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Definitions of trachea in various dictionaries:
noun - membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
noun - one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids
A thin-walled tube of cartilaginous and membranous tissue descending from the larynx to the bronchi and carrying air to the lungs.
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| Insects don't have lungs, but they do have several of these windpipes |
| During swallowing, your epiglottis prevents food from entering this air tube |
| It's the anatomical name for the windpipe |
| This air tube in the neck is held open by 16 to 20 C-shaped rings of cartilage |
| The esophagus is your food pipe & this is your windpipe |
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The trachea, colloquially called the windpipe, is a cartilaginous tube that connects the pharynx and larynx to the lungs, allowing the passage of air, and so is present in almost all air-breathing animals with lungs. The trachea extends from the larynx and branches into the two primary bronchi. At the top of the trachea the cricoid cartilage attaches it to the larynx. This is the only complete tracheal ring, the others being incomplete rings of reinforcing cartilage. The trachealis muscle joins the ends of the rings and these are joined vertically by bands of fibrous connective tissue the annular ligaments of trachea. The epiglottis closes the opening to the larynx during swallowing. * The trachea develops in the second month of development. It is lined with an epithelium that has goblet cells which produce protective mucins (see Respiratory epithelium). An inflammatory condition, also involving the larynx and bronchi, called croup can result in a barking cough. A tracheotomy is often |
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