loading...| Preferred Name |
bronchiole |
| Synonyms |
bronchiolus bronchioli |
| Definitions |
In some texts/references/ontologies, bronchiole has been used as an exact synonym of 'lobular bronchiole'. However, a 'lobular bronchiole' is a segment of a bronchiole. The conducting airway of the lungs found terminal to the bronchi; these structures contain neither cartilage nor mucous-secreting glands; the epithelium of the bronchioles becomes thinner with each branching. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002186 |
| comment |
In some texts/references/ontologies, bronchiole has been used as an exact synonym of 'lobular bronchiole'. However, a 'lobular bronchiole' is a segment of a bronchiole. |
| branching part of | |
| database_cross_reference |
SCTID:278982001 BTO:0002375 NCIT:C12684 EHDAA:8171 EHDAA:8183 Wikipedia:Bronchiole MA:0000422 FMA:7410 EHDAA:8199 EMAPA:32697 CALOHA:TS-2003 VHOG:0000675 MESH:D055745 UMLS:C0006270 EHDAA:8221 |
| definition |
The conducting airway of the lungs found terminal to the bronchi; these structures contain neither cartilage nor mucous-secreting glands; the epithelium of the bronchioles becomes thinner with each branching. |
| depicted by |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Alveoli_diagram.png |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
bronchiolus bronchioli |
| id |
UBERON:0002186 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
bronchiole |
| notation |
UBERON:0002186 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
bronchiole |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000007 |
bronchiolar |
| UBPROP_0000010 |
lacks submucosa and cartilage plates; they have 3 layers: mucosa, muscular layer and outer layer |
| UBPROP_0000012 |
In FMA2 and FMA3, lobular bronchiole is an exact synonym of bronchiole; however, there are two distinct terms for the corresponding epithelium. |
| subClassOf |