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
If you were travelling in a miniaturized ship through the respiratory system, from the pharynx to an alveolus, which structures would you pass along the way, and in what order?
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
A focus-stacked picture of a tiny, 3D-printed alveolus, or artificial lung.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 16, 2019
The exact function of the alveolus is unknown, but it may be involved in osmoregulation.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The jaw contains seven molar teeth, one canine, and three incisors; but the end of the jaw is fractured, and traces of the alveolus of a fourth incisor are seen.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
Vocabulary lists containing alveolus
Human Anatomy and Physiology - Introductory
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Middle School
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