Tracheal bronchial tree Flashcards
Trachea
Airway Diameter:
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Cytology:
Airway Diameter: 2.5 cm
Generation #: 0
Cytology: Pseudostratified Columnar Epi and Goblet cells
Mainstem Bronchi
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Cytology:
Airway Diameter: 11-19 mm
Generation #: 1
Cytology: Pseudostratfied Columnar Epi ; Goblet cell
Lobar Bronchi
Airway Diameter:
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Cytology:
Airway Diameter: 4.5-13.5 mm
Generation #: 2nd
Cytology: Pseudostratified Columnar Epi ; Goblet cell
Segmental Bronchi
Airway Diameter:
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Cytology:
Airway Diameter: 4.5-6.5 mm
Generation #: 3rd
Cytology: Pseudostratified Columnar Epi ; Goblet cells
Subsegmental Bronchi
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Cytology:
Airway Diameter: 3-6 mm
Generation #: 4th - 9th
Cytology: Pseudostratified Columnar Epi and Goblet cells
Terminal Bronchi
Airway Diameter:
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Cytology:
Airway Diameter: 1.0 mm
Generation #: 9th
Cytology: Pseudostratified Columnar Epi & Goblet cells
Where do the conducting Zones End?
Terminal Bronchioles
Where do the non-cartilaginous area begin?
Bronchioles
Bronchioles
Airway Diameter:
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Cytology:
Airway Diameter: varies
Generation #: 10th-15th
Cytology: Simple Cuboidal Epithelial ; Clara Cells
Terminal Bronchioles
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Cytology:
Airway Diameter: 0.65 mm
Generation #: 16th-19th
Cytology: Simple Cuboidal Epithelial ; Clara Cells
Respiratory Bronchioles
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Cytology:
Airway Diameter: 0.3-0.5 mm
Generation #: 20th-23rd
Cytology: Simple Cuboidal Epithelial ; Clara Cells
Terminal Respiratory Bronchioles
Airway Diameter:
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Cytology:
Airway Diameter: 0.45 mm
Generation #: 23rd
Cytology: Simple Cuboidal Epithelial ; Clara Cells
Alveolar Ducts/Sacs
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Cytology:
Airway Diameter: 0.40 mm
Generation #: 24th-27th
Cytology: Simple Squamous Epithelium
Alveoli
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Cytology:
Airway Diameter: 0.25-0.30 mm
Generation #: 28th
Cytology: Simple Squamous Epithelium
What area do the cilia start to disappear?
Terminal bronchioles