The trachea (pl.: tracheae or tracheas), also known as the windpipe, is a cartilaginous tube that connects the larynx to the bronchi of the lungs, allowing...
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The carina of trachea (also: "tracheal carina") is a ridge of cartilage at the base of the trachea separating the openings of the left and right main bronchi...
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Tracheomalacia (redirect from Trachea malaysia)
incident where the cartilage that keeps the airway (trachea) open is soft such that the trachea partly collapses especially during increased airflow...
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Paolo Macchiarini (section Notable trachea surgeries)
biological and synthetic scaffolds seeded with patients' own stem cells as trachea transplants, Macchiarini was a visiting professor and director on a temporary...
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"Trachea delicata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24. "Trachea delicata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24. "Trachea delicata...
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A saber-sheath trachea also known as scabbard trachea is a trachea that has an abnormal shape. The posterior area of the trachea increases in diameter...
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Tracheal collapse (redirect from Collapsed trachea)
formation or weakening of the cartilaginous rings of the trachea resulting in flattening of the trachea. It can be congenital or acquired, and extrathoracic...
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The orache moth (Trachea atriplicis) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in all of Europe, east across the Palearctic to the Pacific...
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Thyroid cartilage (redirect from Cartilage rings of the trachea)
make up the laryngeal skeleton, the cartilage structure in and around the trachea that contains the larynx. It does not completely encircle the larynx (only...
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Tracheitis is an inflammation of the trachea. Although the trachea is usually considered part of the lower respiratory tract, in ICD-10 tracheitis is...
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Gapeworm (redirect from Syngamus trachea)
A gapeworm (Syngamus trachea), also known as a red worm and forked worm, is a parasitic nematode worm that infects the tracheas of certain birds. The resulting...
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(Walker, 1858) Trachea atriplaga Hampson, 1911 Trachea atriplicis (Linnaeus, 1758) – orache moth Trachea atritornea Hampson, 1908 Trachea aurigera (Walker...
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to as intubation, is the placement of a flexible plastic tube into the trachea (windpipe) to maintain an open airway or to serve as a conduit through...
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Tracheotomy (category Trachea surgery)
(front) of the neck and opening a direct airway through an incision in the trachea (windpipe). The resulting stoma (hole) can serve independently as an airway...
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blind pouch and overflows into the trachea and lungs. Furthermore, a fistula between the lower esophagus and trachea may allow stomach acid to flow into...
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food from moving into the airway. From the larynx, air moves into the trachea and down to the intersection known as the carina that branches to form...
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of the neck involved in breathing, producing sound and protecting the trachea against food aspiration. The opening of larynx into pharynx known as the...
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Lung cancer (redirect from Trachea/bronchus/lung cancers)
Tumors in the thorax can cause breathing problems by obstructing the trachea or disrupting the nerve to the diaphragm; difficulty swallowing by compressing...
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Tracheobronchial injury (redirect from Trachea injury)
damage to the tracheobronchial tree (the airway structure involving the trachea and bronchi). It can result from blunt or penetrating trauma to the neck...
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Chondrolaryngoplasty (redirect from Trachea shave)
Chondrolaryngoplasty (commonly called tracheal shave, but this a misnomer as the trachea is not involved) is a surgical procedure in which the thyroid cartilage...
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pan pipes) is the vocal organ of birds. Located at the base of a bird's trachea, it produces sounds without the vocal folds of mammals. The sound is produced...
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vocal folds. It may be triggered when the vocal cords or the area of the trachea below the vocal folds detects the entry of water, mucus, blood, or other...
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The artery then crosses the trachea in front of it obliquely from the left to the right, roughly at the middle of the trachea or the level of the ninth...
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leaf-shaped flap in the throat that prevents food and water from entering the trachea and the lungs. It stays open during breathing, allowing air into the larynx...
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trachea, esophagus, left recurrent laryngeal nerve, and thoracic duct. To its right side, below is the brachiocephalic trunk, and above, the trachea,...
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via a system of airways, or hollow tubes, of which the largest is the trachea, which branches in the middle of the chest into the two main bronchi. These...
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Apamea spaldingi (redirect from Trachea umbrifacta)
Noctuoidea Family: Noctuidae Genus: Apamea Species: A. spaldingi Binomial name Apamea spaldingi Smith, 1909 Synonyms Hyppa spaldingi Trachea umbrifacta...
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important section of it is the epiglottis, separating the esophagus from the trachea (windpipe), preventing food and drinks being inhaled into the lungs. The...
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electrum trachea, 48 billon trachea or 864 copper tetartera, although with the debasement of the trachea it eventually came to rate 12 electrum trachea and...
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differences) is an abnormal connection (fistula) between the esophagus and the trachea. TEF is a common congenital abnormality, but when occurring late in life...
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