Trachea

Introduction: Trachea

Description of Trachea

Trachea: The airway that leads from the larynx to the lungs. Also called the windpipe.
Source: National Institute of Health

Trachea: membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Trachea: cartilaginous and membranous tube descending from the larynx and branching into the right and left main bronchi.
Source: CRISP

Trachea: The cartilaginous and membranous tube descending from the larynx and branching into the right and left main bronchi.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Trachea: The cartilaginous and membranous tube descending from the larynx and branching into the right and left main bronchi.
Source: MeSH 2007

Trachea: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Trachea:

• Trachea symptoms (3 causes)
• Membranous
• Tube
• Cartilaginous
• Air
• Larynx
• Larynx symptoms (231 causes)
• Larynx disease
• Larynx disorder
• Larynx problem (231 causes)

Trachea as an Organ

Trachea (organ): The "windpipe" passing air from the throat into the bronchi...more »

Trachea (organ): See Trachea (organ information).

More information on organs: Trachea:

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Terms associated with Trachea:

Terms Similar to Trachea:

• windpipe

Source - WordNet 2.1

Related Topics

• Anesthesia, Intratracheal
• Intubation, Intratracheal
• Tracheostomy
• Tracheotomy

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Trachea

• respiratory system

Source - CRISP

• cartilaginous tube

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Trachea can be used for:

• endotracheal
• upper respiratory tract
• windpipe

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Trachea

The following list attempts to classify Trachea into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• cartilaginous tube
• canal,channel,duct,epithelial duct
• passage,passageway
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Respiratory System
  • Trachea

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• respiratory system
• Anatomy

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