12-06-2006, 12:31 AM
bronchioles: (regular and terminal)
i) transition from ps. ciliated columnar to ciliated simple columnar
ii) few to no goblet cells, no mucous glands
iii) no cartilage
iv) crisscrossing bundles of smooth muscle
v) abundant elastic fibers
vi) terminal bronchioles contain Clara cells in the epithelia
i) transition from ps. ciliated columnar to ciliated simple columnar
ii) few to no goblet cells, no mucous glands
iii) no cartilage
iv) crisscrossing bundles of smooth muscle
v) abundant elastic fibers
vi) terminal bronchioles contain Clara cells in the epithelia