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| Respiratory bronchiole | |
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| Diagram of the alveoli with both cross-section and external view. | |
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| Schematic longitudinal section of a primary lobule of the lung (anatomical unit); r. b respiratory bronchiole; al. d alveolar duct; at atria; a. s alveolar sac; 'a' alveolus or air cell; p. a.: pulmonary artery; p. v pulmonary vein; l lymphatic; l. n lymph node. |
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| Latin | bronchioli respiratorii |
| Gray's | subject #240 1098 |
The respiratory bronchioles are interrupted by alveoli which are thin walled evaginations. Alveolar ducts are distal continuations of the respiratory bronchioles.
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 Part of a secondary lobule from the depth of a human lung, showing parts of several primary lobules. |
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