Development of Lung Buds, Bronchi, and Lungs --- the respiratory diverticulum starts to form as a midline out-pocketing on the ventral surface of the foregut and then two lateral outgrowth comprise the bronchial (lung) buds with the left bronchial bud being smaller and growing more lateral and the right bronchial bud grows more vertically [because of this pathogens will preferentially enter the right lung as opposed to the left lung]; the right lung not only is more likely to have more pathogens enter but also has more secondary bronchi and lobes; the right lung has 3 secondary bronchi and lobes [superior, middle, and inferior] while the left lung has 2 secondary bronchi and lobes (superior and inferior)
Right Lung --- think more parthogens, more bronchi, more lobes
Wnt/B-Catenin signaling pathway mediates branching differentiation in the lungs whereby Wnt binds to its receptor and more downstream B-catenin intracellularly mediates downstream effects that eventually lead to transcription in the nucleus
When This Goes Wrong ---- Esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) can occur whereby the esophageal opening is abnormal in one part of the esophagus while simultaneously the trachea and the other part of the esophagus is attached to the trachea. When only atresia of the esophagus exists this is called Pure Esophageal Atresia but when only a fistula connecting the esophagus and trachea exists this is called tracheoesophageal fistula.
Tracheoesophageal Fistula is associated with other anomalies such a vertebral defect, anal atresia, cardiac anomalies, tracheoesophageal fistula, renal anomalies, esophageal atresia, and limb deformities