smooth muscle tissue of lobular bronchiole

A smooth muscle tissue that is part of a lobular bronchiole.

类型 Muscle
上级结构 smooth muscle tissue of bronchiole

常见问题

What is smooth muscle tissue of lobular bronchiole?
Smooth muscle tissue of the lobular bronchiole is the muscular component in the wall of a lobular bronchiole that maintains bronchiolar tone.
Where is smooth muscle tissue of lobular bronchiole located?
Located in the wall of lobular bronchioles, arranged in scattered smooth muscle fibers around the bronchiolar circumference.
What is the function of smooth muscle tissue of lobular bronchiole?
The smooth muscle maintains bronchiolar patency, responds to bronchoconstrictor and bronchodilator signals, and helps regulate air distribution.
What is smooth muscle tissue of lobular bronchiole connected to?
The smooth muscle is innervated by autonomic nervous system fibers and responds to circulating mediators like histamine and epinephrine.
Why is smooth muscle tissue of lobular bronchiole clinically important?
Bronchiolar smooth muscle constriction contributes to airway obstruction in asthma and COPD; beta-agonists target this tissue therapeutically.

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.