MEDICAL
RECTUM AND ANUS
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Question
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The “windpipe” is known as the ____
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alveoli
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esophagus
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trachea
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bronchi
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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 trachea is also known as the windpipe.
Detailed explanation-3: -The trachea is a midline structure and lies just anterior the esophagus. After it originates from the larynx, the trachea divides into the left and right mainstem bronchi. This junction point is called the carina.
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