ventrobronchus

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English

Etymology

ventro- +‎ bronchus

Noun

ventrobronchus (plural ventrobronchi)

  1. Any of several tubes in the avian respiratory system which transport air from one of the parabronchi to the anterior air sacs.
    • 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.