Yikes, no. It's a tube in the throat. You breathe through it. ---- As noted by the astute author of the answer above, the trachea is not a bone in the leg, it is commonly called the windpipe, or the "tube" through which air passes when we breathe. It is connected to the larynx (voicebox) in the neck and to the mainstem bronchi in the lungs.
The bone in the leg that starts with a 'T' is the tibia, and is commonly called the shinbone.
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The trachea needs to be sturdy but pliable, bone would be too rigid and muscle is too soft to keep it's shape through breathing and swallowing.
They prevent the trachea from collapsing when there is no air in it. Being rings they allow for more movement, and being cartilage (as opposed to bone) they are softer and allow for some flexibility.
Seems like a homework quesiton... The trachea is the cartilagenous tube between the nose/mouth to the lungs. It is at the front of your neck it passes in between the two heads of collar bone.
Cartilage is a tough, flexible connective tissue that is present in the walls of the respiratory system, such as the trachea and bronchi. It provides structural support and helps to keep the airways open during breathing.
The singular for trachea is "trachea". The plural is "tracheae".
It is called the Nape
Elastic cartilage is located in the outer ear (auricle), auditory tube (Eustachian tube), and epiglottis (flap at the base of the tongue that covers the opening of the trachea during swallowing).
It carries air from the mouth or nose to the lungs. The trachea brings air into the lungs but it doesn't help with the digestive system.The trachea is neither bone, nor tissue. It is a rigid muscular tube that connects the nose and mouth to the lungsThe trachea or wind pipe as it is called is a tube which connects the mouth to the lungs and is a passage for air to be conducted during breathingThe trachea allows air to go past the larynx and into either the left and right bronchi.The trachea (or windpipe) is the tube forming a passage that delivers air to and from the lungs. The trachea also contains the ciliated cells and goblet cells that are able to trap and sweep out dust.The trachea is lined with mucous membranes and cilia, which traps dust, bacteria, and pollen. The trachea also stays open at all times so you don't suffocate.
the trachea
Trachea size
No trachea is not the lung.