(1) The inside of her throat had swollen rapidly and already her windpipe was almost completely blocked.(2) His big rough hand completely circled her throat, adding pressure to her windpipe .(3) A hole had been cut in her windpipe and the main artery in her neck had been severed almost all the way through.(4) This involves making a cut into the windpipe below the swollen part of your airway, providing a new opening through which you can breathe.(5) Sometimes, however, young children can have a cough because an object is stuck in their windpipe .(6) Find your pulse by placing your index and third finger on your neck to the side of your windpipe , over your carotid artery.(7) In primates the larynx is located high up in the windpipe and prevents solids and liquids from entering the lungs.(8) In October, Rehnquist underwent surgery to create a breathing hole in his windpipe .(9) The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located in front of the windpipe in the neck.(10) We cannot replace a pair of lungs, or a windpipe as we would material things in our homes.(11) The larynx descends in the throat until the windpipe and foodpipe are lying side by side.(12) In some cases, such as when the swollen epiglottis blocks the windpipe , a tracheostomy may be performed.(13) The thyroid gland is situated in the throat, on either side of the windpipe .(14) When you breathe in through your windpipe , the air moves through your bronchial tubes into your air sacs.(15) The windpipe is connected to each lung by a large airway called the bronchus.(16) All victims are suffering varying degrees of burns to their skin, lungs and windpipes , caused by inhaling hot gases.