alveolus of lung

Preferred Label : alveolus of lung;

Uberon 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].;

Uberon synonym : lung alveolus; pulmonary alveolus; alveolus pulmonis; respiratory alveolus;

Uberon related term : respiratory alveoli; alveoli;

Uberon broad term : alveolus;

Details

Origin ID

0002299;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Alveolus [ICHI extension code]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Alveolus [NCIt concept]
- Alveolus [FMA entity]
- Pulmonary alveolus [FMA entity]
- Tooth Socket [NCIt concept]
- alveolus [Radlex concept]
- pulmonary alveoli [MeSH Descriptor]
Uberon cross reference
- Entire pulmonary alveolus (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Pulmonary alveolus [FMA entity]
adjacent to
- interalveolar septum [UBERON concept]
contributes to morphology of
- pulmonary acinus [UBERON concept]
has part
- alveolar atrium [UBERON concept]
- alveolar pore [UBERON concept]
- alveolar smooth muscle [UBERON concept]
- alveolar wall [UBERON concept]
- epithelial lining fluid [UBERON concept]
- lung saccule [UBERON concept]
- pulmonary alveolar parenchyma [UBERON concept]
part of
- alveolar sac [UBERON concept]

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