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