What is the windpipe called?

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The windpipe is called the trachea. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as a tube about 10-12 cm long and 2 cm wide.

Summary

The windpipe is called the trachea. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as a tube about 10-12 cm long and 2 cm wide.

What it is

  • A tube about 10-12 cm long and 2 cm wide.
  • Its wall is stiffened by C-shaped rings of cartilage.
  • Carries air between the larynx and the bronchi.

Where it is

  • In the middle of the neck and upper chest, in front of the esophagus.
  • Extends from the lower border of the larynx to the level of the sternal angle.
  • Divides into the two main bronchi.

Sources

According to Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1918, public domain):

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