Bronchi diagram for kids. Breathing in we breathe in using a muscle called the diaphragm. The esophagus is not part of the respiratory system and i will get to why i put it in the diagram in a minute. As you can see the bronchi play a very important role in the process of breathing so any diseases that affect the bronchi are going to have major effects on the human body. They are the first airway branches that no longer have cartilage.
A lobule of the lung showing r. The azygos vein overarches the right primary bronchus from behind at the base of the lung 8. These tertiary bronchi then give rise to the subsegmental bronchi which then leads to the smallest branches of a bronchus the bronchioles 1. The bronchioles or bronchioli are a part of the lung.
The respiratory system is responsible for taking in oxygen andread more. We get the oxygen to our cells with the respiratory system and by breathing. When someone takes a breath through their nose or mouth the air travels into the larynx. It flattens out making our lungs expand and fill with air.
Brong kye and one heads left into the left lung while the other heads right into the right lung. They are branches of the bronchi. Next we have the larynx also called the voice box because the vocal cords are. The bronchioles end by entering the circular sacs called alveoli.
Trachea the trachea also called the windpipe is part of the passageway that supplies air to the lungs. These bronchi tubes branch out and get smaller and smaller like the roots or branches of a tree. Any prolonged blockage even for a few minutes can cause death. When we breathe in air gets forced through our nose or mouth down our windpipe and into bronchi tubes in our lungs.
Diagram of the alveoli with both cross section and external view. Each main stem bronchus say. Today we will be covering the respiratory system. Bronchi are the main passageway into the lungs.
Diseases of the bronchi. Brong kuss the name for just one of the bronchi then branches off into tubes or bronchi that get smaller and even smaller still like branches on a big tree. These tubes are called the main stem bronchi say. Facebook twitter pinterest i hope you have been enjoying all the great free resources we have been sharing with you about the human body.
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