The airway that leads from the larynx (voice box) to the bronchi (large airways that lead to the lungs). Also called windpipe. Anatomy of the respiratory system showing the trachea, the right and left lungs and their lobes, and the bronchi.
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Your trachea (TRAY-kee-uh) is a long, U-shaped tube that connects your larynx (voice box) to your lungs. The trachea is often called the windpipe. It's a key ...
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The tracheobronchial tree is composed of the trachea, the bronchi, and the bronchioles that transport air from the environment to the lungs for gas exchange. Go ...
The trachea (windpipe) is the part of the airway that continues below the larynx (LAIR-inks). The walls of the trachea (TRAY-kee-uh) have stiff rings of ...