Alveolus

• Pulmonary alveolus, an air sac in the lungs • Alveolar cell or pneumocyte • Alveolar duct • Alveolar macrophage • Mammary alveolus, a milk sac in the mammary glands • Alveolar gland • Dental alveolus, also known as "tooth socket", a socket in the jaw that holds the roots of teeth • Alveolar ridge, the jaw structure that contains the dental alveoli • Alveolar canals • Alveolar process • Arteries: • Superior alveolar artery (disambiguation) • Anterior superior alveolar arteries • Posterior superior alveolar artery • Inferior alveolar artery • Nerves: • Anterior superior alveolar nerve • Middle superior alveolar nerve • Inferior alveolar nerve ==Uses in botany, microbiology and related disciplines==

• Surface cavities or pits, such as on the stem of Myrmecodia species • Pits on honeycombed surfaces such as receptacles of many angiosperms • Pits on the fruiting bodies of fungi such as Boletus or the ascocarps of fungi such as typical ascomycetes • Pits on the valves of the tests of many diatoms • Membrane supporting vesicles of the alveolates ==Uses in linguistics==

• Alveolar consonant, a linguistic vocalization which involves placing one's tongue against the alveolar ridge • Alveolar stop ==See also==