Anatomy Atlases: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System: Arrangement of Bronchi and Pulmonary Arteries (on the right side).

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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System

Arrangement of Bronchi and Pulmonary Arteries (on the right side).

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed

Image of arrangement of bronchi and pulmonary arteries

Explanation of diagram (130 bodies examined).

A. Artery lower than bronchus.
B. Artery on same level with bronchus (to upper lobe).
C. Artery above level of bronchus (to upper lobe).
D. Right artery passes across trachea above its bifurcation and divides into two branches.

redrawn from Thomson, Committee of Collective Investigation, 1892-93.

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