During a pathology autopsy, a 58-year-old man with a lifelong history of cigarette smoking is found to have extensive chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Microscopic examination reveals mucus gland hypertrophy and increased mucus production in the airways. Which of the following is the most common site of mucus gland enlargement in chronic smoking-related COPD?

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