True about upper airways of neonate –

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True about upper airways of neonate –

    1. Cricoid is narrowest part
    1. Larynx extend from C4 to C6
    1. Epiglottis is big & omega shaped
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Anatomy of airway in neonate

  • The anatomy of the upper airway predisposes to obstruction. Its characteristic features are
  • Proportionately larger head and tongue, the tongue is often pushed against the palate
  • Narrow nasal passages
  • Anterior and cephalad larynx (the larynx is anteriorly inclined)
  • Epiglottis is soft, large and patulous, Omega shaped and inclined at 45°.
  • The Subglottic region rather than the rima glottidis is the narrowest portion of the airway
  • Vocal cord is at the level of C4
  • Trachea bifurcates at the level of T2
  • Larynx lies opposite 2nd, 3rd and 4th cervical vertebra at birth.