Opening to Trachea

The trachea begins immediately below the larynx (voicebox) and runs down the center of the front part of the neck ends behind the upper part of the sternum. Here it divides to form two branches that enter the lung cavities. The trachea, or windpipe, forms the trunk of an upside-down tree and is made up of fibrous and elastic tissues and smooth muscle with about twenty rings of cartilage, so that the head and neck may twist and bend during the process of breathing. The lining includes cells...

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Anatomy Terms

Apex of Tongue
Body of Tongue
Cricoid Cartilage
Cricothyroid Ligament
Epiglottis
Esophagus
Filiform Papillae
Foliate Papillae
Fungiform Papillae
Genioglossus Muscle
Geniohyoid Muscle
Gingiva (Gums)
Glottis
Hard Palate
Hyoid Bone
Laryngopharynx
Larynx
Lateral Glossoepiglottic Fold
Lingual Glands
Lingual Tonsils
Lips
Median Glossoepiglottic Fold
Mouth
Nasopharynx
Opening to Trachea
Oropharynx
Palatine Tonsils
Palatoglossal Arch and Palatoglossus Muscle
Palatopharyngeal Arch and Palatopharyngeus Muscle
Parotid Duct
Semispinalis Capitis Muscle
Skull
Soft Palate
Spine
Splenius Capitis Muscle
Sternohyoid Muscle
Sublingual Duct
Submandibular Duct
Taste Buds
Teeth
Thyrohyoid membrane
Thyroid Cartilage
Thyroid Gland
Trachea (Windpipe)
Uvula
Vallate Papillae
Vocal Ligaments

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Full Opening to Trachea Description

[Continued from above] . . . that secrete mucus along with other cells that bear very small hair like fringes. This mucus traps tiny particles of debris, and the beating of the fringes moves the mucus up and out of the respiratory tract, keeping the lungs and air passages free.