MICROANATOMY

ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the pipe located at the bottom of our trachea that splits into our right and left lungs?
A
Bronchiole Tubes/Bronchi
B
Alveoli
C
Pleura
D
Larynx
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your bronchi (BRAWN-kai) are the large tubes that connect to your trachea (windpipe) and direct the air you breathe to your right and left lungs.

Detailed explanation-2: -At its bottom end, the trachea divides into left and right air tubes called bronchi (pronounced: BRAHN-kye), which connect to the lungs.

Detailed explanation-3: -After it originates from the larynx, the trachea divides into the left and right mainstem bronchi. This junction point is called the carina.

Detailed explanation-4: -Your trachea is divided into two air passages called bronchial tubes. One bronchial tube leads to your left lung, the other to your right lung.

Detailed explanation-5: -The carina of trachea (also: “tracheal carina") is a ridge of cartilage at the base of the trachea separating the openings of the left and right main bronchi. Cartilages of larynx, trachea and bronchi.

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