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What structure connects the pharynx and the lungs?
The pharynx connects the nose and mouth to the trachea. It also serves a digestive system.
What structure connects the pharynx and trachea?
the larynx or glottis connect the pharynx and trachea
Connects the laryngopharynx with the trachea?
larynx
What maintains the trachea maintained in an open position?
The trachea is maintained in an open position by cartilaginous rings. It is also known as the windpipe and connects the pharynx and larynx to the lungs.
What tissue forms the larynx?
The tissue that forms the larynx is known as the Hyaline Cartilage.
Which cartilage in the larynx is shaped like a signet ring?
The cartilage in the larynx which is shaped like a signet ring is the cricoid cartilage. It is the only complete ring of cartilage around the trachea.
What makes the wall of the trachea rigid?
The walls of the trachea are made rigid by the presence of rings of cartilage. These rings extend from the larynx to the bronchial tubes.
Which type of connective tissue is found in the trachea and between the ribs and sternum?
The hyaline cartilage forms most of the embryonic skeleton. It also forms coastal cartilages of ribs, cartilages of the nose, trachea and larynx.
What is the name of the tube that connects the pharynx and the bronchi?
trachea .
Where does the trachea extend to?
The trachea extends from the larynx down into the lungs. Its major function is that it connects the larynx and pharynx to the lungs and allows humans to breathe.
Where does the trachea extend?
The trachea extends from the larynx down into the lungs. Its major function is that it connects the larynx and pharynx to the lungs and allows humans to breathe.
What is the most inferior portion of the pharynx that connects to the larynx?
cricoid cartilage
