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  2. Trachea - Wikipedia

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    The tracheal system branches into progressively smaller tubes, here supplying the crop of the cockroach. Scale bar, 2 mm. The word trachea is used to define a very different organ in invertebrates than in vertebrates. Insects have an open respiratory system made up of spiracles, tracheae, and tracheoles to transport metabolic gases to and from ...

  3. Respiratory system of insects - Wikipedia

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    Development of the tracheal system in Drosophila melanogaster. An insect's respiratory system is the system with which it introduces respiratory gases to its interior and performs gas exchange. Air enters the respiratory systems of insects through a series of external openings called spiracles.

  4. Respiratory system - Wikipedia

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    The respiratory system (also respiratory apparatus, ventilatory system) is a biological system consisting of specific organs and structures used for gas exchange in animals and plants. The anatomy and physiology that make this happen varies greatly, depending on the size of the organism, the environment in which it lives and its evolutionary ...

  5. Breathing tube - Wikipedia

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    Vertebrate trachea, also known as the "windpipe", a tube present in tetrapods that connects the pharynx or larynx to the lungs, allowing the passage of breathing gas (most commonly air) Invertebrate trachea, the open respiratory system employed by most terrestrial arthropods to transport metabolic gases to and from tissues

  6. Respiratory tract - Wikipedia

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    The trachea is the largest tube in the respiratory tract and consists of tracheal rings of hyaline cartilage. It branches off into two bronchial tubes, a left and a right main bronchus . The bronchi branch off into smaller sections inside the lungs, called bronchioles .

  7. Treating collapsing trachea in dogs: A vet's guide

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    Your dog's trachea, or windpipe as it is commonly known, is a vital part of their respiratory system. It carries air from the mouth and nose all the way to the lungs. It is made up of rings of ...

  8. Bronchus - Wikipedia

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    A bronchus (/ ˈ b r ɒ ŋ k ə s / BRONG-kəs; pl.: bronchi, / ˈ b r ɒ ŋ k aɪ / BRONG-ky) is a passage or airway in the lower respiratory tract that conducts air into the lungs.The first or primary bronchi to branch from the trachea at the carina are the right main bronchus and the left main bronchus.

  9. Mucociliary clearance - Wikipedia

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    Mucociliary clearance (MCC), mucociliary transport, or the mucociliary escalator describes the self-clearing mechanism of the airways in the respiratory system. [1] It is one of the two protective processes for the lungs in removing inhaled particles including pathogens before they can reach the delicate tissue of the lungs.