bronchi: two large tubes at the lower end of the
trachea (singular, bronchus).
bronchioles: the branches formed from the
bronchi.
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Full article >>>bronchi Tubes that carry air from the
trachea to the
lungs (sing.: bronchus).
bronchioles Small tubes in the
lungs that are formed by the branching of the
bronchi; terminate in the
alveoli.
Full article >>>bronchiole Small, thin-walled branch of the bronchus.
bronchitis An inflammation of
bronchial linings that causes persistent cough, copious production of sputum, and
involuntary muscle spasms that constrict airways.
Full article >>>The
bronchial
arteries that supply the nonrespiratory
tissue of the
lung arise from different sources. The left
bronchial
arteries come off of the thoracic
aorta, however, the right
bronchial artery has a variable source.
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Avian
lungs ...
Full article >>>bronchi(bronk-us, bronk- eye) [Gk. bronchos, windpipe]
One of a pair of respiratory tubes branching into either
lung at the lower end of the
trachea; it subdivides into progressively finer passageways, the
bronchioles, culminating in the
alveoli.
Full article >>>Avian
lungs do not have
alveoli, as mammalian
lungs do, but instead contain millions of tiny passages known as para
bronchi, connected at either ends by the dorso
bronchi and ventro
bronchi.
Full article >>>cause the
smooth muscle cells of the
bronchi to contract narrowing the
lumen of the
bronchi. This is the early phase.
attract an accumulation of inflammatory
cells — especially
eosinophils — and the production of mucus.
Full article >>>These include yeast infections of the
esophagus,
bronchi, and
lungs; Pneumocystis pneumonia (a fungal infection); toxoplasmosis (caused by a
protozoan that is spread by cats); Kaposi's sarcoma (a rare
cancer of the skin caused by a
virus); ...
Full article >>>In
mammals the paired
lungs are each supplied by a bronchus that divides, treelike, into
bronchioles. Each
bronchiole ends in an
atrium from which arise numerous
alveoli that contact a vast
capillary system.
Full article >>>The direct visualization of the
trachea and
bronchi through a rigid or flexible tube (bronchoscope). The procedure can be used to remove foreign bodies or to obtain a specimen for biopsy or other examination.
Full article >>>Asthma an allergy-induced constriction of the
bronchiole
muscles thereby reducing the air passages
(asthma = panting gasping)
Atmosphere the gaseous mass (air) surrounding a planet
(atmo = smoke vapor; sphere = a ball) ...
Full article >>>Example: Severity of cystic fibrosis ranges from mild
bronchial symptoms and male sterility to severe
lung, pancreatic, and intestinal difficulties (usually fatal by 30 years of age).
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