Anatomy

Trachea

The cartilaginous and membranous tube descending from the larynx and branching into the right and left main bronchi.

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Abstract

The cartilaginous and membranous tube descending from the larynx and branching into the right and left main bronchi.

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  • Tracheas

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

/surg: consider also TRACHEOSTOMY & TRACHEOTOMY; inflammation = TRACHEITIS; tracheal cyst = TRACHEAL CYST see MEDIASTINAL CYST

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  1. A04w.889w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Trachea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014132. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014132
  2. Trachea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachea
  3. Trachea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175449