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Development of lung airways, illustration. Left-to-right sequence showing the development of part of the throat, trachea and associated airways, a process that takes place during human embryonic development. The resulting structure is known as the laryngotracheal diverticulum. Here, the branching airways of the lungs are forming. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/MAURIZIO DE ANGELIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)