cartilaginous rings of the trachea

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• Trachea — The trachea is a tube like portion of the breathing or "respiratory" tract that connects the "voice box" (larynx) with the bronchial parts of the lungs. The trachea is also called the "windpipe." * * * The air tube… …   Medical dictionary

• 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

• Cricotracheal ligament — Ligament: Cricotracheal ligament Latin ligamentum cricotracheale Gray s subject #236 1077 From To …   Wikipedia

• visceroskeleton — 1. Any bony formation in an organ, as in the heart, tongue, or penis of certain animals; the term also includes, according to some anatomists, the cartilaginous rings of the trachea and bronchi. 2. The bony framework protecting the viscera …   Medical dictionary

• Tracheobronchial injury — Classification and external resources Reconstruction of the trachea and bronchi with x ray computed tomography showing disruption of the right main bronchus with abnormal lucency (arrow) …   Wikipedia

• 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

• passeriform — /pas euhr euh fawrm , peuh ser euh /, adj. of or pertaining to the order Passeriformes; passerine. [ < NL Passeriformes, equiv. to L passer sparrow + iformes IFORMES] * * * ▪ bird Introduction also called  passerine  or  perching bird     any… …   Universalium

• Cartilage — Firm, rubbery tissue that cushions bones at joints. A more flexible kind of cartilage connects muscles with bones and makes up other parts of the body, such as the larynx and the outside parts of the ears. * * * A connective tissue characterized… …   Medical dictionary

• part — A portion. SYN: pars [TA]. abdominal p. of aorta SYN: abdominal aorta. abdominal p. of esophagus [TA] the portion of the esophagus from where it passes through the diaphragm to the stomach. See …   Medical dictionary

• Bronchomalacia — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|Q|32|2|q|30 ICD9 = ICD9|748.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Bronchomalacia is a term for weak cartilage in the walls of the bronchial… …   Wikipedia