quell. tr.v. quelled, quellÂ·ing, quells. 1. To put down forcibly; suppress: Police quelled the riot. 2.
'Bifurcate' means 'split or divide into two'. The trachea bifurcates at T5 and T7 vertebral level. It is the point where the trachea splits in two so that air can enter the left and right side seperately. It is like a back up system that the body has so that one side can still function if the other side fails. 'Bifurcate' means 'split or divide into two'. The trachea bifurcates at T5 and T7 vertebral level. It is the point where the trachea splits in two so.
1 When swallowing occurs, the trachea is covered by a flap called the epiglottis, which prevents food from entering the lungs. 2  The trachea splits into the left and right main stem bronchae. 3  These lead to the left and right lungs. 4  They branch into increasingly smaller tubes as they spread throughout the lungs.