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Respiratory Notes (Tortora)
Respiratory Notes (Tortora)
Respiratory Notes (Tortora)
Trachea
Windpipe
Anterior to esophagus; from larynx
to superior border of T5 where it
divides into right and left primary
bronchi
The layers of the tracheal wall,
from deep to superficial, are the (1)
mucosa (pseudostratified ciliated
columnar), (2) submucosa (areolar
connective tissue that contains