Whatever it is, spores or something in the air agitates air/bronchiole passages, and coughing can be excruciating. From Wordnik.com. [ENT] Reference
From there the bronchi divides into multiple smaller bronchiole, none of which contain cartilage or mucus glands in their walls. From Wordnik.com. [The Respiratory System: Anatomy 101] Reference
What ever it was, spores in the air or whatever, I tried a bronchiole inhaler and it instantly gave relief and put the coughs to rest. From Wordnik.com. [ENT] Reference
At the end of each bronchiole are tiny sacs called alveoli, each one of them lined with a thin layer of fluid that keeps each alveolus open. From Wordnik.com. [You Raising Your Child] Reference
Whatever is in the medication, it feels like it subdues the swollen bronchiole passages and breathing is like a breath of fresh air without the constriction. From Wordnik.com. [ENT] Reference
Each bronchiole ends in grapelike clusters of tiny air sacs called alveoli. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Each bronchiole divides into two or more respiratory bronchioles, with scattered alveoli, and each of these again divides into several alveolar ducts, with a greater number of alveoli connected with them. From Wordnik.com. [XI. Splanchnology. 1e. The Lungs] Reference
Slide 60: Disorders of Lower Respiratory Structures Bronchial asthma A type of allergic inflammation Hypersensitivity to irritants in the air or to stress Asthma attacks characterized by Contraction of bronchiole smooth muscle Secretion of mucus in airways Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Module 1 - Core Principles - page 53 The Gas Exchange System This diagram shows the gas exchange system in humans: larynx trachea pleural membrane cartilage rib bronchus intercostal lung muscles heart bronchiole sternum alveolus diaphragm The gas exchange system is also referred to as the respiratory system, but this can be confusing as respiration takes place in all cells, and is quite distinct from gas exchange. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Most of us consider the lungs to be the respiratory system but by the time air reaches the main lung areas it’s passed through the nasal cavity, nasopharynx (at the back of the nasal cavity), mouth or oropharynx, larynx, trachea, main bronchus and bronchiole. From Wordnik.com. [The Respiratory System: Anatomy 101] Reference
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