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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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    (Walker, 1858) Trachea atriplaga Hampson, 1911 Trachea atriplicis (Linnaeus, 1758) – orache moth Trachea atritornea Hampson, 1908 Trachea aurigera (Walker...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    "Trachea delicata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24. "Trachea delicata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24. "Trachea delicata...
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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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  • Thumbnail for Aortic arch
    The arch travels backward, so that it ultimately runs to the left of the trachea. The aorta begins at the level of the upper border of the second/third...
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    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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    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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  • Thumbnail for Tracheobronchial 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 (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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    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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    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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    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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  • Thumbnail for Brachiocephalic artery
    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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  • located mainly on the posterior wall of the trachea, larynx, and at the carina of trachea, the point where the trachea branches into the main bronchi. The receptors...
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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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  • Thumbnail for Aseptis perfumosa
    Noctuoidea Family: Noctuidae Genus: Aseptis Species: A. perfumosa Binomial name Aseptis perfumosa (Hampson, 1918) Synonyms Trachea perfumosa Hampson, 1918...
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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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    within the thorax, namely the heart and its vessels, the esophagus, the trachea, the vagus, phrenic and cardiac nerves, the thoracic duct, the thymus and...
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    pressure (such as in the case of a pneumothorax) the trachea will shift towards the opposing side. The trachea is the tube that carries air from the throat to...
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