Lung

LUNG

Lung (View image)

  • It is invested peripherally by pleura (serosa) made up of mesothelium and underlying connective tissue
  • It is divided into lobules by interlobular connective tissue
  • Observe bronchi with plates of hyaline cartilage and smooth muscles forming circular layer
  • Glands are observed in submucosa. Bronchioles are devoid of cartilage. Alveoli are lined by simple squamous epithelium
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