Carina of trachea
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| Carina of trachea | |
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| Conducting passages. (Carina visible but not labeled.) | |
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| Transverse section of the trachea, just above its bifurcation, with a bird’s-eye view of the interior. (Carina visible but not labeled.) | |
| Latin | carina tracheae |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | c_11/12215629 |
In anatomy, the carina is a cartilaginous ridge in the sagittal plane of the trachea where it splits into the two primary bronchi.
Note: the carina is located on the *internal* surface at the point of the tracheal bifurcation.
[edit] External links
- Atlas of anatomy at UMich lung_carina - "Cast of trachea and bronchi, anterior view" (#2)
- "Trachea and carina — tomogram, coronal plane" at downstate.edu
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lungs: right, left, lingula, apex, base, root, cardiac notch, cardiac impression, hilum, borders (anterior, posterior, inferior), surfaces (costal, mediastinal, diaphragmatic), fissures (oblique, horizontal)
conducting zone: trachea, carina, bronchi, main bronchus (right, left), lobar/secondary bronchi (eparterial bronchus), segmental/tertiary bronchi (bronchopulmonary segment), bronchiole, terminal bronchiole
respiratory zone: respiratory bronchiole, alveolar duct, alveolus, alveolar-capillary barrier
pleurae: parietal pleura (cervical, costal, mediastinal, diaphragmatic), pulmonary pleura, pulmonary ligament, recesses (costomediastinal, costodiaphragmatic)
