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Two things hold the trachea open
1. air pressure
2. Cartilidge rings that the trachea is made of catilaginous rings.
If a patient has had a tracheostomy and the cannula (the plastic device that keeps the trachea open) is removed, the area is covered with gauze and will close on its own in time.
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A RN in NJ
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe trachea is always opened in order for the air to get into the lungs. However, when there is food in the pharynx, a flap of skin called the epiglottis will cover the trachea, so the food won't get into the lungs.
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What is the you shape that holds open the trachea?
epiglottis
What holds the trachea open and prevents it from collapsing?
Rings of cartilage.
What is the tube held open by rings of cartilage lined with cilia and mucous membrane?
The trachea.
What opens the trachea?
the trachea is held open by rings of cartilages
What is unusual about trachea?
trachea has cartilage rings which it open all the time
What is the trachea kept open by?
The trachea is made of C shaped rings of cartilage, this maintains the shape of the trachea.
Why is cartilage in the trachea important?
the cartilage is important because it open trachea all the time.
Function of cartilage rings?
To hold something permanently open (such as the trachea, which is held open for breathing by rings of cartilage).
How does a trachea look likewhy should the trachea be opened all the time?
cartilage rings provides support to the trachea that why it open all the time
Are the C-shaped cartilages in the trachea for the expansion of trachea or esophagus?
They are to keep the trachea patent (open) even with low intratracheal air pressures
What is held open by a cartlage ring?
trachea
What keeps trachea opened?
What keeps the trachea open are small cartilage ring, called cricoid cartilage.
