A bronchiole that is the first segment of the respiratory zone. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0123813611 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_bronchiole ]
Synonyms: bronchiolus respiratorii bronchiolus respiratorius
Term information
- Wikipedia:Respiratory_bronchiole
- FMA:7412
- BTO:0003222
- NCIT:C33465
- EMAPA:35729
- MA:0000423
- UMLS:C1261270 (ncithesaurus:Respiratory_Bronchiole)
- SCTID:128517006
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
mice have few or none of these structures, with the terminal bronchioles transitioning directly to the alveolary ducts
Term relations
- bronchiole
- distally connected to some pulmonary alveolar duct
- proximally connected to some terminal bronchiole
- part of some pulmonary acinus
- contributes to morphology of some pulmonary acinus