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The respiratory diverticulum initially is in open communication with the primitive foregut. Which of the following embryonic structures is responsible for separating these two structures?

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The respiratory diverticulum initially is in open communication with the primitive foregut. Which of the following embryonic structures is responsible for separating these two structures?


  1. Laryngotracheal groove
  2. Posterior esophageal folds
  3. Laryngotracheal diverticulum
  4. Tracheoesophageal septum
  5. Bronchopulmonary segment

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D. When the tracheoesophageal folds fuse in the midline, they form the tracheoesophageal septum. This septum is responsible for separating the adult trachea ventrally from the esophagus dorsally.

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