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Welcome to the Anatomy of the Airway

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Welcome to our learning space on clinically relevant airway anatomy, where you will develop the ability to rapidly identify the essential structures that will help you optimize your approach to airway management and create a mental model that will allow you to problem-solve in real time. Together, clinically relevant airway anatomy and a new mental model of their spatial relationships will help you build your airway and laryngoscopy skills.


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The anatomy of the human airway is incredibly complex. Fortunately, not all structures are weighted equally in importance during airway management. Only a handful of critical anatomic landmarks are needed to help you optimize your laryngeal view and deliver an endotracheal tube to the trachea during laryngoscopy. Knowing fine anatomic detail is less important than your ability to Identify those key landmarks. However, learning a handful of anatomic structures is only part of the equation. Success also requires integrating those landmarks into a mental model. One that will help you visualize their spatial relationships and allow you to develop an understanding of their sequential relevance during laryngoscopy.

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