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ANATOMY OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - LESSON 2: CROSSWORD
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___ blood is depleted of oxygen.
These are lined with hairs and mucus.
The __ maneuver is used on someone choking.
These vibrate to produce sounds in the larynx.
These branch from the trachea into separate lungs.
The trachea is held open by stiff rings of ___.
___ happens across the alveolar membrane.
This is the largest airway of the lungs.
Another term for nostrils.
The pleural membranes and pleural fluid help decrease ___
when the lungs move within the ribcage.
The ___ lung is larger.
The function of ___ in the respiratory system is to trap
particles.
This is the passageway of the throat.
___ cells create the mucus that coats the trachea.
This provides physical protection to the lungs and heart.
This flap covers the opening to the trachea during
swallowing.
DOWN
2. ___ blood is full of oxygen.
3. Air sacs are made up of clusters of ___.
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Entrances into the nose.
There are ___ million alveoli in each lung.
The ___ capillaries cover the surface of the alveoli.
These help sweep mucus and trapped particles upwards
and out of the trachea.
These filter out particles in the nose.
___ cells line the trachea and contain cilia.
The ___ pleura is connected to the surface of the lungs.
___ muscles are found between the ribs.
Used when taking in large quantities of air.
The pleural ___ contains a fluid that prevents friction
between the two pleural layers.
The area of the lung responsible for gas exchange.
A procedure that creates a hole in the trachea below the
respiratory obstruction in the trachea.
The ___ pleura is connected to the inside of the ribcage.
The term for making sounds using the vocal cords.
The respiratory muscle below the lungs.
The smaller tubes found throughout the lungs.
The left lung contains a ___ to make room for the heart.
This is the first part of the trachea.
Another term for the trachea.
Another term for larynx.
The ___ cartilage forms the Adam's apple.
The ___ lung has two lobes.
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DATE: __________________________________
ANATOMY OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - LESSON 2: CROSSWORD
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ACROSS
1.
11.
15.
18.
23.
25.
26.
28.
31.
32.
34.
35.
36.
37.
39.
40.
___ blood is depleted of oxygen.
These are lined with hairs and mucus.
The __ maneuver is used on someone choking.
These vibrate to produce sounds in the larynx.
These branch from the trachea into separate lungs.
The trachea is held open by stiff rings of ___.
___ happens across the alveolar membrane.
This is the largest airway of the lungs.
Another term for nostrils.
The pleural membranes and pleural fluid help decrease ___
when the lungs move within the ribcage.
The ___ lung is larger.
The function of ___ in the respiratory system is to trap
particles.
This is the passageway of the throat.
___ cells create the mucus that coats the trachea.
This provides physical protection to the lungs and heart.
This flap covers the opening to the trachea during
swallowing.
DOWN
2. ___ blood is full of oxygen.
3. Air sacs are made up of clusters of ___.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
12.
13.
14.
16.
17.
19.
20.
21.
22.
24.
27.
29.
30.
33.
38.
Entrances into the nose.
There are ___ million alveoli in each lung.
The ___ capillaries cover the surface of the alveoli.
These help sweep mucus and trapped particles upwards
and out of the trachea.
These filter out particles in the nose.
___ cells line the trachea and contain cilia.
The ___ pleura is connected to the surface of the lungs.
___ muscles are found between the ribs.
Used when taking in large quantities of air.
The pleural ___ contains a fluid that prevents friction
between the two pleural layers.
The area of the lung responsible for gas exchange.
A procedure that creates a hole in the trachea below the
respiratory obstruction in the trachea.
The ___ pleura is connected to the inside of the ribcage.
The term for making sounds using the vocal cords.
The respiratory muscle below the lungs.
The smaller tubes found throughout the lungs.
The left lung contains a ___ to make room for the heart.
This is the first part of the trachea.
Another term for the trachea.
Another term for larynx.
The ___ cartilage forms the Adam's apple.
The ___ lung has two lobes.
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