Left anteromedial basal segmental bronchus (B7+8)

Bronchus segmentalis anteromedial basal

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What it is
Segmental (tertiary) bronchus B7+8, supplying the anteromedial basal bronchopulmonary segment of the left lower lobe.
Function
Conducts air to one bronchopulmonary segment, a pyramidal unit of lung with its own bronchus and segmental artery.
Size
About 2 cm long and 4–6 mm in diameter; its wall holds irregular cartilage plates.
Clinical note
On the left the medial and anterior basal bronchi usually share a common stem.

Nearby respiratory structures Left inferior lingular segmental bronchus (B5), Left lateral basal segmental bronchus (B9), Left lower lobe bronchus, Left lung, lower lobe, Left posterior basal segmental bronchus (B10), Left superior lingular segmental bronchus (B4), Left superior segmental bronchus (B6), Left upper lobe bronchus, Parietal pleura, Visceral pleura