Wind pipe (trachea) anatomy

Wind pipe in the body · Larynx (voice box) About this area Wind pipe in the body · Trachea About this area Wind pipe in the body · Bronchi About this area Wind pipe in the body · Right lung About this area Wind pipe in the body · Left lung About this area Wind pipe (front view) · Larynx & cricoid About this area Wind pipe (front view) · Trachea with its rings About this area Wind pipe (front view) · Carina (division) About this area Wind pipe (front view) · Right main bronchus About this area Wind pipe (front view) · Left main bronchus About this area Wind pipe (side view) · Larynx & epiglottis About this area Wind pipe (side view) · Trachea About this area Wind pipe (side view) · Esophagus (behind) About this area Wind pipe (cross section) · Lumen (airway) About this area Wind pipe (cross section) · Mucosa (lining) About this area Wind pipe (cross section) · Cartilage ring About this area Layers of the wind pipe · 1 · Ciliated lining About this area Layers of the wind pipe · 2 · Mucosa (lamina propria) About this area Layers of the wind pipe · 3 · Submucosa with glands About this area Layers of the wind pipe · 4 · Cartilage About this area Layers of the wind pipe · 5 · Adventitia About this area Wind pipe & surrounding area · Larynx About this area Wind pipe & surrounding area · Thyroid gland About this area Wind pipe & surrounding area · Trachea About this area Wind pipe & surrounding area · Carotid arteries & jugular veins About this area Upper end (connection to voice box) · Larynx (thyroid cartilage) About this area Upper end (connection to voice box) · Cricoid cartilage About this area Upper end (connection to voice box) · Start of the trachea About this area Lower end (division to lungs) · Lower trachea About this area Lower end (division to lungs) · Carina About this area Lower end (division to lungs) · Right main bronchus About this area Lower end (division to lungs) · Left main bronchus About this area Tracheal cartilage rings · C-shaped cartilage rings About this area Trachealis muscle · Trachealis muscle About this area Trachealis muscle · Cartilage rings About this area Inner lining (mucosa) · Mucosal lining About this area Inner lining (mucosa) · Cilia & lining cells About this area Cilia and mucus movement · Mucus layer (moves upward) About this area Cilia and mucus movement · Cilia About this area Cilia and mucus movement · Lining cells (goblet & ciliated) About this area Blood supply · Arteries & veins About this area Nerve supply · Vagus & recurrent laryngeal nerves About this area Lymphatic drainage · Lymph vessels & nodes About this area Adjacent organs · Thyroid gland About this area Adjacent organs · Trachea About this area Adjacent organs · Right lung About this area Adjacent organs · Left lung About this area Adjacent organs · Esophagus & heart (behind and below) About this area Acupressure points region · CV23 Lianquan About this area Acupressure points region · Wind pipe midline (local point) About this area Acupressure points region · CV22 Tiantu About this area Acupressure points region · CV21 Xuanji About this area Acupressure points region · CV20 Huagai About this area Common uses of wind pipe acupressure · Breathing & lungs About this area Common uses of wind pipe acupressure · Cough & throat irritation About this area Common uses of wind pipe acupressure · Clears phlegm & congestion About this area Common uses of wind pipe acupressure · Supports immunity About this area Common uses of wind pipe acupressure · Asthma & wheeze support About this area Key wind pipe facts (quick reference) · Length About this area Key wind pipe facts (quick reference) · C-shaped rings About this area Key wind pipe facts (quick reference) · Divides into two bronchi About this area Key wind pipe facts (quick reference) · Air flow About this area Key wind pipe facts (quick reference) · Self-cleaning About this area