Tracheobronchomalacia
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Tracheobronchomalacia or TBM is a condition characterized by flaccidity of the trachea
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which leads to tracheal collapse with condition extends further to the bronchi.
Vertebrate trachea
In tetrapod anatomy the trachea, or windpipe, is a tube that connects the pharynx or larynx to the lungs, allowing the passage of air. It is lined with pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium cells with goblet cells that produce mucus...
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Cartilage
Cartilage is a flexible connective tissue found in many areas in the bodies of humans and other animals, including the joints between bones, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the elbow, the knee, the ankle, the bronchial tubes and the intervertebral discs...
which leads to tracheal collapse with condition extends further to the bronchi.