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What is the difference between alveolus of the lung and the bronchus of the lung?
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∙ 15y ago
The bronchus of a lung is the tubes leading up to the alveolus of the lung. The alveolus of a lung is the small air sacs at the end of the bronchi (bronchus). The alveoli is where the gas exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.
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Which lung region is the primary bronchus located in?
lung lobe
Is each lung fed oxygen by a different bronchus?
yes it is. u have two bronchus's, or bronchi.
How would you use bronchus in a sentence?
bronchus diverges from the windpipe. bronchus enters lung and provides air passage.
How will an obstruction in the right primary bronchus affect how oxygen-dissociation for the right lung compare with the left lung?
An obstruction in the right primary bronchus will affect oxygen intake. The right lung will not have the ability to draw in as much oxygen as the left lung, resulting in oxygen dissociation.
Large tube to each lung?
It is called the Bronchus
What is primary secondary and tertiary bronchus?
A primary bronchus is the first branch off the trachea, further branching leads to the secondary bronchus and then tertiary as you get deeper into the lung.
What connection between alveolus and visceral pleura?
The aveoli are microscopic pockets in the lung where gas exchange occurs. The visceral pleura is a membrane that covers the entire lung. There is no connection except that they both involve the anatomy of the lung.
What is the functions of the right bronchus?
Air passage to & from the right lung.
The bronchus and blood vessels enter a lung through the what?
hilum
What is the singular form of the word alveoli?
One alveolus is a singular, tiny air sac of the lung, surrounded by a network of capillaries, and through which oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged. A cluster of such air sacs are alveoli (plural of alveolus).
What is a sentence for the word alveolus?
(Alveoli are the jaw sockets for teeth, or the individual air sacs in the lungs.) "In childhood, more than one tooth can occupy an alveolus." "In each alveolus of the lung, gases are exchanged with the capillary blood."
What is the respiratory unit the lung called?
A functional unit of lung is called an Alveolus. one functional unit of lung consists of Alveolar sac, pulmonary capillaries and bronchial capillaries.
