PATHOLOGY MCQ
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: -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-3: -The trachea, commonly called the windpipe, is the main airway to the lungs.
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