Definitions for "Bronchial tree"
The configuration of the airways, including the bronchi and the bronchioles. The bronchi branch from the trachea, and the bronchioles branch from the bronchi. All of these airways provide a vast area through which the oxygen can enter the blood, an area which measures nearly 35 times greater than the entire surface area of your skin.
a branching system of tubes which carry air from the trachea to the lungs. The system includes the bronchi and their subdivisions and the bronchioles.
is the intricate network of air passages that supply the lungs. When inverted, this structure resembles a tree, with the trachea resembling the trunk.