#upper_respiratory_tract__upperrespiratorytract  the nose and throat and trachea
  supertype:  respiratory_tract__respiratorytract  the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
  part:  nasal_cavity__nasalcavity  either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx
     part:  neuroepithelium  epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings
  part:  larynx__voice_box__voicebox  a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech
     part:  glottis__glotti  the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
        part:  rima_glottidis__rima_vocalis__true_glottis__glottis_vera__glottisvera  the space between the two true vocal folds
     part:  laryngeal_artery__laryngealartery__arteria_laryngea__arterialaryngea  either of two arteries that supply blood to the larynx
     part:  laryngeal_vein__laryngealvein__vena_laryngea  one of two veins draining the larynx
     part:  arytenoid_cartilage__arytenoidcartilage__arytenoid__arytaenoid  either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
     part:  thyroid_cartilage__thyroidcartilage__Adam's_apple  the largest cartilage of the larynx
     part:  vocal_cord__vocalcord__vocal_fold__vocalfold__vocal_band__vocalband__plica_vocalis__plicavocali  either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx
  part:  windpipe__trachea  membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
     part:  epiglottis  a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
        part:  tastebud__taste_bud__tastebud__gustatory_organ__gustatoryorgan  an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
           part:  neuroepithelium  epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings
           part:  taste_cell__tastecell__gustatory_cell__gustatorycell  an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve
  part:  pharynx__throat  the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
     part:  lingua__tongue__glossa__clapper  a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
        part:  tastebud__taste_bud__tastebud__gustatory_organ__gustatoryorgan  an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
     part:  nasopharynx  cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx
        part:  palatine_tonsil__tonsil__faucial_tonsil__faucialtonsil__tonsilla  either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
     part:  oropharynx  cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth
     part:  laryngopharynx  the lower part of the pharynx
     part:  pharyngeal_tonsil__adenoid__Luschka's_tonsil__third_tonsil__thirdtonsil__tonsilla_pharyngealis__tonsilla_adenoidea  a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"
     part:  pharyngeal_recess  a small recess in the wall of the pharynx
  part:  olfactory_organ__olfactoryorgan__nose  the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose"
     part:  turbinate_bone__turbinatebone__turbinate__turbinal  any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
     part:  ethmoidal_artery__ethmoidalartery__arteriaethmoidali  a branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying structures in and around the nasal capsule
     part:  nasal_cavity__nasalcavity  either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx
     part:  internasal_suture__sutura_internasalis  the suture between the two nasal bones
     part:  bridge.anatomical_structure  the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose"
        part:  nasal_bone__nasalbone__nasal__osnasale  an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
           part:  rhinion  the anterior tip at the end of the suture of the nasal bones
     part:  nostril__anterior_naris  either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose

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