Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Bronchus
- Bronchial Arteries
- The bronchial arteries & veins constitute the 'nutritive' vascular system of the pulmonary tissues.
- They interconnect within the lung with branches of the pulmonary arteries & veins.
- The bronchial arteries originate from
the thoracic aorta or one of its branches:
- A single right bronchial artery normally arises from the
third posterior intercostal artery (but occasionally, it
originates from the upper left bronchial artery)
- Two left bronchial arteries arise directly from
the anterior surface of the aorta.
- Bronchial Veins
- The bronchial
veins drain into:
- Either the pulmonary veins or the left atrium
- & Into the : azygos vein on the right or into the superior
intercostal vein or hemiazygos vein on the left.
- Intrapulmonary branches of
the principle bronchi
- The trachea gives 2 principal bronchi (right and left)
- Each principal bronchus gives lobar bronchus
then segmental bronchus.
- Right
Principal
bronchus
- 1) Before it enters the
hilum, the right principle
bronchus gives off the:
- Superior lobar bronchi
- Inferior lobar bronchi
- 2) After entering the lung the
inferior lobar bronchus
divides into
- Middle Lobar Bronchus
- Lower Lobar Bronchus
- 3) So it divides into 3 lobar bronchi
to the 3 lobes of the lung
- Superior lobe
- Middle lobe
- Inferior lobe
- which then give off 10
segmental bronchi to the
bronchopulmonary segments.
- Superior lobar bronchus
divides into 3 segmental
bronchi:
- Apical
- Anterior
- Posterior
- Middle lobar bronchus divides
into 2 segmental bronchi :
- Medial
- Lateral
- Inferior lobar
bronchus divides
into :
- apical
- 4 basal segmental bronchi:
- Anterior
- Lateral
- Medial
- Basal
- Left Principal
Bronchus
- 1) It has no branches outside the lung
- 2) Inside the lung it divides into 2 lobar bronchi
(superior and inferior) to the 2 lobes of the lung.
- 3) The 2 lobar bronchi are then give off 10 segmental
bronchi to the bronchopulmonary segments
- Superior lobar bronchus divides into:
- Upper Apical
Segmental
Bronchus
- Anterior
Segmental
Bronchus
- Posterior
Segmental
Bronchus
- Superior
Lingular
Bronchus
- Inferior
Lingular
Bronchus
- Inferior Lobar Bronchus divides into:
- Lower Lobe Apical
Segmental bronchus
- 4 Basal
Segmental
Bronchi
- Anterior
- Lateral
- Medial
- Posterior
- Bronchopulmonary Segments
- Is a functionally
independent unit of lung
tissue
- Is the largest subdivision of a lobe
- Is pyramid shaped, with the apex at the lung root
- Receives its own segmental (tertiary) bronchus
- Has separate arterial supply from other segments
- Surrounded by connective tissue containing intersegmental vein which drain the segments
- Can be removed surgically without affecting the function of other segments
- Apical segment of
the lower lobe
- Is located alongside the base of the scapular spine
(where you can listen to this segment).
- Is the most dependent part of the lung when lying supine in bed and is the
region where intrapulmonary fluid may collect in some conditions.