Respiratory System Crossword

the membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the esophagus
the hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals; the voice box
the windpipe
the lower part of the pharynx lying behind or adjacent to the larynx
the upper part of the pharynx, connecting with the nasal cavity above the soft palate
the part of the pharynx that lies between the soft palate and the hyoid bone
folds of membranous tissue that project inward from the sides of the larynx to form a slit across the glottis in the throat, and whose edges vibrate in the airstream to produce the voice
the part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the slitlike opening between them
a flap of cartilage at the root of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of the windpipe
a large cartilage of the larynx, a projection of which forms the Adam's apple in humans
the ring-shaped cartilage of the larynx
any of the minute branches into which a bronchus divides
each of a pair of serous membranes lining the thorax and enveloping the lungs in humans and other mammals
the outer membrane which is attached to the inner surface of the thoracic cavity
the delicate serous membrane that covers the surface of each lung
any of the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange
dome-shaped, muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals
the action of breathing
inhalation
exhalation of breath
inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes
a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness
an infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules (tubercles) in the tissues, especially the lungs
the amount of air which enters the lungs during normal inhalation at rest
the volume of air still remaining in the lungs after the most forcible expiration possible
a substance that tends to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
each of three thin curved shelves of bone in the sides of the nasal cavity in humans and other warm-blooded vertebrates, covered in mucous membrane