alveolar duct
US /ælˈviː.ə.lər dʌkt/
UK /ælˈviː.ə.lər dʌkt/
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폐포관
a tiny duct that connects the respiratory bronchioles to the alveolar sacs, which contain the alveoli (air sacs) in the lungs
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Oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange occurs across the thin walls of the alveoli, which are connected by the alveolar duct.
산소와 이산화탄소 교환은 폐포관에 의해 연결된 폐포의 얇은 벽을 통해 일어난다.
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Each alveolar duct branches into several alveolar sacs.
각 폐포관은 여러 개의 폐포낭으로 갈라진다.