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Written by Dr. Vivek | Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond) on May 04, 2016

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Tracheostomy - Anatomy

The trachea is also called windpipe
The trachea and esophagus run parallel to each other through the chest cavity.

The esophagus is connected to the stomach, and helps in carrying food and saliva to the stomach.
The trachea, which is connected to the lungs, carries air to the bronchi and the lungs.
As we breathe the air passes through the throat into the trachea (windpipe).
The trachea is then divided into the left and right bronchi.
Each bronchus divides again and again like a branch of a tree, becoming narrower and narrower.

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