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Respiratory System # 11

Created by Kandi Hendrix
Across
This organ is divided into sections. The Right has 3 sections, the Left as 2.
( 2 words) V shaped opening air passes through them to generate sound.
The 4 specialized cells found in the respiratory epitherlium; Goblet, Ciliated, Clara and ______
(2 words, no space) contains 2 chambers called nostrils and nasal septum.
Skeletal muscle in the _______ regulates the tension of the true vocal cord folds, allowing speech.
The _____filters out large dust and airborne particles from the air as we inhale.
It is the concentration of hydrogen ions that stimulate the primary ______.
Functions as a muscular passageway that conducts food to the esophagus and air to the lungs.
(2 words no spaces) Serous membrane that surrounds and adheres to the lungs.
A disease characterized by diffuse airway inflammation that may be triggered by a variety of stimuli. Also one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood.
These glands are also known as Bowman's glands
A flap like structure that is located just above and in front of the uppermost par of the larynx.
_______Ducts are very short tubes that empty into alveolar sacs made up of many small alveoli.
Sinuses- Lie at the root of the nose, behind the bridge.
Down
Keeps the surface tension low and facilitating alveolar expansion during inspiration.
_________ Airways. Are the tubes or passages that bring air into and out of the lungs for gas exchange.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( acronym)
Sinuses- Lie below the eyes and over the nose in the forehead aera
O2
A waste product of metabolism; Can build up to toxic levels. ( 2 words, no space)
______ Cells can be increased in several respiratory diseases like cystic fibrosis.
An acute exacerbation is a worsening or _____ of a chronic condition.
Sinuses- Largest of the paranasal air filled cavities
Lung infection caused by a wide variety of pathogens.
Adjacent rings are bound together longitudinally by dense fibroelastic ligaments.
Sinuses- lie deepest within the skull