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  2. Bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue - Wikipedia

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    BALT can be induced even in fetal lungs after chorioamnionitis or intrauterine pneumonia. [2] Also there is an evidence that cigarette smoke can induce formation of BALT in humans and rats. [ 9 ] BALT can also occur after other stimuli, e.g. inflammation caused by rheumatoid arthritis or other autoimmune lung disease or mechanic damage by dust ...

  3. Pulmonary circulation - Wikipedia

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    The pulmonary circulation is a division of the circulatory system in all vertebrates. The circuit begins with deoxygenated blood returned from the body to the right atrium of the heart where it is pumped out from the right ventricle to the lungs.

  4. Circulatory system - Wikipedia

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    In vertebrates, the circulatory system is a system of organs that includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood which is circulated throughout the body. [1] [2] It includes the cardiovascular system, or vascular system, that consists of the heart and blood vessels (from Greek kardia meaning heart, and Latin vascula meaning vessels).

  5. Blood vessel - Wikipedia

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    Blood vessels function to transport blood to an animal's body tissues. In general, arteries and arterioles transport oxygenated blood from the lungs to the body and its organs, and veins and venules transport deoxygenated blood from the body to the lungs. Blood vessels also circulate blood throughout the circulatory system.

  6. File:Blood vessels-en.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: Diagram of arteries, veins, and capillaries. Also shows cross-sectional area differences. Also shows cross-sectional area differences. Aligned to 720 × 496 px grid.

  7. File:Lungs diagram detailed.svg - Wikipedia

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    Lungs diagram with internal details: Date: 23 December 2006: Source: Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator: Author: Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator: Permission (Reusing this file) Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License 2006: Other versions: Derivative works of this file: Fruchtwasserembolie.png. None

  8. Metastrongylus - Wikipedia

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    The cycle is completed by the pig eating the earthworm. Infection, therefore, only occurs where pigs have access to earthworms, for example, in outdoor production. [1] The larvae from the earthworm penetrate the intestine and migrate via the lymph nodes and blood vessels to the lungs, undergoing two more larval stages in the process. The ...

  9. File:Alveolus diagram.svg - Wikipedia

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    An alveolus (plural: alveoli, from Latin alveus, "little cavity"), is an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity. Mainly found in the lung, the pulmonary alveoli are spherical outcroppings of the respiratory bronchioles and are the primary sites of gas exchange with the blood. Date: December 2007: Source: Own work using: