Tracheal collapse occurs when the windpipe becomes flattened and the airflow in and out of the lungs is obstructed. The rings of cartilage that support the windpipe lose their strength and become ...

The model, which is air tight ... splits into two Glass is rigid and inflexible unlike the cartilage bound trachea Bell jar/chest cavity Air tight Unable to move, the ribs can move up and out ...

Tracheobronchomalacia, caused when cartilage in the trachea or mainstem bronchi develops abnormally, varies in severity. For most children, symptoms are mild and subsist by age three once the ...