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bronchiole
A small (less than 1 mm diameter) air-conducting tube of the tetrapod lung. Bronchioles arise as branches of a bronchus and terminate in alveoli. The walls of bronchioles are abundant in smooth muscle, which controls the size of the lumen. The cartilage and mucus glands found in bronchi are absent.
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