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The largest diameter airways are the mainstem bronchi. Smaller-diameter airways are the bronchioles.
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What is a fev?
Diameter of the airways?
What type of tissue changes the diameter of airways in the lungs?
Smooth muscle
What is the England airways called?
British Airways
Why the large intestine is called the large intestine?
the small intestine is called so because of its thickness not length . therefore the large intestine is called so because it is fat.
What are the large airways that branch off the trachea?
The large airways that branch off the trachea are the mainstem bronchi. These branch into progressively smaller bronchioles.
Why is the large intestine called the large intestine when it is shorter than the small intestine?
The diameter of the large intestine is greater than that of the small intestine.
What is bronchiectasis?
In bronchiectasis, the diameter of the bronchi is unusually large. Examination of the walls of the bronchial tubes reveals destruction of the normal structural elements, with replacement by scar tissue. Pus collects within the bronchi and.
Why is your small intestine called small if it is longer than your large intestine?
It's smaller in diameter.
How can you tell where small intestine stops and the large intestine begins?
The large intestine is larger in diameter. There is a valve called the iliocecal valve where they join.
What are small airways called?
Bronchioles
Rattling sounds due to obstruction of large airways?
Rhonchi
What's Bronchiectasis?
Bronchiectasis is destruction and widening of the large airways.
