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what is trachea ?????​


firdous58: the wind pipe is known as trachea.

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Answered by manav6234
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Wind pipe is known as trachea
Answered by Anonymous
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Basically, the "Trachea" can be defined as the continuation of the "Larynx".

The following are the characteristics of "Trachea" :-

  • The "Trachea" is also known as the "Wind pipe".

  • The "Trachea" is a tube like structure.

  • The "Trachea" of an average adult human being is approximately 10 cm (centimeters) long and 2.5 cm (centimeters) in diameter.

  • The "Trachea" lies mainly in the median plane, anterior to the "Oesophagus".

  • The "Trachea" is supported by incomplete (C-shaped) rings of "Hyaline Cartilage".

  • The cartilages are incomplete posteriorly and even when there is no air, the "Trachea" does not collapse due to the cartilaginous rings.

  • The mucosa layer in the "Trachea" is lined with "Ciliated Pseudostratified Epithelium".

  • The "Ciliated Pseudostratified Epithelium" in the "Trachea" contains mucus secreting "Goblet cells".

  • The "Ciliated Pseudostratified Epithelium" helps in pushing the mucus out.
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