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The organ between the larynx and the bronchy and transport air in and out into the lungs.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe trachea is your windpipe, it is a tube that connects your nose and throat to your lungs. So it functions to allow air to enter and leave your lungs.
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∙ 14y agoTo transport air into the lungs and ultimately the alveoli.
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∙ 11y agoWins pipe of the body
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Function of cartilage rings?
To hold something permanently open (such as the trachea, which is held open for breathing by rings of cartilage).
What is the function of the cartilage rings of the trachea?
protect trachea from external shock and also prevent it of collapsing The open portion of the C-shaped rings is posterior (toward the back). The back of the trachea has a tough but flexible membrane covering the spaces. This permits food boluses (big wads of food) to pass through the esophagus, which is behind the trachea. Even a large chunk of food in the expandable esophagus will not completely press the trachea closed.
What is the function of incomplete ring of trachea to respiration?
The rings are to keep the trachea open but they are not complete posteriorly because the esophagus runs there. The soft space allows the esophagus to fully expand when food is passed down to the stomach.
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 function of a chickens trachea?
The function of a chicken's trachea is similar to humans. It is the windpipe, and it carries air into their lungs.
What is the function of your trachea?
nothuing '
What is the function of a rat trachea?
The function of the trachea is the same in all terrestrial vertebrates. It provides an airway from the mouth to the bronchi.
What is the function the windpipe?
The windpipe is also known as the trachea. The function of the trachea is for air to flow into the lungs.To be able to breathe
What is the function of rats trachea?
The function of the trachea is the same in all terrestrial vertebrates. It provides an airway from the mouth to the bronchi.
What is the mjor function of the trachea?
What is the mjor function of the lungs
What is the function of the rings of the cartilage that surround the trachea in the fetal pig?
to support trachea
The function of the trachea?
the trachea is the windpipe which passes air through to pipe into the lungs
What is the function of a throat?
The throat contains the esophagus and the trachea. The esophagus is for food and the trachea is for air.
What si the function of trachea?
trachea help to connect mouth to the lungs for air passing down.
What is the function of the trachea in the fetal pig?
nothing
What is the function for trachea?
transport air into the lungs
