A group of alveoli forms an alveolar sac, which is a cluster of tiny air sacs in the lungs. These sacs are the primary sites for gas exchange, allowing oxygen to enter the bloodstream and carbon dioxide to be expelled. Each alveolus is surrounded by capillaries, facilitating the transfer of gases between the air in the alveoli and the blood. Together, these structures are crucial for efficient respiratory function.
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They are alveoli bunched together in a group
Alveoli are expanded chambers of epithelial tissue which form the gas exchange surfaces of the lungs. Multiple alveoli share a common duct forming alveoli sacs.
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Alveoli is simply the plural form of alveolus.Alveolus = singularAlveoli = plural
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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).
No, the word 'alveoli' (the plural form of the noun alveolus) is a common noun, a general word for any small, angular cavity, pit, or hollow.
An alveolus (plural: alveoli, from Latin alveolus, "little cavity") is an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity. Found in the lung parenchyma, the pulmonary alveoli are the dead ends of the respiratory tree, which outcrop from either alveolar sacs or alveolar ducts, which are both sites of gas exchange with the blood as well.
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Alveoli alveoli - air sacs in your lungs