upper respiratory tract

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upper respiratory tract - the nose and throat and trachea

respiratory tract, airway - the passages through which air enters and leaves the body

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

larynx, voice box - a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech

trachea, windpipe - membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi

pharynx, throat - the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone

nose, olfactory organ - 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"

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