What is the level of bifurcation of trachea in a living person?
2 Answers
Feb 24, 2018
T4-T5 intervertebral dic
Explanation:
The trachea extends from inferior end of larynx at C6 vertebra and ends at the level of sternal angle (T4-T5 IV disc) where it divides into left and right main bronchi
Feb 24, 2018
Range is
Explanation:
In a cadaver the level of bifurcation of trachea is at the lower border of
In a living person it varies from
The reason for the shortening of tracheal length in a cadaver is due to tracheal muscle (trachealis) contraction.
So an anatomy student while dissecting a cadaver,finds the tracheal bifurcation level mostly at the lower border of
**Remember in a new born it is at the level of
