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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. respiratory system
  4. lungs
  5. bronchi
  6. bronchioles
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal anatomy
  3. respiratory system
  4. lungs
  5. bronchi
  6. bronchioles
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal anatomy
  3. respiratory system
  4. lungs
  5. bronchi
  6. bronchioles
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. respiratory system
  4. lungs
  5. bronchi
  6. bronchioles
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal anatomy
  3. respiratory system
  4. lungs
  5. bronchi
  6. bronchioles
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. respiratory system
  4. lungs
  5. bronchi
  6. bronchioles
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal anatomy
  3. respiratory system
  4. lungs
  5. bronchi
  6. bronchioles
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. lungs
  5. bronchi
  6. bronchioles
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. lungs
  5. bronchi
  6. bronchioles
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. lungs
  5. bronchi
  6. bronchioles
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. lungs
  5. bronchi
  6. bronchioles
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. lungs
  5. bronchi
  6. bronchioles
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. lungs
  5. bronchi
  6. bronchioles
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. lungs
  5. bronchi
  6. bronchioles

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bronchioles

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2016

    Concept scheme: NALT Full

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/266347

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