bronchus

Examples of bronchus in the following topics:

• Bronchi and Subdivisions

  • A bronchus is a passage of airway in the respiratory tract that conducts air into the lungs and divides into terminal bronchioles.
  • A bronchus (plural bronchi, adjective bronchial) is a passage of airway in the respiratory tract that conducts air into the lungs.
  • The bronchus branches into smaller tubes called bronchioles.
  • The right main bronchus is wider, shorter than the left main bronchus, which is thinner and longer.
  • The right main bronchus subdivides into three lobar bronchi, while the left main bronchus divides into two.

• Lung Cancer

  • Accounting for 25% of lung cancers, squamous cell lung carcinoma usually starts near a central bronchus.

• Mammalian Systems and Protective Mechanisms

  • Each bronchus divides into secondary, then into tertiary bronchi, which further divide to create smaller diameter bronchioles that split and spread through the lung.