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terminal bronchioles
Bronchioles are part of the respiratory system and branch from the bronchus. Air from the bronchus enters the terminal bronchioles that terminate in air sacs known as alveoli.
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Air passages that are less than 0.5 mm in diameter are terminal bronchioles, whereas respiratory bronchioles are under 1 mm in diameter.
The respiratory looks like an upside down tree, from the trunk to the branches and to fruit (such as an apple). From largest to smallest, the respiratory system consists of the throat to main bronchi, to bronchioles, to terminal bronchioles, to alveolar ducts, to alveolar sacs (aveoli look like tiny grapes).
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The size of the primary bronchioles are from 0.3-1.0 mm then go further to the terminal bronchioles which are smaller in size which connect to the alveoli.
The moisture in the terminal bronchioles is provided by the mucous glands and goblet cells present in the bronchial walls. These cells secrete mucus, which helps to keep the airways moist and trap inhaled particles for removal by the cilia lining the bronchioles.
The bronchioles are divided into three types, each becoming progressively smaller. Terminal bronchioles are the second type and the final airways in the conduction zone. All bronchioles control the amount of air distributed through the lung by constricting and dilating.
The subdivisions of the respiratory tree are, from trachea to lungs, are trachea, mainstem bronchi, segmental bronchi, subsegmental bronchi, terminal bronchi, bronchioles, terminal bronchioles and alveoli.There are about 20 subdivisions of bronchi and bronchioles, they are not named individually.== ==
pharynx . . . Laryx. . . Trachea . . . Bronchi . . Lobar bronchi. . . Segmentel bronchi. . Bronchioles . . Terminal bronchioles.. . Respiratory bronchioles. . Alveolar duct .. . Alveoli
The bronchioles terminate in a grape-like cluster of alveoli in the lungs.