Terminal sac phase

 

 

This section is from a term infant, 39 weeks. Beginning as early as 24 weeks of gestation,

terminal sacs develop with thin epithelium and encroachment of capillaries. During this phase

differentiation of the previous cuboidal epithelium into type I and II pneumocytes continues.

 

 

1 minute clinical correlation

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