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Bronchioles don't have cartilage because they need to be able to constrict and dilate
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What type of cartilage has the fewest fibers?
hyaline cartilage
What type of cartilage is abundant throughout life?
Hyaline cartilage
What type of cartilage forms the epiglottis?
elastic cartilage
What cartilage type gives flexibility and capability to bend?
Hyaline Cartilage
What type of cartilage covers the opposing bony surfaces in a synovial joint?
hyaline cartilage
Do bronchioles have cartilage rings?
No, cartilage is only contained up until the bronchi. The bronchioles and onward do not contain any cartilage rings, only smooth muscle.
Bronchioles are kept open by?
rings of cartilage
Which has more cartilage the primary bronchi or the bronchioles?
primary
What lacks the support of cartilage in the respiratory system?
THE BRONCHIOLES
Which organ of respiratory system do not contain cartilage?
the bronchioles
What type of cartilage is bronchi?
No, bronchioles (except in the whale) do not contain cartilage. The bronchioles in whales contain cartilage in order to prevent them from collapsing before other parts of the airways (and trapping gas in the alveoli). This helps prevent the bends - as nitrogen is removed from the alveoli before large pressures cause it to diffuse across the thin walls present there.
The bronchioles lack the support of what?
Cartilage rings that are found in trachea
The changes that occur as the bronchial tree gets smaller are what?
Support structures change: irregular plates of cartilage replace the cartilage rings, and by the time the bronchioles are reached, the tube walls no longer contain supportive cartilage. Epithelium type changes: the mucosal epithelium things as it changes from pseudostratified columnar to columnar and then to cuboidal in the terminal bronchioles. Mucus-producing cells and cilia are sparse in the bronchioles. For this reason, most airborn debris found at or below the level of the bronchioles must be removed by macrophages in the alveoli. Amount of smooth muscle increases: the relative amount of smooth muscle in the tube walls increases as the passageways become smaller. A complete layer of circular smooth muscle in the bronchioles and the lack of supporting cartilage (which would hinder construction) allows the bronchioles to provide substantial resistance to air passage.
What is the most proximal part of the air distribution system that no longer contains cartilage?
Bronchioles
What Respiratory tubes are smaller connect the bronchi to the alveolar ducts and contain no cartilage?
bronchioles
What respiratory tubes are smaller connect the bronchi to the alveolar ducts and contains no cartilage?
bronchioles
What is the diffirence of bronchi and bronchioles?
Very small bronchi are called as bronchioles. You have cartilage rings in case of the bronchi. Such rings are absent in case of the bronchiloles. You need such C shaped cartilage rings in case of bronchi, so that they should not get collapsed. The bronchioles are in periphery and they can not collapse because they are very small muscular tubes. C shaped cartilage saves lot of muscle mass of the bronchi to prevent them from collapsing.
