ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -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 part of your respiratory system. When you breathe in, air travels from your nose or mouth through your larynx.

Detailed explanation-2: -Listen to pronunciation. (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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Further down, the trachea divides into two tubes (left and right) called bronchi (BRAHN-kye). The bronchi connect the trachea to the lungs.

Detailed explanation-4: -The hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that goes to the stomach). The pharynx is about 5 inches long, depending on body size. Also called throat.

Detailed explanation-5: -The trachea is a wide, hollow, cartilaginous and tube-like structure located in the neck. It is a part of the respiratory system that connects the larynx (voice box )and larynx to the bronchi of the lungs. The trachea is also known as the windpipe and its length ranges between 10 to 11 cm.