Right lower lobe bronchus

Bronchus lobaris inferior dexter

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What it is
Continues down and back from the bronchus intermedius, giving a superior segmental bronchus and four basal segmental bronchi.
Function
Secondary (lobar) bronchus: conducts air to one lobe of the lung.
Size
About 1–1.5 cm to the basal division, 8–10 mm wide.
Clinical note
Lobar bronchi are the level at which the lung is removed in a lobectomy; their walls contain irregular cartilage plates instead of rings.

Nearby respiratory structures Bronchus intermedius, Right anterior basal segmental bronchus (B8), Right lateral basal segmental bronchus (B9), Right lateral segmental bronchus (B4), Right lung, lower lobe, Right medial basal segmental bronchus (B7), Right middle lobe bronchus, Right posterior basal segmental bronchus (B10), Right superior segmental bronchus (B6), Right upper lobe bronchus