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What strengthens with rings of cartilage to keep it open?
C-shaped cartilage rings hold open the trachea and the bronchi to prevent them from collapsing when dynamic compression of bronci occurs during exhalation.
What held the trachea open?
trachea is also called wind pipe.it is common passage for both food and air.it is kept open by rings.these are of specialised rings which are of "c" shaped .these are made up of cartilage.so, trachea is kept open by 'c' shaped specialised cartilagenous rings. these are made up of special type of cartilage called fibrous cartilage
Why do you thing there are rings of cartilage around the trachea?
There is rings around your trachea to open your pipe and let the air get through if you didn't you would die
Give reason rings of cartilage are present in the throat?
The cartilage rings in the throat prevent the trachea from collapsing.
What tube in the neck with rings of cartilage?
You are thinking of the trachea, or windpipe, though it is not entirely made of cartilage.
Function of cartilage rings?
To hold something permanently open (such as the trachea, which is held open for breathing by rings of cartilage).
Which is held open by cartilage rings?
The trachea, or windpipe, is held open by cartilage rings. This is to prevent its being squashed closed when a lump of food travels down the adjacent oesophagus.
What do you think would happen if the windpipe was a muscular tube without rings of cartilage?
the wind pipe is held open by these rings of cartilage. without them, it would collapse and it would be difficult for us to breathe.
Why trachea never collapse when there is insuficient air in it?
cartilage rings give support to trachea to open all the time
How is the trachea kept open yet able to bend?
cartilage rings
What structures keep the trachea supported and open?
The trachea is a firm cartilaginous tube and is a self supporting structure
Bronchioles are kept open by?
rings of cartilage
The trachea is kept open by rings made of what?
cartilage
Why it is important that the trachea is reinfoced with cartilage rings?
because trachea need support for open all the time and this support is cartilage rings
What is the tube held open by rings of cartilage lined with cilia and mucous membrane?
The trachea.
What holds the trachea open and prevents it from collapsing?
Rings of cartilage.
Why are cartilage rings not made of bone?
Usually, cartilage is used in place of bone in areas where more flexibility, rather than stability, is needed. For example, the trachea is held open by rings of cartilage. This way, we can still bend our neck forward, and we can sustain a blow to the neck without a broken bone piercing through our windpipe.
