Alveolar tree

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In contrast to the bronchial tree, the alveolar tree is the respiratory part of the lungs, and their terminal portions (called the alveoli) form the lung parenchyma. The alveoli are also the site where the gas exchange occurs. The origin structure of the alveolar tree is the terminal bronchiole of the bronchial tree. 

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