All of the following are characteristics of a bronchopulmonary segment except
Correct Answer: It is drained by independent intrasegmental branch of pulmonary vein
Description: The bronchopulmonary segments are not drained by independent branch of pulmonary vein. The tributaries of the pulmonary vein tend to pass intersegmentally between and around the margins of segments. A bronchopulmonary segment is the area of lung supplied by a segmental bronchus and its accompanying pulmonary aery branch (Option B) and can be resected surgically (Option A). It is the largest division of a lobe. Ref: Gray&;s Anatomy 41st edition Pgno: 960
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