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The trachea is a tube made of c-shaped rings of cartilage. This structure gives it flexible but strong support.
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What tube in the neck with rings of cartilage?
You are thinking of the trachea, or windpipe, though it is not entirely made of cartilage.
What structures keep the trachea supported and open?
The trachea is a firm cartilaginous tube and is a self supporting structure
What is made up of c-shaped rings of cartilage?
The trachea is a tube made of c-shaped rings of cartilage. This structure gives it flexible but strong support.
How does the structure of the primary bronchi compare with that of the trachea?
Trachea contain cartilage rings, and is the long tube that goes to the lungs. The bronchi contain cartilage plates and are the branching tubes that go to the lungs.
What do you think would happen if the windpipe was a muscular tube without rings of cartilage?
the wind pipe is held open by these rings of cartilage. without them, it would collapse and it would be difficult for us to breathe.
Air conducting tube that connects the larnx with the bronchi is lined with mucous membranes and cila and contains strong cartilage rings?
alveoli
What is the tube held open by rings of cartilage lined with cilia and mucous membrane?
The trachea.
Opening into the trachea is called?
The inside of the trachea is called the tracheal wall, the rings tracheal rings. The inside of the trachea is called the tracheal wall, the rings tracheal rings. The inside of the trachea is called the tracheal wall, the rings tracheal rings.
Where is the eustachain tube found?
The elastic cartilage
How long can an endotracheal tube be in place before you need to change to a tracheostomy?
Generally about 7-10 days. The pressure from the cuff against the trachea causes edema and limits circulation to the cartilage in the tracheal rings leading to necrosis if the ET tube is left in place too long.
Do you need your saliva glands if you have a trachea?
No you do not need your saliva glands if you have a trachea. A trachea is a large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, extending from the larynx to the bronchial tubes and conveying air to and from the lungs. In other words it is your windpipe.
How does shape of cartilage of trachea facilitate swallowing?
It is shaped like a tube
