MICROANATOMY

ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The other name for trachea is ____
A
food pipe
B
wind pipe
C
lung
D
heart
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The airway that leads from the larynx (voice box) to the bronchi (large airways that lead to the lungs). Also called trachea.

Detailed explanation-2: -The windpipe is called the trachea. It is a narrow tube that allows air to pass from the nose to the lungs. The trachea is divided into two bronchi, and trachea is attached to the lungs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your trachea’s main function is to carry air in and out of your lungs. Because it’s a stiff, flexible tube, it provides a reliable pathway for oxygen to enter your body.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -The trachea and oesophagus (or esophagus) are the two tubular structures present in the neck region of the human body. They are located close to each other but completely different in functions. The trachea is the windpipe, whereas the oesophagus is the foodpipe of humans.

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