You are thinking of the trachea, or windpipe, though it is not entirely made of cartilage.
The trachea is made up of C shaped rings of cartilage.
Trachea
trachea
Yes, the C-shaped cartilage rings maintain the openness of the trachea. The rings provide structural support to the trachea, preventing it from collapsing and maintaining its shape. The open ends of the C-shape allow for flexibility during movement, such as swallowing or bending of the neck.
The cartilage rings in the throat prevent the trachea from collapsing.
The inside of the trachea is called the tracheal wall, the rings tracheal rings. The inside of the trachea is called the tracheal wall, the rings tracheal rings. The inside of the trachea is called the tracheal wall, the rings tracheal rings.
It is made up of rings of cartillage
The elastic cartilage
The trachea is a tube made of c-shaped rings of cartilage. This structure gives it flexible but strong support.
The trachea is a firm cartilaginous tube and is a self supporting structure
The trachea is a tube made of c-shaped rings of cartilage. This structure gives it flexible but strong support.
Trachea contain cartilage rings, and is the long tube that goes to the lungs. The bronchi contain cartilage plates and are the branching tubes that go to the lungs.
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.
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.
cartilage rings give support to trachea to open all the time
cartilage rings
No, cartilage is only contained up until the bronchi. The bronchioles and onward do not contain any cartilage rings, only smooth muscle.
alveoli
Yes, the C-shaped cartilage rings maintain the openness of the trachea. The rings provide structural support to the trachea, preventing it from collapsing and maintaining its shape. The open ends of the C-shape allow for flexibility during movement, such as swallowing or bending of the neck.
The cartilage rings in the throat prevent the trachea from collapsing.