Terminal bronchiole
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| Terminal bronchiole | |
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| Diagram of the alveoli with both cross-section and external view. | |
| Latin | bronchioli terminalis |
| Gray's | subject #240 1098 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | b_23/12197525 |
A terminal bronchiole is a bronchiole at the end of the conducting zone. At the transition into the respiratory zone, alveoli become present.
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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)
