Memory Game Structure of the Respiratory SystemOnline version Match the term to the description by Idafe Perez Jimenez Alveoli Pharynx External intercostal muscles Splits into left and right branches for each lung A tube made up mainly of cartilage that takes air to the lungs Larynx Fine hairs in the respiratory structures that trap particles and foreign objects Covers the trachea to stop food or liquid entering the lungs Epiglottis Bronchioles Known as the voice box or Adam's apple A muscular sheet that is involved in respiration Help move the rib cage and sternum upwards and outwards during inspiration Bronchus Cilia Smaller branches of bronchi that lead to the alveoli Diaphragm Small sac-like structures involved in gaseous exchange in the lungs Trachea Where the nasal cavity and oral cavity meet