Uncategorized SmokingKick the Habit in the ButtAshley Davidoff MD RESPIRATORY BRONCHIOLE AND ALVEOLI – NORMAL AND EMPHYSEMAAshley Davidoff MD Normal and EmphysemaNovember is COPD Awareness MonthAshley Davidoff MDTheCommonVeein.net Normal Alveoli of the Lung and EmphysemaThe diagram above illustrates the branching pattern of the tracheobronchial tree that extends from the bronchi to the terminal bronchioles transitioning into the alveoli via the alveolar sacs.The lower diagram shows alveoli and respiratory bronchioles that are too large due to loss of elasticity, so that air cannot be moved efficiently through them This is a diagram of emphysema causing hyperinflated lungs lung volumesDavidoff artsize-0003