B1 B 1 + 2 ,3

L MB
LUL
RU L RMB
B4 - B5
B3 (L IN )

B2 LLL
BI

Right upper lobe Right main bronchus Main carina Left main bronchus Left upper lobe

TRA : Trachea / Main carina B 1+2

RMB : Right main bronchus

B 6 B6 B 8 - B 10
( R LL)
RUL : Right upper lobe B6
B3
B4 - B 5 B 7 - B 10 B 7 - B 10 BI : Bronchus intermedius
(RML) ( ba s a l g r o u p )
RML : Right middle lobe
Bronchus intermedius Right lower lobe (B6-10) RLL : Right lower lobe Upper division bronchus Left lower lobe (B6-10)

LMB : Left main bronchus

B8 B9 B8
LUL : Left upper lobe

UDB : Upper division bronchus

B7 B 9 - B 10 B 10 B6c
B9
LIN : Lingular bronchus B6b

B8 LLL : Left lower lobe B 10

B6a

Right lower lobe (basal group) Right lower lobe (B8-10) Left lower lobe (B6) Left lower lobe (basal group)
Clinical images provided by Prof. Dr. med. Ralf Eberhardt, MD, PhD, Thoraxklinik, University of Heidelberg, Germany

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