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Trachea
Also known as the "wind pipe," the trachea is a long, thin-walled, tubular structure, which runs down through neck in front of esophagus.
436 Questions
How do you hook up trach to bipap?
It can be done by attaching the BiPaP tubing to a t-piece with a whisper swivel on the other end of the t-piece and occluding the distal end of the whisper swivel. The patient connection of the t-piece attaches to trach. The only issue I have encountered with BiPAP to trach is that if the whisper becomes occluded the patient has no way to exhale which can cause death for a non-monitored patient if not discovered in time.
The procedure used to directly examine the trachea and bronchial tree is called?
This procedure is referred to as bronchoscopy. Originally developed as rigid bronchoscopy, back in the 1950s, using a very frightening-looking rigid tube stuffed down into the trachea, which was very unpleasant for the patient and was limited to the examination only of the very upper part of the airway. This developed into flexible bronchoscopy, when a relatively fine, flexible tube is inserted, nowadays with a light source and digital camera at the tip, which can penetrate several bifurcations of the bronchial tree. Other attachments can be passed to the end of the tube, allowing biopsies to be taken - by way of a retractable loop of wire and a small pincer - or even small tumours to be cut with a knife or ablated with a laser.
What does the trachea do to help people breathe?
Don't be saying, "silly it's your mouth and nose", because it's not smart one!
What is the republic of china most commonly known as?
it's just called China. what a stupid question how can you not know that. everyone calls it china!
Is the epiglottis located on the trachea?
yes it located on the trachea during eating it closes trachea
What is the opening into the trachea?
The epiglotis or the fapping thing to stop food going down the trachea.
The correct spelling is "epiglottis".
What structure is located between the trachea and bronchiole?
The trachea splits into the left and right bronchi in the thoracic cavity(the chest). From there the bronchi continue to branch out and keep getting smaller. Kind of like the branches on a tree. At the end of the those branches (bronchioles) are the alveoli( tiny grape like structures). In the alveoli is where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occur.
