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TissueDB/Tissues/Bronchial Tissue

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▼This page is a tissue entry for the SELF Tissue Database.
It documents the structures, recommended materials, and related simulators associated with this tissue to support low-cost, reproducible surgical simulator development.
Labelled illustration of the airway showing the larynx above, the trachea with its C-shaped tracheal cartilages, the carina at the tracheal bifurcation, and the primary and secondary bronchi entering the roots of both lungs.
The trachea divides at the carina into the two primary bronchi, which branch into secondary bronchi in each lung.
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A bronchus is one of the airways branching from the trachea. At the carina the trachea divides into the right and the left main bronchus, each supplying its own lung, and these divide again into lobar and segmental bronchi. Bronchial anatomy is foundational for flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy training, where residents must learn to recognise each segmental bifurcation and orient scope position from the endoscopic view.

Materials

Material Visual Tactile Simulator Notes
Iron-wire-plus-paper-mache scaffold Yes No Bronchoscopy Anatomical Trainer (Di Domenico) All bronchial segments labelled per the international classification; endoscopic-view correspondence verified by the authors at three bifurcations.[1]
TPU--Massive Hemoptysis Simulator (New)EOS TPU 1301.[2]
Corrugated ventilator tubing - - Cricothyrotomy Simulator (Kei) The source states this "will serve as the carina".[3]
Photopolymer resin Paediatric Airway Management Trainer (Carter) Stratasys Agilus30. The carina at the tracheal bifurcation, printed as part of a paediatric airway model that runs from the trachea to the carina and is directly visualised on rigid bronchoscopy. Agilus30 was chosen over the Vero and Tango photopolymers for greater tissue fidelity. Qualitative demonstration only — no formal validity study.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Di Domenico S, Simonassi C, Chessa L. Inexpensive anatomical trainer for bronchoscopy. Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 2007;6(4):567–569. DOI 10.1510/icvts.2007.153601. PMID 17669940.
  2. ↑ New ML, Amass T, Neumeier A, Jacobson NM, Huie TJ. Creation and validation of a massive hemoptysis simulator. Chest 2024;165(3):636–644. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.10.014. PMID 37852436.
  3. ↑ Kei J, Mebust DP, Duggan LV. The REAL CRIC Trainer: Instructions for Building an Inexpensive, Realistic Cricothyrotomy Simulator with Skin and Tissue, Bleeding, and Flash of Air. Journal of Emergency Medicine 2019;56(4):426–430. DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.12.023. PMID: 30685221.
  4. ↑ Carter JC, Broadbent J, Murphy EC, Guy B, Baguley KE, Young J. A three-dimensional (3D) printed paediatric trachea for airway management training. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 2020;48(3):243–245. DOI: 10.1177/0310057X20925827. PMID: 32536185.
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Created May 17, 2026 by Arturo Pelayo
Last edit November 1, 2026 by Arturo Pelayo
Cite as Arturo Pelayo (2026). "TissueDB/Tissues/Bronchial Tissue". Appropedia. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
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