Alveoli - Respiratory - The Histology Guide

Alveoli Function, Structure, and Lung Disorders alveoli Alveoli are thin-walled, sac-like structures lined by a single layer of flattened squamous epithelial cells: type I pneumocytes This extremely thin nature of alveoli A decrease in elastic fibres in the alveoli will contribute to the reduction in elastic recoil, while a loss of alveolar attachments to the airways will mean

alveoli Segmented 3D images of alveoli in ducts and sacs in inspiration and in expiration Scale bar, 50 μm The ratio of the alveolar depth