Trachea is another name for windpipe, which is the tube that connects your larynx to your primary bronchi, just before your lungs. Is the trachea the airway? The trachea, known as the airway or windpipe, is a tube that starts under the larynx (voice box) and runs behind the breastbone.Read More →

Answer: The trachea connects the larynx to the bronchi and allows air to pass through the neck and into the thorax. The rings of cartilage making up the trachea allow it to remain open to air at all times. Which is the next structure to contact air after it passesRead More →