Respiration Cross Word

Windpipe, allows air to enter the lungs from the nose and mouth
Smaller branches from the bronchus which lead to the alveoli
Large spongy organs found on either side of the thoracic cavity
Tiny air sacs in the lungs with a massive blood supply to allow oxygen and carbon dioxide to be exchanged
A series of curved bones that are articulated with the verabrae
Major air passages which separate from the trachea and lead to the bronchioles
Found between the ribs causing them to move during breathing
Thick sheet of muscle at the bottom of the chest, lowers to allow air to enter and rises to force air out
During _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, the outer intercostal muscles contract which raises the chest cavity or the ribs
During _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the inner intercostal muscles contract bringing the ribs back to the original position and the diaphragm is also raised back
The process where oxygen is diffused from the alveoli to the capillaries and carbon dioxide is diffused from the capillaries to the alveoli