Respiratory bronchiole
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| Respiratory bronchiole | |
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| Diagram of the alveoli with both cross-section and external view. | |
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| Schematic longitudinal section of a primary lobule of the lung (anatomical unit); r. b respiratory bronchiole; al. d alveolar duct; at atria; a. s alveolar sac; 'a' alveolus or air cell; p. a.: pulmonary artery; p. v pulmonary vein; l lymphatic; l. n lymph node. |
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| Latin | bronchioli respiratorii |
| Gray's | subject #240 1098 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | b_23/12197629 |
A respiratory bronchiole is a bronchiole at the beginning of the respiratory zone. It has cuboidal epithelia.
[edit] Additional images
 Part of a secondary lobule from the depth of a human lung, showing parts of several primary lobules. |
[edit] External links
- Diagram at davidson.edu
- Dictionary at eMedicine Respiratory+bronchioles
- Histology at BU 13606loa
- Histology at umdnj.edu
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lungs: right, left, lingula, apex, base, root, cardiac notch, cardiac impression, hilum, borders (anterior, posterior, inferior), surfaces (costal, mediastinal, diaphragmatic), fissures (oblique, horizontal)
conducting zone: trachea, carina, bronchi, main bronchus (right, left), lobar/secondary bronchi (eparterial bronchus), segmental/tertiary bronchi (bronchopulmonary segment), bronchiole, terminal bronchiole
respiratory zone: respiratory bronchiole, alveolar duct, alveolus, alveolar-capillary barrier
pleurae: parietal pleura (cervical, costal, mediastinal, diaphragmatic), pulmonary pleura, pulmonary ligament, recesses (costomediastinal, costodiaphragmatic)
