Trachea The trachea, also called the windpipe, is part of the passageway that supplies air to the lungs. Any prolonged blockage, even for a few minutes, can cause death. The trachea is about 4.

A 36-year-old California man who was admitted to the intensive care unit with chronic heart failure was coughing so severely that he hacked up an intact cast of the right bronchial tree.

The thorax, the part of the body between the neck and abdomen, provides medical professionals with a valuable window into a patient's respiratory health. By evaluating sound vibrations produced by ...

The patient’s blood had pooled in his right bronchial tree — part of the network where air travels through the lungs — and solidified “like Jell-O,” Woodard said.

The bronchial tree of most mammalian lungs is a good example of an efficient distribution system with an approximate fractal structure5,6. ... Considering the lower part of the bronchial tree ...