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Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Alveolar duct — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Detailed drawing of the alveoli from Gray s Anatomy, 1918 Schematic longitudinal section of a primary lobule of the lung (anatomical unit); r. b respiratory bronchiole; al … Wikipedia
bronchiole — One of approximately six generations of increasingly finer subdivisions of the bronchi, all less than 1 mm in diameter, and having no cartilage in its wall, but relatively abundant smooth muscle and elastic fibers. SYN: bronchiolus [TA].… … Medical dictionary
Respiratory bronchiole — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = bronchioli respiratorii GraySubject = 240 GrayPage = 1098 Caption = Diagram of the alveoli with both cross section and external view. Caption2 = Schematic longitudinal section of a primary lobule of the… … Wikipedia
respiratory bronchiole — a short, thinner walled branch of a terminal bronchiole; it is the first segment of the bronchiole that contains alveoli and in which gas exchange occurs. It further subdivides, subsequent branches becoming narrower in diameter and increasing in… … Medical dictionary
Respiratory system — See also: Respiratory tract Respiratory A complete, schematic view of the human respiratory system with their parts and functions. Latin … Wikipedia
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