The bronchioles are the smaller branches of the bronchial airways in the lower respiratory tract. They include the terminal bronchioles, and finally the respiratory bronchioles that mark the start of
A lobule of the lung enclosed in septa and supplied by a terminal bronchiole that branches into the respiratory bronchioles. Each respiratory bronchiole supplies the alveoli held in each acinus accompanied by a pulmonary artery branch.
Lungs showing bronchi and bronchioles
Cross sectional cut of primary bronchiole
Trachea Primary bronchus Lobar bronchus Segmental bronchus Bronchiole Alveolar duct Alveolus
Pulmonary surfactant is a surface-active complex of phospholipids and proteins formed by type II alveolar cells. The proteins and lipids that make up the surfactant have both hydrophilic and hydrophob
Survanta, surrounded by devices for its application.