ventrobronchus

ventrobronchus

English

Etymology

ventro- +‎ bronchus

Noun

ventrobronchus (plural ventrobronchi)

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   • 1999, Denis Charles Deeming, The Ostrich: Biology, Production and Health (page 63)

     The ventral end of the mesobronchus branches into several ventrobronchi, and the caudal end of the mesobronchus branches into several dorsobronchi.

   • 2013, Hans-Rainer Duncker, The Lung Air Sac System of Birds

     The third ventrobronchus is characterized by a short, sturdy stem, which it gives off towards medioventral shortly after its origin from the primary bronchus.

   • 2018, S. M. Kisia, Vertebrates: Structures and Functions (page 238)

     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.