bifurcation of trachea
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This is the point at which the trachea splits into two (left and right) principal bronchi. It is located in the region of the fourth to sixth intercostal space, though this varies with species and with respiratory phase. This position closely associates the bifurcation with the heart base. The thickened median crest initiating the bifurcation is called the tracheal carina . [ MURDOCH:1966 ]
Synonyms: bifurcatio tracheae, tracheal bifurcation
Term info
- FMA:7464
- MA:0003114
- SCTID:361954003
- EMAPA:37555 (MA:th)
uberon
UBERON:0015247
Bifurcation of trachea, bifurcation of trachea
Term relations
- Cardinal organ part
- endoderm-derived structure
- connects some trachea
- connects some main bronchus
- part of some trachea