upper_respiratory_tract (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *upper respiratory tract*:
NOUN	body	upper respiratory tract	the nose and throat and trachea

English > *upper respiratory tract*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	The nose and throat and trachea.
Parts	larynx, voice box	A cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea
	nasal cavity	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
	nose, olfactory organ	The organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract
	throat, pharynx	The passage to the stomach and lungs
	trachea, windpipe	membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
Broader	respiratory tract, airway	The passages through which air enters and leaves the body
Spanish	tracto respiratorio alto, tracto respiratorio superior

HyperDic: upper_respiratory_tract