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DIAGRAM: BRONCHUS: Asthma: Normal airway, expanded view, cellular level, basal cells; Arrows on Basal Cells -- The tone of the normal airway is regulated to allow the air to pass freely through the bronchi. The inside of the airway is lined with ciliated epithelial cells that are believed to secrete a relaxant factor, epith