Question

What is another name for the windpipe?
A. Trachea
B. Larynx
C. Oesophagus
D. Lungs

Answer 1

Hint: Windpipe is a round pipe like structure that connects our voice box larynx as well as pharynx to the lungs. They are also known as trachea.

Complete answer:
Option A – Trachea
The trachea also referred to colloquially are the other names of windpipe. It is a cartilaginous tube that combines our larynx to the bronchi of the lungs, along with it permits the passage of air, and so is present in almost all air-breathing animals with lungs. The trachea extends from the point of the larynx as well as the branches into the two primary bronchi. At the upper part of the trachea there is a cricoid cartilage that attaches it to the larynx.
Option B – Larynx
The larynx is generally called a voice box. It is an organ in the upper portion of the neck involved in breathing, as well as producing sound along with protecting the trachea against food aspiration. The larynx houses the vocal folds, and manipulates pitch as well as volume, which is important for phonation.
Option C – Oesophagus
Oesophagus is the part of the alimentary canal which connects our throat to the stomach. In humans as well as other vertebrates it is described as a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane.
Option D – Lungs
The lungs are a pair of spongy, air-filled organs present on both sides of the chest or thorax. The trachea also known as windpipe conducts inhaled air into the lungs through its tubular branches known as bronchi.

Thus the right answer to the question is option A- “Trachea".

Note: The trachea is made up by a number of horseshoe-shaped rings, combined together vertically by ligaments over their substance as well as by the trachealis muscle at their ends.