Ciliary Streaming in the Bronchial Tree The flow of the ciliary stream in the bronchial tree of man is directed generally upward against gravity. Paradoxically, downstream is up toward the larynx, and ...

The trachea is a tube-like structure in the neck and upper chest. It stretches from the larynx, or voice box, to the bronchi and transports air to and from the lungs when a person breathes. When a ...

There was a moderate degree of generalized pulmonary emphysema throughout both lungs. The histologic diagnosis of amyloid tumors of the trachea and bronchi was made. Bronchial washings revealed no ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A 36-year-old man has died after suffering ...

A 36-year-old man died from chronic heart failure, a week after coughing up a blood clot that had the shape of a part of his lung. The unidentified man was admitted to the intensive care unit of the ...