Trachea
noun
The large air tube that leads from the back of your throat to your lungs. It helps in breathing.
The doctor examined her trachea to see if she had swallowed a foreign object.
Often appears as...
- inflamed trachea
- trachea surgery
noun
The large air tube that leads from the back of your throat to your lungs. It helps in breathing.
The doctor examined her trachea to see if she had swallowed a foreign object.
Often appears as...
- inflamed trachea
- trachea surgery
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Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
The word 'trachea' is often used in medical contexts, such as when discussing respiratory health or procedures.
During the operation, the surgeon made an incision near the trachea.
Pro Tip 2/3Breathing Focus
Highlight that 'trachea' is central to the process of breathing, mentioned in contexts where breathing is discussed.
Asthma can cause the trachea to constrict, making it difficult to breathe.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Esophagus
Don't confuse 'trachea' with 'esophagus', which is the tube for food, not air.
The food went down her esophagus, not her trachea, avoiding a choking hazard.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
The word 'trachea' is often used in medical contexts, such as when discussing respiratory health or procedures.
During the operation, the surgeon made an incision near the trachea.
Pro Tip 2/3Breathing Focus
Highlight that 'trachea' is central to the process of breathing, mentioned in contexts where breathing is discussed.
Asthma can cause the trachea to constrict, making it difficult to breathe.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Esophagus
Don't confuse 'trachea' with 'esophagus', which is the tube for food, not air.
The food went down her esophagus, not her trachea, avoiding a choking hazard.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
The word 'trachea' is often used in medical contexts, such as when discussing respiratory health or procedures.
During the operation, the surgeon made an incision near the trachea.
Pro Tip 2/3Breathing Focus
Highlight that 'trachea' is central to the process of breathing, mentioned in contexts where breathing is discussed.
Asthma can cause the trachea to constrict, making it difficult to breathe.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Esophagus
Don't confuse 'trachea' with 'esophagus', which is the tube for food, not air.
The food went down her esophagus, not her trachea, avoiding a choking hazard.
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The age of genetic...
and all of that is going to merge into the age of the brain. So we're getting to the point where we can rebuild most of our body parts, in the same way as if you break a bone or burn your skin, it regrows. We're beginning to learn how to regrow our tracheas or how to regrow our bladders. Both of those have been implanted in humans.
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How do lungs work? -...
As the body prepares to take in oxygen-rich air, this system sends a signal to the muscles around your lungs, flattening the diaphragm and contracting the intercostal muscles between your ribs to create more space for the lungs to expand. Air then wooshes into your nose and mouth, through your trachea,
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How breathing works -...
which is the most important for our survival. It enters our body through the nose and mouth, moves down into the pharynx, trachea and bronchial tubes, and ultimately reaches the alveoli air sacs in the lungs. The alveoli use pressure to move oxygen and nutrients into the blood.
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The press trampled on my...
a wild stag stampeded along the path and ran straight into me. Its antler penetrated my trachea and my esophagus and stopped at my spinal cord and fractured my neck. My best friend found me lying on the floor, gurgling for help through a hole in my neck.
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Lungs 101 PIPE National...
a fail-safe for the lungs, so that if one lobe is damaged, the four other lobes may remain intact and able to function. The lobes are also connected to separate branches, called bronchi, of the trachea, which delivers air from the nose and mouth.
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Want to be a better...
airway the dark blue sensor is a sensor that's on the vocal cords and that's the Gateway to the airway the lungs and the trachea and when you look at this this is actually a perfect intubation this is a really experience a clinician he got
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Why does your voice...
that supports and moves the vocal cords, or, as they’re more accurately known, the vocal folds. Strung between the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages, these two muscles form an elastic curtain that opens and shuts across the trachea,
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4 questions you should...
I decided to suggest an operation. Now, neck operations like these are standardized, and they're quick. But they carry a certain risk. You make an incision right here, and you dissect carefully past the trachea, the esophagus,
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How do ventilators work?...
But more severe circumstances require a device that takes over the entire breathing process. A tube is inserted into the patient’s trachea to pump air directly into the lungs, with a series of valves and branching pipes
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Why is pneumonia so...
Every time you breathe in, air travels down the trachea, through a series of channels called bronchi, and finally reaches little clusters of air sacs called alveoli.
Video examples
The age of genetic...
and all of that is going to merge into the age of the brain. So we're getting to the point where we can rebuild most of our body parts, in the same way as if you break a bone or burn your skin, it regrows. We're beginning to learn how to regrow our tracheas or how to regrow our bladders. Both of those have been implanted in humans.
Video examples
How do lungs work? -...
As the body prepares to take in oxygen-rich air, this system sends a signal to the muscles around your lungs, flattening the diaphragm and contracting the intercostal muscles between your ribs to create more space for the lungs to expand. Air then wooshes into your nose and mouth, through your trachea,
Video examples
How breathing works -...
which is the most important for our survival. It enters our body through the nose and mouth, moves down into the pharynx, trachea and bronchial tubes, and ultimately reaches the alveoli air sacs in the lungs. The alveoli use pressure to move oxygen and nutrients into the blood.
Video examples
The press trampled on my...
a wild stag stampeded along the path and ran straight into me. Its antler penetrated my trachea and my esophagus and stopped at my spinal cord and fractured my neck. My best friend found me lying on the floor, gurgling for help through a hole in my neck.
Video examples
Lungs 101 PIPE National...
a fail-safe for the lungs, so that if one lobe is damaged, the four other lobes may remain intact and able to function. The lobes are also connected to separate branches, called bronchi, of the trachea, which delivers air from the nose and mouth.
Video examples
Want to be a better...
airway the dark blue sensor is a sensor that's on the vocal cords and that's the Gateway to the airway the lungs and the trachea and when you look at this this is actually a perfect intubation this is a really experience a clinician he got
Video examples
Why does your voice...
that supports and moves the vocal cords, or, as they’re more accurately known, the vocal folds. Strung between the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages, these two muscles form an elastic curtain that opens and shuts across the trachea,
Video examples
4 questions you should...
I decided to suggest an operation. Now, neck operations like these are standardized, and they're quick. But they carry a certain risk. You make an incision right here, and you dissect carefully past the trachea, the esophagus,
Video examples
How do ventilators work?...
But more severe circumstances require a device that takes over the entire breathing process. A tube is inserted into the patient’s trachea to pump air directly into the lungs, with a series of valves and branching pipes
Video examples
Why is pneumonia so...
Every time you breathe in, air travels down the trachea, through a series of channels called bronchi, and finally reaches little clusters of air sacs called alveoli.
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