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The hyaline cartilage provide support to prevent it from collapsing..
im pretty sure they're also called "Rings of Cartilage"
Trachea does not collapse even when there is no air in it because it is supported by rings of soft bones alled cartilage rings.
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What keeps the trachea from collapsing in the fetal pig?
The uterus keeps the trachea from collapsing in a fetal pig.
What keeps the trachea from collasping?
The trachea has a series of cartilage rings that prevent it from collapsing.
What is the function of the cartilage in the trachea and bronchi?
The cartilage rings in the trachea prevent the trachea from collapsing during absence of air and also protect it.These cartilagenous ring are C shaped and are meant for particular purposes such as:they give support and strength to the tracheathey prevent from collapsing and breakingalso cartilage contain much collagen fibres which are stress resistantthey don't allow the trachea to shrink
Why is the trachea hard?
The trachea is bolstered by cartilage tissue, which prevents it from collapsing.
Why does the trachea have little cartilages?
so that these cartilagenous rings prevent collapsing of trachea
What prevent the trachea from collapsing?
Cartilaginous rings
What do the cartilage rings in the trachea allow to happen?
it helps to prevent trachea from collapsing by maintaining definite shape
What holds the trachea open and prevents it from collapsing?
Rings of cartilage.
What keeps the cell from collapsing?
Its cytoplasm.
What keeps trachea opened?
What keeps the trachea open are small cartilage ring, called cricoid cartilage.
What keeps cell membrane form collapsing?
cytoplasm
What is the uppermost part of pharynx?
Cartilage rings prevent it from collapsing
