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What is The airway from mouth to lungs in a fetal pig?
Trachea
What are the tracheas main functions?
Basically for passage of airway from mouth and nose to the lungs for oxygenation.
Is a trachea an organ used to gain oxygen?
No, the trachea is the airway between the mouth and the lungs. It is not an organ, just a passage by which air travels to the lungs. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachea
What is the airway to the lungs?
feet
What is in the upper airway?
The nose, pharynx, and trachea are the parts of the upper airway. The tubes of the lungs comprise the lower airway.
How is air carried into the lungs?
from nose through airway in throat into lungs
Where is air inhaled through?
Air should be inhaled through the nose so that it can be warmed up to body temperature before entering the lungs. Despite this, it is perfectly possible to breathe in through the mouth, as the airways are linked to both the nasal passage and the buccal cavity (posh name for the mouth).
Which organ is an airway?
The trachea is the primary airway in the respiratory system, connecting the larynx to the bronchi. It is responsible for carrying air to and from the lungs during breathing.
What are the parts of the upper airway?
The upper airway is composed of the nasal passages, nasopharynx, mouth and oropharynx, and the hypopharynx. Basically, everything above the glottis is upper airway, everything below is lower airway.
What covers the airway to the lungs to prevent anything other than air from going into your lungs?
Epiglottis
What is the first step on mouth-to-mouth artificial respirations is?
check the airway is clear
Is Bronchoplasty a surgery to restore the airway tubes to the lungs?
YES
