Respiratory System
Superior Segmental Bronchus of Left Lung
Bronchus segmentalis superior pulmonis sinistri
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The superior segmental bronchus (B6) is one of four segmental bronchi that arise from the inferior lobar bronchus. The others include the anteromedial, lateral, and posterior basal segmental bronchi. It passes posteriorly to provides an airway to the superior bronchopulmonary segment (S6) of the inferior lobe of the left lung.
Related parts of the anatomy
Key Features/Anatomical Relations
The superior segmental bronchus is accompanied by the superior segmental artery of the left lung.
