Respiratory Crossword

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A colorless, odorless gas produced when substances-including tobacco-are burned
An irritation of the breathing passages in which the small passages become narrower than normal and
Folds of connective tissue that stretch across the opening of the larynx and produce a person's voic
A serious disease that destroys lung tissue and causes breathing difficulties.
A large muscle located at the bottom of a mammal's rib cage that functions in breathing.
Tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood
The windpipe; a passage through which air moves in the respiratory system.
The throat; part of both the respiratory and digestive systems.
The voice box; located in the top part of the trachea, underneath the epiglottis.
An organ found in air-breathing vertebrates that exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide with the blood.
The process in which oxygen and glucose undergo a complex series of chemical reactions inside cells;
drug in tobacco that increases the activities of the nervous system, heart, and other organs.
The passages that direct air into the lungs.
Tiny hairlike extensions that move together in a sweeping motion.
A dark, sticky substance that forms when tobacco burns.