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Bookmark or Share- Trachea (Windpipe): Function and Anatomy - Cleveland ClinicThe trachea is the tube connecting your voice box to your bronchi. Your bronchi send air to your lungs. Your trachea is often called your windpipe.
- Trachea (Windpipe) Definition, Anatomy, Function, DiagramTrachea is the medical name for the windpipe, the largest airway in the respiratory system, about 4-5 inches in length and 1 inch in diameter that extends from the lower end of the larynx or voice box [1].
- Tracheal Disorders - Brigham and Women's HospitalTracheal stenosis is a narrowing of the trachea, or “windpipe,” that prevents air from fully reaching the lungs. The effects of this narrowing can range in severity from mild to more severe. In the most severe cases, the patient may be dependent on a tracheotomy tube to breathe.
- Trachea: Main Function and Common Problems - Verywell HealthThe trachea (also called the windpipe) is the large tube that brings air from the nasal passages, throat, and larynx (the upper respiratory tract) to the two large airways that branch off into each lung (bronchi).
- Trachea: Anatomy, blood supply, innervation and function - KenhubThe trachea, or windpipe, is a 9-15 cm long fibrocartilaginous tube of the lower respiratory tract. It forms the trunk of the tracheobronchial tree, or pulmonary conducting zone. The trachea extends between the larynx and thorax, consisting of two parts; cervical and thoracic.
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