{"id":1291,"date":"2020-08-02T20:43:29","date_gmt":"2020-08-02T20:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/head-and-neck\/neck\/layers-and-fascia\/trachea\/"},"modified":"2021-10-06T21:15:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T19:15:58","slug":"trachea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/skull-head-and-neck\/neck\/trachea\/","title":{"rendered":"Trachea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"intro\">The trachea is a ~10cm-long membranocartilaginous tube conveying air in and out of the lungs.<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/trachea.png\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Trachea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"956\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/trachea-956x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/trachea-956x1024.png 956w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/trachea-280x300.png 280w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/trachea-768x823.png 768w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/trachea-1433x1536.png 1433w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/trachea.png 1493w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>The trachea and its related structures&nbsp;<\/strong><br>(Credit: Blausen.com, CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The trachea connects the larynx to the bronchial tree.<\/li><li>It is made of C shaped cartilaginous (hyaline) rings, mucous membranes, and a smooth muscle (<strong>trachialis<\/strong>).<\/li><li>It is located anterior to the esophagus, and it starts just below the cricoid cartilage (C6) and descends down until the transverse thoracic plane (between the sternal angle and T4-5 IV disc).<\/li><li>The bottom terminal part of the trachea contains a part known as the <strong>carina<\/strong> (internal ridge): a projection of the last tracheal cartilage that separates the trachea to the right and left main bronchi. The carina is located at the level of the sternal angle.<\/li><li>The right primary bronchus is wider, shorter, and more vertical than the left primary bronchus.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article only covers the neck part of the trachea. For complete information about the trachea, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/thorax\/respiratory-system\/trachea-and-bronchial-tree\/\">trachea and bronchial tree<\/a> article.<\/p>\n<div id=\"the_titles\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trachea connects the larynx to the bronchial tree. It is made of C shaped cartilaginous (hyaline) rings, mucous membranes, and a smooth muscle (trachialis). It is located anterior to the esophagus, and it starts just below the cricoid cartilage (C6) and descends down until the transverse thoracic plane (between the sternal angle and T4-5 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1163,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1291","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trachea &#8211; Meddists<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/skull-head-and-neck\/neck\/trachea\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/skull-head-and-neck\\\/neck\\\/trachea\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/skull-head-and-neck\\\/neck\\\/trachea\\\/\",\"name\":\"Trachea &#8211; 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