Cartilage of bronchus
System
Respiratory
SNOMED CT
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Cartilage of bronchus
Definition
The hyaline cartilaginous structures that support the bronchi, present as irregular rings in the larger bronchi (and not as regular as in the trachea), and as small plates and islands in the smaller bronchi; as the branching continues through the bronchial tree, the amount of hyaline cartilage in the walls decreases until it is absent in the smallest bronchioles[MP].
Also known as bronchi cartilage, bronchial cartilage, bronchial cartilage ring, bronchial trunk cartilage, bronchus cartilage, cartilage of bronchi, cartilage of bronchial trunk, cartilagines bronchiales — per UBERON
The Cartilage of bronchus is a part of the Respiratory.