Bronchial
(Science: anatomy) Pertaining to one or more bronchi.
Origin: L. Bronchialis ...
FIG. 962- Bronchi and bronchioles. The lungs have been widely separated and tissue cut away to expose the air-tubes. (Testut.) (See enlarged image) ...
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.
Bronchi further divide into bronchioles
Their diameter can be controlled by smooth muscles
Bronchial tubes form a system called alveoli (100µm in diameter)
Alveolar Gas Exchange ...
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.
the chronic bronchitis of cigarette smokers
asthma
cystic fibrosis
increase the permeability of the airway epithelium.
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, ...
Upon inspiration, air travels backwards into the rear (caudal) sac, and a small portion travels forward past the para-bronchi and oxygenating the blood into the cranial air sac.
So you get sick, the doctor looks at you and says you have a bacterial infection, maybe bronchitis. He prescribes an antibiotic to help you get better. Antibiotics are drugs designed to destroy bacteria by weakening their cell walls.
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); ...
asthma A respiratory disorder caused by allergies that constrict the bronchioles by inducing spasms in the muscles surrounding the lungs, by causing the bronchioles to swell, or by clogging the bronchioles with mucus.
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) ...
Any one of a group of drugs which prevent or control spasms and narrowing of the lung's bronchi and bronchioles.
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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).
An alveolus is an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity. Found in the lung, the pulmonary alveoli are spherical outcroppings of the respiratory bronchioles and are the primary sites of gas exchange with...
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Immunoglobulin A (iga) The major class of antibodies in external secretions, such as saliva, tears, bronchial mucus and intestinal mucus.
Immunoglobulin D (igd) An antibody of unknown function.
Damage to respiratory cilia may also be acquired rather than inherited and is most commonly linked to smoking cigarettes. Bronchitis, for instance, ...
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