STRUCTURE OF THE HUMAN RESPIRATORY ACINUS
STRUCTURE OF THE HUMAN RESPIRATORY ACINUS
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DOI:
10.1002/aja.1001620304
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
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通讯作者:
RAABE, OG
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作者:
SCHREIDER, JP;RAABE, OG
Silicone rubber corrosion casts of the human lung in a state of end-inspiration were used to study several specimens of the human pulmonary acinus. Of the acini, 4 were measured in detail with respect to duct length and diameter, the number of alveoli per duct and the branching pattern of the ducts. The acini had irregular branching patterns, including dichotomous, trichotomous and side branches. There were, on average, 8-12 duct generations and .apprx. 7.1 .times. 103 alveoli/acinus. The polygonal alveoli had an average diameter of 250 .mu.m. The lengths and diameters of the ducts varied considerably; however, the dimensions tended to decrease in the more proximal portions of the acini. The number of alveoli per duct also varied, with an average of 10 alveoli/duct. On the basis of the measurements, 2 models, a surrogate path model and an average path model, were used to summarize the data, with the surrogate path model being more useful for calculation such as particle desposition in the airways and the average path model being most illustrative of the anatomical structures.