Question 53 · LEK · Other
An accidently aspirated foreign body most frequently goes to:
- A. left bronchus - wider, constituting continuation of the trachea in a way.
- B. left bronchus - narrower, constituting continuation of the trachea in a way.
- C. right bronchus - wider, constituting continuation of the trachea in a way.
- D. right bronchus - narrower, constituting continuation of the trachea in a way.
- E. left and right bronchi are of a similar width and it is a matter of chance into which of them a foreign body goes.
Hint
Compare the diameter, length and angle of the two main bronchi relative to the axis of the trachea.
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