adult metathoracic dorsal tracheal branch [FBbt_00003053]

Posterior dorsal branch of the adult thoracic trachea. It is a long and curved commissure that passes under the mesophragma and connects the left and right parenteric air sacs in the thorax. It passes above the alimentary canal.

adult metathoracic dorsal tracheal branch

ID: FBbt_00003053

Adult Anatomy

Posterior dorsal branch of the adult thoracic trachea. It is a long and curved commissure that passes under the mesophragma and connects the left and right parenteric air sacs in the thorax. It passes above the alimentary canal.

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Alternative Names

Synonym Scope Reference
metathoracic dorsal commissure exact synonym Miller, 1950
adult dorsal branch 2 exact synonym Manning and Krasnow, 1993