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It provides a passageway for air between your larynx and primary bronchi.
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∙ 12y agoWhen you breathe the air goes from your mouth or nose and down the trachea before entering the lungs. The trachea has cartilage rings to help it to keep it's shape and protect the airway.
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∙ 9y agoA trachea is also known as your windpipe. It is a tube that connects the larynx and pharynx to the lungs. It allows air to get into your lungs.
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What is the tube held open by rings of cartilage lined with cilia and mucous membrane?
The trachea.
Why do the walls of the trachea do not collapse because they contain?
The walls of trachea contain c-shaped rings or cartilagenous rings.These soft bones provide rigidity to the trachea , that is why the walls of trachea doesn't collapse when there is less air.
What is the common name for the trachea?
Windpipe is the common name for trachea.
What is the tube called in which oxygen travels down to the lungs?
Trachea Trachea
How Wide is the trachea?
In adults, the trachea or windpipe 1inch (2.5centimeters) in diameter.
What important role is played by the carilage rings that reinforce the trachea?
The trachea has cartilaginous rings or Tracheal rings to support its structure and maintain a hollow interior in all positions.~Pain ^_^
What is the valve called in the trachea?
In response;No, there are no valves in the trachea. There is infact a valve in the trachea,created by 'cricopharyngeous muscle'.Its role is to stops food entering your airway when eating. hence the saying ' its gone down the wrong hole' when you swallowing something and it makes you cough!!
What is the role of cartilage in the respiratory system?
keeps the trachea open when the head is bent or turned
What is the tube held open by rings of cartilage lined with cilia and mucous membrane?
The trachea.
What located between the pharynx and the trachea and houses vocal cords?
The larynx is located between the pharynx and the trachea. It houses the vocal cords, which play a vital role in producing sound for speech and other vocal expressions.
Plural and singular for trachea?
The singular for trachea is "trachea". The plural is "tracheae".
Is trachea the lung?
No trachea is not the lung.
What is between trachea and lungs?
the trachea
How big is trachea?
Trachea size
Where does the trachea end?
tThe trachea ends at the bronchia which takes air from the trachea to the lungs.
What tube carries air to and from the lungs?
the trachea (windpipe)
What is a insect trachea?
trachea is the breathing of insects
