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lung bud

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lung bud [′ləŋ ‚bəd]
(embryology)
A primary outgrowth of the embryonic trachea; the anlage of a primary bronchus and all its branches.


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28 days, 4 to 6 mm), the respiratory diverticulum, trachea, and the right and left lung buds are evident.
[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] [FIGURE 2 OMITTED] [FIGURE 3 OMITTED] Pulmonary sequestration is the result of an accessory lung bud that develops from the ventral primitive foregut as it migrates caudally.
This fact supports the idea that congenital lesions, which are usually symptomatic early in life, arise from vestigial bronchi or lung buds.
 
 
 
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