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Description

An alveolus (plural: alveoli, from Latin alveus, "little cavity"), is an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity. Mainly found in the lung, the pulmonary alveoli are spherical outcroppings of the respiratory bronchioles and are the primary sites of gas exchange with the blood.

Date

December 2007(2007-12)

Source

self-made(extracted from Image:Respiratory system complete.svg) (duplicate of Image:Respiratory system complete en.svg)

Author

LadyofHats

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