EMBRYOLOGY
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Question
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What is the correct name for the windpipe?
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Trachea
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Bronchus
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Bronchiole
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Larynx
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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 larynx is the upper opening into the windpipe (trachea), the passageway to the lungs.
Detailed explanation-3: -The trachea (windpipe) is the largest airway. The trachea branches into two smaller airways: the left and right mainstem [or main] bronchi.
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