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(n.)Any of the fine, thin-walled, tubular extensions of a bronchus.
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Bronchiole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The bronchioles or bronchioli are the first airway branches that no longer contain cartilage. They are branches of the bronchi, and are smaller than one millimeter in diameter. There are no glands...
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Respiratory bronchiole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The respiratory bronchioles are interrupted by alveoli which are thin walled evaginations. Alveolar ducts are distal continuations of the respiratory bronchioles. into the air passage way
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There are two divisions of bronchioles: The terminal bronchioles passively conduct inspired air from the bronchi to the respiratory bronchioles and expired air from the respiratory bronchioles to the bronchi. ... The respiratory bronchioles function similarly, allowing the exchange of air and waste gases between the...
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Definition: The small airways of the lung extending from the bronchi to the alveoli. The bronchioles become inflamed and constricted in asthma, ...
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bronchioles Small tubes in the lungs that are formed by the branching of the bronchi; terminate in the ... mucus production and swelling of the bronchioles; caused by long-term exposure to irritants such as cigarette smoke and air pollutants.
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