trachea

     

Trachea is a common term for an airway through which respiratory air transport takes place in organisms.

Trivia about trachea

  • During swallowing, your epiglottis prevents food from entering this air tube
  • This air tube in the neck is held open by 16 to 20 C-shaped rings of cartilage
  • The thyroid gland straddles this tube also known as the windpipe
  • This section of the respiratory tract is also known as the windpipe
  • The esophagus is your food pipe & this is your windpipe
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads from the Carl J. Shapiro Simulation & Skills Center in Boston, MA.)To ensure the passage of oxygen to the lungs, a tube is placed into this airway with care taken not to hit the esophagus behind it
  • In the upper part of the chest, this ringed tube about 1 inch in diameter splits to form 2 tubes called bronchi
  • This airway connects the pharynx with the bronchi
  • This tube of cartilage branches into 2 major bronchi that enter the lungs
  • This roughly 5-inch-long tube conveys air to & from the lungs
  • It's the anatomical name for the windpipe

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