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  1. Bronchus - Wikipedia

    A bronchus (/ ˈ b r ɒ ŋ k ə s / BRONG-kəs; pl.: bronchi, / ˈ b r ɒ ŋ k aɪ / BRONG-ky) is a passage or airway in the lower respiratory tract that conducts air into the lungs. The first or primary …

  2. Bronchus | Description, Anatomy, Function, & Disease | Britannica

    bronchus, any of the large airway passages of the lower respiratory tract that diverge from the trachea (windpipe) and connect to the lungs. The trachea divides in an inverted Y into the two …

  3. Bronchi: What Are They, Function, Anatomy & Conditions - Cleveland Clinic

    Your bronchi are the large tubes that carry air from your windpipe to your lungs. Your left main bronchus goes into your left lung, and your right main bronchus goes into your right lung. After …

  4. Bronchi: Anatomy, Function, and Treatment - Verywell Health

    Oct 24, 2023 · Medical conditions that affect the bronchi include bronchitis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and lung cancer. This article explains the bronchi …

  5. Bronchi: Anatomy, function and histology - Kenhub

    Oct 30, 2023 · A bronchus, which is also known as a main or primary bronchus, represents the airway in the respiratory tract that conducts air into the lungs. Bronchi will branch into smaller …

  6. Bronchi: What Are They, Function, Anatomy, and More - Healthline

    Dec 14, 2021 · Bronchi are the main airways into the lungs. Bronchi is the plural form of bronchus. Air enters your body through your mouth or nose and it passes through the larynx and trachea. …

  7. Bronchi Definition, Location, Anatomy, Functions, Pictures

    May 22, 2017 · What are primary bronchi definition, left and right main bronchi anatomy, secondary (lobar), tertiary segmental bronchus, bronchus intermedius, what do they do.

  8. Anatomy, Thorax, Bronchial - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

    Aug 8, 2023 · The bronchi (singular. bronchus) are an extension of the trachea and serve as the central passageway into the lungs. Together, these two structures form the tracheobronchial …

  9. Definition of bronchus - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

    A large airway that leads from the trachea (windpipe) to a lung. The plural of bronchus is bronchi. Anatomy of the respiratory system showing the trachea, the right and left lungs and their …

  10. Bronchus | definition of bronchus by Medical dictionary

    bronchus Any of the large airways of the lungs, beginning at the tracheal bifurcation, which gives rise to the the right and left mainstem (primary) bronchi; these divide into three lobar …