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Terminal bronchiole — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = bronchioli terminalis GraySubject = 240 GrayPage = 1098 Caption = Diagram of the alveoli with both cross section and external view. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName … Wikipedia
bronchiole — One of approximately six generations of increasingly finer subdivisions of the bronchi, all less than 1 mm in diameter, and having no cartilage in its wall, but relatively abundant smooth muscle and elastic fibers. SYN: bronchiolus [TA].… … Medical dictionary
bronchiole — n. a subdivision of the bronchial tree that does not contain cartilage or mucous glands in its wall. Bronchioles open from the fifth or sixth generation of bronchi and extend for up to 20 more generations before reaching the terminal bronchioles … The new mediacal dictionary
terminal respiratory unit — the part of the lung distal to a single terminal bronchiole; it is the anatomical and functional unit of the lung and consists of a respiratory bronchiole, two or more alveolar ducts, and alveoli. Called also primary lobule of lung, pulmonary… … Medical dictionary
Primary bronchiole — The primary bronchioles arise from the tertiary bronchi. They are histologically distinct from the tertiary bronchi in that their walls do not have hyaline cartilage and they have Clara cells in their epithelial lining. The epithelium starts as a … Wikipedia
respiratory bronchiole — a short, thinner walled branch of a terminal bronchiole; it is the first segment of the bronchiole that contains alveoli and in which gas exchange occurs. It further subdivides, subsequent branches becoming narrower in diameter and increasing in… … Medical dictionary
Respiratory bronchiole — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = bronchioli respiratorii GraySubject = 240 GrayPage = 1098 Caption = Diagram of the alveoli with both cross section and external view. Caption2 = Schematic longitudinal section of a primary lobule of the… … Wikipedia
Бронхиола (Bronchiole) — ответвление бронхиального дерева диаметром от 0,5 до 1 мм, стенки которого лишены хрящей. В верхушку каждой дольки входит дольковая бронхиола, которая дает несколько генераций, последние разветвляются на терминальные бронхиолы (terminal… … Медицинские термины
unit — 1. One; a single person or thing. 2. A standard of measure, weight, or any other quality, by multiplications or fractions of which a scale or system is formed. 3. A group of persons or things considered as a whole because of mutual activities or… … Medical dictionary
respiratory disease — ▪ human disease Introduction any of the diseases and disorders that affect human respiration (respiration, human). Diseases of the respiratory system may affect any of the structures and organs that have to do with breathing, including the… … Universalium
