GENERAL ANATOMY
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Question
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Cartilage
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Bone
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Muscle
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Tendons
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Detailed explanation-1: -The nostrils, larynx and trachea are all made primarily of: A. bone.
Detailed explanation-2: -A normal trachea (windpipe) has many rings made of cartilage (a strong and flexible tissue). These rings are C-shaped and support the trachea but also allow it to move and flex when your child breathes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Larynx-also known as the voice box, the larynx is a cylindrical grouping of cartilages, muscles and soft tissue that contains the vocal cords. The larynx is the upper opening into the windpipe (trachea), the passageway to the lungs. Epiglottis-a flap of soft tissue and cartilage located just above the vocal cords.
Detailed explanation-4: -The larynx is a cartilaginous skeleton, some ligaments, and muscles that move and stabilize it and a mucous membrane. The laryngeal skeleton is nine cartilages: the thyroid cartilage, cricoid cartilage, epiglottis, arytenoid cartilages, corniculate cartilages, and cuneiform cartilages.