Right middle lobe bronchus

Bronchus lobaris medius

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What it is
Runs forwards and laterally from the bronchus intermedius and divides into lateral and medial segmental bronchi.
Function
Secondary (lobar) bronchus: conducts air to one lobe of the lung.
Size
About 1.5–2 cm long, 5–7 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 lower lobe bronchus, Right lung, lower lobe, Right medial basal segmental bronchus (B7), Right medial segmental bronchus (B5), Right superior segmental bronchus (B6), Right upper lobe bronchus