| cartilagines tracheales | The 16 to 20 incomplete rings of hyaline cartilage forming the skeleton of the trachea; the rings are deficient posteriorly for from one-fifth to one-third of their circumference. Synonym: cartilagines tracheales, tracheal ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rami tracheales | Branches to the trachea. Nomina Anatomica lists tracheal branches of 1) inferior thyroid artery (rami tracheales arteriae thyroideae inferioris ); and 2) recurrent laryngeal nerve (rami tracheales nervi laryngei recurrentis ). Synonym: rami tracheales. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rami tracheales arteriae thyroideae inferioris | Tracheal branches of inferior thyroid artery. See: tracheal branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami tracheales nervi laryngei recurrentis | Tracheal branches of recurrent laryngeal nerve. See: tracheal branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae tracheales | Several small venous trunks from the trachea, emptying into the brachiocephalic veins or the superior vena cava. Synonym: venae tracheales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilagines | Plural of cartilago. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilagines alares minores | The two to four cartilaginous plates of the wing of the nose posterior to the greater alar cartilage. Synonym: cartilagines alares minores, accessory quadrate cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilagines laryngis | See: thyroid cartilage, cricoid cartilage, arytenoid cartilage, cuneiform cartilage, triticeal cartilage, corniculate cartilage, sesamoid cartilage of larynx, epiglottic cartilage. Synonym: cartilagines laryngis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilagines nasales accessoriae | Variable small plates of cartilage located in the interval between the greater alar and lateral nasal cartilages. Synonym: cartilagines nasales accessoriae, sesamoid cartilages of nose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilagines nasi | See: lateral cartilage of nose, greater alar cartilage, nasal septal cartilage, cartilago vomeronasalis, lesser alar cartilages, accessory nasal cartilages. Synonym: cartilagines nasi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glandulae tracheales | Numerous tubuloalveolar mixed glands located principally in the submucosa of the trachea; they open into the tracheal lumen through short ducts. Synonym: glandulae tracheales. (05 Mar 2000) |