(TRAY-kee-uh) The airway that leads from the larynx (voice box) to the bronchi (large airways that lead to the lungs). Also called windpipe.
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The trachea is the tube connecting your voice box to your bronchi. Your bronchi send air to your lungs. Your trachea is often called your windpipe.
The trachea is a U-shaped structure that is composed of hyaline cartilage on the anterior and lateral walls, with the trachealis smooth muscle forming the ...
The trachea is the longest extrapulmonary conducting airway of the respiratory system. It is a hollow tubular structure formed by 24 C-shaped hyaline cartilages ...
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The trachea is a midline structure and lies just anterior the esophagus. After it originates from the larynx, the trachea divides into the left and right ...