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Trachea and Bronchus
Trachea -The cartilaginous and membranous tube descending from the larynx and branching into the right and left main bronchi. Bronchi-The larger air passages of the lungs arising from the terminal bifurcation of the trachea. (NCI Thesaurus)
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