Bronchi

bronchi: two large tubes at the lower end of the trachea (singular, bronchus).
bronchioles: the branches formed from the bronchi.
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bronchi Tubes that carry air from the trachea to the lungs (sing.: bronchus).
bronchioles Small tubes in the lungs that are formed by the branching of the bronchi; terminate in the alveoli.
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bronchiole Small, thin-walled branch of the bronchus.
bronchitis An inflammation of bronchial linings that causes persistent cough, copious production of sputum, and involuntary muscle spasms that constrict airways.
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The bronchial arteries that supply the nonrespiratory tissue of the lung arise from different sources. The left bronchial arteries come off of the thoracic aorta, however, the right bronchial artery has a variable source.
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bronchi
(bronk-us, bronk- eye) [Gk. bronchos, windpipe]
One of a pair of respiratory tubes branching into either lung at the lower end of the trachea; it subdivides into progressively finer passageways, the bronchioles, culminating in the alveoli.
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Avian lungs do not have alveoli, as mammalian lungs do, but instead contain millions of tiny passages known as parabronchi, connected at either ends by the dorsobronchi and ventrobronchi.
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cause the smooth muscle cells of the bronchi to contract narrowing the lumen of the bronchi. This is the early phase.
attract an accumulation of inflammatory cells — especially eosinophils — and the production of mucus.
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These include yeast infections of the esophagus, bronchi, and lungs; Pneumocystis pneumonia (a fungal infection); toxoplasmosis (caused by a protozoan that is spread by cats); Kaposi's sarcoma (a rare cancer of the skin caused by a virus); ...
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In mammals the paired lungs are each supplied by a bronchus that divides, treelike, into bronchioles. Each bronchiole ends in an atrium from which arise numerous alveoli that contact a vast capillary system.
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The direct visualization of the trachea and bronchi through a rigid or flexible tube (bronchoscope). The procedure can be used to remove foreign bodies or to obtain a specimen for biopsy or other examination.
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Asthma an allergy-induced constriction of the bronchiole muscles thereby reducing the air passages
(asthma = panting gasping)
Atmosphere the gaseous mass (air) surrounding a planet
(atmo = smoke vapor; sphere = a ball) ...
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Example: Severity of cystic fibrosis ranges from mild bronchial symptoms and male sterility to severe lung, pancreatic, and intestinal difficulties (usually fatal by 30 years of age).
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