Alveoli Radiology Reference Article

alveoli Alveoli are tiny air sacs that are found in the lungs Oxygen and carbon dioxide move between the air and blood by diffusion in the alveoli

Pulmonary ventilation provides air to the alveoli for this gas exchange process At the respiratory membrane, where the alveolar and capillary walls meet, gases alveoli Alveoli are first located in the respiratory bronchioles that mark the beginning of the respiratory zone They are located sparsely in these bronchioles, line