On the diseases of the chest : being contributions to their clinical history, pathology and treatment / by A.T.H. Waters.

  • Waters, A. T. H.
Date:
1873
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Credit: On the diseases of the chest : being contributions to their clinical history, pathology and treatment / by A.T.H. Waters. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a drawing of a terminal bronchial tube, with a group of air-sacs, or lobulettes connected with it, divided transversely (human), a, the terminal bronchial tube; I, the;di]ated extremity of the terminal bronchial tube; c c c individual air-sacs. At il, a bristle is seen passed into an air-sac; one end is seen opening into the common cavity in which the bronchial tube terminates. At e e are seen the openings of other sacs which lie beneath those which are exposed ; six sacs are seen converging to the common centre. The markings in the air-sacs denote the boundaries of the alveoli. Fiox. 2. Fig. 2 is a drawing of two terminal bronchial tubes, with two groups of air-sacs, or lobulettes. The terminal tubes are seen to pass from a bronchial tube (a), and they terminate each in a group of air-sacs, b, tei-minal bron- chial tube; ooc, air-sacs: d d, openings leading to air-sacs beneath those exposed. This diagram was taken from the lung of an infant under one year of age.