Espiral AtlasRight main bronchus
bronchus principalis dexter
It arises from the bifurcation of the trachea, in the transverse plane of the thorax (sternal angle), in the middle mediastinum, behind the superior vena cava, and enters the right lung at the hilum.
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- Structure
- Neighborhood
- Clinical
Related clinical cases
- Aspiration of foreign bodies
- Bronchoscopy and the carina of the trachea
- Bronchogenic carcinoma and nerves of the mediastinum