Quick dissection of the segmental bronchi.
Knowledge of the three-dimensional anatomy of the bronchopulmonary segments is essential for respiratory medicine. This report describes a quick guide for dissecting the segmental bronchi in formaldehyde-fixed human material. All segmental bronchi are easy to dissect, and thus, this exercise will help medical students to better understand the bronchopulmonary segments.
Nakajima
Yuji
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Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan. yuji@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
D001980:Bronchi / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D004210:Dissection; D006801:Humans