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Which is held open by cartilage rings?

The trachea, or windpipe, is held open by cartilage rings. This is to prevent its being squashed closed when a lump of food travels down the adjacent oesophagus.


Function of cartilage rings?

Cartilage rings provide structural support and maintain the shape of the trachea, allowing it to remain open during breathing. They also protect the trachea from collapsing and help prevent airway obstruction.


Why trachea never collapse when there is insuficient air in it?

cartilage rings give support to trachea to open all the time


How is the trachea kept open yet able to bend?

cartilage rings


What structures keep the trachea supported and open?

The trachea is a firm cartilaginous tube and is a self supporting structure


Bronchioles are kept open by?

rings of cartilage


What held the trachea open?

trachea is also called wind pipe.it is common passage for both food and air.it is kept open by rings.these are of specialised rings which are of "c" shaped .these are made up of cartilage.so, trachea is kept open by 'c' shaped specialised cartilagenous rings. these are made up of special type of cartilage called fibrous cartilage


The trachea is kept open by rings made of what?

cartilage


Why it is important that the trachea is reinfoced with cartilage rings?

because trachea need support for open all the time and this support is cartilage rings


What holds the trachea open and prevents it from collapsing?

Rings of cartilage.


What is unusual about trachea?

trachea has cartilage rings which it open all the time


What strengthens with rings of cartilage to keep it open?

C-shaped cartilage rings hold open the trachea and the bronchi to prevent them from collapsing when dynamic compression of bronci occurs during exhalation.