What are the bronchi?
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It is called the bronchi. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as the two main branches of the trachea.
Summary
It is called the bronchi. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as the two main branches of the trachea.
What it is
- The two main branches of the trachea.
- The right main bronchus is wider, shorter, and more vertical than the left.
- Each divides again and again inside the lung.
Where it is
- Enter the lungs at the hila.
- The right bronchus supplies the right lung; the left the left lung.
- Their walls contain rings of cartilage.
Sources
According to Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1918, public domain):
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