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When your trachea is vertically straight down the center of your neck. Normal tracheas are midline, and do not pull to one side.
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What could be wrong if trachea is shifted away from midline?
pleural effusion or pneumothorax
What region is the trachea in?
The trachea runs from the throat (in the the head) down the neck to the lungs (chest). It is the firm tube you can feel in the midline of your neck.
Is the throacic spine medial to the scaplulae?
The trachea is not medial to the spine. Both structures are at the midline, and neither is more medial than the other.
Where is the Carina located in the human body?
The carina lies at the tracheal area of the human body . The ridge lies to the left of the midline and objects s that go through the trachea are likely to enter the right bronchus. The mucous membrane of the carina is the most sensitive area of the trachea and larynx.
In what structures does the trachea branch?
The right and left main bronchus (which supply air to the right and left lung).
What does is it mean if falx is midline?
midline falx
Is the nose lateral to the cheekbones?
medial: towards the midline (ear to nose) lateral: away from the midline (nose to ear) nose is midline, cheekbone is away from midline Answer: No, the nose is towards the midline as compared to the cheekbones. It is medial.
What means the direction toword or nearer the midline?
Toward the midline means in the direction of the middle of the body. "Medial" means located closer to the midline, and adduction is movement of the limbs towards the midline.
What is paramidline?
Para-midline is used to describe a place on an animal, the para-midline is a line that runs on the side of the midline, but not above it. This is a term generally used by veterinarians.
What is the tube held open by rings of cartilage lined with cilia and mucous membrane?
The trachea.
Which type of muscle is slanted outward away from the midline?
A muscle that is slanted outward from the midline is oblique.
What three words that have the same root as amplitude?
frequent, frequenting, frequently
