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]. [ MP:0010988 ]
Synonyms: bronchial trunk cartilage bronchial cartilage ring cartilage of bronchi bronchus cartilage bronchial cartilage bronchi cartilage cartilage of bronchial trunk cartilagines bronchiales
Term information
- EMAPA:35192
- MA:0001835
- NCIT:C49209
- FMA:62649
- SCTID:278980009
pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- cartilage element
- contributes to morphology of some bronchus
- has part some tracheobronchial chondrocyte
- composed primarily of some hyaline cartilage tissue