Word parts
What it means
The tracheaTRAY-kee-uhThe windpipe: the tube that carries air from the throat to the lungs.Full entry splits into the right and left main bronchi, which divide again and again into smaller bronchi and then bronchioles, ending at the air sacs (alveolusal-VEE-uh-lus (plural alveoli, al-VEE-uh-ly)One of the tiny air sacs at the ends of the smallest airways in the lungs.Full entry ). The right main bronchus is wider, shorter and more upright, so inhaled objects and a breathing tube pushed too far tend to go into it.
At a glance
| Spanish | bronquio |
|---|---|
| Also written | bronchi, bronchial |
Related terms
alveolus
One of the tiny air sacs at the ends of the smallest airways in the lungs.
trachea
The windpipe: the tube that carries air from the throat to the lungs.
bronchodilator
A drug that relaxes the muscles around the airways so they open wider.
bronch/o
A word root that means the bronchi, the large airways of the lungs.