What these tiny sacs in the lungs do and conditions that can affect them Medically reviewed by Susan Russell, MD Alveoli are ...

The abnormal accumulation of extravascular fluid, pulmonary edema settles in the lung interstitium and alveoli. There, it ...

A person’s windpipe splits into two bronchi, one for each lung. The bronchi then divide into smaller bronchi, which split into bronchioles. These lead to tiny air sacs known as alveoli.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Mechanical ventilation can cause lung injury by repeatedly collapsing and reopening alveoli, leading to microscopic tissue damage. This process, though ...

The study suggests that repeated collapse and reopening of tiny alveoli -- air sacs in the lungs essential for breathing -- during mechanical ventilation may cause microscopic tissue damage ...