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Alveolar duct

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Alveolar duct
Detailed drawing of the alveoli from Gray's Anatomy, 1918 - Schematic longitudinal section of a primary lobule of the lung (anatomical unit);
r. b respiratory bronchiole;
al. d alveolar duct; at atria;
a. s alveolar sac;
'a' alveolus or air cell;
p. a.: pulmonary artery;
p. v pulmonary vein;
l lymphatic;
l. n lymph node.]
Image:Gray974.png
Part of a secondary lobule from the depth of a human lung, showing parts of several primary lobules.
1, bronchiole;
2, respiratory bronchiole;
3, alveolar duct;
4, atria;
5, alveolar sac;
6, alveolus or air cell:
m, smooth muscle;
a, branch pulmonary artery;
v, branch pulmonary vein;
s, septum between secondary lobules.

Alveolar ducts are the tiny end tubules of the branching airways that fill the lungs. Each lung holds approximately 1.5 to 2 million of them. The tubules divide into alveolar sacs at the distal end.

In human anatomy, prior to the alveolar ducts exists the terminal bronchioles.

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Bronchi, bronchial tree, and lungs

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Lungs and related structures

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lungs: right, left, lingula, apex, base, root, cardiac notch, cardiac impression, hilum, borders (anterior, posterior, inferior), surfaces (costal, mediastinal, diaphragmatic), fissures (oblique, horizontal)

airway: trachea, carina, bronchi, main bronchus (right, left), lobar/secondary bronchi (eparterial bronchus), segmental/tertiary bronchi (bronchopulmonary segment), bronchiole, alveolar duct, alveolus

pleurae: parietal pleura (cervical, costal, mediastinal, diaphragmatic), pulmonary pleura, pulmonary ligament, recesses (costomediastinal, costodiaphragmatic)

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