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Obstructive Lung Disease

RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY

Centriacinar

(Ccntrilobular)

Emphyscma

Magnified section. Distended, inter-communicating, sadike spaces in central area of

Gross spccimen. lnvolvement tendi be most marked ir upper part of lung

Figurę 5.25 Obstructive Disease: Emphysema_

This figurę shows the gross and microscopic appcarance of a lung as it appears in a person with ceniriadnar (ccntrolobular) emphysema. Nole the dilated air spaces and rupture of the alveolar walls.

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