Alveoli are tiny, balloon-shaped air sacs located at the end of the bronchioles, the branch-like tubes in the lungs. The alveoli move oxygen and carbon dioxide (CO 2) molecules into and out of your ...

Introduction: Attempted tracheal replacement efforts thus far have had very little success. Major limiting factors have been the inability to efficiently re-vascularise and mimic the mechanical ...

And air goes up and down the trachea. There are 3 main parts to the pharynx. They are the: nasopharynx, which connects the back of the nose to the back of the mouth oropharynx, which is at the back of ...

She said her esophagus was pinned under a surgical plate implanted near her spine, her trachea was punctured and a feeding tube allowed food to get into her lungs. Her husband, Tom Troy, testified ...