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Pulmonary alveolus

An alveolus (plural: alveoli, from Latin alveolus, "little cavity") is an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity.

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Bronchioles are what is in the lungs and contain many air sacs. Those air sacs are called alveoli.

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Where is the air sac located?

there are millions of air sacs in your lungs


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