Ventrobronchus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ventrobronchus is a noun meaning Any of several tubes in the avian respiratory system which transport air from one of the parabronchi to the anterior air sacs.
Meaning
Any of several tubes in the avian respiratory system which transport air from one of the parabronchi to the anterior air sacs.
Example Sentences
The ventral end of the mesobronchus branches into several ventrobronchi, and the caudal end of the mesobronchus branches into several dorsobronchi.
The third ventrobronchus is characterized by a short, sturdy stem, which it gives off towards medioventral shortly after its origin from the primary bronchus.
Ventrobronchi branch ventrally. The first ventrobronchus is connected to the cervical air sac and also supplies cranially the ventral and medial parts of the lung together with the second ventrobronchus.
Word Forms
- ventrobronchi
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dorsobronchus, bronchus, mesobronchus, bronchium, dorsobronchium, bronchiole.
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