Crossword Puzzle

D
2 3

P H O T O S Y N T H E S I S A
4

A L U N G S
P V
H E
5 6 7

B R O N C H I O L E S R D O
8

T C A P I L L A R I E S
O G F I
M M F
9

T R A C H E A U
10

T S R
11

C A R B O N D I O X I D E
O B
12

P H A R Y N X S

Down:
1. A muscle that helps you inhale and exhale
(breathe in and out).
3. Where the lungs and the blood exchange
oxygen and carbon dioxide during the
process of breathing in and breathing out.
6. Cell structures in the epidermis of tree
leaves and needles that are involved in the
exchange of carbon dioxide and water
between plants and the atmosphere.
7. The process whereby gases move from an
area of high pressure to low pressure.
10. The skeletal protection for the lungs and the
chest cavity.
® 12. It carries air, food and fluid down from the
Across:
2. The process by which plants use sunlight,
water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen
and energy in the form of sugar.
4. A pair of spongy, air-filled organs located on
either side of the chest (thorax).
5. Air passages inside the lungs that branch
off like tree limbs from the bronchi—the
two main air passages into which air flows
from the trachea (windpipe) after being
inhaled through the nose or mouth.
8. Delicate blood vessels that exist throughout
your body. They transport blood, nutrients,
and oxygen to cells in your organs and body
systems.
9. The long tube that connects your larynx
(voice box) to your bronchi.
11. A colorless and non-flammable gas at
normal temperature and pressure.

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