Why do inhaled foreign objects lodge more frequently in the right main bronchus than the left?

A. The right main bronchus is longer than the left.
B. The right main bronchus is more horizontal than the left.
C. The right main bronchus angles more sharply from the trachea.
D. Objects tend to be drawn toward the left main bronchus because air pressure is slightly lower in the left lung.
E. The right main bronchus is wider and more vertical than the left.


E. The right main bronchus is wider and more vertical than the left.

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