Bronchial tree of the human embryo: Categorization of the branching mode as monopodial and dipodial
Fig 5
The length of the left superior lobar bronchus did not become shorter with growth.
(A) The total length of the passage from the LSLB to the lateral peripheral bronchus. These lengths were sorted according to the generation of passage; subsequently, they were sorted in ascending order. Reconstructions of samples with numbers 1–5 are shown in (B). (B) Representative reconstructions indicated morphological changes according to growth. The LSLB length was almost constant. Scale bar: 100 μm. Ventrocranial view. BrX, branch without an identified anatomical term; D, dorsal; L, lateral; LB, lingular bronchus; LMB, left main bronchus; LSLB, left superior lobar bronchus; M, medial; NC, no child; SDB, superior division bronchus; V, ventral.