Preferred Label : trachea;
Uberon definition : The trachea is the portion of the airway that attaches to the bronchi as it branches
[GO:dph].;
Uberon synonym : vertebrate trachea; cartilaginous trachea; windpipe;
Uberon related term : tracheal tubule;
Uberon Homology note : In primitive fishes and most tetrapods, the lungs of adults are usually paired. They
lie ventral to the digestive tract and are connected to the outside environment through
the trachea.[well established][VHOG];
Uberon Taxon note : In birds, the trachea runs from the pharynx to the syrinx, from which the primary
bronchi diverge. Swans have an unusually elongated trachea, part of which is coiled
beneath the sternum; this may act as a resonator to amplify sound. In some birds,
the cartilagenous rings are complete, and may even be ossified. In amphibians, the
trachea is normally extremely short, and leads directly into the lungs, without clear
primary bronchi. A longer trachea is, however found in some long-necked salamanders,
and in caecilians. While there are irregular cartilagenous nodules on the amphibian
trachea, these do not form the rings found in amniotes. The only vertebrate to have
lungs, but no trachea, is Polypterus, in which the lungs arise directly from the pharynx.;
Origin ID : 0003126;
UMLS CUI : C0040578;
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The trachea is the portion of the airway that attaches to the bronchi as it branches
[GO:dph].
