alveolus
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In one example, six nests were stacked within a single alveolus, arranged one inside another like Russian dolls.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026
A focus-stacked picture of a tiny, 3D-printed alveolus, or artificial lung.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 16, 2019
Figure 22.22 External Respiration In external respiration, oxygen diffuses across the respiratory membrane from the alveolus to the capillary, whereas carbon dioxide diffuses out of the capillary into the alveolus.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In cases when ventilation is not sufficient for an alveolus, the body redirects blood flow to alveoli that are receiving sufficient ventilation.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Palatilar length.—from the anteriormost part of the posterior border of the bony shelf of the palate to the posteriormost part of the alveolus of the incisor.
From Subspeciation in the Meadow Mouse, Microtus montanus, in Wyoming and Colorado by Sydney Anderson
Microscopic analysis of tissue from sick cows showed the virus infects cells in the alveoli, the millions of tiny milk-producing sacs in udders.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 30, 2024
Sand is fine enough that it can travel deep into the lungs, blocking off access to the alveoli, which is where the lungs hand off their oxygen to the blood.
From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2024
They found that changes in pressure affected the activity of two channels involved in sodium transport -- the epithelial sodium channel and the sodium-potassium ion pump in the cells of lung alveoli.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 12, 2024
"We have identified a key metabolic relationship between macrophages and alveoli that is exploited by tumor cells to support the cancer's metabolic demands -- now we just have to disrupt that exploitation."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024
On microscopical examination the gland shows a large number of closed tubular alveoli, lined by columnar epithelial cells, unsupported by a basement membrane, and filled with colloid or jelly-like material.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
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