Trachea, Bronchial Tree and Bronchopulmonary Segments: by Nitisha Gupta
Trachea, Bronchial Tree and Bronchopulmonary Segments: by Nitisha Gupta
Trachea, Bronchial Tree and Bronchopulmonary Segments: by Nitisha Gupta
and bronchopulmonary
segments
By NITISHA GUPTA
TRACHEA
STRUCTURE
FUNCTION
CONTENT BRONCHIAL TREE
BRONCHOPULMONARY SEGMENTS AND ITS FEATURES
The trachea, commonly known as the windpipe, is the large tube
that delivers air from the upper respiratory tract (the nasal passages,
throat, and larynx) to the bronchi (the two large airways that branch
off into each lung)
TRACHEA The trachea is part of the lower respiratory tract, along with the
lungs, bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli.
In an adult, the trachea is roughly 4 to 5 inches long (10 to 15cm in
length) and 1 inch in diameter.
It starts just under the larynx (voice box) and runs down the center of
the chest behind the sternum (breast bone) and in front of the esophagus
The trachea is connected to the larynx via a ring of cartilage known as
the cricoid cartilage opposite the 6 th cervical vertebra
As the trachea descends the chest, it is surrounded by 16 to 22 U-shaped
rings of cartilage that hold the windpipe open like scaffolding, allowing
STRUCTURE the flow of air.