Term Name: bronchiole
Synonyms: bronchioli, bronchiolus, lobular bronchiole
Definition: the conducting airway of the lungs found terminal to the bronchi; these structures contain neither cartilage nor mucous-secreting glands; the epithelium of the bronchioles becomes thinner with each branching
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0002186]

Relationships
is part of: bronchus lung pulmonary lobule tracheobronchial tree
has parts: epithelium of bronchiole mucosa of bronchiole smooth muscle tissue of bronchiole submucosa of bronchiole
is a type of: respiratory tube
has subtype: left lung bronchiole left lung lower lobe bronchiole left lung upper lobe bronchiole primary bronchiole respiratory bronchiole right lung accessory lobe bronchiole right lung bronchiole right lung lower lobe bronchiole right lung middle lobe bronchiole right lung upper lobe bronchiole terminal bronchiole