THE ALVEoLI LABEL

The Alveoli Label The Parts of The Alveolus

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The Alveoli Label The Parts of The Alveolus

Alveoli is the terminal air sacs of the lungs where gas exchange occurs. A small outpouching along the walls of the alveolar sacs through which gas exchange between alveolar air and pulmonary capillary blood takes place. Also called acinus, pulmonary alveolus. The alveolar process is the thickened ridge of bone that contains the tooth sockets on bones that bear teeth. It is also referred to as the alveolar bone. In humans, the tooth-bearing bones are the maxilla ...