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In the lumen of the trachea, this is the area that is in contact with the air coming in.
Cilia are projections on the end of columnar epithelial cells that line the trachea (windpipe), they are responsible for beating (in a 'waving' motion) mucus filled with debris up the trachea out of the lungs and to the epiglottis where it can be swallowed and broken down safely in the stomach.
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Is the trachea located in the abdominopelvic cavity?
No. The Trachea is located in the Thoracic cavity.
Which structure is located between the trachea and a bronchiole?
The larynx is the structure that is located between the trachea and the bronchial. The trachea is the tube that runs from the larynx to the bronchi.
What gland is located on each side of the trachea?
Thyroid gland is located below larynx on trachea .
The esophagus is located where to the trachea?
Esophagus is located on the back side of the trachea in your thorax.
Is the epiglottis located on the trachea?
yes it located on the trachea during eating it closes trachea
Where does the trachea located?
Trachea is located in your thorax or chest. It divides into two branches at the lower border of the fourth thoracic vertebra.
A 12-cm tube located below the larynx is the?
That tube is the trachea.
Where is the esophagus located in correspondence with the trachea?
The trachea is right in front and runs parallel with the esophagus.
What endocrine gland covers the trachea?
The thyroid gland is located anterior to the trachea. The parathyroid glands are located within the thyroid gland.
Where is the esophagus located in the ventral or dorsal?
The esophagus is right behind the trachea, in line with it. In anatomical terms, both are located medially; neither is lateral to the other. The esophagus is dorsal or posterior to the trachea. The trachea is anterior or ventral to the esophagus. United Nations Farms
Flap that opens and closes the trachea?
The epiglottis is a flap of cartilage that opens and closes the trachea. It is located at the root of the tongue.
What is anterior larynx or trachea?
The larynx is at the superior (or cephalad) end of the trachea and is located just below the epiglottis and glottic opening. The trachea and larynx are connected and are typically in the same plane.
