Bronchioles and alveoli

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Bronchioles and alveoli

Illustration showing lung anatomy

Within your lungs, the main airways (bronchi) branch off into smaller and smaller passageways, the smallest of which are called bronchioles. At the end of the bronchioles are tiny air sacs (alveoli).
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