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Bronchial Tree Parts
Respiratory Therapy Midland College
Name of Airway | Rank, Gen., Zone, Airway Type |
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Trachea | I: 0th Generation, Conducting Zone, Cartilaginous Airway |
Main Stem Bronchi | II: 1st Generation, Conducting Zone, Cartilaginous Airway |
Lobar Bronchi | III: 2nd Generation, Conducting Zone, Cartilaginous Airway |
Segmental Bronchi | IV: 3rd Generation, Conducting Zone, Cartilaginous Airway |
Subsegmental Bronchi | V: 4th-9th Generation, Conducting Zone, Cartilaginous Airway |
Bronchioles | VI: 10-15th Generation, Conducting Zone, Noncartilaginous Airway |
Terminal Bronchioles | VII: 16th-19th Generation, Conducting Zone, Noncartilaginous Airway |
Respiratory Bronchioles | VIII: 20th-23rd Generation, Respiratory Zone, Site of Gas Exchange |
Alveolar Ducts | IX: 24th-27th Generation, Respiratory Zone, Site of Gas Exchange |
Alveolar Sacs | X: 28th Generation, Respiratory Zone, Site of Gas Exchange |