Pancreas-specific lipase is measured with a test called Feline Pancreatic Lipase Immunoreactivity, known simply as fPLI. The test requires only a simple blood test. A fasting sample is preferred, but it is not essential for the accuracy of the test. Does the sample have to be sent away to a diagnostic laboratory?
A: The trachea is the tube in the throat that connects the mouth and nose to the lungs. It is also called a windpipe, and its function is to transport the air a person breathes in through his nose or mouth into the lungs. Without the trachea, the lungs do not receive oxygen, and humans cannot survive.
Click to read more below. The trachea (or windpipe) is a wide, hollow tube that connects the larynx (or voice box) to the bronchi of the lungs. It is an integral part of the bodyâs airway and has the vital function of providing air flow to and from the lungs for respiration.The trachea begins at the inferior end of the larynx in the base of the neck.t is located along the bodyâs midline, anterior to the esophagus and just deep to the skin, so that it is possible to feel the larynx through the skin of the neck. From its origin at the larynx, the trachea extends inferiorly into the thorax posterior to the sternum....