MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The bronchi are the two large tubes that carry air from your windpipe to your lungs. You have a left and right main bronchus in each lung. After the main bronchi, these tubes branch out into segments that look like tree branches.

Detailed explanation-2: -The trachea divides into the two main BRONCHI (tubes), one for each lung. The bronchi, in turn, subdivide further into bronchioles.

Detailed explanation-3: -The trachea (windpipe) is the largest airway. The trachea branches into two smaller airways: the left and right mainstem [or main] bronchi. Each lung is divided into sections (lobes): three in the right lung and two in the left lung.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the mediastinum, at the level of the fifth thoracic vertebra, the trachea divides into the right and left primary bronchi.