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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > anatomy and morphology > animal anatomy > animal organs > lungs > bronchi > bronchioles
Fields of Study > zoology > animal anatomy > animal organs > lungs > bronchi > bronchioles
Animals, Livestock, One Health > zoology > animal anatomy > animal organs > lungs > bronchi > bronchioles
Fields of Study > anatomy and morphology > animal anatomy > respiratory system > lungs > bronchi > bronchioles
Fields of Study > zoology > animal anatomy > respiratory system > lungs > bronchi > bronchioles
Animals, Livestock, One Health > zoology > animal anatomy > respiratory system > lungs > bronchi > bronchioles
Preferred Term:

bronchioles

Definition:
The small airways branching off the tertiary bronchi. Terminal bronchioles lead into several orders of respiratory bronchioles which in turn lead into alveolar ducts and then into pulmonary alveoli.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
bronchi
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/266347
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RDF/XMLCreated 2016-01-07, last modified 2016-11-14