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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. respiratory system
  5. lungs
  6. bronchi
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. respiratory system
  5. lungs
  6. bronchi
  1. Fields of Study
  2. zoology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. respiratory system
  5. lungs
  6. bronchi
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. zoology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. respiratory system
  5. lungs
  6. bronchi
  1. Fields of Study
  2. anatomy and morphology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. respiratory system
  5. lungs
  6. bronchi
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. anatomy and morphology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. respiratory system
  5. lungs
  6. bronchi
  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal organs
  5. lungs
  6. bronchi
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal organs
  5. lungs
  6. bronchi
  1. Fields of Study
  2. zoology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal organs
  5. lungs
  6. bronchi
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. zoology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal organs
  5. lungs
  6. bronchi
  1. Fields of Study
  2. anatomy and morphology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal organs
  5. lungs
  6. bronchi
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. anatomy and morphology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal organs
  5. lungs
  6. bronchi

Preferred term

bronchi

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The larger air passages of the lungs arising from the terminal bifurcation of the trachea. They include the largest two primary bronchi which branch out into secondary bronchi, and tertiary bronchi which extend into bronchioles and pulmonary alveoli.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2016

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • bronchus
  • primary bronchi
  • secondary bronchi
  • tertiary bronchi

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/20020

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