Assertion: airway obstruction | /r/CreatedBy | increased resistance
Facets:
value: mainly
type: OTHER
value: in the bronchioles
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Lower airway obstruction is mainly caused by increased resistance in the bronchioles (usually from a decreased radius of the bronchioles) that reduces the amount of air inhaled in each breath and the oxygen that reaches the pulmonary arteries.