Details for trachea
tracheaBTO (BRENDA Tissue Ontology) ID
BTO:0001388
BTO:0001388 is linked to 89 enzymes:
Definition
1: The cartilaginous and membranous tube descending from the larynx and branching into the right and left main bronchi. It is kept patent by a series of about twenty transverse horseshoe-shaped cartilages. Called also windpipe. 2: One of a system of minute tubes ramifying throughout the body of a terrestrial arthropod and delivering air to the tissues. Called also tracheal tubule
Synonyms
1. tracheal tubule
2. windpipe
References
1. Dorlands Medical Dictionary: MerckSource
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