Bronchiole
The bronchioles or bronchioli are a part of the lung. They are the first airway branches that no longer have cartilage. They are branches of the bronchi. The bronchioles end by entering the circular sacs called alveoli.
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| Diagram of the alveoli with both cross-section and external view. | |
| System | Respiratory system |
Bronchiole Media
A lobule of the lung enclosed in septa and supplied by a terminal bronchiole that branches into the respiratory bronchioles. Each respiratory bronchiole supplies the alveoli held in each acinus accompanied by a pulmonary artery branch.
Lungs showing bronchi and bronchioles
