Question

Select the correct statement's about the primary bronchi:

A) are branches arising from the trachea near the level of vertebra C5.
B) carry air toward each lung
C) are more muscular than cartilaginous.
D) are lined with stratified squamous epithelium.
E) All of these are correct

Answer 1

The answer is B: carry air toward each lung.

Step-by-step explanation:

The primary bronchi arise from the bifurcation of the trachea at the height of the IV thoracic vertebra, to go to the right and left lungs through its parenchyma; Its walls are made up of a fibrocartilaginous ring and carry air from the trachea to the lungs. The bronchi are covered by cylindrical pseudostratified and ciliated epithelia.