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Bronchioles

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Bronchioles
Small airways extending from the bronchi into the lobes of the lungs.
Mentioned in: Bronchoscopy, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
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Each of the bronchioles terminates in a cluster of small air sacs called alveoli.
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After the terminal bronchiole, the following seven generations of dichotomous divisions are called respiratory bronchioles and serve the gas-exchanging parenchyma consisting of budding alveoli.
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