Alveolar Wall Microanatomy
Description
The microscopic layers and cell types of the alveolar-capillary blood-air barrier in the human lung.
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Alveolar air space
Alveolar macrophage
Capillary endothelium
Fused basement membrane
Interstitium
Red blood cell
Surfactant layer
Type I pneumocyte
Type II pneumocyte