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What is the airway to which the vocal cords are attached?
its from your esophagus
Immediately behind and attached to the trachea The esophagus parts ways with the trachea where the trachea branches into the two bronchi The esophagus passes through the diaphragm to the stomach?
That's correct. What's the question?
Why would it be hard to breath if you didn't have a trachea?
The trachea is the tube leading to the lungs. There has to be an opening to the lungs for breathing to occur. It our lungs were not attached to the mouth via the trachea, then the lungs would need an opening elsewhere. Besides, the trachea is for speaking as well, and you exhale across your vocal folds as you speak.
Is the larynx attached to the trachea in the human body?
Yes.1. NOSE AND NASAL CAVITY 2. PHARYNX 3. LARYNX 4. TRACHEA 5. BRONCHI 6. LUNGS AND ALVEOLI
How can you distinguish the trachea visually?
Well, the trachea runs parallel to the esophagus. The trachea has lots of cartilage attached and it is also anterior to the esophagus. If you see two tube-looking things running down the upper chest, the anterior-located tube, which branches into the lungs ---> This is the trachea. The esophagus is the 'tube' located posterior (toward the spine) and empties out into the stomach.
What organ allows oxygen to enter an insect?
The spiracles (tiny holes in the sides of the animal) and the trachea (small tubes attached to them).
What do whales breathe out of?
Whales breathe in and out of their blowhole. They are unable to breathe through their mouth because the trachea is not attached to the throat.
What is the function of the bronchoile?
The bronchoile branch from the trachea and they are the way by which air flowing through the trachea enters the lungs. The bronchoile split into smaller branches in the lungs and contain small sacs with attached capalliaries at the end called alveoli, where gas exchange occurs.
What is the tube held open by rings of cartilage lined with cilia and mucous membrane?
The trachea.
Plural and singular for trachea?
The singular for trachea is "trachea". The plural is "tracheae".
What are the characteristics of esophageal atresia?
This condition usually occurs with tracheoesophageal fistula, a condition in which the esophagus is improperly attached to the trachea, the nearby tube that connects the nasal area to the lungs.
What structures are in the larynx?
this thin bands of tissues that vibrate when exhaled air rushes past them
