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Are bronchioles smaller than bronchi?
Yes, bronchioles are smaller than bronchi. The bronchi are larger air passages that branch off from the trachea and divide into smaller bronchi, which then further divide into even smaller bronchioles. Bronchioles have a diameter of less than 1 millimeter and lack cartilage, whereas bronchi are larger and contain cartilage for structural support.
What lacks the support of cartilage in the respiratory system?
THE BRONCHIOLES
Do the bronchioles have cartilage support?
No, bronchioles do not have cartilage support. They are small airways in the respiratory system that lack the cartilage rings present in larger airways such as bronchi. Instead, bronchioles are supported by smooth muscle.
What are the 3 types of bronchioles?
The three types of bronchioles are terminal bronchioles, respiratory bronchioles, and conducting bronchioles. Terminal bronchioles are the smallest airways in the respiratory system that lead to the respiratory bronchioles where gas exchange occurs. Conducting bronchioles are larger airways that branch off the main bronchi and help to conduct air to the smaller bronchioles.
What are the different types of bronchioles?
There are the bronchi and bronchioles
Which is the best description of bronchioles?
description of the bronchioles
The changes that occur as the bronchial tree gets smaller are what?
Support structures change: irregular plates of cartilage replace the cartilage rings, and by the time the bronchioles are reached, the tube walls no longer contain supportive cartilage. Epithelium type changes: the mucosal epithelium things as it changes from pseudostratified columnar to columnar and then to cuboidal in the terminal bronchioles. Mucus-producing cells and cilia are sparse in the bronchioles. For this reason, most airborn debris found at or below the level of the bronchioles must be removed by macrophages in the alveoli. Amount of smooth muscle increases: the relative amount of smooth muscle in the tube walls increases as the passageways become smaller. A complete layer of circular smooth muscle in the bronchioles and the lack of supporting cartilage (which would hinder construction) allows the bronchioles to provide substantial resistance to air passage.
What are bronchioles connected to?
Bronchioles are connected to................ the Aveoli and the Bronchi
Are bronchioles found in the larynx?
No, bronchioles are found in the lungs, not the larynx.
What do the bronchioles' do?
The bronchioles carries inhaled and exhaled air to and from the alveoli.
What is the many little branches of the respiratory system?
it is bronchioles
Why was the entrepreneur has lack of support from the government?
Because the government also has lack of capital to support the businessman or the entrpreneurs.
