by blood plasma in this form17) chronic and incurable disorder in which the alveoli are distended and their walls damaged so that the surface area available for gas exchange is reduced21) located in the medulla oblongata of the brain23) a viral or bacterial infection of the lungs in which the bronchi and alveoli fill with thick fluid25) an infection of the cranial sinuses27) an opening at the top of the larynx28) what organ leads to an elongated space enclosed by a multitude of air pockets called alveoli29) narrow canals separated from one another by a septum composed of bone and cartilage30) an infection of the primary and secondary bronchi32) also known as the windpipe33) sacs on the lungs Across: 6) inflammation of tonsils8) a flap of tissue that prevents food from passing into the larynx13) caused by tubercle bacillus (bacterium)14) mucosal folds supportedby elastic ligaments16) two membranes that enclose the lungs18) exhalation19) a disease of the bronchi and bronchioles marked by wheezing, breathlessness, and sometimes mucus/cough20) forms the top and sides of the thoracic cavity22) amount of air that is moves in and out with each individual breath24) a condition in infants in which their lungs collapse26) surgical procedure to remove tonsils31) exchange of gases between air in alveoli and blood in the pulmonary capillaries34) an infection of the larynx with accompanying hoarseness leading to the inability to talk in an audible voice35) main cause of lung cancer36) leftover oxygen in the lungs after exhaling37) maximum volume of air that can be moved in and out during a single breath38) inhalation39) a funnel-shaped passageway that connects the nasal and oral cavities to the larynx40) an operation in which a tube acts as an artificial air intake and exhaust duct
 

 

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