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| − | An alveolus (plural: alveoli, from Latin alveus, "little cavity"), is an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity. In the lung, the pulmonary alveoli are spherical outcroppings of the respiratory bronchioles and are the primary sites of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_exchange">gas exchange</a> with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood blood]. Alveoli are particular to mammalian lungs; different structures are involved in gas exchange in other vertebrates. |
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| + | The '''alveoli''' were small sacs located in the [[lung]]s, where [[gas]] exchange occurred between the [[blood]] and the air. |
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| + | In [[2372]], while undergoing [[hyper-evolution]], [[Tom Paris]]'s alveoli mutated to the point that they stopped processing [[oxygen]]. ({{VOY|Threshold}}) |
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| + | In [[2373]], [[The Doctor]] reported that the pulmonary system of a dead [[Borg drone]] he was examining exhibited evidence of extensive alveolar damage. ({{VOY|Unity}}) |
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| + | In [[2374]], [[B'Elanna Torres]]'s alveoli briefly stopped processing oxygen after she was mutated by covert [[Srivani]] medical experiments. ({{VOY|Scientific Method}}) |
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| + | Also that year, [[Seven of Nine]] used [[Borg]] [[nanoprobe]]s to resurrect [[Neelix]], which caused the alveoli in his [[lung]] to quickly regenerate. ({{VOY|Mortal Coil}}) |
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| + | ''In an [[alternate timeline]], The Doctor examined [[Kathryn Janeway]] after she breathed in gas seeping into the critically damaged {{USS|Voyager}} from a [[class 9 nebula]]. He found that the alveoli in her lungs had been chemically burned. She insisted that The Doctor treat her with [[trioxin]] so she could continue to work on repairing ''Voyager''.'' ({{VOY|Year of Hell, Part II}}) |
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| + | * {{wikipedia}} |
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| + | [[Category:Anatomy]] |
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Revision as of 19:12, 27 December 2012
AT: "xx" The alveoli were small sacs located in the lungs, where gas exchange occurred between the blood and the air.
In 2372, while undergoing hyper-evolution, Tom Paris's alveoli mutated to the point that they stopped processing oxygen. (VOY: "Threshold")
In 2373, The Doctor reported that the pulmonary system of a dead Borg drone he was examining exhibited evidence of extensive alveolar damage. (VOY: "Unity")
In 2374, B'Elanna Torres's alveoli briefly stopped processing oxygen after she was mutated by covert Srivani medical experiments. (VOY: "Scientific Method")
Also that year, Seven of Nine used Borg nanoprobes to resurrect Neelix, which caused the alveoli in his lung to quickly regenerate. (VOY: "Mortal Coil")
In an alternate timeline, The Doctor examined Kathryn Janeway after she breathed in gas seeping into the critically damaged USS Voyager from a class 9 nebula. He found that the alveoli in her lungs had been chemically burned. She insisted that The Doctor treat her with trioxin so she could continue to work on repairing Voyager. (VOY: "Year of Hell, Part II")