Unlike the lower airway, which is supported by cartilage rings and rigid structures, the upper airway—specifically the pharynx—is a collapsible tube made up of muscle and mucosa.

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Unlike the lower airway, which is supported by cartilage rings and rigid structures, the upper airway – specifically the pharynx – is a collapsible tube made up of muscle and mucosa.