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Bronchi
A physician should absolutely know the anatomy of the bronchi. Look at the drawing on the left and compare it to the chest x-ray on the right. You can see that the major bronchi are visible if you look carefully. It may be beneficial to practice drawing the bronchi and labeling them until you are entirely familiar with their names and locations. The table below shows the segmental bronchi and their designated numbers.
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A = Right Main Stem Bronchus B = Right Upper Lobe Bronchus B1 = Apical Segmental Bronchus B2 = Anterior Segmental Bronchus B3 = Posterior Segmental Bronchus C = Bronchus Intermedius D = Right Middle Lobe Bronchus D4 = Lateral Segmental Bronchus D5 = Medial Segmental Bronchus E = Right Lower Lobe Bronchus E6 = Superior Segmental Bronchus E7 = Medial Basal Segmental Bronchus E8 = Anterior Basal Segmental Bronchus E9 = Lateral Basal Segmental Bronchus E10 = Posterior Basal Segmental Bronchus F = Left Main Stem Bronchus G = Left Upper Lobe Bronchus G1, G2 = Apicoposterior Segmental Bronchus G3 = Anterior Segmental Bronchus H = Lingular Bronchus H4 = Superior Lingular Segmental Bronchus H5 = Inferior Lingular Segmental Bronchus I = Left Lower Lobe Bronchus I6 = Superior Segmental Bronchus I7 = Medial Basal Segmental Bronchus I8 = Anterior Basal Segmental Bronchus I9 = Lateral Basal Segmental Bronchus I10 = Posterior Basal Segmental Bronchus SMALP = "Suppose My Aunt Loves Peaches" is a helpful way to remember the segmental lower lobe bronchi. |
