THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

PLEURA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The place where the trachea bifurcates is called
A
carina
B
bronchiole
C
lobar bronchus
D
none
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The most inferior portion of the trachea, the bifurcation, is called the carina. It lies slightly to the right of the midline at the level of the fourth or fifth thoracic vertebra posteriorly and sternomanubrial junction anteriorly.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Carina Nebula is about 7, 500 light-years from Earth in the southern constellation Carina, the Keel. Astronomers have given it many nicknames over the past few hundred years, including the Grand Nebula and the Eta Carinae Nebula for the bright star at its heart.

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.

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