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[[File:Trachea.png|right|200px|thumb|A diagram showing the [[bronchi]].]]
A [[bronchus]] is one of two tubes coming off the [[trachea]] and going into the [[lung]]s.
: Singular [[Noun]]: '''Bronchus'''
: Plural [[Noun]]: '''Bronchi'''
===Adaptations of the Bronchi===
: The '''bronchi''' are covered in [[cartilage]] to stop them from closing when the [[lung]]s take in [[Oxygen]].
: The '''bronchi''' contain [[Specialised Cell|specialsed cell]]s which release [[mucus]] in order to trap [[micro-organism]]s and dust to prevent them entering the [[alveoli]] in the [[lung]]s.
: The inner lining of the [[trachea]] is covered in [[Ciliated Epithelial Cell|ciliated epithelial cells]] to sweep the [[mucus]] up away from the the [[alveoli]] in the [[lung]]s.
===About the Bronchi===
: There are two '''bronchi''', one for each [[lung]].
: The '''bronchi''' connect each [[lung]] to the [[trachea]].
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
[[File:Trachea.png|right|200px|thumb|A diagram showing the [[bronchi]].]]
A [[bronchus]] is one of two tubes coming off the [[trachea]] and going into the [[lung]]s.
===Adaptations of the Bronchi===
: The '''bronchi''' are covered in [[cartilage]] to stop them from closing when the [[lung]]s take in [[Oxygen]].
: The '''bronchi''' contain [[Specialised Cell|specialsed cell]]s which release [[mucus]] in order to trap [[micro-organism]]s and dust to prevent them entering the [[alveoli]] in the [[lung]]s.
: The inner lining of the [[trachea]] is covered in [[Ciliated Epithelial Cell|ciliated epithelial cells]] to sweep the [[mucus]] up away from the the [[alveoli]] in the [[lung]]s.
===About the Bronchi===
: There are two '''bronchi''', one for each [[lung]].
: The '''bronchi''' connect each [[lung]] to the [[trachea]].