pulmonary acinus

Pulmonary acinus is commonly defined as the portion of lung distal to a terminal bronchiole and supplied by a first-order respiratory bronchiole or bronchioles .

Each secondary pulmonary lobule usually contains 3-12 acini, and adjacent acini are separated by incomplete intralobular septa.

See also

• HRCT terminology

Siehe auch:

• secondary pulmonary lobule
• intralobular septae

und weiter:

• primary pulmonary lobule
• intralobular septa
• HRCT terminology