Airway Tree Generations and Anatomical Classification

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Vocabulary flashcards detailing the 0-28 generations of the airway tree and their division into cartilaginous airways, non-cartilaginous airways, and the site of gas exchange.

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Trachea

Generation 0

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Main stem bronchi

Generation 1

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Lobar bronchi

Generation 2


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Segmental bronchi

Generation 3


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Sub-segmental bronchi

Generations 4-9. End of cartilaginous


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Bronchioles

Generations 10-15

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Terminal Bronchioles

Generations 16-19


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Respiratory Bronchioles

Generations 20-23

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Alveolar Ducts

Generations 24-27

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Alveolar sacs

Generation 28

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Cartilaginous Airways

Generations 0-9

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Non-Cartilaginous Airways

Generations 10-19

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Respiratory Zone

Generations 20-28

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Conducting Zone

Generation 0-19