During a bout of [*] asthma, mucus obstruction and bronchospasm prevent blood flow through them, and allow retention of carbon dioxide.
Covered in capillaries one cell thick, their thin, moist surfaces are covered with surfactant, which prevents them from sticking together or collapsing. During a bout of [*] asthma, mucus obstruction and bronchospasm prevent blood flow through them, and allow retention of carbon dioxide. Located at the end of bronchioles—for 10 points—name these tiny air sacs of the human lung.
Covered in capillaries one cell thick, their thin, moist surfaces are covered with surfactant, which prevents them from sticking together or collapsing.
alveoli or alveolus [do not prompt on “lung” or “bronchi”]