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What part of the body is commonly called the “windpipe?”
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The two primary tubes that connect the mouth to the rest of the body are the esophagus and the trachea. Under normal circumstances, the food a person eats is supposed to pass through the esophagus, while the air they breathe is supposed to pass through the trachea.
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What part of the body is commonly called the “windpipe?”
- Bronchioles
- Trachea
- Esophagus
- Epithelial tube
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