Alveoli Model -

alveoli  Alveoli The alveoli are the final branchings of the respiratory tree and act as the primary gas exchange units of the lung The gas-blood barrier between the ALVEOLI definition: 1 plural of alveolus specialized 2 plural of alveolus specialized Learn more

A decrease in elastic fibres in the alveoli will contribute to the reduction in elastic recoil, while a loss of alveolar attachments to the airways will mean Alveoli are microscopic balloon-shaped structures located at the end of the respiratory tree They expand during inhalation, taking in oxygen,

Alveoli have moist walls that are only one cell thick which makes the exchange surface very thin and the process of diffusion much quicker  Pneumonia is an acute inflammatory response deep in the lungs, in the alveoli When a tissue is infected or injured, there is an inflammatory response that is,