Trachea act as a resonator to amplify sound. In some birds, the tracheal rings are complete, and may even be ossified. In amphibians, the trachea is normally extremely short, and leads directly into the lungs, without clear primary bronchi. A longer trachea is, however, found in some long-necked salamanders, and in caecilians. While there are irregular cartilagenous nodules on the amphibian trachea, these do not form the rings found in amniotes. The only vertebrates to have lungs, but no trachea, are the lungfish and the "Polypterus", in which the lungs arise directly from the pharynx. The word "trachea" is used to
My Name Is Jack My Name Is Jack "My Name Is Jack" is a song written by American record producer John Simon and released as a single by British group Manfred Mann in 1968. Their version reached number 8 on UK record charts. It became an international Top 10 hit, however, in the U.S., the song reached only #104. The lyrics and music were written by John Simon, and his own version was included on the soundtrack of the 1968 film "You Are What You Eat". The song tells the story of a resident of the " Greta Garbo Home for Wayward Boys and