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alveolus of lung
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Spherical outcropping of the respiratory bronchioles and primary site of gas exchange with the blood. Alveoli are particular to mammalian lungs. Different structures are involved in gas exchange in other vertebrates[WP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_alveolus ]
Term info
Label
alveolus of lung
Synonyms
- alveolus pulmonis
- lung alveolus
- pulmonary alveolus
- respiratory alveolus
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
depicted by
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Alveolus_diagram.svg
has broad synonym
alveolus
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
alveolus pulmonis, alveoli, respiratory alveoli
id
UBERON:0002299
Term relations
Subclass of:
- endoderm-derived structure
- alveolus
- part of some alveolar sac
- contributes to morphology of some pulmonary acinus