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rubber bander5 i think you're referring to the cartilidge located in that area to provide flexible protection to the throat?
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Why doesn't food go down the wrong way and into the windpipe when you eat?
there is a muscular tissue there that opens and closes to protect it.
What structure is known as the windpipe?
The Trachea is commonly referred to as the windpipe
What helps protect the body by removing bacteria and foreign bodies?
The immune system helps protect the body by removing bacteria and foreign bodies.
Where is the windpipe located at?
The windpipe is in the chest,superior(laying on top) of the esophogus.The formal name for it is the trachea.
A gas in the stratosphere that helps to protect earth from ultraviolent radiation?
The gas in stratosphere which helps to protect earth from ultraviolet radiations is ozone. It is present as ozone layer in the atmosphere.
Substance that protect front of the windpipe?
cartilage
Where do you find ciliated epihelial cells in the human body?
You can find them in the trachea which is another name for the windpipe! Hope this helps! You can find them in the trachea which is another name for the windpipe! Hope this helps!
This flap of tissue helps prevent food from going down your windpipe?
Epiglottis
Why doesn't food go down the wrong way and into the windpipe when you eat?
there is a muscular tissue there that opens and closes to protect it.
What helps to separate the digestive system from the respiratory system?
The epiglottis a flap of skin that stops food from entering your windpipe.
How does the windpipe function?
The windpipe carrys air.
What is the trachea also called?
The windpipe.
What are the symptoms of a hurt windpipe?
Pain in your windpipe area.
What is the action of the muscles that causes air to come into the lungs?
The action is the flattening of your diaphragm, or the muscle that helps your lungs inhale and exhale.
What windpipe leads from the pharynx toward the lungs?
the windpipe
What is a windpipe in your body also called?
Trachea: The windpipe is otherwise called the windpipe. This is a cylinder like construction that interfaces the larynx and pharynx of the voice box to the lungs. The windpipe is one more name for the windpipe. Its length is between 10-11 centimeters.
What is the Medical term meaning windpipe?
The medical term for the windpipe is trachea.It is called "TRACHEA"tracheaThe tracheaTrachea.tracheaThe "windpipe" is the colloquial term for the trachea, a tube connecting the throat to the lungs.
