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- Tracheostomy - 1
- Tracheostomy - 2
- Tracheostomy - 3
- Tracheostomy - 4
- Tracheostomy - 5
The trachea, or windpipe, carries air from the larynx to the bronchi and lungs.

Review Date: 01/05/2011
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason
Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve,
MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
