Trachea (1276 bytes)
1: The '''trachea''' ([[IPA]] tr'eik-i-a), or '''windpipe''', is a ...
3: ...rocedure of inserting an artificial tube into the trachea to permit breathing. See also [[choking]].
5: Diseases of the trachea include:
8: #[[Tracheal fracture]]
14: ...to these small tubes through the spiracles. These tracheae branch and supply air to the tissues, where oxyg...

Trachea shave (686 bytes)
1: A '''trachea shave''' is a surgical proceedure by which a prot...
3: ...ring this type of surgery. While the affects of a trachea shave on voice are minimal, some patients will ch...

Book lungs (368 bytes)
1: ...nly one or the other. Spiders are starting to use trachea more than book lungs. Some spiders don't even hav...

Epiglottis (879 bytes)
1: ...piglottis''' pivots to cover the opening to the [[trachea]], preventing food or liquids from entering the l...
3: ... treatment the epiglottis may swell and block the trachea, causing [[asphyxia]] and death. This condition ...

Tracheomalacia (896 bytes)
1: ...[[trachea]]l support [[cartilage]] which leads to tracheal collapse especially when increased airflow is de...
6: The trachea normally dilates slightly during [[inspiration]] ...
8: ...e cases require [[surgery]]. [[Tracheostomy]] and tracheal [[stent]]s have been used.

Cough (1021 bytes)
3: ...e triggered by a [[bolus]] of food going down the trachea instead of the [[esophagus]], due to a failure of...

Esophageal atresia (1330 bytes)
3: ...volving one or more [[fistula]]s connecting the [[trachea]] to the [[esophagus]] ([[tracheoesophageal fistu...
5: ...ollects in the blind pouch and overflows into the trachea and lungs. Because of these dangers, the conditio...

Respiratory tract (2748 bytes)
5: *[[Respiratory Airway]]s: [[trachea]], [[bronchus|bronchi]], and [[bronchiole]]s
12: Moving down the respiratory tract starting at the trachea, the tubes get smaller and divide more and more. ...
14: ...st resistance is around the 3-4 division from the trachea due to turbulence.)
21: ...tilage is present until the small bronchi. In the trachea they are C-shaped rings, whereas in the bronchi t...
25: Smooth muscle starts in the trachea, where it joins the C-shaped rings of cartilage. ...

Bronchus (1298 bytes)
4: The [[trachea]] (windpipe) divides into two main bronchi, the l...
6: ... the larger bronchi (and not as regular as in the trachea), and as small plates and islands in the smaller ...

Tracheoesophageal fistula (364 bytes)
1: ...([[fistula]]) between the [[esophagus]] and the [[trachea]]. It is commonly seen with [[esophageal atresia]...

Hemoptysis (317 bytes)
1: ...ed [[sputum]] from the [[bronchi]], [[larynx]], [[trachea]], or [[lungs]] (e.g. in tuberculosis or other re...

Chondroplasty (317 bytes)
3: ...urgery known as [[thyroid]] chondroplasty (or ''[[trachea shave]]'') is used to reduce the visibility of th...

Conducting zone (296 bytes)
1: ...of the [[respiratory system]] is made up of the [[trachea]], [[bronchi]], [[bronchiole]]s, and [[terminal b...

Inhalation (624 bytes)
3: ...e [[mouth]] into the [[pharynx]] ([[throat]]) and trachea before entering the alveoli.

Aquatic insects (3306 bytes)
14: ...en]]. These spiracles are connected to [[Trachea|tracheal]] tubes where oxygen can be absorbed. All aquat...
21: ...r of air along the outer surface of the body. The trachea open through spiracles into this air film, allowi...
23: ...sects have modified structures extending from the trachea which allow the organism to exchange gases with t...

Carina (740 bytes)
8: ...arina]] is a ridge in the saggital plane of the [[trachea]] where it splits into the two primary [[bronchi]...

Breathe (438 bytes)
1: ...ee [[lung]], [[diaphragm (anatomy)|diaphragm]], [[trachea]], [[gas exchange]].

Choking (647 bytes)
1: ...se, '''choking''' is the blocking of a person's [[trachea]] by a foreign object, [[vomit|vomitus]], [[blood...

Thoracic cavity (753 bytes)
9: # the [[trachea]] and [[bronchi]] and

Tension pneumothorax (631 bytes)
11: Deviation of the [[trachea]] away from the affected side,

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