tracheal cartilages
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Tracheal rings — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = cartilagines tracheales GraySubject = 237 GrayPage = 1086 Caption = Ligaments of the larynx. Posterior view. (Rings visiblea at bottom.) Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph =… … Wikipedia
Tracheal intubation — Intervention Anesthesiologist using the Glidescope video laryngoscope to intubate the trachea of a morbidly obese elderly person with challenging airway anatomy … Wikipedia
Cartilage — Firm, rubbery tissue that cushions bones at joints. A more flexible kind of cartilage connects muscles with bones and makes up other parts of the body, such as the larynx and the outside parts of the ears. * * * A connective tissue characterized… … Medical dictionary
Дыхательная система — Органы дыхания обеспечивают газообмен, насыщая ткани организма человека кислородом и освобождая их от углекислого газа, а также принимают участие в обонянии, голосообразовании, водно солевом и липидном обмене, вырабатывании некоторых гормонов. В… … Атлас анатомии человека
Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… … Medical dictionary
cartilago — SYN: cartilage.For histologic description, see cartilage. [L. gristle] cartilagines alares minores SYN: minor alar cartilage. c. alaris major SYN: major alar cartilage. c. articularis SYN: articular cartilage. c. arytenoidea [TA] SYN … Medical dictionary
ring — 1. A circular band surrounding a wide central opening; a r. shaped or circular structure surrounding an opening or level area. SYN: anulus [TA]. 2. The closed ( i.e., endless) chain of atoms in a cyclic compound; commonly used for “cyclic” or… … Medical dictionary
tracheomalacia — Softening of the cartilages of the trachea. [tracheo + G. malakia, softness] * * * tra·cheo·ma·la·cia (tra″ke o mə laґshə) softening of the tracheal cartilages, often as a congenital condition in infants or in patients of any age… … Medical dictionary
wall — An investing part enclosing a cavity such as the chest or abdomen, or covering a cell or any anatomic unit. A w., as of the chest, abdomen, or any hollow organ. SYN … Medical dictionary
cartilagines tracheales — [TA] tracheal cartilages: the 16 to 20 incomplete rings which, held together and enclosed by a strong, elastic, fibrous membrane, constitute the wall of the trachea. Called also annuli tracheae and tracheal rings … Medical dictionary
