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the epithelium tissue makes up the larynx
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The tissue which diverts food from the trachea upon swallowing is the?
The epiglottis is the tissue that covers the trachea during swallowing to prevent food from entering the airway.
What is the name of the small flap of tissue above the trachea?
The small flap of tissue above the trachea is called the epiglottis. It acts as a lid to cover the entrance to the trachea during swallowing to prevent food and liquids from entering the airway.
What is the tissue that seals the trachea during digestion called?
The tissue that seals the trachea during swallowing is called the epiglottis. It prevents food from entering the airway and directs it to the esophagus instead.
Why is the trachea hard?
The trachea is bolstered by cartilage tissue, which prevents it from collapsing.
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 of tissue forms trachea?
Epithelial Tissue
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.
The tissue which diverts food from the trachea upon swallowing is the?
The epiglottis is the tissue that covers the trachea during swallowing to prevent food from entering the airway.
What does soft tissue on the trachea mean?
Thyroid
How is the tissue of the trachea suited for its function?
cartilage
Is a trachea a organism?
yes because it makes from tissue.
What is the name of the small flap of tissue above the trachea?
The small flap of tissue above the trachea is called the epiglottis. It acts as a lid to cover the entrance to the trachea during swallowing to prevent food and liquids from entering the airway.
What is a flap tissue that closes the passage to the trachea and lungs?
which of these is a flap that shut off the passage to the trachea and lungs
What is a flap of tissue that closes the passage to the trachea and the lungs?
It is the epiglottis.
Is a flap of tissue that closes the passage to the trachea and lungs?
It is the epiglottis.
What is the flap tissue that closes the passage to the trachea and lungs?
epiglotis
What does soft tissue gas adjacent to the proximal trachea shown on CT mean?
It means that there is an escape of air/gas into the subcutaneous tissue in the part of the trachea that is closest to the head. This is not good because air/gas is not supposed to leak out of the lungs to anywhere but out of the body through the trachea. Was this person on mechanical ventilation?
