Terms Related to Trachea

• Bronchial Artery

  Left bronchial arteries arise from the thoracic aorta, the right from the first aortic intercostal or the upper left bronchial artery; they supply the bronchi ...

• Larynx

  An irregularly shaped, musculocartilaginous tubular structure, lined with mucous membrane, located at the top of the trachea and below the root of the tongue and ...

• Bronchi

  The larger air passages of the lungs arising from the terminal bifurcation of the trachea.

• Vomers

  The partition separating the two nasal cavities in the midplane, composed of cartilaginous, membranous and bony parts.

• Tracheobronchomegaly

  A rare and probably congenital condition characterized by great enlargement of the lumen of the trachea and the larger bronchi.

• Nasal Septum

  The partition separating the two nasal cavities in the midplane, composed of cartilaginous, membranous and bony parts.

• Esophagotracheal Fistula

  Abnormal communication between the esophagus and the trachea, acquired or congenital, often associated with ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA.