Alveoli / Alveolus | A-Z of the Human Body

Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike's Medical Podcast

Dr. Mike Todorovic

Physiology, Physiotherapy, Health & Fitness, University, Science, Nursing, Education, Health, Anatomy, Medicine

4.8 • 675 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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'A' - Todays term from the Anatomy & Physiology textbook is " Alveoli / Alveolus ".

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0:00.0	Welcome everybody to another episode of Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike's A to Z of the Human Body.
0:10.2	I'm your host, Dr. Mark Todorovich, joined by my co-host, Dr. Matt.
0:12.9	How are you, Maddie?
0:13.7	Well, today we are on the letter A, and we are on the term alveoli and alveolus.
0:24.1	Singular, plural.
0:26.1	Other way around.
0:27.4	You know what I mean.
0:28.7	You know what I mean.
0:28.9	Okay.
0:29.9	So sometimes we use the term alveolus or pulmonary alveolus or alveoli like you said. Elvialis is the singular,
0:44.4	referring to one of what we're about to talk about, and alveoli is the plural. Now, what it is
0:50.0	referring to is one of millions of air sacks within the lungs.
0:55.4	Okay.
0:55.8	Anyone ever refer to you as a air sac?
0:58.0	Hot air sac.
0:58.8	That's what your wife calls you.
1:00.6	It comes from the Latin term...
1:02.3	How many million are there?
1:04.2	Did you get me a number?
1:05.2	Jump straight ahead.
1:07.0	480 million LVoli within both of our lungs together.
1:12.3	But we'll get there.
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