Alveoli
System
Respiratory
SNOMED CT
361364000
Alveoli
Definition
Spherical outcropping of the respiratory bronchioles and primary site of gas exchange with the blood. Alveoli are particular to mammalian lungs. Different structures are involved in gas exchange in other vertebrates[WP].
Also known as alveolus pulmonis, lung alveolus, pulmonary alveolus, respiratory alveolus — per UBERON
The Alveoli is a part of the Respiratory.