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Main function of the tracheobronchial tree is to allow the transport of air to from the environment to the lungs for gas exchange. | Main function of the tracheobronchial tree is to allow the transport of air to from the environment to the lungs for gas exchange. | ||
[[File:Branching-generation-of-the-airways-1.jpg|thumb]] | [[File:Branching-generation-of-the-airways-1.jpg|thumb]] | ||
In all, there are approximately 23 generations (divisions) of airway in the human lung extending from trachea (generation 0) to the last order of terminal bronchioles (generation 23). | In all, there are approximately 23 generations (divisions) of airway in the human lung extending from trachea (generation 0) to the last order of terminal bronchioles (generation 23). | ||
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== Trachea == | == Trachea == | ||
The trachea, or windpipe, descends from the larynx into the thorax and is situated anterior to the oesophagus. (biblio).Extends from cricoid cartilage to carina 10-12 cm long /2.0-2.5 cm in diameter. | The trachea, or windpipe, descends from the larynx into the thorax and is situated anterior to the oesophagus. (biblio).Extends from cricoid cartilage to carina 10-12 cm long /2.0-2.5 cm in diameter. | ||
Although it widens and lengthens during inhalation, and narrows and shortens during exhalation. | |||
The trachea is a U-shaped structure that is composed of hyaline cartilage on the anterior and lateral walls, with the trachealis smooth muscle forming the posterior border of the trachea , and the trachea is composed of several primary structural annular ligament.https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/trachealis-muscle | The trachea is a U-shaped structure that is composed of hyaline cartilage on the anterior and lateral walls, with the trachealis smooth muscle forming the posterior border of the trachea , and the trachea is composed of several primary structural annular ligament.https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/trachealis-muscle | ||
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK448070/ | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK448070/ | ||
Hyaline cartilage = | |||
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=== Bronchi === | === Bronchi === | ||
At the level of the fifth thoracic vertebra, the trachea divides into the left and right main bronchi. The right main bronchus has a length of 2.5 cm, and the left main bronchus is 5 cm long | |||
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<u>Right main bronchi</u> | <u>Right main bronchi</u> | ||
* | * 2.5cm | ||
* Wider | * Wider | ||
* More vertical. | * More vertical. | ||
* <u>Left main bronchi</u> | *<u>Left main bronchi</u> | ||
* 5cm | * 5cm | ||
** Narrower | ** Narrower | ||
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=== Bronchioles === | === Bronchioles === | ||
The bronchioles are the final air conductors, and by definition, lack cartilage altogether (and are therefore sometimes referred to as ''membranous'') (Fig. 1.11). The bronchioles have no alveoli; alveoli are acquired more distally in the pulmonary acinus. The terminal bronchiole is the smallest conducting airway without alveoli in its walls. There are about 30,000 terminal bronchioles in the lungs, and each of these, in turn, directs air to approximately 10,000 alveoli. The cells that line the airways are columnar in shape and ciliated. Their nuclei are present at multiple levels in each cell—a phenomenon referred to as ''pseudostratification.'' | |||
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/immunology-and-microbiology/bronchiole#:~:text=Lung%20Anatomy&text=The%20terminal%20bronchiole%20is%20the,columnar%20in%20shape%20and%20ciliated. | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
*bulleted list | *bulleted list |
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
The tracheobronchial tree is a branching tree of airways composed of:
- the trachea
- the bronchi
- the bronchioles.
Main function of the tracheobronchial tree is to allow the transport of air to from the environment to the lungs for gas exchange.
In all, there are approximately 23 generations (divisions) of airway in the human lung extending from trachea (generation 0) to the last order of terminal bronchioles (generation 23).
Trachea[edit | edit source]
The trachea, or windpipe, descends from the larynx into the thorax and is situated anterior to the oesophagus. (biblio).Extends from cricoid cartilage to carina 10-12 cm long /2.0-2.5 cm in diameter.
Although it widens and lengthens during inhalation, and narrows and shortens during exhalation.
The trachea is a U-shaped structure that is composed of hyaline cartilage on the anterior and lateral walls, with the trachealis smooth muscle forming the posterior border of the trachea , and the trachea is composed of several primary structural annular ligament.https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/trachealis-muscle
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK448070/
Hyaline cartilage =
Bronchi[edit | edit source]
At the level of the fifth thoracic vertebra, the trachea divides into the left and right main bronchi. The right main bronchus has a length of 2.5 cm, and the left main bronchus is 5 cm long
Right main bronchi
- 2.5cm
- Wider
- More vertical.
- Left main bronchi
- 5cm
- Narrower
- More horizontal
Bronchioles[edit | edit source]
The bronchioles are the final air conductors, and by definition, lack cartilage altogether (and are therefore sometimes referred to as membranous) (Fig. 1.11). The bronchioles have no alveoli; alveoli are acquired more distally in the pulmonary acinus. The terminal bronchiole is the smallest conducting airway without alveoli in its walls. There are about 30,000 terminal bronchioles in the lungs, and each of these, in turn, directs air to approximately 10,000 alveoli. The cells that line the airways are columnar in shape and ciliated. Their nuclei are present at multiple levels in each cell—a phenomenon referred to as pseudostratification.
Resources[edit | edit source]
- bulleted list
- x
or
- numbered list
- x