Term Name: regulation of tube size, open tracheal system
Synonyms: regulation of tracheal tube size
Definition: Ensuring that an epithelial tube in an open tracheal system is of the correct length and diameter. Tracheal tubes undergo highly regulated tube-size increases during development, expanding up to 40 times their initial size by the end of larval life. Tube size appears to be controlled by regulation of apical membrane expansion and secretion, rather than by changes in cell number, size or shape.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0035151]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: open tracheal system development
is a type of: regulation of tube architecture, open tracheal system regulation of tube size
has subtype: regulation of tube diameter, open tracheal system regulation of tube length, open tracheal system