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.
The trachea (see Fig. 6-11) is a rigid tubular organ that lies anterior to the esophagus between the brachiocephalic artery (on the right) and the left common carotid artery (on the left). The brachiocephalic veins lie anterior to the trachea.