- alveolar epithelial cells
- the cells of the alveolar epithelium; see type I alveolar c's and type II alveolar c's.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
pulmonary epithelial cells — alveolar epithelial c s … Medical dictionary
Alveolar macrophage — Micrograph showing hemosiderin laden alveolar marcophages, as seen in a pulmonary haemorrhage. H E stain. An alveolar macrophage (or dust cell) is a type of macrophage found in the pulmonary alveolus, near the pneumocytes, but separated from the… … Wikipedia
alveolar cell — any cell of the walls of the pulmonary alveoli; the term is often limited to alveolar epithelial cells (type I and type II alveolar cells) and alveolar macrophages. Called also pneumocyte and pneumonocyte … Medical dictionary
Alveolar gland — Section of pancreas of dog. X 250 … Wikipedia
Alveolar-capillary barrier — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Gaseous exchange in the lung. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = Blood Air+Barrier MeshNumber = A04.411.715.025 DorlandsPre = m 08… … Wikipedia
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
Squamous epithelial cell — Squamous epithelium is one of several types of epithelia. Code TH H2.00.02.0.01027 In … Wikipedia
Columnar epithelial cell — Code TH H2.00.02.0.01012 Columnar epithelia are epithelial cells whose heights are at least four times their width. Columnar epithelia are divided into simple (or unilayered), and stratified (or multi layered). Simple columnar epithelia… … Wikipedia
Dust cell — A dust cell (or alveolar macrophage) is a type of macrophage found in the pulmonary alveolus, near the pneumocytes, but separated from the wall.Activity of the dust cells is relatively high, because they are located at one of the major boundaries … Wikipedia
pneumonia — Inflammation of the lung parenchyma characterized by consolidation of the affected part, the alveolar air spaces being filled with exudate, inflammatory cells, and fibrin. Most cases are due to infection by bacteria or viruses, a few to … Medical dictionary