Respiratory System Crossword

the voice box
the part of the pharynx that lies between the soft palate and the hyoid bon
the membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the esophagus
the windpipe
a very small vein, especially one collecting blood from the capillarie
a partition separating two chambers, such as that between the nostrils or the chambers of the heart
are structures on the side wall of the inside of the nose
are compounds that lower the surface tension (or interfacial tension) between two liquids or between a liquid and a solid
are composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched horizontally, from back to front, across the larynx
A potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when the tissue protecting the windpipe becomes inflamed
A cancer that begins in the lungs and most often occurs in people who smoke
A potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts.
An inflammation of the two oval-shaped pads of tissue at the back of the throat.
medical term for runny nose
A condition in which the cavities around the nasal passages become inflamed.