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Does the trachea have skeletal muscle?
No, the trachea does not have skeletal muscle. Instead, it is composed of smooth muscle, cartilage, and connective tissue. Smooth muscle allows for involuntary control of the trachea's diameter and airflow.
What type muscle is the trachea?
The trachea is mostly cartilage, surrounded by smooth muscle, which is an autonomic muscle type, meaning we can't consciously control it
What is epiglottis and what is its purpose?
It's a "flap" that covers either the trachea or esophagus. It prevents you from choking. When you eat, it covers the trachea so food will go down the esophagus and not the windpipe (trachea). If food gets down your trachea, you will choke.
Is there muscle tissue in the trachea?
The trachea itself is made of ligaments and cartilage, but there are muscles in the region around the trachea.
What covers the larynx when you sallow what is it made of?
trachea
What covers the trachea during swallowing?
epiglottis
What is the tiny flap that covers the trachea during swallowing?
The epiglottis protects the trachea from food.
What closes over the trachea when swallowing?
The epiglottis covers the opening to the trachea when swallowing - thereby preventing food/drink entering the trachea and lungs.
What Prevents aspiration of food into trachea?
Several protective mechanisms prevent the aspiration of food into the trachea. These include the epiglottis, which covers the trachea during swallowing, the coordination of muscle contractions in the throat to direct food into the esophagus, and the cough reflex to expel any foreign material that might enter the trachea.
What is the trachaelis muscle?
Helps expell mucus from trachea
What covers the trachea so food doesn't enter the lungs?
glorospand
What endocrine gland covers the trachea?
The thyroid gland is located anterior to the trachea. The parathyroid glands are located within the thyroid gland.
