Alveolus

Alveolus (plural alveoli, adjective alveolar) is a general anatomical term for a concave cavity or pit that may refer to several more specific structures:


 * In anatomy:
 * Pulmonary alveolus, an air sac in the lungs
 * Alveolar gland
 * Dental alveolus, also known as "tooth socket", a socket in the jaw that holds the roots of teeth. The following anatomical terms refer to this context.
 * Alveolar ridge, the jaw structure that contains the dental alveoli
 * Alveolar canals
 * arteries
 * Superior alveolar artery
 * Anterior superior alveolar artery
 * Posterior superior alveolar artery
 * Inferior alveolar artery
 * nerves
 * Anterior superior alveolar nerve
 * Middle superior alveolar nerve
 * Inferior alveolar nerve


 * In medicine:
 * Alveolar soft part sarcoma


 * In linguistics:
 * Alveolar consonant, a linguistic vocalization depending upon touching tongue to alveolar ridge. (Note: There are 16 subtypes of alveolar consonants linked from the target page and not listed separately here.)
 * Alveolar plosive (disambiguation page)

Alveolus is considered by some (but not all) sources to be synonymous with acinus.

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