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trachea has cartilage rings which it open all the time
cartilage rings provides support to the trachea that why it open all the time
the cartilage is important because it open trachea all the time.
because trachea need support for open all the time and this support is cartilage rings
Because otherwise you wouldn't be able to breathe.
they hold the trachea open, otherwise it would be squeezed flat like the esophagus when it is empty. the trachea also has bands of smooth muscle that allow the esophagus to expand into the trachea when swallowing. this is why you cant breathe and swallow at the same time.
Two things hold the trachea open 1. air pressure 2. Cartilidge rings that the trachea is made of catilaginous rings. If a patient has had a tracheostomy and the cannula (the plastic device that keeps the trachea open) is removed, the area is covered with gauze and will close on its own in time. Hope this helps A RN in NJ Source: Experience, and teaching....most of all my head
protect trachea from external shock and also prevent it of collapsing The open portion of the C-shaped rings is posterior (toward the back). The back of the trachea has a tough but flexible membrane covering the spaces. This permits food boluses (big wads of food) to pass through the esophagus, which is behind the trachea. Even a large chunk of food in the expandable esophagus will not completely press the trachea closed.
cartilage rings give support to trachea to open all the time
because of the cartilage rings trachea opened all the time
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Because if it collapses you will not be able to breathe....and will die.