{"title":"Bronchi and bronchioli","authors":"S. Engel","doi":"10.1016/S0366-0869(58)80001-5","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The bronchial tree is, within the lung, an independent organ. It serves primarily to conduct and moisten air passing to the respiratory tissue. The folds of the bronchial mucous membrane are a normal feature; they improve the function of the mucous membrane.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100202,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Tuberculosis and Diseases of the Chest","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1958-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0366-0869(58)80001-5","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"British Journal of Tuberculosis and Diseases of the Chest","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0366086958800015","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The bronchial tree is, within the lung, an independent organ. It serves primarily to conduct and moisten air passing to the respiratory tissue. The folds of the bronchial mucous membrane are a normal feature; they improve the function of the mucous membrane.