lumen of the trachea

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• trachea — /tray kee euh/ or, esp. Brit., /treuh kee euh/, n., pl. tracheae /tray kee ee / or, esp. Brit., /treuh kee ee/, tracheas. 1. Anat., Zool. the tube in humans and other air breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as… …   Universalium

• Vertebrate trachea — Infobox Anatomy Name = Vertebrate trachea Latin = GraySubject = 237 GrayPage = 1084 Caption = Conducting passages. Caption2 = Laryngoscopic view of interior of larynx. (Trachea labeled at bottom.) Precursor = System = Artery = tracheal branches… …   Wikipedia

• Insect wing — Original veins and wing posture of a dragonfly. Hoverflies hovering to mate …   Wikipedia

• endotracheal — Within the trachea. * * * en·do·tra·che·al trā kē əl adj 1) placed within the trachea 2) applied or effected through the trachea <endotracheal anesthesia> <endotracheal intubation> * * * adj. within or through the trachea (windpipe).… …   Medical dictionary

• tracheobronchomegaly — Gross widening of the trachea and main bronchi, usually congenital. SYN: Mounier Kuhn syndrome. [tracheo + bronchus + G. megas, large] * * * tra·cheo·bron·cho·meg·a·ly (tra″ke o brong″ko megґə le) great enlargement of the lumen… …   Medical dictionary

• tracheostenosis — Narrowing of the lumen of the trachea. [tracheo + G. stenosis, constriction] * * * tra·cheo·ste·no·sis (tra″ke o stə noґsis) [tracheo + stenosis] contraction or narrowing of the trachea …   Medical dictionary

• Combitube — The Combitube is a blind insertion airway device (BIAD) often used in the pre hospital, emergency setting. It is designed to facilitate the tracheal intubation of a patient in respiratory distress. It consists of a cuffed, double lumen tube that… …   Wikipedia

• Tracheoesophageal stripe — The tracheoesophageal stripe is formed by the posterior wall of the trachea and the anterior wall of the esophagus. This line is best identified on the lateral chest x ray. When this line is greater than 5 mm it is considered abnormal.The most… …   Wikipedia

• Tracheal intubation — Intervention Anesthesiologist using the Glidescope video laryngoscope to intubate the trachea of a morbidly obese elderly person with challenging airway anatomy …   Wikipedia

• digestive system, human — Introduction  the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… …   Universalium

• respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction       the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system  The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are… …   Universalium