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pulmonary alveolus (pl.:
alveoli, from
Latin alveolus, "little cavity"), also
known as an air sac or air space, is one of
millions of hollow, distensible...
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Alveolus (/ælˈviːələs/; pl.
alveoli, adj. alveolar) is a
general anatomical term for a
concave cavity or pit.
Pulmonary alveolus, an air sac in the lungs...
- rise to the
alveolar sacs that
contain the
alveoli,
where the
majority of gas
exchange takes place.
Alveoli are also sp****ly
present on the
walls of the...
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mammary alveolus (pl.:
alveoli, from
Latin alveolus, "little cavity") is a
small cavity or sac
found in the
mammary gland.
Mammary alveoli are the site of milk...
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millions of
small air sacs; in
mammals and reptiles,
these are
called alveoli, and in birds, they are
known as atria.
These microscopic air sacs have...
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respiratory system involved with the
process of
conducting air to the
alveoli for the
purposes of gas
exchange in mammals. The
respiratory tract is lined...
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Dental alveoli (singular alveolus) are
sockets in the jaws in
which the
roots of
teeth are held in the
alveolar process with the
periodontal ligament...
- the
respiratory zone
delivering air to the gas
exchanging units of the
alveoli. The
bronchioles no
longer contain the
cartilage that is
found in the bronchi...
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cells disintegrate, with
persistence of the
neutrophils and fibrin. The
alveoli still appear consolidated, but
grossly the
color is
paler and the cut surface...
- variables: V –
ventilation – the air that
reaches the
alveoli Q –
perfusion – the
blood that
reaches the
alveoli via the
capillaries The V/Q
ratio can therefore...
